Baz Luhrmann To Head The Red Sea International Film Festival Jury
The esteemed writer, director and producer has been confirmed as the head of the Red Sea International Film Festival Jury
The Red Sea International Film Festival is about to embark on its third edition of the Saudi Festival, beginning on November 30 and running until December 9. The upcoming festival will be hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for its 2023 edition, where Baz Luhrmann shall head the Jury for the Red Sea International Film Festival’s Features Competition.
The Features Competition shall convey a selection of 17 features from across the Arab, Asia and Africa Region. The winner of the competition will be chosen by Baz Luhrmann along with the renowned jury receiving the Yusr Award for 2023.
As stated on redseafilmfest.com, CEO of the Red Sea International Film Festival, Mohammed Al Turki, has said, “Baz is a pioneer of pop culture with incredible versatility across the creative fields, and it’s a great honour to have him head our third edition jury presidency.” The CEO continued to say, “We look forward to announcing the films and celebrating the outstanding filmmaking taking place across the Arab world, Asia and Africa”.
Baz Luhrmann, well known for an array of films such as Elvis, The Great Gatsby, Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and many more to his repertoire, has said, “As a child in the local cinema that we ran near the tiny country town where I grew up, I was mesmerized by the powerful historical and physical landscapes of Lawrence of Arabia. Since that time, I have had an abiding passion for the Arabian world, but after visiting Saudi Arabia, I felt truly inspired by the remarkable young filmmaking talent coming up across the region and to see how they are now capturing the attention of the global film community.” Baz has also said, “It’s an honour to be presiding over this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival’s Jury, alongside leading and emerging lights in the industry, and to be part of the evolution of change that is happening through cinema across the Arab region, Asia and Africa.”