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Saudi Arabian Cinema: The Rise of the Red Sea Film Festival

Evolution of Saudi Arabian Cinema, Led By The Red Sea International Film Festival

Anuva Sharma August 18, 2026

For a country that had no public cinemas for 35 years, Saudi Arabia has moved remarkably fast. There was a time when watching a film in a theatre was not a part of everyday life in the country. Today, Saudi Arabia has hundreds of cinema screens, growing production infrastructure, local films finding audiences at home and abroad, and a film festival that brings some of the biggest names in world

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