The programme was presented in collaboration with Generation 2030, a Franco-Saudi friendship association founded in 2019.
Red Sea Film Festival has presented a one-night-only special event at the Arab World Institute in Paris, showcasing films by Saudi directors.
The Saudi Cinema in Paris event included the feature 40 Years and One Night, directed by Mohammed Alholayyil, as well as short film The Girls Who Burned the Night by Sara Mesler, Going South by Mohammed Alhamoud, Ongoing Lullaby by Hisham Fadel and And When Do I Sleep? by Husam Alsayed. Alholayyil’s feature was supported by the Red Sea International Film Festival’s Tamheed fund and arrives to Paris from its international debut at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and Arab World Premiere at Saudi Cinema Nights in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The programme was presented in collaboration with Generation 2030, a Franco-Saudi friendship association founded in 2019 that connects young French and Saudi creative talents.
Established by the Red Sea Film Festival in 2021, the ‘Saudi Cinema Nights’ aims to highlight the recent works of young talented Saudi directors, some of whom have already been awarded international distinctions. The films, whether long or short, were screened and commented on in turn by the directors and their Saudi actors, in an interactive atmosphere with the audience.
