The Souk opened its call for submissions to filmmakers across Asia for the first time this year, resulting in 28% of total submissions originating from the continent.
This year’s event is dedicated to empowering Arab women by highlighting their stories and addressing the stereotypes that misrepresent their roles and ambitions in society.
For the first time, the production of five Jordanian cinematic feature film projects is supported.
Cairo Film Connection (CFC) has announced the selected projects for its 10th edition, which will take place from November 17 to 20, 2024, on the sidelines of the 45th Cairo ...
The festival celebrates the best in contemporary Arab cinema and is the largest and oldest independent festival of Arab films outside the Arab world.
The film is set to hold its Arab World premiere at the upcoming 7th El Gouna Film Festival.
The Shorts category of RSIFF showcases inspiring stories from the new wave of young talent and filmmakers rising in the Kingdom.
'Take My Breath' originally world premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival.
The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
The three-day workshop will be held across Cairo, Dubai and Jeddah, with all participants receiving an opportunity to visit Netflix’s production studios in Europe in early 2025.
All selected projects will compete for the Red Sea Souk cash awards provided by the Red Sea Fund and awarded by the Project Market juries.
The programme is open to Arab filmmakers, regardless of their country of residency.
The deadline for submissions is August 21, 2024.
Moroccan-American filmmaker Rita Baghdadi's project is among the Sundance Institute 2024 Documentary Fund grantees.
The international and Orizzonti jury also features Arab filmmakers, including Syrian director Soudade Kaadan and Iranian writer, director, and producer Ali Asgari.
A jury of five cinema professionals will select the winning projects and grant them cash and in-kind awards on July 9.
The event will feature a curated film programme dedicated to supporting emerging talents, providing a space for industry professionals to come together over a two-day programme.
The exhibition comprises excerpts from more than 40 films and videos by Arab and African artists and filmmakers.
The fund now accepts applications from directors of Arab and African origin and nationality.
The closing date for submissions for the first cycle is February 21, 2024.
Participants will benefit from mentoring by a Head of Studies and a Head of Script Development, guided by international specialists covering various facets of cinema and the industry.
The fund is designed to discover new cinematic voices that have developed original narratives through the acquisition of initial funding.
The deadline for the submission of applications is January 7, 2023.
The films should have a duration ranging from a minimum of three minutes to a maximum of 15 minutes.
The deal will see Stampede Ventures bringing ten productions to AlUla over three years at a projected spend of $350m.
CFC is targeted at supporting talents in the Arab world and this year's selection stands out with the presence of strong female-driven projects.
The third edition of the shorts competition presents a kaleidoscope of international filmmakers’ works.
Both films won 'The Golden Eye' award, the festival's most prestigious distinction, worth CHF25,000.
The initiative showcases emerging voices in Arabic cinema.
Luhrmann will chair the jury for the Red Sea Festival, which will grant awards to a competition featuring 17 titles from filmmakers from the Arab region, Asia and Africa.
The central objective of the market is to facilitate connections among film professionals and the commercialisation of films.
This year’s Atlas Workshop participants will be known as the Class of Martin Scorsese.
An independent jury of Jordanian and Arab filmmakers and professionals met over three days to evaluate eligible submissions.
The deadline for submissions is August 21, 2023.
The juries are appointed for the Venezia 80 Competition, for Orizzonti and the “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film.
The deadline to submit the short film is July 16, 2023.
Khoury directed her first documentary film, 'The Times of Laura', in 1999 followed by 'Women Who Loved Cinema' in 2002, both of which won critical recognition
The development cycle received a record-breaking 497 submissions.
Cannes has also announced that Hungarian screenwriter and director Ildikó Enyedi will serve as the jury president.
The second cycle of the fund will enable filmmakers from Saudi Arabia, the wider Arab region, and Africa to secure access to crucial funding at the early stages of crafting ...
The filmmakers discussed how Qumra 2023 has been invaluable to their filmmaking journey.
Female filmmakers to receive awards include Saudi Arabia’s Haifaa Al-Mansour, Palestine’s Annemarie Jacir, Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania and Palestinian-American Cherien Dabis.
The deadline for the submission of applications is January 21.
A total of 27 open-air screenings at the nature reserve explored themes of Arab identity.
Each filmmaker has a dedicated corner recounting milestones from their careers, their passion for filmmaking, the ups and downs they’ve faced, and advice to young women embarking on careers in ...
The film festival will take place in December and the deadline for receiving entries to its short film competition has been extended to October 7.
As part of the partnership, five films funded by the Red Sea International Film Festival will also be present at the 79th Venice Film Festival.
Participation is open until September 23, with the three best films receiving cash rewards.
The film festival welcomes applications from Arab, Asian and African filmmakers to compete for the Yusr Awards.
Five projects have been shortlisted, spearheaded by women from Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco.
Saudi filmmakers, who have taken part in previous funding cycles, are also eligible to submit their short films for consideration for funds.
The films will compete in three categories, which includes feature films, short films, and the unexecuted scenario.
The first of four funding cycles for 2022 has now opened for post-production.
The 72nd edition of the Berlin Film Festival will run between February 10 to 16.
In cooperation with TorinoFilmLab, Red Sea Lodge seeks to empower cinematic talents to launch and succeed in the film industry.
This year also marks the return of Cairo Industry Days, a subsection of the festival that helps budding filmmakers from the MENA region get into the industry.
Over the past three years, CFC has awarded more than $600,000 to support Arab filmmakers.
The year-round programme aims to support women artists in creating bold new work in film and media.
The annual event is a key platform for Arab Cinema that continues to attract submissions from international filmmaking talent.
Three committees of industry professionals have been selected for each section of funding.
