Red Sea Film Festival Heads Jomana Al Rashid & Shivani Pandya Talk Upcoming 4th Edition: “This Is Much More Than Just A Festival”
deadline.comSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival unveiled the selection for its 4th edition on Monday as well as its new headquarters in the historic center of its home city of Jeddah.
The festival, running from December 5 to 14, will open with Egyptian director Karim Shenawy’s feel-goo drama The Tale Of Daye’s Family (aka Light), then showcase some 120 features and shorts from 81 territories.
Read about the line-up in detail here. The festival’s Managing Director Shivani Pandya, and Jomana Al Rashid, Chairwoman of the event’s parent body, the Red Sea Film Foundation, talked to Deadline about the upcoming edition as it final elements come together. DEADLINE: Last year, the festival came together against the backdrop of the Hollywood Actors’ strike and early days of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which made it harder to secure films and talent.
How has it been this year? PANDYA: We haven’t had any hesitation at this point. We’ll have a really nice mix.
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