Indian film ‘83’ to premiere on December 15 at Red Sea International Film Festival
Director Kabir Khan will be joined on the red carpet by Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and cricket legend Kapil Dev.
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Director Kabir Khan will be joined on the red carpet by Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and cricket legend Kapil Dev.
This project had received the IWC Filmmaker Award worth $100,000 at the Dubai International Film Festival several years ago.
There will also be a new Saudi Film Institute that will focus on film production, professional training in cinematic storytelling, and wider creative and technical skills.
Among its members spanning four continents, the Red Sea: Features Competition jury will be chaired by Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore.
Tickets will be available for all film sections and special events.
The film will have its world premiere at the closing ceremony of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which will take place from December 6-15.
The most significant VR works produced in 2021 will be presented in competition for the Golden Yusr Immersive Award, which includes a $10,000 prize.
In addition to the Arab premiere screenings, the festival will offer a wide range of activities and events geared towards younger attendees.
Helmed by director Rodrick MacKay who is also the writer of the film, 'The Furnace' stars Ahmed Malek along with Australian actors David Wenham and Jay Ryan.
The inaugural edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will run in Jeddah, from December 6-15, 2021.
The festival will open with 'Cyrano' by British director Joe Wright and conclude with 'Bara El Manhag' by Egyptian director Amr Salama.
The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers or cast involved.
Over the past three years, CFC has awarded more than $600,000 to support Arab filmmakers.
The films hail from Iraq, Algeria, Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco.
The selected titles are part of the New Saudi/New Cinema Shorts programme, which showcases up-and-coming Saudi filmmakers.
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The first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will take place from December 6 to 15.
A musical concert and a panel discussion will also take place on October 18.
The festival includes 75 international and regional feature narratives, short films and documentaries from 44 countries.
The fifth edition is scheduled to take place from October 14-22 in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna.
Ticket bundles are now available for purchase.
The Cinema Al-Hara initiative will run until October 30 in Jeddah.
The initiative will help support Arab and African filmmakers and offer them a platform to further develop and finance their projects and connect with the film industry.
In her new role, Vicente will oversee all areas of the Institute, including the annual Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Production companies filming in AlUla can benefit from competitive rebates and a range of incentives such as free bespoke production support, it was announced at the Venice International Film Festival.
It has also been commissioned for a second season by original broadcaster VRT in Belgium and Spain’s TV3.
The 14 fiction features and documentaries hail from Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
The film is a joint production between Egypt, Jordan and Palestine and is written by the trio Mohamed, Khaled, and Sherine Diab.
Chairman of the Red Sea Film Festival Committee, Mohammed Al-Turki, spearheaded the event.
The film festival will host a series of events in Venice, including a gala evening designed to celebrate women in cinema and their achievements in the industry.
Egyptian film critic Andrew Mohsen has been appointed as CIFF’s artistic director, working alongside festival president Mohamed Hefzy.
Filmmakers who wish to participate in AFID can still apply for the AFID accreditation on the festival’s website.
The programme is available to watch on the website of Warehouse421 until September 16.
The audiences will be able to watch the film in several languages, including Japanese, English, and Arabic.
'CTRL' marks the latest innovation from Vox Cinemas, and gives the audience a real-time collaborative influence over the plot of a movie.
The films include 'Between Two Seas' by Anas Tolba, 'Bomb' by Dima Hamdan.
The films are part of Ithra’s commitment to nurture and develop talent across the Kingdom’s creative industries.
Three committees of industry professionals have been selected for each section of funding.
The film will be screened at the IFC Center in New York and Laemmle cinemas in Los Angeles.
Al Turki is currently representing Saudi Arabia at the Cannes Film Festival in Southern France.
The programme was presented in collaboration with Generation 2030, a Franco-Saudi friendship association founded in 2019.
KSA’s Film AlUla has also announced new facilitates, which will accommodate 150 film crew and include production offices, recreational facilities and an outdoor cinema.
Production on the eight-part mob drama series, produced by Pulse Films in association with Sister, started three weeks ago.
The $10m Red Sea Fund will back more than 100 projects in its first year, as well as episodic content.
The film recently ended a festival tour around the world, during which it picked up over 20 international awards.
The film festival will take place from June 11 to June 20, 2021.
The two-day event will see premieres alongside short films in a programme of recent works by Saudi directors.
The 2021 Tribeca Festival will run from June 9-20 with live in-person events at outdoor venues across all New York City boroughs.
Starring Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, the film landed its world premiere at Venice International Film Festival and Arab premiere at El Gouna Film Festival.
The event welcomes applications from Arab, Asian and African filmmakers to compete for the Yusr Awards.
In addition to the streaming of his films, there will also be a live talk with the director on May 30 at Arab Film and Media Institute.
The festival has tapped into an extensive network of international locations, from Sleimani to Casablanca and Cairo to Riyadh, to bring audiences a wide range of performances.
The upcoming edition will showcase 36 films from across 18 countries, including Arab and North Africa.
Filmmakers are invited to submit their films before May 10, 2021, and regardless of artistic approach, format, or themes, all films will be accepted for consideration.
A total of 12 projects have been selected for the eight-month programme that will seek to mentor Saudi and Arab directors, producers and writers to develop inventive feature films.
The film is produced by Timothy White and Tenille Kennedy, with Georgia White as co-producer and Gary Bonney as Associate Producer.
Becky Beamer has also produced an award-winning documentary short film 'PSYCAP' (2019) which was showcased at the Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York last month.
The theme of the fest’s first edition Metamorphosis celebrates cinema’s ability to adapt to post-industrial, digital new normal and as an interface between Saudi Arabia and the world.
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