The fourth version of the Crimson Sea Souk, the market arm of the Crimson Sea Movie Basis, got here to a wrap on Wednesday afternoon after 5 days of actions nested inside the dates of the Crimson Sea Movie Competition. Winners embrace “The Mom of All Lies” director Asmae El Moudir with “Holy Cow” and “Hiding Saddam Hussein” director Halkawt Mustafa with “Farouk.”
“We’re concluding a really profitable market and I’m assured that within the close to future we shall be listening to a number of collaborations and offers germinated from the Souk,” mentioned the managing director of the Crimson Sea Movie Basis Shivani Pandya Malhotra through the ceremony.
“The inspiration wish to be the last word platform for the underserved areas reminiscent of Asia, Africa and the Center East,” Malhotra continued. “This area represents two-thirds of the worldwide inhabitants and 35% of the world’s field workplace. It’s our endeavor to assist enhance and provides visibility to content material from this a part of the world to mirror the proportion of the inhabitants.”
Director of the Crimson Sea Souk Holly Daniel, who helmed her first version within the publish, mentioned that this 12 months’s Souk Undertaking market had a “report variety of assembly requests for the initiatives within the choice, which displays the excessive caliber and potential of the groups participating.”
The most important money prizes had been handed out to Katia Jarjoura’s “Robbing Beirut,” which took the $75,000 Crimson Sea Souk Manufacturing Award; Lydia Matata’s “Pepo Kali,” which took the $50,000 Crimson Sea Labs Manufacturing Award for a Crimson Sea Lodge venture and Mahamed Al’Omda’s “Blue Card,” winner of the Crimson Sea Labs Manufacturing Award for a Crimson Sea Lodge venture prize price $70,000.
El Moudir’s “Holy Cow” took awards from Freshly Floor Tales, the Arab Radio and Tv Community (ART) and the CNC, whereas “Farouk” gained the Impronta Movies award price $10,000.
In simply 4 years, the Crimson Sea Souk has grow to be the biggest movie market within the Arab world. This 12 months, the Souk opened to initiatives from Asia for the primary time, with a whopping 28% of whole submissions coming from the nation. On prime of business actions, the Souk featured 142 exhibitors from 32 nations and welcomed names reminiscent of Andrew Garfield, Dev Patel, John Boyega and Marisa Tomei for a collection of conversations with collaborating expertise.
Full record of winners under:
Arab Cinema Heart (ACC)
Two supported locations on the Worldwide Movie Competition Rotterdam Producers Lab
Awarded by ACC
Saudi Winner: “Do Re Mimi”
Producer: Jawaher Alamri
Arab Winner: “It’s Okay, I’m Solely Human”
Producer: Christelle Younes
Filmmore
One in-kind award for a works-in-progress movie consisting of a full digital intermediate price $32,500
Awarded by Filmmore
Winner: “Fuxi”
Director: Qiu JiongJiong
Freshly Floor Tales
Two in-kind awards {of professional} enterprise and authorized assist for a venture, as much as 12 months in any stage of the manufacturing cycle, every price $5,000.
Awarded by Freshly Floor Tales
Winner: “Holy Cow”
Director: Asmae El Moudir
Winner:
“Assa, A Fish in a Bowl”
Director: Dahlia Nemlich
Impronta Movies
One in-kind award for a documentary venture of consultancy classes over 12-months, price $10,000.
Awarded by Impronta Movies
Winner: “Farouk”
Director: Halkawt Mustafa
Oticons
One in-kind award for a work-in-progress movie consisting of in-kind music consulting providers price $10,000
Awarded by Oticons
Winner: “Fuxi”
Director: Qiu JiongJiong
Shift Studios
Shift Studios awards for a promotion package deal price $12,000
Two Awards
Awarded by Shift Studios
Winner: “I Didn’t Signal Up for This.”
Director: Lana Komsany.
Winner: “Do-Re-Mimi”
Director: Fatima Albanawi
Shift Studios award consisting of a full DCP package deal price $8,000
Winner: “Blue Card”
Director: Mohamed Al’Omda
TITRAFILM
In-kind award for a work-in-progress movie price $10,000
Awarded by TITRAFILM
Winner: “Allah Is Not Obliged”
Directed by Zaven Najjar
Arab Radio and Tv Community (ART)
$50,000 ART grant for one Saudi venture in improvement or manufacturing
Awarded by ART
Winner: “I Didn’t Signal Up for This”
Director: Lana Komsany
$50,000 ART Award for one Arab Undertaking in improvement or manufacturing
Awarded by ART
Winner: “Holy Cow”
Director: Asmae El Moudir
MAD Options
$50,000 to a venture in improvement, in manufacturing or in publish manufacturing.
Awarded by MAD
Winner: “Do Re Mimi”
Director: Fatima Albanawi
MBC Academy/Shahid
$40,000 MBC Academy /Shahid Award for a Saudi venture in improvement
Awarded by MBC
Winner: “Hadd”
Director: Jamal Kutbi
Two $20,000 MBC Academy/Shahid Awards for a venture in improvement or manufacturing or post-production
Awarded by MBC
Winner: “Shut Rose Shut”
Director: Rulan Hasan
Winner: “Blue Card”
Director: Mohamed Al’Omda
Ambient Mild
As Ambient Mild – one money award of $10,000 for a venture in improvement
Winner: “It’s Okay, I’m Solely Human”
Directed by Karim Ghorayeb and George Barbari
As A2J – one in-kind award with a worth of $10,000 for post-production providers to a works-in-progress venture
Awarded by Ambient Mild
Winner: “A Winner Is Seen on the Begin”
Directed by Zhannat AlShanova.
Rotana Studios
One money and three in-kind awards consisting of:
$50,000 money award for an Arab movie
Awarded by Rotana Studios
Winner: “Shut Shut Shut”
Director: Rulan Hasan
Two in-kind awards valued at $50,000 every within the type of distribution charges waiver for 2 Arab initiatives to be distributed by Rotana Studios
Awarded by Rotana Studios
Winner: “Blue Card”
Director: Mohamed Al’Omda
Winner: “Shut Shut Shut”
Director: Rulan Hasan
One in-kind award valued at $25,000 within the type of free inclusion in content material improvement lab Rotana-Sard for six months for a Saudi venture
Awarded by Rotana Studios
Winner: “Do Re Mimi”
Director: Fatima Albanawi
Greatest Media Manufacturing
Greatest Media Manufacturing Award for one venture in improvement or manufacturing with an quantity of $10,000
Awarded by Greatest Media Manufacturing
Winner: “It’s Okay, I’m Solely Human”
Administrators: Karim Ghorayeb, George Peter Barbari
CNC
CNC Award for one venture with an quantity of €8,000 ($8,500 equal)
Awarded by the Crimson Sea Souk initiatives in improvement jury
Winner: “Holy Cow”
Director: Asmae El Moudir
Ithra
50,000 SAR ($13,333) Ithra award for one Saudi venture in manufacturing or post-production
Awarded by Ithra
Winner: “Hadd”
Director: Jamal Kutbi
Crimson Sea Souk Works in Progress Awards:
Crimson Sea Souk post-production jury particular point out award with a grant of $15,000
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk WIP jury
Winner: “Fuxi”
Director: Qiu JiongJiong
Crimson Sea Souk Submit-Manufacturing Award with a grant of $40,000
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk WIP Jury
Winner: “Guria”
Director: Levan Koguashvili
Crimson Sea Labs Awards:
Two $5,000 Crimson Sea Labs SeriesLab Awards
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk SeriesLab Jury
First winner: “Chilly Case One” ($5,000) written by Nithin Lukose and Hari Kirishnan
Second winner: “Era A” ($5,000) written by Mona Ombogo
One $10,000 Crimson Sea Labs SeriesLab Award
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk SeriesLab Jury
Winner: “Saria Othman Wants No Man” ($10,000) written by Estephan Khattar
$20,000 Crimson Sea Labs Jury particular point out award for a Crimson Sea Lodge venture
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “Shut Shut Shut”
Director: Rulan Hasan
$40,000 Crimson Sea Labs Manufacturing Award for a Crimson Sea Lodge venture
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “The Silent Ones”
Director: Jawahine Zentar
$50,000 Crimson Sea Labs Manufacturing Award for a Crimson Sea Lodge venture
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “Pepo Kali”
Director: Lydia Matata
$70,000 Crimson Sea Labs Manufacturing Award for a Crimson Sea Lodge venture
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “Blue Card”
Director: Mahamed Al’Omda
Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Awards:
$20,000 Crimson Sea Souk Jury Particular Point out Award
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “Tahmina”
Director: Aboozar Amini
$30,000 Crimson Sea Souk Improvement Award
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “Watch it Burn”
Director: Makbul Mubarak
$75,000 Crimson Sea Souk Manufacturing Award
Awarded by Crimson Sea Souk Initiatives in Improvement Jury
Winner: “Robbing Beirut”
Director: Katia Jarjoura
