16 films by Saudi filmmakers to be showcased at Red Sea festival
The first slate of films to be screened at Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Red Sea International Film Festival has been unveiled, with organizers revealing the lineup for the coveted “New Cinema/New Saudi” section.
With the festival set to build on the lauded success in 2021, industry leaders from around the world are gearing up to attend the second iteration, which will run between Dec. 1-10.
Program Manager at RSIFF Mohyee Qari said: “The film industry continues to accelerate at a considerable pace and the filmmakers in this section truly represent the future of filmmaking in the Kingdom.”
Sixteen films will be screened in the section, including on-screen depictions of witchcraft and explorations of broken love lives.
The winner of the RSIFF’s 48-hour Filmmaking Challenge, Tala Alharbi, is also a part of the lineup with her film “When Red Blooms.” Among the list of movies is also a documentary about the Gulf War, marking its 30-year anniversary. Titled “Memories from the North,” it is directed by Abdulmohsen Almutairi.
Apart from this lineup, more than 120 films from around the world will be showcased across 10 days. The wider lineup at the festival is yet to be unveiled.
The “New Cinema/New Saudi” section lineup includes “Last Chance to Fall in Love,” “Casting,” “Requiem for Silence,” “YALLAH, YALLAH, BEENAH!” “Old Phone Number,” “Forgive Me,” “Othman,” “Forward,” “Tea Leaf,” “A Swing,” “When Red Blooms,” “The Child in his Closet,” “Kabreet,” “Memories from the North,” “Lucky You’re Mine” and “Zabarjad.”