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Red Sea Film Festival Building a New ‘Home’ for World Cinema, Programmer Kaleem Aftab Says
Red Sea Film Festival is positioning itself as a 'new home for film,' says its head of international programming, Kaleem Aftab.
“Home” is the theme of the 4th edition of the Red Sea Film Festival as it returns to its original location, but in a sleek custom-built venue, in the recently renovated Al-Balad district in Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Kaleem Aftab, the fest’s head of international programming, says that home is a fitting theme for this year’s edition since the festival increasingly serves as a key platform for Africa, Arab and Asian cinema, and its impact is now all-year-round through the work of the Red Sea Film Foundation. Films screening at this year’s fest that have benefited from Red Sea support include “To Kill a Mongolian Horse,” which Aftab says he spotted during the rough cut stage: “It became a handpicked Asian project because it needed some completion funding.”
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