Red Sea Film Festival Awards: ‘In Flames’ Best Feature & Two Wins For ‘The Teacher’ – Full List
deadline.comThe third annual Red Sea Film Festival handed out its Yusr Awards on Thursday night, with Zarrar Kahn’s In Flames taking Best Feature and Farah Nabulsi’s The Teacher scoring a pair of wins including Best Actor for Saleh Bakri.
See the full list below. Elvis director and two-time Oscar nominee Baz Luhrmann headed the Rea Sea jury, which handed out awards in 17 categories.
The Saudi Arabian fest also gave a Red Sea Honorary Award to Nicolas Cage. The Oscar winner, whose Dream Scenario will close the festival on December 9, joined fellow 2023 honorees Diane Kruger, Ranveer Singh and Abdullah Al-Sadhan. “Over the past eight days, we have welcomed the world to Jeddah and celebrated this vibrant global film community together – with a goal of bridging cultures and creating new ties,” said Jomana Al-Rashid, Chairwoman of the Red Sea Film Foundation. “We’ve done that with over 125 films from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Rwanda, Armenia, Malaysia, Pakistan, New Zealand, France, India, Thailand and many more – as well as an industry program in the Souk with 348 project submissions and 44 works in progress from more than 26 countries.
We are proud to have created a meeting place for ideas, business, and inspiration to carry us into the new year.” Here are the winners at the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival: Golden Yusr for Best Feature FilmIn Flames, Zarrar Kahn Silver Yusr for Best Feature FilmDear Jassi / Tarsem Singh Jury Prize Farah Nabulsi, The Teacher Best DirectorShokir Kholikov, Sunday Best ActorSaleh Bakri, The Teacher Best ActressMouna Hawa, Inshallah A Boy Best ScreenplaySix Feet Over, Karim Bensalah and Jamal Belmahi Asharq Documentary (Best Documentary In Competition)Kaouther Ben Hania, Four
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