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Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al-Turki steps down 412u4w

Exec will focus on personal projects and career as a film producer, and will continue as advisor to Foundation.

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Six talking points for the international film industry in 2024 37v3j

Government funding cuts, AI and potential sales company consolidation are in the spotlight this year.

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage mulls move to TV, says ‘Dream Scenario’ has helped him process fame 4p3o54

Oscar-winner took part in an In Conversation event at the Red Sea Film Festival

In Flames

Zarrar Kahn’s ‘In Flames’ wins top prize at Red Sea film festival 474022

Oscar winner Nicholas Cage received a Red Sea Honouree award

Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann: I’d rather retire than add more ‘noise’ to the entertainment world 4866g

Red Sea jury president was speaking during an In Conversation event at the festival

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow on whether she will return to acting and why she’s never watched ‘Avengers: Endgame’ 1x173

Oscar winner was speaking at an In Coversation event at the Red Sea International Film Festival

Halle Berry

Halle Berry scouts for locations for ‘Maude v Maude’ in Jeddah’s historic old town 451c5r

Oscar winning actress was Saudi Arabia to deliver Red Sea masterclass.

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Red Sea 2023: Screen’s dailies 34ar

Click on the front covers to read Screen’s daily digital editions from this year’s Red Sea film festival (November 30-December 9).

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Red Sea Competition title ‘Six Feet Over’ secures sales representation (exclusive) 682b34

The Algerian-French drama had its world premiere in Montpellier in October.

Evil Does Not Exist

Venice Silver Lion winner ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ inks key deals including China (exclusive) 1y4nf

Distributors planning theatrical releases for all territories.

Hajjan

How the Neom desert region inspired camel-racing epic ‘Hajjan’ 563ur

Film plays in Arab Spectacular at Red Sea having world premiered at Toronto.

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Buzzy Red Sea Souk firms up reputation as meeting place for Saudi, international industry 4a336b

International execs note the quality of projects on offer and growth potential of Saudi industry

CHRISTINA WAYNE - MANAGING DIRECTOR at MBC STUDIOS

MBC Studios to offer production services for international film and TV shoots in Saudi 4w5c1s

“This really is soup to nuts - everything when it comes to doing a production on the ground,” says MBC Studios’s Christina Wayne.

Hajjan

Abu Bakr Shawky’s ‘Hajjan’ secures Saudi theatrical deal 65l1n

Saudi-Egypt production world premiered at Toronto and is in Competition at Red Sea

Tarak Ben Ammar

Tarak Ben Ammar: Saudi film industry is like "California in the 1920s" 215v19

Eagle Pictures and Studios de Paris owner says he is looking to partner with Saudi executives on film industry investments in the country

The Mother Of All Lies

Red Sea Fund lauds seven-strong Oscar tilt 1j1854

Seven films backed by Fund have been submitted to the Academy Awards’ international feature category

'Tiger Stripes'

‘Tiger Stripes’ director shares fears over exposing Malaysian censorship r1b1g

“I told myself that I had to stand up for my work,” says Amanda Nell Eu

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Saudi project ‘By Hasnaa’s Side’ leads Red Sea Souk industry winners with three prizes k2a24

The film will be the feature debut of Jeddah-born filmmaker Amaal Youssif.

Yagoub Alfarhan in 'Norah'

‘Norah’: Red Sea Review 2s6m2v

Accomplished debut set in spectacular AlUla tracks the fallout from an exciting new arrival in a remote Saudi village

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‘Three’: Red Sea Review 28303p

Djinn genre outing from Dubai focuses on a clash between Western medicine and Arabic tradition