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UPDATED with Red Sea announcement: The inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, which was due to run March 12-21, has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. The decision follows the news earlier Tuesday that the Qumra mentoring event in Doha, also this month, has cancelled its 2020…

Oliver Stone will preside over the International Competition jury at the first Red Sea International Film Festival, which takes place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 12-21. The Platoon filmmaker's jury will hand out six prizes: the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film (which comes with $100,000), and Silver Yusrs for Best…

Saudi Arabia’s inaugural 
Red Sea International Film Festival, set to be held March 12–21 next year in Jeddah, has announced cash prizes totaling $350K and up to $3M in support for emerging Arab talent. Filmmaker Mahmoud Sabbagh (Barakah Meets Barakah) is Festival Director and CEO with former Sundance documentary…