JEDDAH: The Red Sea Film Foundation on Saturday unveiled the programming team for the fifth edition of its Red Sea International Film Festival, set to take place from Dec. 4-13 in Al-Balad, the historic district of Jeddah.
The team will be led by Antoine Khalife, director of the Arab and Classic Cinema Program, with critic Ahmed Al-Ayyad and Josephine Habashi appointed as senior programmers, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Maryam Abdullah will serve as programmer and the foundation’s delegate to Egypt, while Badie Massad will oversee the Short Films Program within the Arab section.
Mohie Qari will continue in his role as director of the Saudi Program.
As part of the festival’s international expansion, Fionnuala Halligan has joined as director of International Programs. She will work with a global team of advisers.
