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Saudi Arabia shapes new film industry, led by Red Sea International Film Festival

(12 Dec 2024) ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 5 December 2024 1. Various of Red Sea IFF venues in Al Balad historic district ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 7 December 2024 2: SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Alshehri, Saudi actor: “I think we tell our stories very simply, and that's the thing that gets across to the world - that you tell your story naturally without any affectation, it will reach every person.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 6 December 2024 3. Various of guests on red carpet ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 7 December 2024 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Alshehri, Saudi actor: “Today you have studios built in less than a hundred and twenty days. You have one of the largest, if not the largest studios in the Arab region, North Africa and the Middle East in general. This is a means of being present, it stimulates the industry. I was saying even at the time when I was present at the opening of the fort, I was saying that now no writer or director has an excuse to say he sits and imagines but is unable to implement his imagination. Today you are present in Saudi Arabia. Today Saudi Arabia is hosting the largest productions, the largest events, and also in terms of films, it will have a bright future in the subject of attracting international, Arab and local films, so filming will be in Saudi Arabia." 5. Various of guests on red carpet ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 5 December 2024 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hana Al-Omair, Saudi writer and director: “Of course, there are still many stories that have not been told yet, and we certainly have a long time ahead of us before we can tell the Saudi narrative as it should be.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 6 December 2024 7. Various of "My Driver and I" cast on the red carpet ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 7 December 2024 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Roula Dakheelallah, Saudi actor: “I see the change in Saudi cinema, a very beautiful change and it is moving at a wonderful speed. In my opinion, we do not need to rush. We need to guide the truth of the artistic movement that is happening in Saudi Arabia. It is a very great movement, and it has all the components that help it grow and develop and reach the world and tell our stories as Arabs, as Saudis, as Muslims to the world, such that no one but us tells our stories and no one but us speaks in our language.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 6 December 2024 9. Wide shot "My Driver and I" cast on the red carpet ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 7 December 2024 10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Roula Dakheelallah, Saudi actor: “I work from morning until five in the evening, but I can’t. My heart is very attached to cinema. Every time I’m attached to art, I’ve always dreamed of a moment. I used to work in short films and volunteer films, and I used to help my friends’ friends in the field. But this is almost my first official and big role in a film this year.” 11. Wide shot Red Sea IFF logos displayed on a wall STORYLINE: Five years after lifting a 35-year cinema ban, Saudi Arabia is shaping a new film industry, with the Red Sea International Film Festival playing a key role in its uprising. The festival comes as Saudi Arabia tries to expand its influence into films, gaming, sports and other fields. Activists have decried the investments as whitewashing the kingdom's human rights as it remains one of the world's top executioners and tightly controls speech. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...