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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi Arabia’s Neom Media production hub and the kingdom’s Hakawati Entertainment have forged a strategic partnership to produce up to nine feature films and establish a new on-site services unit “supported by experienced Hollywood-level talent and significant financial investments,” they said in a statement. Neom, which is the site of Saudi’s futuristic city in the making, is clearly keen to attract more international productions such as $150 million tentpole “Desert Warrior,” featuring an all-star international cast led by “Captain America” star Anthony Mackie, that three years ago shot in the sprawling area located in Tabuk on the Red Sea coast.

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Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux on How He Selects Films and What Makes Him a Movie Buff: ‘It’s About the Auteurs: It’s About Martin Scorsese, Not About Bob De Niro’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia this week, Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux spoke with passion about his love of cinema. “If you love cinema, cinema will love you,” he said with emphasis. He also sought to explain what made a “good film” for the world’s leading film festival.

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Andrew Garfield Attends 'We Live In Time' Screening With Producer Benedict Cumberbatch & Jeremy Renner

Andrew Garfield was joined by executive producer Benedict Cumberbatch for a gala screening of his new movie We Live In Time at the 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival on Monday (December 9) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Olivia Wilde Explains Why She Doesn't Make Movies for People to Love Them & Why She's Still Acting

Olivia Wilde is opening up about the types of movies she wants to make and why she’s continuing to act during her transition to directing.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan Talks Transcending Language Barriers and the International Affinity for Indian Cinema at the Red Sea Film Festival

Lauren Coates The fourth edition of the Red Sea Film Festival is currently taking place in Jeddah, bringing some of the international film community’s biggest names to Saudi Arabia for a lavish celebration of global cinema. Among the many attendees was Bollywood icon Kareena Kapoor Khan, who remarked on the span of international guests in attendance. “Last night was amazing.

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‘My Driver and I’ Reveals Saudi Arabia’s 1980s, ’90s Social Fabric and Director Ahd Kamel’s ‘Soul,’ Say Lead Actors

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent It’s been a long ride to get Saudi multi-hyphenate Ahd Kamel‘s directorial debut “My Driver and I” – which is premiering at the Red Sea Film Festival – onto the big screen. Saudi actors Roula Dakheelallah and Mustafa Shehata, who co-star in the film, joined Variety’s Alex Ritman at the Variety Lounge at Red Sea to speak about the drama, which provides a rare glimpse of Saudi society and social fabric in Jeddah during the 1980s and ’90s. The film is inspired by Ahd Kamel’s real-life story, noted Dakheelallah, who plays Ahd’s alter-ego Salma, who grew up in a wealthy Jeddah family.

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Egyptian Producer Mohamed Hefzy Talks Saudi Collaboration While Accepting the Variety International Vanguard Producer Award at the Red Sea Film Festival

Martin Dale Contributor Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy, CEO of Cairo-based production company Film Clinic, received the Variety International Vanguard Producer Award at the Red Sea Film Festival on Dec. 9, prior to the screening of his black and white silent film “Abdo & Saneya.” Hefzy has just launched a Film Clinic outlet in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, and production is ramping up in the kingdom.

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Michael Mann Says ‘Heat 2’ Screenplay Close To Completion & He Is Still On Track To Make Battle Of Hué Movie

Michael Mann has confirmed he is getting close to completing his screenplay for Heat 2 and that it will be his next movie, in a conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on Monday.

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Saudi Powerhouse MBC Studios Forges Landmark Multi-Project Partnership With Rising Studio Telfaz11

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi-owned production powerhouse MBC Studios has forged a multi-project partnership with fast rising Saudi studio Telefaz11, the label behind wrestling comedy “Sattar,” which has scored record-breaking results at the home box office. Telfaz11 Studios, which is a pioneering Saudi company, is known for smart edgy movies.

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Guns N’ Roses announce 2025 UK, Europe and Middle East tour

Guns N’ Roses have announced a huge 2025 European and Middle Eastern tour. Check out all the ticket information and tour dates below.The 24-date tour will see the rock icons play their first-ever shows in Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Lithuania and Luxembourg, with support from Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter at select dates.Kicking off on May 23 at Saudi Arabia Kingdom Arena, the string of shows will continue with stadium stops in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Hungary and Austria.Pre-sale begins on Tuesday (December 10) at 9am local time, and you can sign up here.

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Brendan Fraser Says Darren Aronofsky Was Looking for ‘an Actor Who Hadn’t Been Seen in a While’ for ‘The Whale’ ‘and That Was Me’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor At the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia Sunday, Brendan Fraser, who won an Oscar for his work in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” revealed the real reason why the director chose him for the role. Fraser said Aronofsky was looking for “an actor who hadn’t been seen in a while” to play Charlie, the reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher, “and that was me.” The actor also announced that he just wrapped shooting Anthony Maras’ “Pressure,” a ticking-clock thriller based on the true story of the 72 hours leading up to D-Day.

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Omar Benson Miller on Working With Italy’s Gabriele Salvatores on ‘Naples to New York’ Based on a Fellini Story and on Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent U.S. actor Omar Benson Miller who is known for roles in “8 Mile,” HBO’s Ballers, and Apple’s “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” stars in Italian immigration-themed drama “Naples to York” by Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores that is having its festival premiere at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. Interestingly, Federico Fellini co-wrote this tale of two Neapolitan kids who embark on a ship to New York to escape Italy’s early postwar poverty with his frequent collaborator Tullio Pinelli, a writer on the Italian maestro’s “La Dolce Vita” and “8 1/2,” as well as other titles.

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MBC Studios & Telfaz11 Strike Partnership Deal To Bolster Saudi Storytelling – Red Sea Film Festival

MBC Studios, the production arm of MBC Group, and buzzy Saudi production company Telfaz11 Studios have announced a partnership deal to co-develop and co-produce multiple projects focused on Saudi storytelling.

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Olivia Wilde Says Movie-Loving Girls Are Told to Be Actresses While Boys Are Told to Be Directors

Alex Ritman As one of a handful of actresses in Hollywood who have successfully crossed over into directing, Olivia Wilde claims one of the reasons for this small number was the messaging given to children when they express an interest in cinema. “I think for many young women, when we love movies as little girls, we’re told, ‘Oh, you should be an actress,” she said, speaking at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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Prominent Egyptian Indie Film Clinic Branches Out Into Saudi Arabia With Ryadh Outpost and Rich Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prominent Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy is branching out into Saudi Arabia by setting up an outpost of his prolific Film Clinic shingle – which has six titles at Saudi’s Red Sea Film Festival – in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The milestone move comes after Hefzy has been busy forging rapports with Saudi’s film community on a number of projects including Egyptian director Abu Bakr Shawky’s high-end Saudi-set adventure movie “Hajjan” – which had its regional premiere at Red Sea last year after launching from Toronto. “Hajjan” was produced by Film Clinic in tandem with the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, known as Ithra.

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Mona Zaki Warns Young Egyptian Actors Against Being Obsessed With Social Media & Brand Deals: “It’s All Fake” – Red Sea Film Festival

Egyptian acting star Mona Zaki did not hold back when she was asked about the new generation of actors in the Arab film industry being consumed by social media and brand deals.

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Egyptian Producer Mohamed Hefzy and Algerian Director Merzak Allouache to Receive Variety Awards at Red Sea Film Festival

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy and Algerian director Merzak Allouache will be honored this week by Variety at the Red Sea Film Festival in the port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Hefzy will receive the Variety International Vanguard Producer Award, while Allouache is being bestowed with the Variety International Vanguard Director Award. Both honors are given in recognition of their achievements over the course of their careers.

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Wicked's Cynthia Erivo & Michelle Yeoh Share Sweet Moment at Film Festival in Saudi Arabia

The stars of Wicked are still traveling around the world together!

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With ‘Carnival,’ Ye and Ty Dolla $ign Shouted Down Controversy With a Viral X-Rated Hook

Kanye West has embraced that status. The seemingly chaotic swirl around his life applies to his music-making as well, and thus it’s not surprising that “Carnival,” a ferocious collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, was seemingly a work in progress until the day it was released amid a maelstrom of controversy. “Carnival” began life in Saudi Arabia, where Ty was chipping away at “Vultures,” the first volume of his collaborative album with Ye.

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Saudi’s Arabia’s Film Alula Teams With Distributor Front Row on Shorts by Emerging Female Saudi Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has taken global distribution rights for two Saudi Arabian short films premiering at the Red Sea International Film Festival that were developed under Film AlUla’s AlUla Creates program. The small but significant distribution deal will give global visibility to the shorts, respectively titled “Malika” by Maram Taibah and “When The Shelves Hymn” by Hanaa Saleh Alfassi, the latter of which is also produced by Front Row, “underscoring the company’s commitment to supporting regional voices in filmmaking,” according to a Front Row statement.

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Afghan Director Roya Sadat Denounces Denied Entry Into Saudi to Present ‘Sima’s Song’ at Red Sea Fest, Claims the Taliban, Holding Same Passport, Got In (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prominent Afghan director Roya Sadat, whose latest film “Sima’s Song” is playing in competition at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, is denouncing being denied entry into the kingdom to present the film, despite having been issued a Saudi visa. Sadat, in an email to Variety, said she was scheduled to travel to Jeddah, the Saudi city on the Red Sea’s eastern shore where the fest is being held, on Dec. 3 to participate and present her film.

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