Premieres and dialogue sessions adorn the quarter days "Red Sea Cinema"

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Premieres and dialogue sessions adorn the quarter days "Red Sea Cinema"

‏Continue The Red Sea International Film Festival, on its fourth day, attracts an elite group of the brightest stars from the world and the region, celebrating the inspiring narratives that outline a promising future for filmmaking.
This year’s strong festival program, through participating films from the Middle East, North Africa and the world, contributes to consolidating its growing position as a leading global platform that contributes to building bridges of cultural exchange between the East and the West.

The most prominent premieres. For films

This day of the festival witnessed a number of premieres of films participating in this year’s session, as the red carpet was opened in the country’s Culture Square with The new Saudi Cinema for feature films through the premiere of the film "Light" Directed by Omar Al-Muqri, which tells the story of Muhammad Nour, who started from humble beginnings in Mecca to become one of the most famous football players in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The red carpet also witnessed screenings of my film "I saw a sand drawing" Directed by Abdullah Al-Hamdi, in which the boundaries of reality and imagination intersect To depict art as a state of life in which a person sees himself in a drawing that takes shape and then quickly fades away, and a film "Circles of life" Directed by Khaled Al-Dasimani, who rereads the Saudi art scene by presenting art as a living state of continuous research and the intersection between memory and dream, in addition to a distinctive package of new Saudi cinema for short films.

Within the framework of the Red Sea Feature Film Competition, the red carpet witnessed the premiere of the film "See you mama" Directed by Kenyan director Zipporah Nyaruri, the film revolves around a mother who drives a truck in Kenya and faces the challenges of dangerous roads to secure a living for her family. "Barney" By Somali director Mohamed Sheikh, which tells the touching story of a nine-year-old girl who disappears after a wedding celebration in a quiet Somali village, and the film "Greece" By Syrian director Amir Fakhr El-Din, which tells the story of the young man Mounir, who flees to a remote island to make a fateful decision regarding his personal life in the face of alienation and his shattered dreams.

In addition to the above, the red carpet witnessed the premiere of the film "The unknown" By Saudi director Haifa Al-Mansour, whose events revolve around Nawal, a twenty-nine-year-old divorced woman, and her return to her hometown in search of a new beginning, and the film " Umrao jan" The restored 1981 classic by Indian director Muzaffar Ali, which sheds light on the story of a local singer, dancer, and poet and her personal experience with fame and brilliance.
This film is considered one of the most prominent works that left its noticeable mark on Indian cinema, which confirms the festival’s firm commitment to presenting different cultural dimensions that reflect the rich cinematic dialogue within today’s cinema scene.

Dialogue sessions with major stars

As for the level of inspiring dialogue sessions, it has Today, the festival hosted a group of stars and pioneers of filmmaking from all over the Arab world and the world, including the famous American director Sean Baker, Chairman of the Red Sea Feature Film Competition jury and who is considered one of the most prominent pioneers of international independent cinema, the international Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, nominated for an Oscar, and the famous Egyptian actress Mai Omar.
These sessions are an exceptional opportunity to see a number of the most influential figures in the world of filmmaking and hear about their professional and personal experiences and the highlights of their lives.
Within the framework of its session Inspiring dialogue during this day of the festival, Nadine Labaki, the Lebanese director and actress nominated for an Oscar, pointed out the importance of the space that acting gives the actor to enable him to explore the various characters he wants to embody with absolute freedom and present them to the viewer with complete transparency. She said: "Man is my main source of inspiration, and exploring the smallest details of human behavior is the essence of every film I make. Based on the pivotal role that cinema plays in changing human reality, I believe that this profession is a noble profession that achieves its desired goal only when it succeeds in reaching the depths of a person and touching his feelings and deep-rooted values, in ways that reflect the realism of the scenes depicted and the transparency of the actors. The power of art lies in its ability to make a difference, no matter how small, in the lives of individuals and change the reality of societies around the world".