red sea film festival

Red Sea Film Festival's grand, glitzy opening attracts global celebrities to Jeddah

 

The inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival was a confident stride for Saudi Arabia towards establishing Jeddah as a global address for cinema. In its second year, the festival has returned with considerably more star power, an extensive international programme and a new venue.

The festival, which is taking place until December 10, opened at The Ritz-Carlton on Thursday.

Several Arab and international stars attended the red carpet event, including Oscar-nominated Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, US actress Sharon Stone, Indian star Priyanka Chopra, Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour, American actress Michelle Rodriguez, actor Andy Garcia, Lebanese-Tunisian actress Nadine Njeim, Lebanese actor George Khabbaz, Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, South Korean Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo and Indian actress Freida Pinto.