Tomorrow starts .. cinematic shows with the activities of the Biennial of Islamic Arts 2025

The Red Sea Film Foundation revealed the launch of the second edition of the “Layali Film” program, in partnership with the Al -Diriyah Biennial Foundation, within the framework of the activities of the Islamic Arts Biennial 2025, which is held in the Western pilgrims hall at King Abdulaziz Airport in the city of Jeddah.
The cinematic shows of the “Cinema Nights” program start every Thursday from tomorrow, 6 to May 22, 2025, and includes a variety of 23 films of Saudi and international production, so that the audience has a unique cinematic experience within a diverse cultural program.

This year’s shows are varied from “Cinema Nights” to include Arab and international films, in addition to dialogue sessions with filmmakers and actors, allocating shows for local Saudi short films, and films that revolve around and stories about the field of cooking and food.

The Saudi film is summer

The unique cinematic trip begins with “Cinema Nights”, with the screening of the Saudi film “Saifi” at the opening of its activities on February 6.

The journey concludes with the movie “Snow White” by the Egyptian director Taghreed Abu Al -Hassan, on May 22, and the shows vary between a group of stories and films that deal with different issues, and reviews the talents of cinema makers.

The Saudi film “Saifi” revolves around a forty -year -old man who lives and they are a rapid richness using his specific skills, by adhering to his little place to sell the cassette tapes in which he also sells religious speeches, and it is directed by Wael Abu Mansour, and it includes both Osama Al -Qass and Aisha Kay, innocent world, and green light.

Snow White movie

While “Snow White” for the Egyptian director, Taghreed Abu Al -Hassan, mixes many issues about marriage and brotherhood, in a gentle human style that flows in the ideas of the audience creatively a series.
Maryam Sharif grabbed the lights in the role of Iman, a figure who suffers from a short stature as it is 119 cm long, and dreamed of finding true love, to face her swallowing with her dream contradicts the dream of her younger sister.

In this year’s edition, Saudi and Emirati films proved their ability to attract the public and critics alike. Four Saudi films have caught the attention, highlighting the depth and diversity of the booming cinematic scene in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and one of the Emirati films “Nazakh Children” got a special mention of The jury, which confirms the prosperity of the cinema industry in the region and the diversity of its stories that are widely resonated with the masses.

Red Sea Festival

Commenting on this topic, Shevani Bandia Malhotra, Executive Director of the Red Sea Film Foundation, said: Sustainable contributing to promoting cultural dialogue. “

In turn, Antoine Khalifa, director of the Arab and classic film program at the International Film Red Sea Festival, said: “Under the title ‘and all that is between them’, the second edition of the Biennal of Islamic Arts sails in the manifestations of faith and its experience in life, we sought to meet the Biennali audience through a cinematic program embodied The aspirations of filmmakers, and reflect their visions, presenting works that harmonize with the audience. “
He continued: “It constitutes” and all that is between them ‘the main axis of the Biennial, while the earth is manifested as a major topic in the selected films, as the mother of all civilizations, and from this standpoint, our cinematic program deals with central issues that express the essence of man, such as cultural heritage, identity, respect for diversity, The family, and the search for self, where these topics are embodied and celebrated through sensation, thinking, and creativity. “