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Richard Gere and Mohammed Al Turki to Be Honored at amfAR’s Venice Film Festival Gala (EXCLUSIVE)


Richard Gere and Mohammad Al Turki will be honored by amfAR during the Venice Film Festival. Kelly Rowland and Rumer Willis to perform.

“Few in the entertainment industry have done as much as Richard Gere to advance the fight against AIDS,” amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost said in a statement on Monday morning. “Thanks in part to Mohammed Al Turki’s leadership, The Red Sea International Film Festival has been a loyal supporter of amfAR’s work for many years, and through their generosity and partnership, they have helped advance our lifesaving research,” Frost said. AmfAR is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education and advocacy.

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