Within the third session of the Red Sea International Film Festival in the Kingdom, which is currently being held in Jeddah, the Red Sea Market will start from December 2 and continue until December 5, 2023, as the Red Sea Market provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the diverse Saudi cinematic scene. The Red Sea Market represents a meeting point for filmmakers, where talents, projects, and the best productions that the market embraces and shape the cinematic scene in the Kingdom and the Arab world can be discovered. It also attracts distributors, sales agents, and producers who seek to form supportive professional relationships in the region.
The Red Sea market includes several development and support programs, including:
* The projects and works-in-progress market includes 26 projects, including 6 films in progress by African and Arab directors, providing an opportunity to explore the regional cinematic scene.
* Red Sea 360° is a program that offers a series of enriching dialogues, in addition to networking sessions specifically designed to connect and deepen relationships between regional and international industry experts.
* The Exhibitor Area is the ideal place to promote films, host meetings, and discover new opportunities for cinematic cooperation at the international level.
The program concludes with the Talent Days event held on December 6 and 7, where filmmakers and promising talents are encouraged and supported.
Opening offers:
* World Premiere: The film ‘To My Son’ by Dhafer Al-Abidin revolves around a man who suffers the bitterness of losing his wife and returns to the Kingdom with his son after living in London (in the presence of both the director and the crew).
* MENA Premiere: ‘Cuba 71’, a documentary about the first attempt to host the Women’s World Cup, narrated by Serena Williams (with both the director and crew present).
Red Sea competition
* World Premiere: “Dalma” by Hamid Al Suwaidi, about a woman who opens a café on an island in the Emirates, which raises controversy (in the presence of both the director and the crew).
* Initial offers for the Middle East and North Africa region:
– The long-awaited Saudi film ‘Night Representative’, directed by Ali Al-Kalthami, will be shown in Saudi Arabia for the first time (in the presence of both the director and crew).
– ‘Evil Doesn’t Exist’, a tale centered around camping, climate change and capitalism, written by the Japanese director with a unique vision, Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
Festival previews today
* World Premiere: Ramy fans are sure to love this New Zealand comedy series ‘Miles From Nowhere’ (with both the director and crew in attendance).
* Initial offers for the Middle East and North Africa region:
– ‘Donga’ (in the presence of the staff).
– ‘All Together: The Dalcord Story’ (Sweden, in the presence of both the director and crew).
– ‘Twenty-Four Hours with Gaspard’ (Indonesia, in the presence of both the director and crew).
– ‘The Sea and its Waves’ (Lebanon, in the presence of the director and crew).
– ‘The Hidden Beauty of Iraq’ (Iraq, in the presence of the director and crew).
– ‘Woman of the Hour’ (United States).
Opening of a beautiful neighborhood exhibition
Farid Al-Atrash and Asmahan: A Symphonic Story
The prominent influence of the legendary brothers, Asmahan and Farid Al-Atrash, is not limited only to music, but extends to the field of cinema as well, and this exhibition bears witness to their immortal influence across generations in the memory of the great Arab world.
The Red Sea International Film Festival is also pleased to screen the film ‘The Victory of Youth’, which the Red Sea Film Foundation contributed to restoring with the latest technologies.
Dialogue table
We are hosting at the dialogue table today:
* Amina Khalil (Vox Cinema).
* Catherine Martin (Market Cinema).
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