Sajal Aly’s new film to open Saudi Arabia film festival
Film “What’s Love Got To Do With It? ” by Pakistan’s one of the best actresses named Sajal Aly will premiere the second Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia. Deadline claims that the Jemima Goldsmith film will be the first to be shown at the renowned occasion.
The majority of the roster for the festival’s sophomore edition, which runs December 1–10 in Jeddah, a port city on the Red Sea, was released on Monday. In total, 131 feature-length and short films from 61 different countries will be shown during the festival as of this writing, 34 of which are world premieres, 17 are regional premieres, and 47 are MENA premieres.
“The films set to compete at the Red Sea Competition, of which several received crucial support from the Red Sea Fund, span a variety of different genres and eras and are created by a wide range of incredibly talented filmmakers,” said Antoine Khalife, the festival’s Director of Arab Programs & Film Classics.
“The Arab actors shine in extremely challenging roles, whilst the directors identify with the characters in all their complexity and we are thus confronted with regrets, redemption, courage, self-seeking and revenge, but also love in all its aspects”, added by the festival’s director.
Following the festival’s excellent debut, Kaleem Aftab, director of international programming, stated that this year’s submission volume had increased significantly. There have to be some difficult judgments taken, he said. The selection for this year is of the highest standard and highlights the great depth and diversity of stories from Asia, Africa, and the Arab world. We have been delighted by the extraordinary storytelling.
Sajal Aly’s new film to open Saudi Arabia film festival
The multi-cultural romance was written by Khan and stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, Shabana Azmi, Aly, Mim Shaikh, and Asim Chaudhry. Shekhar Kapur, an Indian filmmaker, is the film’s director.
