Jeddah – Saudi Arabia: Following a year of cinematic achievements, The Red Sea Fund is back with another round for its third edition. Great expectations await applicants to produce outstanding submissions this year, raising the bar high for cinema and films in the region.

The Red Sea Film Festival Foundation announces the Red Sea Fund’s third edition. The fund supports projects with directors from the Arab World and Africa, launching a new generation of filmmakers, and supporting established auteurs as they bring their work from script to screen.

The fund supports projects, creating a game-changing boost for filmmakers from Africa and the Arab world, which include fiction, documentary and animation feature film formats, as well as episodic content.

Applications are welcome from around the world to support projects of Arab and African directors. Additionally, Saudi nationals will be able to apply to the Red Sea Fund to support short films in development and production.

This years Red Sea Fund opening & closing dates:

For Applicants to apply via the following https://redseafilmfest.com/en/

The Red Sea Fund will be split across three main categories:

Red Sea Fund – Development

The fund aims to support bold and creative directors in developing live-action, emerging media, and animation projects from treatments to production-ready screenplays and concepts. Red Sea Fund will develop projects from Arab, African and Saudi directors that have a director and producer attached.

Red Sea Fund – Production.

For projects going into production and is aimed at supporting any aspect of the shoot. Open to viable projects at the production stage, with a script, committed director and producer attached, as well as potential cast and confirmed timeline. The team can be emerging or established, but with proven experience in filmmaking.

Red Sea Fund – Post-Production

A fund supporting all aspects of post-production on feature-length projects. Once a rough cut is ready, these grants will support filmmakers to complete their films and get them ready for distribution and exhibition. The team can be emerging or established, but with proven experience in filmmaking.