{"id":23159,"date":"2022-05-25T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T06:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=23159"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T09:17:16","slug":"red-sea-film-festival-cannes-culture","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/red-sea-film-festival-cannes-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside The Red Sea International Film Festival Gala That Took Place In Cannes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just right at the edge of the French Riviera, the Red Sea Film Festival, a festival spearheaded by Saudi Arabian film producer, Mohammed Al Turki, graced the 75th Cannes International Film Festival to celebrate women in a gala titled &#8216;In Celebration of Women in Cinema.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This gala took place in Cannes&#8217; most prominent and prestigious hotel, the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Cap d&#8217;Antibes. During the very first Red Sea Film Festival, held on December 2021, the event hosted over 100 films, with 38% of these films directed by female directors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23160\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23160\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/283553326_673601247065448_974020306183308044_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea Film Festival\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @moalturki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event welcomed many local and international stars, like beauty icon, Yasmine Alsabri, Fatima Albanawi, Raya Abirached, Naomi Campbell, Sara Sampaio, Alex Pettyfer, Kat Graham, Suki Waterhouse and many more names.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sea International Film Festival announced why this prestigious event took place on an Instagram post: &#8220;Empowering women as we move forward. The \u2018Women in Cinema\u2019 Gala Dinner by the Red Sea International Film Festival with members of the film industry as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/redseaiff22\/\"class=\" xil3i\"  target=\"_blank\">#RedSeaIFF22<\/a> highlights at Cannes Film Festival.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia has been striving to enter the film industry, with the Saudi Film Commission under the Ministry of Culture offering to supply Saudi filmmakers and talents with everything necessary, whether it&#8217;s providing stunning locations, or a funding to supply the film.<\/p>\n<p>Young Saudi filmmakers are presenting their work during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival 2022, under the Saudi Arabian pavilion. These filmmakers are hosting a panel discussion titled &#8216;State of Arabia&#8217; at the Marche du Film.<\/p>\n<h3>the stars that dazzled us during the Red Sea International Film Festival gala<\/h3>\n<h3>SASHA LUSS<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23161\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23161\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/282745742_1321334648394995_1094930542310082266_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>SARA SAMPAIO<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23162\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23162\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/283239054_738439150932619_8059360159696085973_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>ALEX PETTYFER<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23163\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23163\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/283329901_161852672970853_1511345350811569334_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>KAT GRAHAM<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23164\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23164\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/282548269_387688409978732_1515743673624822617_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>YASMINE SABRI<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23165\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23165\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/283121995_1528635760871548_2016539719974687737_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>SUKI WATERHOUSE<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23166\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23166\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/282416775_1030681894250637_2958624912808308189_n.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23167\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23167\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/282312699_1384514838694067_3131995380991393204_n.jpg?w=240\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"496\" height=\"620\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>ROSSY DE PALMA<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23168\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23168\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/283057913_169826565488904_4187294043468310393_n.jpg?w=240\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"496\" height=\"620\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NAOMI HARRIS<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23169\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23169\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/05\/283523961_406858454781614_6760271333497526853_n.jpg?w=240\" alt=\"Red Sea International Film Festival\" width=\"499\" height=\"624\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram: @redseafilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":32820,"featured_media":23171,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[4334,260,349,35],"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>A Look Inside The Red Sea Film Festival Gala In Cannes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Just right at the edge of the French Riviera, the Red Sea Film Festival, a festival launched by Saudi Arabian film producer, Mohammed Al Turki has decided to grace the 75th Cannes International Film Festival to celebrate women in a gala titled &#039;In Celebration of Women in 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