{"id":15565,"date":"2021-12-14T13:03:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=15565"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:36:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:36:11","slug":"culture-red-sea-international-film-festival-wins","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/culture-red-sea-international-film-festival-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sea International Film Festival: Big Wins, Star-Studded Red Carpet, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lights, Camera, Action,&#8221; the camera is rolling for the 2021 inaugural edition of <span class=\"Body__Char\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/celebrities-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-red-sea-film-festival\/\">Red Sea International Film Festival<\/a> to celebrate the art of filmmaking as well as nurture and spotlight a new cohort of budding talents in the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15894\" style=\"width: 969px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15894\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/DSC_6569_c137c543-3cdd-4355-87e9-7b06e96ec2c7_20211211073349.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"643\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 11: Host Mohammed Al Turki speaks onstage at the &#8220;Ennio&#8221; red carpet during The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 11, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To mark the joyous occasion, regional and international celebrities are attending the<span class=\"Body__Char\"> prestigious event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-gallery\"><div class=\"gallery-placeholder\"><div class=\"spinner\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"gallery-pagination\"><\/span><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-15565 gallery-columns- gallery-size-\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3326\" height=\"4988\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2827_e345e71e-38d8-488e-a8d4-797ad8012351_20211206075112.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15926\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Enjy Kiwan attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2823\" height=\"4241\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/EMC_2537_ae793909-ae3f-4381-a31d-f14cefc03494_20211206112720.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15933\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Alba Sofy attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3318\" height=\"4976\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_4824_cc3b48d9-dc9e-4478-ac5c-342ccddbde90_20211206113044.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15932\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Sasha Luss attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3362\" height=\"5044\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_6804_d498b50a-171d-4c37-9ad3-7a1aa0344a41_20211206105458.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15930\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Hilary Swank attends the Opening Gala of the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6833\" height=\"4557\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1T2546_376e5670-7eee-46ac-9a75-c9f13925bb12_20211206110443.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15929\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Candice Swanepoel and Mohammed Al Turki attend the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3232\" height=\"4848\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_3073_6c7087eb-3b8b-4e1a-8a3c-d8020bc260be_20211206115336.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15928\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Chantel Jeffries attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2988\" height=\"4482\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_4476_59e8367a-d6b9-40b8-8f2c-54aae69944bf_20211207120541.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15927\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Michele Morrone attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3393\" height=\"5089\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2261_b2221a3e-0a80-481c-9da4-41388c12ca85_20211206085636.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15925\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Mila Alzahrani attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3307\" height=\"4960\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_4952_de0a1aa9-17ce-4693-9c76-178b6f046229_20211206113211.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-15934\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - DECEMBER 06: Jury Member, Catherine Deneuve attends the Cyrano premiere during the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 06, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/fashion-red-sea-film-festival-celebrities\/\">Red Sea International Film Festival<\/a> welcomes\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"Body__Char\">16 strong features, 18 short selections, and 21 ground-breaking global virtual reality experiences to tribute new films and cinematic storytelling by the Arab world and Africa, who are carving a name for themselves in the industry. The deciding jury for this year included the president of the Red Sea Features Competition, Academy award-winning Italian director and writer Giuseppe Tornatore, Tunisian actress Hend Sabry, Palestinian-American director, writer, actress, and producer Cherien Dabis, Mexican festival director and founder of the Morelia International Film Festival Daniela Michel and Saudi film director Abdulaziz Alshlahei.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Body__Char\">\u201cThe nominees showcased an incredible range of talent across a diverse and fascinating breadth of themes. This has been an extraordinary experience, we have been moved, provoked and inspired by these films and it has demonstrated the exceptional filmmaking talent and compelling stories from the Arab world, Africa and Asia,&#8221; said Tornatore. &#8220;The quality of the nominated films made many of our decisions very difficult.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15895\" style=\"width: 969px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15895\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1_9732_39a06eea-d8cd-4ab2-9355-f3f9adeb909d_20211213105922.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"646\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Cherien Dabis, Daniela Michel, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mohammed Al Turki, Hend Sabry and Abdulaziz Al-Shelahi at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">The Red Sea: Shorts Competition Jury was headed by Egyptian director Marwan Hamed alongside Saudi Arabian actress and director Ahd Kamel and Finnish-Somali director and writer Khadar Ayderus.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15897\" style=\"width: 968px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15897\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_1795_c60b7693-bed0-4674-a855-2e37575f7fac_20211214122653.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"645\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: (L-R) Ahd Kamel, Marwan Hamed and Khadar Ayderus receive the Short Competition Jury Honours from Mohammed Al Turki at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Meet the winners for the following award categories at the film festival:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Best Saudi Film: RUPTURE by Hamzah K. Jamjoom &#8211; Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15907\" style=\"width: 966px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15907\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2087_932060d1-9283-4cd0-872c-ed1ad036dac4_20211213105019.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"644\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: (L-R) Aymen Khoja and Hamzah K Jamjoom are presented with the Best Saudi Film award for &#8216;Rupture&#8217; by Mohammed Al Turki and Naomi Campbell at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Audience Award:\u00a0YOU RESEMBLE ME\u00a0by Dina Amer &#8211; Egypt, France, USA<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15906\" style=\"width: 965px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15906\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1_0236_90af03b5-b439-4e36-a94e-7d17a2f66833_20211213102542.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"643\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Djino Grimaudo (L), Dina Amer (2ndL), and Lorenza Grimaudo (R) pose with their Audience Award for &#8216;You Resemble Me&#8217; at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Immersive Silver Yusr:\u00a0SAMSARA\u00a0by Hsin-Chien Huang &#8211; Taiwan<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samsara VR Teaser\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9IygU6BpINQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Immersive Gold Yusr:\u00a0END OF NIGHT\u00a0by David Adler &#8211; Denmark, France<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Short Competition Golden Yusr:\u00a0TALA&#8217;VISION\u00a0by Murad Abu Eisheh &#8211; Jordan, Germany<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15909\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15909\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1_0319_28a799cf-29ff-4823-a04d-eefe12e9ba5a_20211213102034.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"\" width=\"906\" height=\"1354\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Murad Abu Eisheh poses with their Short Competition Golden Yusr award for &#8216;Tala&#8217;vision&#8217; at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Special Mention:\u00a0FARHA\u00a0by Darin J. Sallam &#8211; Jordan<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15914\" style=\"width: 923px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15914\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2448_0d5c20db-66f3-4927-a40f-ba789b0633bb_20211213111541.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"612\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Darin Sallam (R) is presented the Competition Special Mention award for &#8216;Farha&#8217; by Giuseppe Tornatore (L) and Rob Raco (C) at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Best Screenplay: NEIGHBOURS by\u00a0Mano Khalil\u00a0&#8211; Syria, Switzerland<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15917\" style=\"width: 920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15917\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2589_acd2ae6a-2918-4eb6-80cb-243153a60d10_20211213113259.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"613\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Mano Khali (C) receives the Competition Best Screenplay award for &#8216;Neighbours&#8217; from Giuseppe Tornatore (L) and Alejandra Oneiva (R) at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Best Actor:\u00a0Adam Ali\u00a0for his role in EUROPA &#8211; Iraq, Italy, Kuwait<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15918\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15918\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1_0106_2b445f4d-73b2-4197-867a-3bd31a08528d_20211213103109.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"1360\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Adam Ali poses with their Competition Best Actor award for their role in &#8216;Europa&#8217; at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Best Cinematic Contribution:\u00a0Amin Jafari\u00a0for HIT THE ROAD &#8211; Iran<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15915\" style=\"width: 921px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15915\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2525_2487b034-9872-414d-a366-169e1239ded4_20211213113005.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"921\" height=\"614\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: (R-L) Kaleem Aftab receives the Competition Best Cinematic Contribution award on behalf of Amin Jafari for &#8216;Hit the Road&#8217; from Giuseppe Tornatore and Fatima Al-Banawi at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Best Actress:\u00a0Arawinda Kirana\u00a0for her role in: YUNI &#8211; Indonesia, Singapore, France, Australia<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15908\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15908\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1_0392_f8cfdf67-f993-4543-a3e4-a46144f56d0a_20211213101843.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"603\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Arawinda Kirana poses with their Competition Best Actress Award for &#8216;Yuni&#8217; at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Best Film: BRIGHTON 4TH by Levan Koguashvili &#8211; Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria, USA, Monaco<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15923\" style=\"width: 903px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15923\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_3066_985c1794-26c7-4215-8393-3d58528e5a37_20211214121216.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"903\" height=\"599\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Levan Koguashvili (2ndL) receives the award for Competition Best Film for &#8216;Brighton 4th&#8217; from Giuseppe Tornatore (L), Yousra (2ndR) and Mohammed Al Turki (R) at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Best Director:\u00a0EUROPA\u00a0by Haider Rashid &#8211; Iraq, Italy, Kuwait<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15919\" style=\"width: 902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15919\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/TW1_0449_0a077f86-f7de-4891-9562-4f96812cb844_20211213101503.jpg?w=203\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"1333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: (L-R) Haider Rashid and Adam Ali pose with their awards at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea: Competition Jury Prize:\u00a0HIT THE ROAD\u00a0by Panah Panahi &#8211; Iran<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15922\" style=\"width: 902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15922\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2021\/12\/D6B_2922_a357d415-e76b-45eb-8628-fff37b8c3075_20211214120552.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"601\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA &#8211; DECEMBER 13: Kaleem Aftab (R) receives the Competition Jury Prize on behalf of Panah Panahi for &#8216;Hit the Road&#8217; from Giuseppe Tornatore (C) and a guest at the closing night Award Ceremony at The Red Sea International Film Festival on December 13, 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Body\">To know more about the films featured at the <span class=\"Body__Char\">Red Sea International Film Festival, click <a href=\"https:\/\/redseafilmfest.com\/en\/our-films\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31200,"featured_media":15954,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,349,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Red Sea International Film Festival: Big Wins, Star-Studded Red Carpet, And More<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Lights, Camera, Action,&quot; the camera is rolling for the 2021 inaugural edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival to celebrate the art of filmmaking as well as nurture and spotlight a new cohort of budding talents in the 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