JEDDAH: The organizers of the Red Sea Film Festival have selected teams to compete in the “48Hr Film Challenge” for young Saudi talents aspiring to become filmmakers.
The challenge is supported by the French Cultural Center, the French Consulate in Jeddah, and the French Embassy. Its aim is to discover unknown talents and present them to the Saudi and global audiences by providing them with the necessary training, knowledge, skills, and experience to develop their own cinematic projects.
Fifteen teams will compete in the challenge, which will conclude with the screening of the films in August. Two winning teams will be selected, and the leader of each team will be granted the opportunity to participate in cinema and directing events in France in 2024.
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Red Sea Film Festival announces ‘48Hr Film Challenge’
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Red Sea Film Festival announces ‘48Hr Film Challenge’
- The challenge is supported by the French Cultural Center, the French Consulate in Jeddah, and the French Embassy
Saudi foreign minister and Palestinian prime minister discuss Gaza in Davos
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Mohammed Mustafa hold talks while attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and the Palestinian prime minister, Mohammed Mustafa, on Tuesday discussed the latest developments in Gaza.
During their meeting, which took place at the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they also reviewed bilateral relations and cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Other Saudi officials present at the meeting included the Kingdom’s ambassador to Switzerland, Abdulrahman Al-Dawood; the director general of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Waleed Al-Ismail; and Mohammed Alyahya, an advisor to the foreign minister.
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