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"We have such interesting stories and such interesting lifestyles and societal problems and we are using movies to address them," said actor-producer Ini Edo when speaking at Deadline's Red Sea Studio about the kinds of stories that are bursting out of the Nollywood industry right now.  "Basically…

For Belgian directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, their latest feature Rebel has marked their most personal film to date. The Moroccan-born pair were at the Red Sea International Film Festival this week with the title and came into Deadline's Red Sea Studio with the film's stars Aboubakr Bensaihi…

Iraqi writer-director Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, whose film Hanging Gardens won the top prize at the Red Sea International Film Festival this week, drew upon his own experiences when writing the script for his debut feature film.  "The story comes from my personal experience and I was waiting for a…

Iraqi filmmaker Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji picked up the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film and the Yusr Award for Best Cinematic Achievement at the Red International Sea Film Festival with his debut feature Hanging Gardens on Thursday evening. Co-written by Al Daradji with Margaret Glover, the film…

Saudi Arabia's Cultural Development Fund is poised to launch a new $233m ($879m Saudi Riyal) film industry financing program in the first quarter of 2023, which will be open to both local and international entities. The new fund joins a raft of initiatives introduced by the Saudi Arabian government…

Jackie Chan made a rare on-stage appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, where he told fans that he is currently in talks to make a fourth Rush Hour movie. "We're talking about part 4 right now," he told the festival crowd, adding that he was going to meet with the film's director this…

Antonio Banderas's latest film, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, screened at the Red Sea Film Festival this week, and the actor told the festival audience that he believes his animated feline is likely to return to the big screen in a fifth Shrek movie. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the fifth time…

As execs from the global film industry descended in Jeddah this week for the Red Sea International Film Festival, Film AlUla was one component that was drumming up interest in attracting local and international productions to come and shoot in the region.  The agency's exec director Charlene…

EXCLUSIVE: Emirati-British filmmaker Ali F. Mostafa has revealed he is developing a new feature spinning off his 2009 breakout debut City Of Life. Revolving around three characters from different walks of life in Mostafa’s home city of Dubai, the original was a local breakout hit in the U.A.E. in…

An unwieldy crowd rushed the stage and frequently broke out in song as Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor discussed his life and career during one of the final 'In Conversation' sessions at the Red Sea Film Festival Wednesday. The packed crowd, which comprised local and international Bollywood superfans…

Director Fatih Akin was on summer vacation reading the biography of German rap star Xatar when he read the opening line, which said, "the first memories of my life are the memories of a prison."  "When you read such a strong line, I was immediately hooked by the whole thing," said Akin at Deadline's…

Writer and stand-up comedian Mo Amer was the latest Hollywood name to pass through Saudi Arabia's Red Sea film festival Wednesday where he discussed his varied career as part of the festival's 'In Conversation' series and the potential of a second season of his well-received Netflix comedy Mo. Amer…