Beth: The Red Sea International Film Festival announced the opening of applications to participate in the program of its inaugural session, which will be held from 11-20 November in Jeddah, and accept applications for Asian and African films, including Arab films, from May 18 to August 18, 2021.

The festival program includes 11 sections featuring international and contemporary Arab works, long, short and experimental Saudi films, masterpieces of classic cinema, in addition to future creations of virtual reality, augmented reality and interactive cinema, and these sections include the Red Sea competition, the Red Sea short film competition, a new Saudi cinema. , Experience, world masterpieces, Arab masterpieces, global choices, interactive cinema, the treasures of the Red Sea, a new generation, Red Sea episodes.

The films that will be selected in the competition will compete for the Al-Yusr Awards awarded by an international jury, and include the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film ($ 100,000), Best Directing ($ 30,000), the Special Jury Prize ($ 20,000), and the Golden Yusr Award for Best Short film ($ 25,000), in addition to awards for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Cinematic Contribution. The festival also offers a cash prize for the winning film, the Audience Award, and the best Saudi film.

The festival management confirmed that the invitation is open to emerging talents in addition to directors with expertise and well-known names from Asia, Africa and the Arab world to submit applications to participate in the “Red Sea” competition, and the “Short Film” competition, in addition to Saudi talents who can also participate in the “New Saudi Cinema” program. And experimenting, “via (link).