Red Sea Film Festival Chiefs Play Up ‘East Meets West' Role as Industry Attendance Rises and Saudi Event Embraces Boxing Biopic ‘Giant'

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival opens on Thursday with the Middle East premiere of Rowan Athale's boxing biopic “Giant,” ...

Red Sea Film Festival Red Carpet Photos: Ana de Armas, Queen Latifah, Sean Baker, Michael Caine, Uma Thurman & Naomie Harris at Opening Night Gala

The Red Sea International Film Festival kicked off with the premiere of the film, Giant, a British-Yemeni boxing biopic directed by Rowan Athale, starring Amir El-Masry as Prince Naseem Hamed and ...

‘Giant' Director Rowan Athale on Landing Pierce Brosnan for Boxing Film, Getting Sylvester Stallone's ‘Seal of Approval' and Their Next Film Together

British-Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale (“The Rise”) was just five years old when he first spotted Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T ...

Red Sea: Michael Caine, Adrien Brody, Vin Diesel, Jessica Alba and Uma Thurman Spotted in Saudi Arabia as Fest Kicks Off With ‘Giant'

The star-studded opening ceremony, which also included Sean Baker, Kirsten Dunst, Jessica Alba and Queen Latifah, made clear ...

Hollywood meets the Middle East as Red Sea International Film Festival opens in Jeddah

The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, one of the Middle East’s largest film festivals, opened ...

Amir El-Masry on Dislocating Finger While Playing Boxer Prince Naseem in ‘Giant’ With Pierce Brosnan Who Told Him: ‘F— the Film. Worry About Your Health’

Masry, who plays iconic British-Yemeni featherweight “Prince” Naseem Hamed in the biopic “Giant” – which opens Saudi Arabia’s ...