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77 articles available in total starting from 11/03/2015. Last article published on 19/12/2025.

Red Path and To a Land Unknown win big at the fourth Red Sea Film Festival

Red Path and To a Land Unknown win big at the fourth Red Sea Film Festival

Little Jaffna, Songs of Adam and My Driver and I have emerged as the other European feature-length co-productions that received accolades  

13/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024 | Awards

Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation

Interview: Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation

“My proudest achievement this year is that out of the 16 films in the competition, we've got six made by women”

During our chat, we zoomed in on the collaboration between Europe and the Arab region, and how the Red Sea Film Foundation supports female filmmakers  

10/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024 | Red Sea Souk

REPORT: Atlas Workshops 2024

REPORT: Atlas Workshops 2024

The seventh edition of Marrakech’s industry platform includes five exciting European co-productions that have begun to pique interest  

06/12/2024 | Marrakech 2024 | Atlas Workshops

Aisha Can’t Fly Away and Princesse Téné scoop the top prizes at this year’s Atlas Workshops

Aisha Can’t Fly Away and Princesse Téné scoop the top prizes at this year’s Atlas Workshops

Other winners included Lina Soualem’s Alicante, Abdallah Al Khatib’s Chronicles from the Siege and Linda Lô’s Lucky Girl  

06/12/2024 | Marrakech 2024 | Atlas Workshops/Awards

Ryan Ashore • Head, Red Sea Labs

Interview: Ryan Ashore • Head, Red Sea Labs

“We have a huge number of European producers and industry experts coming in throughout the year”

We sat down with the head honcho of the Red Sea Labs in order to gain an insight into what has changed this year and get an overview of some of its success stories  

04/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024 | Red Sea Souk

The Red Sea Souk gears up to present 38 projects

The Red Sea Souk gears up to present 38 projects

The industry sidebar of the Red Sea International Film Festival, unspooling from 7-11 December, will feature both film and episodic projects  

03/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024 | Red Sea Souk

The fourth Red Sea International Film Festival finalises its full programme line-up

The fourth Red Sea International Film Festival finalises its full programme line-up

Running from 5-14 December, the Saudi event taking place in Jeddah boasts 16 films in its competition line-up, a breadth of Saudi flicks and a multitude of critics’ darlings from around the world  

29/11/2024 | Red Sea 2024

The New Year That Never Came, Postmarks and Malu scoop the three main prizes at Cairo

The New Year That Never Came, Postmarks and Malu scoop the three main prizes at Cairo

Lee Kang Sheng and Maxim Stoyanov shared the Best Actor Award, while Yara de Novaes was named Best Actress  

25/11/2024 | Cairo 2024 | Awards

Rodrigo Brum • Head, Cairo Film Connection

Interview: Rodrigo Brum • Head, Cairo Film Connection

"It was crucial to me that the selection reflected not my taste, but the diversity of stories and aesthetic approaches from the region"

We sat down to discuss the 10th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival's platform presenting upcoming fiction and documentary feature projects from the MENA region  

13/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Essam Zakarea • Artistic director, Cairo International Film Festival

Interview: Essam Zakarea • Artistic director, Cairo International Film Festival

“We’ve focused on selecting films that are artistically valuable and emotionally resonant, with stories that engage audiences”

The seasoned film critic, programmer and newly appointed artistic director of the Egyptian festival discusses practical challenges, programme highlights and strategic visions for the future  

07/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

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