Ready for their close-up: Saudi stars dazzle at opening of 12th Saudi Film Festival
DHAHRAN: Film stars from around the Kingdom dazzled on the red carpet at the opening ceremony for the 12th Saudi Film Festival on Friday night.
The longest-running celebration of film in the Kingdom, the festival has since its launch in 2008 become a key showcase and driver of Saudi and Gulf cinema, and is now an annual event.
The opening ceremony took place at the Dhahran headquarters of the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known as Ithra, which organizes the festival in partnership with the Cinema Association and with the support of the Saudi Film Commission.
Abdulrahman Alghannam, chairperson of the Cinema Association welcomed the crowd to the event, saying: “It is our pleasure to present to you, with love, a journey through the world of cinema, in our renewed annual tradition.
