Stars shine on Red Sea Film Festival's Red Carpet
Cinematic masterpieces and their creators flocked to Jeddah for the long-awaited Red Sea International Film Festival.
After nearly two years on hold, the star-studded event finally rolled out the red carpet in the Kingdom’s beating cultural heart: Jeddah’s historic downtown area known as Al-Balad.
The red carpet witnessed some of the most prominent international names in film and television including: Catherine Deneuve, Saudi helmer Haifaa Al-Mansour, Anthony Mackie, Clive Owen, Hilary Swank, Vincent Cassel and Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux.
The event, set to run until Dec. 15, will feature world premieres of selected films made by the Kingdom’s up-and-coming talent, with 138 films from over 60 countries in total.
