Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival, now launching its second edition, is aiming to become the top fest and market in the region and a key driver in the kingdom’s ongoing effor…
’s Red Sea International Film Festival, now launching its second edition, is aiming to become the top fest and market in the region and a key driver in the kingdom’s ongoing effort to build a film and TV industry practically from scratch after lifting its 35-year-old religion-related ban on cinema in 2017.
There are significant changes that have been taking place in Saudi Arabia over the past five to 10 years. We’ve seen important progress being made, specifically within the cultural and creative industries. As chairman of the Red Sea Festival, but also as CEO of SRMG, I see the creative industry and the creator economy definitely booming.
What’s happening with the festival infrastructure? Last year Jeddah’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, old-town Al Balad, was the main hub, this year it’s the Ritz CarltonAl Balad is going to continue to be our home. We’ve just moved to the Ritz this year as a stop-gap interim solution. We are actually looking at our permanent headquarters being based in Al Balad, but they will take a few years to construct and we wanted to focus on the festival. Last year we did a pop-up; it was our first year.
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