Recent Statement from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Fest.
New Projects to be Supported by Red Sea Lodge in its 4th Edition
By Salma Yassin
In a recent statement, Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has announced new distinctive projects to be supported by the fourth edition of Red Sea Lodge.
The festival’s development program was organized in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab and sponsored by the Film AlUla film commission.
The chosen projects are from KSA, Arab and African countries. Filmmakers are going to be trained and directed by industry professionals.
Thus, valuable prizes with total value of 200,000 USD will be distributed among winners during the festival’s 2023 edition in December.
The selected projects from Saudi Arabia include director Ghadeer Binabbas’s “How To Not Get Married In Saudi Arabia,” Director Lina Mahmoud’s “Sukun,” Mujtaba Saeed’s “Mecca Berlin,” Amaal Yousef’s “By Hasnaa’s Side” and Sarah Mohammed Almuneef’s “Lost Soul.”
The projects from the Arab countries include Mohamed Kassaby’s “An Endless Night,” Samer Battikhi’s “To Each Their Own,” Wessam Hachicho’s “Temporary Lives,” Wissam Tanios’s “The Sun Has Seen Everything” and Fatma Riahi’s “My Father Killed Bourguiba,” while the African projects are Naishe Nyamubaya’s “Black Snake” and Vincho Nchogu’s “Fantastic Tale.”
