Red Sea Film Festival Chiefs Talk Taking Saudi Arabia’s International Film Festival to the Next Level

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival, now launching its second edition, is aiming to become the top fest and market in the region and a key driver in the kingdom’s ongoing effort to build a film and TV industry practically from scratch after lifting its 35-year-old religion-related ban on cinema in 2017. The Dec. 1-10 event, held in Jeddah, on the eastern shore of the Red Sea, features a rich lineup of more than 100 titles comprising a mix of film premieres from the Arab world, Africa and Asia, alongside standout international festival circuit titles, all of which will… Read Full Article