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Broadcast Pro
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
Red Sea Film Foundation celebrates Saudi storytelling at Saudi Film Festival
Red Sea Fund to grant two awards of $6662.69 each for Development and Production categories. As part of its ongoing mission to support the rapidly growing film industry in Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea Film Foundation has taken part in the 11th edition of the Saudi Film Festival, running until April 23, 2025, at the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran. Through its flagship initiative, the Red Sea Fund, the Foundation is awarding two competitive cash prizes—each worth SAR 25,000—for standout Saudi film projects in the Development and Production categories. These awards reflect the Foundation's broader commitment to nurturing emerging talent and elevating high-quality filmmaking across the Kingdom. This year's festival will spotlight three films supported by the Red Sea Fund in its official competition lineup: Hobal by Abdulaziz Alshlahei, Songs of Adam by Oday Rasheed, and My Driver and I by Ahd Kamel. In addition, two Saudi short films, AFEN by Nawaf Alkinani and Hello My Dear by Ahmad Salam, will be featured outside the competition, offering audiences a chance to experience a wide range of creative voices fostered through the Foundation's support. Demonstrating its leadership in strengthening the national film ecosystem, the Red Sea Film Foundation is also hosting a booth at the festival's Production Market. Staffed by representatives from its key programmes—Red Sea Souk, Red Sea Labs and the Red Sea Fund—the booth serves as a resource for filmmakers seeking financial, educational and production-related guidance at all stages of their cinematic journey. Since its establishment in 2019, the Foundation has played an active role in both local and international film festivals, spearheading a range of initiatives in production, distribution, education and training. These efforts are central to the Foundation's mission of cultivating a new generation of filmmakers and building a sustainable and globally competitive film industry across Saudi Arabia, Africa and Asia.
Arab News
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Red Sea Film Foundation champions Saudi storytelling at Saudi Film Festival
JEDDAH: The Red Sea Film Foundation is participating in the 11th edition of the Saudi Film Festival, running from April 17-23 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran, as part of its ongoing efforts to support the Kingdom's film industry. Through its flagship initiative, the Red Sea Fund, the foundation will present two awards of SR 25,000 ($6,668) each for outstanding Saudi film projects in the Development and Production categories. This year, five foundation-backed titles are screening at the festival, including three films selected for the official competition: 'Hobal' by Abdulaziz Alshlahei, 'Songs of Adam' by Oday Rasheed, and 'My Driver and I' by Ahd Kamel. Two short films — 'Afen' by Nawaf Alkinani and 'Hello My Dear' by Ahmad Salam — will screen outside the official competition lineup. The foundation will also take part in the SFF's Production Market, showcasing its key initiatives: the Red Sea Souk, Red Sea Labs, and the Red Sea Fund, all of which, the foundation said in a press release, 'provide filmmakers with essential financial, creative, and logistical support across all stages of the filmmaking journey.' Since its establishment in 2019, the Red Sea Film Foundation has, it stated, 'played a central role in shaping the region's cinematic landscape through a range of local and international initiatives spanning production, distribution, education and training. Its mission continues to focus on nurturing a new generation of storytellers and contributing to a thriving, sustainable film ecosystem across Saudi Arabia, Africa and Asia.' The Saudi Film Festival was founded in 2008 and is the Kingdom's longest-running cinema-related event. Visit the Ithra website for showtimes.
