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359 articles available in total starting from 21/03/2017. Last article published on 16/12/2025.

Review: Hijra

Review: Hijra

The second film by Shahad Ameen is a poignant road movie and a portrait of two generations of Saudi women  

16/12 | Red Sea 2025

Maha Haj and Anocha Suwichakornpong among the winners of the Red Sea Souk awards

Maha Haj and Anocha Suwichakornpong among the winners of the Red Sea Souk awards

Besides Haj’s Playhouse, a collaborative effort between Palestine, Germany, France and Cyprus, other winning European co-productions include Yesterday the Eye Didn't Sleep and Price of Evil  

12/12 | Red Sea 2025 | Red Sea Souk/Awards

Lost Land and All That’s Left of You triumph at the fifth Red Sea International Film Festival

Lost Land and All That’s Left of You triumph at the fifth Red Sea International Film Festival

Yunan, Hijra and A Sad and Beautiful World have also pocketed prizes, adding to the list of European co-productions that won plaudits at Saudi Arabia’s leading film gathering  

12/12 | Red Sea 2025 | Awards

Holly Daniel • Head, Red Sea Souk

Interview: Holly Daniel • Head, Red Sea Souk

“There’s a great deal to discover in the Saudi market”

The head of the industry section of the Red Sea International Film Festival chats about its fifth edition and its growing relevance for European partners  

04/12 | Red Sea 2025 | Red Sea Souk

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

Interview: Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

“This year, it became clear that many stories are about people finding their place or those who never manage to”

The programmer breaks down this year’s selection process and how she works with Saudi audiences  

02/12 | Red Sea 2025

Dragonfly takes flight, winning the Golden Pyramid at the 46th Cairo International Film Festival

Dragonfly takes flight, winning the Golden Pyramid at the 46th Cairo International Film Festival

Paul Andrew Williams’ drama has bagged the Egyptian festival’s top prize as well as the Best Actress Award, shared between Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn  

26/11 | Cairo 2025 | Awards

Mehdi Hmili • Director of Exile

Interview: Mehdi Hmili • Director of Exile

“The Arab Spring failed, and with it our dreams of freedom and social justice”

The Tunisian auteur explains how he decided on the visual approach of his film and reflects on how it comments on the weakening results of the Arab Spring revolution in his home country  

19/11 | Cairo 2025

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

Unspooling from 4-13 December in Jeddah, the event will present over 100 films from all over the world, including 16 titles selected for the main competition strand  

06/11 | Red Sea 2025

Aga Woszczyńska’s Black Water enters the editing bay

Aga Woszczyńska’s Black Water enters the editing bay

The Polish filmmaker, who made her debut with 2021’s Silent Land, has finished shooting her sophomore feature, which reunites her with actors Agnieszka Żulewska and Dobromir Dymecki  

04/11 | Production | Funding | Poland/Finland/Germany/Estonia/Denmark

Aboozar Amini  • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

Interview: Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

“What struck me most on this return to Kabul was exhaustion — people are tired, not just physically, but historically”

The filmmaker, who left Afghanistan in 2001, breaks down how he made the second part of his documentary trilogy about Kabul  

30/10 | Astra 2025

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