The Red Sea International Film Festival

Red Sea International Film Festival reveals Opening Night Gala, Competition Programme and more

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The Red Sea International Film Festival has revealed its Opening Night Gala, Competition Programme, Special Screenings and Arab and International Spectacular Programme. The MENA premiere of Rowan Athale’s biopic Giant will open the festival, telling “the uplifting story of British-Yemeni boxing champion Prince Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed”, on 4 December.  Revealing why the film was chosen … Read more

Red Sea International Film Festival selects 40 film and series projects for Red Sea Souk Project Market

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A large group of people pose together for a photo, some standing and some kneeling at the front, all facing the camera. The image has a purple colour overlay and was taken at the Red Sea International Film Festival's Red Sea Souk Project Market.

The Red Sea International Film Festival has selected 40 feature film and series projects for this year’s edition of the Red Sea Souk Project Market – the festival’s platform designed to bolster international co-productions and grant access to new projects and talent.  Twenty-four of the selected titles are currently in development or production, 12 of … Read more

Red Sea International Film Festival confirms line-ups for New Vision, Series and Families & Children strands

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The Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled the line-ups for its New Vision, Series and Families & Children strands. The Red Sea: New Vision strand spotlights 10 films that “stand out with a fresh cinematic vision, addressing unique topics with a lens that will challenge and delight”, Red Sea IFF said.  Among this year’s … Read more

Red Sea International Film Festival announces ‘Festival Favourites’ for 2025

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The Red Sea International Film Festival has gathered the “best of 2025’s global festival circuit” together for its ‘Festival Favourites’ strand, which marks the MENA premieres of several stand-out titles from the past year in film, and the Saudi premieres of two significant Egyptian films.  Selections have been curated from festivals across the globe, including … Read more

Red Sea International Film Festival confirms 2025 programming team

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The Red Sea Film Foundation (Red Sea FF) has unveiled the programming team for the fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which takes place from 4-13 December 2025 in the historic district of Al Balad, Jeddah. Following her recent appointment as director of international programmes, Fionnuala Halligan has assembled a new programming … Read more

World premiere of HWJN announced As Opening Night Gala of Red Sea IFF

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The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) reveal the World Premiere of HWJN (2023), directed by Yasir Al Yasiri as the Opening Night Gala of 2023. Adapted from the best-selling Young Adult fantasy novel by Ibraheem Abbas, HWJN combines Arabian folklore elements of fantasy, blended with modern themes that is sure to enthrall both regional and … Read more

Red Sea International Film Festival announces 2023 Festival favourites and treasures stands

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The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has now revealed the details of both this year’s Festival Favourites and Red Sea: Treasures strands, bringing together some of the best films made in the last 12 months with classic cinema, old and new – with two restorations made in partnership with Egyptian Media Production … Read more