| Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Hosted by | Red Sea Film Festival Foundation |
| Festival date | 4 December 2022–13 December 2022 |
| Language | Arabic English |
| Website | RSFF |
The 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival took place from December 4 to 13, 2025, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and marked the fifth edition of the film festival. [1] It was held in the newly built Cultural Square venue in the Al-Balad district of Jeddah. [2]
The Red Sea jury was headed by Sean Baker; 16 films were selected for competition. [3]
In addition to screening films for competition, the film festival also hosted talks and discussions, galas and parties, and other events for the industry. [4]
The festival lineup was announced on November 4, 2025. [1] [6]
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| A Matter of Life and Death | Anas Ba-Tahaf | Saudi Arabia |
| Palestine 36 | Annemarie Jacir | Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan |
| The Fakenapping | Amine Lakhnech | Saudi Arabia |
| Unidentified | Haifaa al-Mansour | Saudi Arabia |
| Wedding Rehearsal | Amira Diab | Egypt |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Couture | Alice Winocour | France, United States |
| Desert Warrior | Rupert Wyatt | Saudi Arabia |
| Farruquito | Santi Aguado, Reuben Atlas | Spain, United States |
| Scarlet | Mamoru Hosoda | Japan |
| The Wizard of the Kremlin | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| With the Wind | Ines Lehaire | |
| Coyotes | Said Zagha | |
| Jeem 1983 | Jorj Abou Mhaya | |
| Irtizaz | Sara Balghonaim | |
| Dropless | Anamika Pal | |
| In the Valley | Lim Han Loong | |
| The Seventh Month | Aizada Amangeldy | |
| The Sea Remembers My Name | Hussein Hossam | |
| Umbilical Cord (film) | Ahmed Hassan Ahmed | |
| Vultures | Dian Weys | |
| What Remains | Xiao Yan | |
| Four Wise Monkeys | Xin Wang | |
| Guardian of the Well | Bentley Brown, Tahir Mahamat Zene | |
| Opening Ceremony | Hussain Al Mutlaq | |
| She's Swimming | Liliane Rahal | |
| The Men's Land | Mariam Khatchvani | |
| Beyond the Mind | Lanya Nooralddin | |
| Cold Calling | Yuzana Win | |
| Nsala | Mickael-Sltan Mbanza | |
| Our Brother | Shandra Apondi | |
| Quo Vadis, Meryem! | Amine Zeriouh | |
| What If They Bomb Here Tonight? | Samir Syriani | |
| Empty Lands | Karim Eldin Elalfy |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| The Scene | Lana Komsany | |
| Azur | Abdulwahab Bin Shaddad | |
| Antagonist | Abdulkarim Bawazir | |
| Guardian of History | Ali Alsumayin | |
| Market Dynamo | Ali Baqir Alabdullah | |
| The Cradle | Mamdouh Salem Baajajah | |
| Unknown | Ibrahim Al-Bakiri | |
| Ashura's Voice | Zaki Alabdullah | |
| Esc | Khaled Nadershah | |
| The Golden Fish | Meria Saimaldeher | |
| The Man Who Stumbled By His Words | Mubarak Al-Zawba | |
| First Funeral Day | Nawaf Al Hoshan | |
| Wajoom | Maan Yeslam Al-Siari | |
| Sharshura | Ahmed Alnasser | |
| Business Bag | Rwad Khalid | |
| Midnight Snack | Abdulmalik Bukhari | |
| Mubham | Muhannad Al Zahrani | |
| Scream of An Ant | Lujain Salaam | |
| Serial Writer | Eslam Shaker, Khaled Abdelfatah | |
| Moms Cry Too | Rmas Al Hazmi |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Somewhere Else | Haya Alghanim | |
| Early Days | Priyankar Patra | |
| If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Mary Bronstein | |
| In-I: In Motion | Juliette Binoche | |
| Rose of Nevada | Mark Jenkin | |
| The Finale | Rodolphe Chedid | |
| Cleanse the Streets | Aysha Shahaltough | |
| Jareesh Salam | Zahra Mohammed, Tala Alharbi | |
| No Land in Sight | Eiman Alkhalifa | |
| Of Burning Memories & Wounds | Suha Belal |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales | Yukiyo Teramoto | |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | Derek Drymon | |
| Ghost School | Seemab Gul |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Aida | Ahmed Badrakhan | |
| Nashid al-Amal | Ahmed Badrakhan | |
| Silent Spectacular | Charlie Chaplin, Leo McCarey | |
| Spellbound | Alfred Hitchcock | |
| The Big Blue | Luc Besson | |
| Umrao Jaan | Muzaffar Ali |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| El'Sardines | Zoulikha Tahar |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Human Tide | David Ward | |
| Circles of Life | Khaled Al-Dusaimani | |
| Beyond the Shifting Sands | Abdullah Al-Hamdi | |
| Seven Summits | Amir El-Shenawy | |
| Noor | Omar Almuqarri |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| Two Out of Ten | Abdulaziz Sultan Alzahrani | |
| The Precious Gift | Abdulrahman Sultan | |
| Alone | Yazan Ahmad Eesa Qisi | |
| Friends Game | Zeyad Khalid Bakoor | |
| Just a Tone | Aacer Ayman Aladnani |
| Title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|
| The Voice of Hind Rajab | Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia, France |
| Sirāt | Oliver Laxe | Spain, France |
| Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Quentin Tarantino |
| Award [7] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Golden Yusr Award—Best Feature Film | Lost Land, dir. Akio Fujimoto |
| Silver Yusr Award—Best Feature Film | All That's Left of You , dir. Cherien Dabis |
| Film AlUla Audience Award—Best Film | My Father's Scent, dir. Mohamed Siam |
| Film AlUla Audience Award—Best Saudi Film | Hijra, dir. Shahad Ameen |
| Best Documentary | In-I: In Motion, dir. Juliette Binoche |
| Cinematic Achievement | Nighttime Sounds, dir. Zhang Zhongchen |
| Best Actor | Georges Khabbaz for Yunan |
| Best Actress | Seo Su-Bin for The World of Love |
| Best Screenplay | A Sad and Beautiful World , written by Cyril Aris |
| Best Director | Ameer Fakher Eldin for Yunan |
| Jury Prize | Hijra, dir. Shahad Ameen |
| Golden Yusr—Best Short Film | Coyotes, dir. Said Zagha |
| Silver Yusr—Best Short Film | Empty Lands, dir. Karim Eldin Elalfy |
| Short Special Mention | Jeem 1983, dir. Jorj Abou Mhaya |
On December 9, 2025, torrential rains struck Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, prompting film festival organizers to notify attendees to "shelter in place" and suspend programming for the rest of the day. [8]