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DUBAI: Saudi film “Me & Aydarous” is set to kickstart its international festival tour at the Aspen Film Festival’s Shortsfest next month. Written and directed by Sara Balghonaim, the film is set in the early 2000s in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. It tells the story of a young woman who sneaks off for a date only to butt heads with her chaperoning chauffeur. Balghonaim, a
The Feature Film was nominated by a special Saudi committee for the Oscars, chaired by Abdullah Al-Eyaf, CEO of the Film Commission, and the membership of film director Haifa Al-Mansour.
JEDDAH: “In a very male-dominated Arab filmmaking industry, the passionate and visionary Nayla Al-Khaja was determined to cut through the status quo and establish a name for her own,” read a tweet promoting the August issue of Arabian Moda magazine. Coming from a Western media outlet, misconceptions such as this might be understandable, but when it comes from an Arab magazine,
JEDDAH: The Red Sea International Film Festival is a stepping stone to a brighter future for Saudi filmmakers, according one of the biggest names in the business, Saudi director Haifa Al-Mansour. Al-Mansour is the first female film director to make her name in the Kingdom. She began her career in 2005 with three short films, one of which, “The Only Way Out,” won awards in the