Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah

Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't ...

‘Hijra’: Saudi Arabia’s 2026 International Feature Submission Is a Journey Through Generations, Landscapes and Identity

The film, directed by Shahad Ameen, showcases Saudi Arabia’s locations in a way that highlights their cinematic potential and ...

Shahad Ameen on Her Ambitious Road Movie ‘Hijra’: ‘I Wanted to Present Saudi Arabia in a Very Different Way’

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” about the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during ...
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Red Sea film festival: How cinema is fueling Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 transformation

The 5th Red Sea International Film Festival is transforming Saudi Arabia, championing women in cinema, and showcasing ...

Hijra at Red Sea Film Festival is a show of women power

We have seen an umpteen number of films on adventurous journeys, but Hijra from Saudi Arabia, one of the titles in the recently concluded Red Sea International Film Festival, though set in the same ...
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How the changing Saudi landscape mirrors the inner journey of the characters in Shahad Ameen’s ‘Hijra’

Hijra' premiered at Venice Film Festival in September, where it screened in the Spotlight competition and won the Netpac ...

Red Sea's Fionnuala Halligan on nurturing Saudi film culture with respectful and "strange" programming

The Red Sea International Film Festival's new head of international programs discusses the exciting opportunity to champion ...