The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) is delighted to announce the winners of the Red Sea Souk Awards – vital funding and in-kind grants to develop and boost new talent from Saudi, Arab and African directors. Three juries deliberated to finally select nine winning feature ideas and two TV series, whose creative visions will now benefit from generous prizes awarded by the Red Sea Fund and its award partners.
A total of 24 new film projects screened as part of the Red Sea Souk, with 12 titles by filmmakers of African and Arab origin, alongside 12 Red Sea Lodge projects by Saudi, Arab and African directors which have been developed over the last year through intensive workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. The Red Sea Souk Project Market jury awards are supported by the Red Sea Fund, and in the selection were five Saudi projects, eight African projects...
A total of 24 new film projects screened as part of the Red Sea Souk, with 12 titles by filmmakers of African and Arab origin, alongside 12 Red Sea Lodge projects by Saudi, Arab and African directors which have been developed over the last year through intensive workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. The Red Sea Souk Project Market jury awards are supported by the Red Sea Fund, and in the selection were five Saudi projects, eight African projects...
- 12/7/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
With a fast-growing box office expected to hit the billion-dollar mark by 2030 and rising numbers of streaming subscriptions, Saudi Arabia is at a key point in its journey into becoming a key global player when it comes to TV and film production.
However, with a market that is only five years old — with Saudi lifting its 35-year ban on cinema in 2018 — local audiences are yet to flock to locally made content, which is still relatively scarce when it comes to the big screen.
While Saudi production catches up with the potential market, the popularity of two other national entertainment industries has become obvious in the Middle East country: India’s Bollywood and South Korea’s Hallyuwood. This trend led the Red Sea Film Festival’s industry conversation arm Red Sea 360 to invite leading executives from these countries to understand the global impact of both industries.
Speaking on the global popularity of South Korean narratives,...
However, with a market that is only five years old — with Saudi lifting its 35-year ban on cinema in 2018 — local audiences are yet to flock to locally made content, which is still relatively scarce when it comes to the big screen.
While Saudi production catches up with the potential market, the popularity of two other national entertainment industries has become obvious in the Middle East country: India’s Bollywood and South Korea’s Hallyuwood. This trend led the Red Sea Film Festival’s industry conversation arm Red Sea 360 to invite leading executives from these countries to understand the global impact of both industries.
Speaking on the global popularity of South Korean narratives,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
Post-pandemic audiences are much more open to different cultures, thanks to streaming and exposure to new types of content, but some of the world’s biggest film industries are still figuring out how to adapt in a rapidly changing landscape, said speakers on the ‘Cinematic Crossovers’ panel in Red Sea Souk.
Leading producers from three industries with an international footprint – Woo-sik Seo from Korea’s Barunson C&c, a subsidiary of Barunson E&a (Parasite), Dheer Momaya from India’s Jugaad Motion Pictures (Last Film Show) and Jadesola Osiberu, founder of Nigeria’s Greoh Studios (Gangs Of Lagos) – compared their business and funding models with the old world system set up by France’s Cnc and the nascent film industry in Saudi Arabia.
But they concluded by saying that, despite their success in achieving global impact, the current systems face some challenges – particularly in terms of censorship and IP ownership.
Korean reality check
Seo,...
Leading producers from three industries with an international footprint – Woo-sik Seo from Korea’s Barunson C&c, a subsidiary of Barunson E&a (Parasite), Dheer Momaya from India’s Jugaad Motion Pictures (Last Film Show) and Jadesola Osiberu, founder of Nigeria’s Greoh Studios (Gangs Of Lagos) – compared their business and funding models with the old world system set up by France’s Cnc and the nascent film industry in Saudi Arabia.
But they concluded by saying that, despite their success in achieving global impact, the current systems face some challenges – particularly in terms of censorship and IP ownership.
Korean reality check
Seo,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has revealed details of the Red Sea Souk, the fest’s industry market that will offer meeting and networking opportunities revolving around new Arab and African product.
The Souk will take place Dec. 2-5 alongside the Nov. 30-Dec. 9 fest in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore. The fest’s industry side will also comprise the Red Sea Talent Days on Dec. 6-7, which will give regional talents and young filmmakers a chance to connect with industry experts.
The Red Sea Souk Project Market will showcase 26 feature-length projects from across the Arab and African region. Of these, 12 are Red Sea Lodge projects that were developed in-house during the year through workshops and labs in partnership with Italy’s Torino Film Lab.
Four of these projects will be awarded the annual Red Sea Lodge production prizes of $50,000 each.
All 26 selected projects in the...
The Souk will take place Dec. 2-5 alongside the Nov. 30-Dec. 9 fest in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore. The fest’s industry side will also comprise the Red Sea Talent Days on Dec. 6-7, which will give regional talents and young filmmakers a chance to connect with industry experts.
The Red Sea Souk Project Market will showcase 26 feature-length projects from across the Arab and African region. Of these, 12 are Red Sea Lodge projects that were developed in-house during the year through workshops and labs in partnership with Italy’s Torino Film Lab.
Four of these projects will be awarded the annual Red Sea Lodge production prizes of $50,000 each.
All 26 selected projects in the...
- 11/7/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Rsiff) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has revealed the 26 projects selected as part of this year’s Red Sea Souk Market, which will run Dec. 2-5.
“The Red Sea Souk Project Market will present 26 feature-length projects from across the Arab and African region, offering a first opportunity for the industry audience to connect and build future opportunities with these projects,” organizers said on Tuesday.
Part of the selection are 12 “Red Sea Lodge” projects which were developed during the year through workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. Four of them will be awarded the annual Red Sea Lodge production prizes of $50,000 each.
All 26 projects in the market will compete for cash prizes offered by the Red Sea Fund, to be awarded by an international jury of producers. They are worth $35,000 for development, $25,000 for the jury special mention award and $100,000 for production.
Meanwhile, the...
“The Red Sea Souk Project Market will present 26 feature-length projects from across the Arab and African region, offering a first opportunity for the industry audience to connect and build future opportunities with these projects,” organizers said on Tuesday.
Part of the selection are 12 “Red Sea Lodge” projects which were developed during the year through workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. Four of them will be awarded the annual Red Sea Lodge production prizes of $50,000 each.
All 26 projects in the market will compete for cash prizes offered by the Red Sea Fund, to be awarded by an international jury of producers. They are worth $35,000 for development, $25,000 for the jury special mention award and $100,000 for production.
Meanwhile, the...
- 11/7/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Red Sea International Film Festival, has unveiled the 26 projects selected as part of its industry-focused Red Sea Souk Market, running from December 2 to 5.
Projects in development include Palestinian director Scandar Copti’s A Childhood, Lebanese-French filmmaker Danielle Arbid’s Love Conquers All and Madness And Honey Days by Iraq’s Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji.
Within the Market selection are twelve Red Sea Lodge projects which were developed during the year through intensive workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. Four of these projects will be awarded the annual Red Sea Lodge production prizes of $50,000 each.
All 26 selected projects will compete for cash prizes offered by the Red Sea Fund, to be awarded by an international jury of producers: $35,000 for development, $25,000 for the Jury Special Mention Award and $100,000 for production
Another six projects will be showcased in Works-In-Progress section including Men In The Sun by Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel,...
Projects in development include Palestinian director Scandar Copti’s A Childhood, Lebanese-French filmmaker Danielle Arbid’s Love Conquers All and Madness And Honey Days by Iraq’s Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji.
Within the Market selection are twelve Red Sea Lodge projects which were developed during the year through intensive workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. Four of these projects will be awarded the annual Red Sea Lodge production prizes of $50,000 each.
All 26 selected projects will compete for cash prizes offered by the Red Sea Fund, to be awarded by an international jury of producers: $35,000 for development, $25,000 for the Jury Special Mention Award and $100,000 for production
Another six projects will be showcased in Works-In-Progress section including Men In The Sun by Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel,...
- 11/7/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Chen (“The Breaking Ice”) is attached to direct and Shinho Lee to write “Sunset Park” for Barunson C&c, a film and TV production subsidiary of Barunson E&a, the Korean company that produced Oscar-winning hit “Parasite.”
“Sunset Park” recounts a surprising journey in the U.S. made by a Korean father with his son’s room mate, after the man receives tragic news about his son. The project is being developed by Jane Hyojin Kwon (Lucky Jane Title) and Woo-sik Seo (Barunson C&c), with Chen’s production outlet Giraffe Pictures boarding as producing partner. New York-based Lee is the writer of Na Hong-jin’s breakout Korean actioner “The Chaser” as well as Wayne Wang’s drama film “While The Women Are Sleeping.”
The cross-cultural story is only one of several high-profile global projects that the company is launching in and around the Busan International Film Festival and on...
“Sunset Park” recounts a surprising journey in the U.S. made by a Korean father with his son’s room mate, after the man receives tragic news about his son. The project is being developed by Jane Hyojin Kwon (Lucky Jane Title) and Woo-sik Seo (Barunson C&c), with Chen’s production outlet Giraffe Pictures boarding as producing partner. New York-based Lee is the writer of Na Hong-jin’s breakout Korean actioner “The Chaser” as well as Wayne Wang’s drama film “While The Women Are Sleeping.”
The cross-cultural story is only one of several high-profile global projects that the company is launching in and around the Busan International Film Festival and on...
- 10/4/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Action-adventure premiered in competition in Cannes last month.
Netflix said on Monday Bong Joon-ho’s recent Cannes competition selection Okja will premiere theatrically on June 28 in New York and Los Angeles day-and-date with the global online launch on its streaming platform.
Screen reported last month in Cannes that Netflix was planning a limited theatrical launch when it also emerged the action-adventure will get a 10-screen day-and-date release in the UK on June 23.
The Plan B Entertainment, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company production will premiere in select iPic theatres in New York and Los Angeles, as well as the Film Society Lincoln Center in New York, and the Laemmle in Santa Monica.
However it appears similar plans in Bong’s native South Korea may not get a smooth reception. According to the Korea Times leading theatre chain Cj Cgv is refusing to carry the film, while Lotte Cinema and Megabox are considering a boycott over concerns...
Netflix said on Monday Bong Joon-ho’s recent Cannes competition selection Okja will premiere theatrically on June 28 in New York and Los Angeles day-and-date with the global online launch on its streaming platform.
Screen reported last month in Cannes that Netflix was planning a limited theatrical launch when it also emerged the action-adventure will get a 10-screen day-and-date release in the UK on June 23.
The Plan B Entertainment, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company production will premiere in select iPic theatres in New York and Los Angeles, as well as the Film Society Lincoln Center in New York, and the Laemmle in Santa Monica.
However it appears similar plans in Bong’s native South Korea may not get a smooth reception. According to the Korea Times leading theatre chain Cj Cgv is refusing to carry the film, while Lotte Cinema and Megabox are considering a boycott over concerns...
- 6/12/2017
- ScreenDaily
Action-adventure premiered in competition in Cannes last month.
Netflix confirmed on Monday Bong Joon-ho’s recent Cannes competition selection Okja will premiere theatrically on June 28 in New York and Los Angeles day-and-date with the global online launch on its streaming platform.
Screen reported last month in Cannes that Netflix was planning a limited theatrical launch when it also emerged the action-adventure will get a 10-screen day-and-date release in the UK on June 28.
The Plan B Entertainment, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company production will premiere in select iPic theatres in New York and Los Angeles, as well as the Film Society Lincoln Center in New York, and the Laemmle in Santa Monica.
However it appears similar plans in Bong’s native South Korea may not get a smooth reception. According to the Korea Times leading theatre chain Cj Cgv is refusing to carry the film, while Lotte Cinema and Megabox are considering a boycott over concerns...
Netflix confirmed on Monday Bong Joon-ho’s recent Cannes competition selection Okja will premiere theatrically on June 28 in New York and Los Angeles day-and-date with the global online launch on its streaming platform.
Screen reported last month in Cannes that Netflix was planning a limited theatrical launch when it also emerged the action-adventure will get a 10-screen day-and-date release in the UK on June 28.
The Plan B Entertainment, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company production will premiere in select iPic theatres in New York and Los Angeles, as well as the Film Society Lincoln Center in New York, and the Laemmle in Santa Monica.
However it appears similar plans in Bong’s native South Korea may not get a smooth reception. According to the Korea Times leading theatre chain Cj Cgv is refusing to carry the film, while Lotte Cinema and Megabox are considering a boycott over concerns...
- 6/12/2017
- ScreenDaily
Those who have been eager to see another movie from Bong Joon-Ho after climbing aboard The Rattling Ark in 2013’s Snowpiercer will be happy to hear that his next film, Okja, has begun filming in South Korea with a cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, and The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun.
Yeun, who plays Glenn on AMC’s The Walking Dead, also recently signed on to star in Joe Lynch’s new action horror film, Mayhem. Fans can see Yeun in Okja when it debuts on Netflix in 2017, with a limited theatrical release also planned in the Us. For more details about Joon-Ho’s latest film, we have the official press release:
Press Release: Seoul, South Korea (April 23, 2016) – Netflix announced that principal photography began yesterday on its feature film Okja in Seoul, South Korea. From director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother), Okja is produced by Plan B,...
Yeun, who plays Glenn on AMC’s The Walking Dead, also recently signed on to star in Joe Lynch’s new action horror film, Mayhem. Fans can see Yeun in Okja when it debuts on Netflix in 2017, with a limited theatrical release also planned in the Us. For more details about Joon-Ho’s latest film, we have the official press release:
Press Release: Seoul, South Korea (April 23, 2016) – Netflix announced that principal photography began yesterday on its feature film Okja in Seoul, South Korea. From director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother), Okja is produced by Plan B,...
- 4/22/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Bong Joon Ho - Snowpiercer
Netflix announced that principal photography began yesterday on its feature film Okja in Seoul, South Korea. From director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother), Okja is produced by Plan B, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company, and stars Tilda Swinton (Hail Caesar!, Moonrise Kingdom), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler, Everest) and Paul Dano (Love & Mercy, 12 Years A Slave) in a bold, global adventure.
Director Bong said:
"With Okja I want to show the beauty that can exist between man and animal, and also the horror between them."
Okja was written by Bong and Jon Ronson (Frank) and follows Mija, a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named 'Okja'. Mija will be played by Seohyun An.
Joining the cast are acclaimed actors from around the world, including Devon Bostick, Lily Collins,...
Netflix announced that principal photography began yesterday on its feature film Okja in Seoul, South Korea. From director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, The Host, Mother), Okja is produced by Plan B, Lewis Pictures and Kate Street Picture Company, and stars Tilda Swinton (Hail Caesar!, Moonrise Kingdom), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler, Everest) and Paul Dano (Love & Mercy, 12 Years A Slave) in a bold, global adventure.
Director Bong said:
"With Okja I want to show the beauty that can exist between man and animal, and also the horror between them."
Okja was written by Bong and Jon Ronson (Frank) and follows Mija, a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named 'Okja'. Mija will be played by Seohyun An.
Joining the cast are acclaimed actors from around the world, including Devon Bostick, Lily Collins,...
- 4/22/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Netflix has announced the start of principal photography on "Snowpiercer" director Bong Joon-ho's new feature "Okja" which will shoot in South Korea, Canada and the Us.
Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano star in the film about a young girl (Seohyun An) who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named 'Okja'.
Also onboard are Devon Bostick, Lily Collins, Byun Heebong, Byun Heebong, Daniel Henshall, Yoon Je Moon, Choi Wooshik and Steven Yeun.
Bong and Jon Ronson ("Frank") penned the script for the film which will be shot in both English and Korean. Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Lewis Taewan Kim, Dooho Choi, Woo-sik Seo and Bong Joon-ho will produce.
A global 2017 Netflix premiere is being targeted, along with a limited day and date theatrical release.
Source: Netflix...
Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano star in the film about a young girl (Seohyun An) who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named 'Okja'.
Also onboard are Devon Bostick, Lily Collins, Byun Heebong, Byun Heebong, Daniel Henshall, Yoon Je Moon, Choi Wooshik and Steven Yeun.
Bong and Jon Ronson ("Frank") penned the script for the film which will be shot in both English and Korean. Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Lewis Taewan Kim, Dooho Choi, Woo-sik Seo and Bong Joon-ho will produce.
A global 2017 Netflix premiere is being targeted, along with a limited day and date theatrical release.
Source: Netflix...
- 4/22/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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