All Red Sea articles
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NewsFirst-ever Rohingya-language feature ‘Lost Land’ wins top prize at Red Sea film festival
Further winners include ‘All That’s Left Of You’ and ‘Hijra’.
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NewsIdris Elba to stop acting “eventually to transfer to being a director fully”
Elba discussed his Ghana-filmed Apple feature ‘This Is How It Goes’.
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NewsRed Sea Competition psychological thriller ‘Roqia’ sells to US
EXCLUSIVE: Film has played festival circuit since Venice, winning awards at Leeds and Thessaloniki.
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Reviews‘Early Days’ review: Elegant Mumbai-set debut explores intrusive impact of social media
Red Sea New Visions title is a strong calling card for writer/director Priyankar Patra
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NewsMaha Haj, Mohamed Kordofani projects scoop Red Sea Souk awards
Saudi project ‘Dhel’ secured three prizes.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins delights Red Sea audience with Hannibal Lecter, Marlon Brando impressions
Hopkins offered advice to young actors: “Don’t mumble” and “show up on time”.
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Reviews‘Kwibuka, Remember’ review: Earnest, dutiful drama sees a basketball star return to her Rwanda home
Sonia Rolland stars in Jonas D’Adesky’s second feature, which screens in Red Sea
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NewsSigourney Weaver champions James Cameron’s tech advances: “It’s not AI, it’s anti-AI”
“It gets rid of lighting, costumes, make-up – it’s a much purer experience,” said Weaver.
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NewsDarren Aronofsky braves Red Sea storms as festival shuts down: “Shall we all watch ‘Noah’ together?”
Festival shuts down cinemas and industry Souk due to storms.
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NewsNicholas Hoult looks forward to Tom Ford’s ‘Cry To Heaven’: “A beautiful script”
Hoult will star with Adele, Colin Firth, ‘Adolescence’ star Owen Cooper.
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NewsTop Saudi producer Telfaz11 strikes music licencing deal with MDLBeast
Telfaz11 is behind Saudi feature The Fakenapping which world premiered at Red Sea.
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NewsTravelling film festival for classic films launches at Red Sea
EXCLUSIVE: The festival is aiming to hold its first edition in August 2026.
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NewsRed Sea Fund celebrates seven Oscar hopefuls
Seven films supported by the Fund have been put forward as their country’s selection for the 2026 Academy Awards
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NewsJuliette Binoche champions progress of Saudi women filmmakers
Binoche is in Jeddah with documentary In-I In Motion and received an honorary award the opening night of the festival.
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NewsContent versus infrastructure is key battle for Saudi film industry, say investors
”Content is the high-risk, high-reward strategy,” says Saudi finance executive Shahjahan Mirza.
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NewsMoscow makes Red Sea debut in bid to attract international productions
Russian pavilions have largely been absent from film festivals since the country launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Features‘Sink’ director Zain Duraie talks tackling mental health issues in Arab cinema
The debut feature plays in competition at Red Sea International Film Festival.
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FeaturesAmanda Nevill on the growing Saudi film industry: “They have done it properly”
Former British Film Institute CEO has served as non-exec board member of Saudi Film Commission since 2020.
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NewsSean Baker on Netflix-Warner Bros deal: “Theatrical windows should be expanded”
The Oscar-winning ‘Anora’ director said filmmakers need to put their “foot down”.
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Reviews‘Barni’ review: A missing girl leads to new horizons in ambitious, sentimental Somali debut
Mohammed Sheikh’s feature follows the search for a missing child from a quiet Somali village to the big city