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Jonas d’Adesky Explores Identity and Memory in ‘Kwibuka, Remember’: ‘I Wanted to Be Outside the Cliches’
Belgian-Rwandan filmmaker Jonas d’Adesky (“Twa Timoun”) brings his latest feature, “Kwibuka, Remember,” to the Red Sea Film Festival, a…
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First Rohingya Feature ‘Lost Land’ Wins Golden Yusr at Red Sea Film Festival
The Red Sea Film Festival closed its fifth edition on Thursday night with a star-studded awards ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that saw…
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Cherien Dabis Receives Variety International Vanguard Director Award at Red Sea Film Festival
Palestinian American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis received the Variety International Vanguard Director Award at the Red Sea Film…
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Palestinian Filmmaker Maha Haj’s ‘Playhouse’ Leads Winners at Red Sea Souk Project Awards
Palestinian filmmaker Maha Haj‘s “Playhouse” was the major winner at the Project Market Awards of the Red Sea Souk, the industry arm of…
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Johnny Depp to Star in and Produce First English-Language Adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Classic ‘The Master and Margarita’
Johnny Depp is set to star in the first-ever English-language film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Russian literature classic “The Master…
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LISTEN: Unions, Industry Groups Assemble to Fight Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal; Red Sea Film Festival and Saudi Arabia’s Changing Landscape
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus discusses the opposition in the entertainment industry that has…
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‘The Boys’ Co-Creator Darick Robertson Teams With Saudi Director Hamzah Jamjoom on Superhero Series ‘Crestar and the Knight Stallion’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Saudi director Hamzah Jamjoom (“Rupture”) has teamed up with Detroit-based Exxodus Pictures and American comic book artist Darick…
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Darren Aronofsky Talks How Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Might Affect ‘Bidding Wars’: ‘Having One Less Player Is Always Bad’
“Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky landed at the Red Sea Film Festival in a situation fitting to an Aronofsky film: the whole of…
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Bollywood Star Kartik Aaryan on Rewriting Success: ‘I Wanted to Be Typecast’
Indian actor Kartik Aaryan didn’t fear typecasting at the start of his career, rather he welcomed it. Speaking during an “In Conversation”…
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Nicholas Hoult on Upcoming Tom Ford Film, Wanting to Star in a Western or a Racing Movie, and Go-Karting With His Son
Nicholas Hoult, speaking at Red Sea Film Festival on Monday, touched on his upcoming Tom Ford movie, “Cry to Heaven,” the adaptation of…
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Saudi Arabia’s Groundbreaking Telfaz11 Studio Forges Music Licensing Partnership With Mdlbeast
Saudi studio Telefaz11, the groundbreaking label behind hit dark comedy “Mandoob” and burgeoning music entertainment platform Mdlbeast –…
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Sean Baker Says Filmmakers ‘Have to Put Foot Down’ Following Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal, Won’t ‘Go for the $150 Million Studio Thing’ Post ‘Anora’
“Anora” director Sean Baker, who is at the Red Sea Film Festival as the head of the international jury, commented on the industry’s most…
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‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose “Capernaum” is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68…
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Nadine Labaki Teases Next Feature as Director, Talks Having ‘Hardest Year of My Life’ After Record-Breaking Smash Hit ‘Capernaum’
Of all the attendees at the Red Sea Film Festival, only jury member Nadine Labaki can lay claim to having directed the most successful…
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Stanley Tong on Rewriting ‘Supercop,’ Earning Jackie Chan’s Trust and Making Action Travel: ‘You Want to Make Dreams Come True’
Speaking in conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong director and producer Stanley Tong (“Rumble in the…
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Shahad Ameen on Her Ambitious Road Movie ‘Hijra’: ‘I Wanted to Present Saudi Arabia in a Very Different Way’
Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” about the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey…
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Juliette Binoche Tells ‘All That’s Left of You’ and ‘Hijra’ Directors Cherien Dabis and Shahad Ameen: ‘In the Western World, We Need to Hear Stories Like Yours’
Lauded French actor Juliette Binoche, who is currently at the Red Sea Film Festival both as an honoree and to present her directorial…
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Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’
American actor Adrien Brody spoke about how he deals with the toll of “difficult” shoots like Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” which won…
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Annemarie Jacir on How ‘Palestine 36’ Connects Past and Present Struggles and Discovering Her U.S. Fan Base: ‘A Bunch of 18-Year-Olds That Are Like Old-School Progressives’
Annemarie Jacir‘s drama “Palestine 36,” which reconstructs the largely unknown Palestinian revolt against British colonial rule in 1936,…
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Jessica Alba Recalls ‘Humiliating’ Naked ‘Fantastic Four’ Scene, Talks New ‘Heist Family Dramedy’ With Robert Rodríguez
Jessica Alba recalled shooting a “humiliating” scene in Tim Story’s 2005 Marvel adaptation of “Fantastic Four” while giving an in-depth…
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Kirsten Dunst Discusses MeToo Progress at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival: ‘I Think We Have Put a Lot of People Away’
Kirsten Dunst discussed the progress that has been achieved in the film and TV industry since the MeToo movement took hold, during an…
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Dakota Johnson, Jessica Alba, Ana de Armas, Nina Dobrev, Kirsten Dunst and More Added to Red Sea Conversation Lineup
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has added a slew of big names to its “In Conversation” lineup, including Dakota Johnson, Jessica Alba…
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Sean Baker to Serve as Red Sea Film Festival Jury President
Oscar-winning “Anora” director Sean Baker will serve as president of this year’s Red Sea Film Festival‘s features jury. The Saudi Arabian…
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Bollywood Icon Rekha to Attend Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival for Indian Classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
Bollywood superstar Rekha is set to attend Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival for a special screening of Muzaffar Ali‘s…