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The Red Sea Film Foundation's 2026 Women In Cinema honorees, (from left) Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, Kamila Andini, Aixa Kay, Genevieve Nnaji, and Tara Sutaria during its annual luncheon held alongside the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival

At Cannes, Red Sea’s Women in Cinema Spotlight Makes the Case for a Wider Film Map

The Red Sea Film Foundation’s annual Women in Cinema spotlight brought together filmmakers and performers from Nigeria, Rwanda, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Morocco — and made clear that some of the industry’s most urgent voices are still waiting for the infrastructure to match their ambition.…
The Opening Ceremony at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 on December 04, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Opening Night at the 2025 Red Sea Film Festival Showcases Saudi Arabia’s Growing Cinematic Ambition

Under the desert night sky and amid the floodlit architecture of historic Al Balad, the fifth Red Sea International Film Festival opened with a ceremony that reflected a country rapidly building a film culture from scratch and eager to share that transformation with the world. For Saudi Arabia, whic…
Spike Lee with Lotfi Achour at the Yusr Award Ceremony during the 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival

Lotfi Achour’s “Red Path” Wins Golden Yusr at 2024 Red Sea Film Festival

The 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival wrapped on Thursday, 12 December, in Jeddah’s historic Al-Balad district with an awards ceremony honoring selections from the official competition. Tunisian filmmaker Lotfi Achour won the night’s biggest honor, the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film, for h…
Red Sea Souk - 2024 Award Winners - Red Sea International Film Festival

New Voices Shine at the 2024 Red Sea Souk with Awards and Cash Prizes

In its fourth year the Red Sea International Film Festival maintained its industry platform, the Red Sea Souk, running alongside the main event. This year’s market concluded with an awards ceremony that handed out over USD $900,000 in prizes to emerging talent from the Arab world, Africa, and…
2024 Red Sea International Film Festival - Opening Ceremony - Aamir Khan, Michelle Yeoh, Jumana Al-Rashed, Emily Blunt and Cynthia Erivo

Red Sea International Film Festival Opens Fourth Edition in Jeddah with Star-Studded Ceremony

The fourth annual Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) opened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 5 December with a ceremony packed with international stars from all corners of the globe. Just a few of those seen on the red carpet included Aamir Kahn the Indian actor and filmmaker, British actresses E…
2023 Red Sea International Film Festival

Add These 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival Selections To Your Watchlist

If you were forced to pick one reason that the Red Sea International Film Festival has risen so quickly among the list of top global film festivals after only three years it wouldn’t necessarily be due to the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation which organizes the event and awards millions of dol…
Red Sea International Film Festival - 2023 RSIFF Yusr Award Winners

RSIFF 2023 Awards Ceremony Highlights Filmmaking Over Politics

There may have been no better example of the high-wire act organizers of the third annual Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) were forced to undertake before and during its 9 day run than the closing night awards ceremony. During its nine day run in Jedda, Saudi Arabia RSIFF strove to highli…
Red Sea Souk - 2023 Awards

Red Sea Souk Helps Boost Regional Films With 2023 Project Awards

One of the programs that makes Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) so unique amidst a long list of similar international events is its Red Sea Souk and its Project Market. Much like the American Film Market, European Film Market or the Marché du Film, the Souk has been s…

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