I’m more than halfway into my stay in Saudi Arabia for the Red Sea International Film Festival and what is becoming more apparent with each day that passes is that what this first-time event lacks in experience and organization, it makes up for in ambition.The first few days in Jeddah were chaotic to say the least as festivalgoers struggled to navigate their way through this inaugural event.
The festival has a huge number of staff working at various checkpoints. There are designated desks at the festival hotels with staff waiting to help.
The main hub of the event, which is in Jeddah’s 1,400-year-old historic quarter Al-Balad, is also not short of staff. Most are young and keen to help, even if they don’t always seem to know the answers to
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