The Red Sea Fund—the financing arm of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Foundation—was created in 2019 to support emerging filmmakers and established talent from the Arab world and Africa. In the five years since, the fund has supported over 230 films from more than 40 countries, including Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated “Four Daughters” and Saudi box office hit “Mandoob.” Other films backed by the fund went on to premiere at the world’s biggest festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Toronto.
“We just can’t believe it. We’ve had so many achievements happen in such a short window of time,” head of the Red Sea Fund Emad Eskander tells Variety. “When
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