Red Sea Film Festival Foundation

The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation (Arabic: مؤسسة مهرجان البحر الأحمر السينمائي) is a non-profit cultural organization registered in Saudi Arabia.[1][2] The foundation is chaired by Jomana Al Rashid, the president of the foundation is the Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki.[2][3]

Red Sea Film Festival Foundation
مؤسسة مهرجان البحر الأحمر السينمائي
Formation2018
TypeNon-profit cultural organization
PurposeCultural
Chairwoman
Jomana Al Rashid
President
Mohammed Al Turki

Responsibilities

The main responsibility of the foundation is organizing the Red Sea International Film Festival, an annual film festival launched in 2019 and held in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, starting from 2020.[4] The 2021 film festival will be held on Dec 6–15.[5] The foundation is also in charge of supporting the local film industry and national storytellers by providing education and grants.[2]

Red Sea Lodge

The foundation has introduced Red Sea Lodge intending to provide supports for filmmakers through training and mentorship. In collaboration with TorinoFilmLab, the Lodge will select some filmmakers and provide them with training and development through all stages of filmmaking. The outcomes of the training and development processes will then be presented during the Red Sea International Film Festival. The winning work will be awarded a $500,000 prize.[6]

References
  1. "By 2020, Jeddah Is Planning To Host the First-Ever International Red Sea Film Festival". About Her. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. "Jomana R.Alrashid named chairwoman of Red Sea film foundation". MIME news. UAE. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  3. Goodfellow, Melanie. "Saudis Red Sea Film Festival". Screen. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. "Red Sea International Film Festival: Saudi Arabia announces new Jeddah event". The National. UAE. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  5. Lodderhose, Diana (2021-12-06). "Red Sea International Film Festival Day 1: What's It Like Traveling To Saudi Arabia's First Ever Film Festival?". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  6. "Introduction to the Red Sea Lodge". Red Sea International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-07.


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