The submission is exclusively open to films and projects directed by Arab and African nationalities/origin.
The Red Sea Souk, a Red Sea International Film Festival market initiative, has announced the call for submission for Project Market and WIP Showcase for its 2023 edition taking place at the Ritz Carlton in Jeddah, from December 2-5 alongside the film festival.
The Red Sea Souk aims to support the co-production and distribution of films and the discovery of new talents.
The submission is open from June 12 to August 18, 2023. The call is reserved solely for projects and films by directors of Arab or African nationality/origin.
The Project Market will present a selection of 10 to 12 projects in development or in production.
The WIP Showcase will present a selection of five to six films in post-production.
All selected film teams (director and producer) will benefit from an invitation to attend and present their projects/films at the Red Sea Souk; specific workshops; official project and film-in-progress presentations to a high-level international industry audience; and one-to-one meeting sessions.
All selected projects of films in the Project Market will compete for three jury-granted awards offered by the Red Sea Fund which include Development Award ($35,000 cash prize) Special Mention Award ($25,000 cash prize), and Production Award ($100,000 cash prize).
All selected films in post-production (WIP) will compete for two jury-granted awards offered by the Red Sea Fund including Post-Production Award ($30,000 cash prize) and Special Mention Award ($10,000 cash prize).
