Red Sea International Film Festival

The Red Sea International Film Festival is an annual film festival launched in 2019 and will be held in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, starting from 2020.[1][2] The festival will mainly focus on new storytelling trends, as well as emerging talents from Saudi Arabia, the Arab world and the rest of the Global South.[3] The festival looks forwards establishing a solid foundation for the film industry in Saudi Arabia that may contribute to diversifying the income of the country.[4] The first edition of the festival will be held in the old town of Jeddah from March 12–21, 2020.[5]

Red Sea International Film Festival
LocationArbaeen lagoon, Al Madinah Al Munawarah road, old town Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Founded2019
LanguageArabic
English
Websiteredseafilmfest.com

Organization

The festival will be organized and operated by the Red Sea Film Foundation, a non-profit cultural organization registered in Saudi Arabia.[3][1] The Foundation is chaired by Prince Badr Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's minister of culture, where the Saudi director and producer Mahmoud Sabbagh is the President of the foundation[3][6]

References
  1. "Red Sea International Film Festival: Saudi Arabia announces new Jeddah event". The National. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  2. "Jeddah to host International Red Sea Film Festival in 2020". Saudigazette. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. "By 2020, Jeddah Is Planning To Host the First-Ever International Red Sea Film Festival". About Her. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  4. "Jeddah to host International Red Sea Film Festival in 2020". Saudigazette. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  5. "Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival announces dates and major appointments, releases trailer". The National. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  6. GOODFELLOW, Melanie. "Saudi Arabia launches Red Sea International Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 2019-04-18.


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