Red Sea, Beirut and Film Festival

‘Robbing Beirut’, ‘Guria’ & ‘Saria Othman Needs No Man’ Scoop Top Prizes At Red Sea Project Market
Lebanese Canadian director Katia Jarjoura’s drama Robbing Beirut has won the top $75,000 in-development prize in the Red Sea Souk project market, presenting 31 feature films and seven series projects within Saudi Arabia ’s Red Sea International Film Festival.
‘Robbing Beirut' Takes Top Prize at Red Sea Film Festival Awards
The Lebanese heist thriller by director Katia Jarjoura was among a raft of winners among projects that are either works-in-progress or in development at the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia event on Wednesday.
Red Sea International Film Festival’s Souk industry awards gives out over $900,000 in prizes
The biggest award, the $75,000 Red Sea Souk Production Award, went to Katia Jarjoura’s Lebanon-France co-production Robbing Beirut. Produced by Michel Zana for Blue Train Films, the film follows a young woman who becomes a bank robber in order to pay for her sister’s leukaemia treatment.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas Celebrated At Red Sea International Film Festival
Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been honoured at the ongoing edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival. On the occasion, the actress said that is a believer of the universal power of entertainment to bring people together.
THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HONOURS PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS
Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) will honour award winning actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Fashion, White Tiger, Heads of State) at its Awards Ceremony on 12th December. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is one of the most celebrated actors in the world,
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Lebanon crisis: Fire erupts in Zaha Hadid-designed shopping centre in Beirut
Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames that damaged a corner of the Beirut Souks' latticed roof. There were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire is not yet known. The building ...
New Projects by ‘The Mother of All Lies’ and ‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Directors Amongst Winners of the Fourth Edition of Red Sea Souk
“We are concluding a very successful market and I am confident that in the near future we will be hearing several ...
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Designers bring local talent back to Beirut’s souks
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Israeli Strikes Pound Central Beirut, Suburbs After First Warnings for Areas Inside the City
Israeli Strikes Pound Central Beirut, Suburbs After First Warnings for Areas Inside the City BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel began a series of strikes on central Beirut on Tuesday evening, security ...