The Red Sea Film Foundation concluded its participation in the 12th Saudi Film Festival with four awards for three films backed by the Red Sea Fund. The festival was held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran.
Hijra won the Golden Palm for Best Narrative Feature, while Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream received the Golden Palm for Best GCC Feature. A Matter of Life and Death earned a Jury Special Mention, and actor Sarah Taibah won the Golden Palm for Best Acting for her performance in the film.
The awards highlight the strong showing of Red Sea Fund-supported productions at the festival and reflect the fund’s role in supporting film projects from development through to festival screenings.
As part of the festival’s Production Market, the Red Sea Fund also presented four project awards. In the short film category, Shareet and Bin Jalmoud were selected, while the feature film awards went to From Zero to a Thousand and Between the Two, directed by Malak Quota.
The foundation’s participation forms part of its ongoing support for Saudi and Arab filmmakers through initiatives including the Red Sea Fund, Red Sea Souk and Red Sea Labs, as well as its collaboration with local film events.
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