Red Sea International Film Festival announces In Conversation line-up

The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) has revealed a plethora of special guests to appear In Conversation at the third edition of the Festival, running 30 November – 9 December. Throughout the ten days of premiere and gala screenings, industry panels and awards, will be a series of exclusive events featuring an inspiring and diverse collective of global, cinematic luminaries, with award-winning directors, actors and practitioners.

The raft of A-list talent will participate in the In Conversations strand held at the VOX Cinemas, Souk Forum and Souk Cinema, which will feature insights and discussions with leading creators about their practice, their passions, and their stories.

This year the Red Sea launched with in-depth chats from Ranveer Singh ("Gully Boy"), Katrina Kaif ("Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara") and Yasmine Sabri ("Bogeyman"), and will continue with celebrated figures including actor, rapper and producer Will Smith ("King Richard"), Bollywood legend Karan Johar ("My Name is Khan"), Kaouther Ben Hania ("Four Daughters"), The Godus Brothers ("Fever Dream"), on screen stars Andrew Garfield ("Silence"), Amina Khalil ("Fireworks"), Dhafer L'Abidine ("Children of Men"), Nicolas Cage ("Dream Scenario"), Gwyneth Paltrow ("Avengers: Endgame"), Alia Bhatt ("Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani"), actor, producer, director Halle Berry ("Bruised"), this year’s Head of Jury Baz Lurhmann and Academy Award winning costume and production designer Catherine Martin ("Moulin Rouge!").

Mohammed Al-Turki, CEO of the Red Sea International Film, Festival said “The In Conversation line-up this year has some of the most iconic names in entertainment from across the globe, who are each trailblazers in their fields. They are converging on Jeddah to give festival goers an insight into their work and inspiration – from multihyphenate creators who fire our imaginations to actors who light up our screens bringing stories to life – we can’t wait to welcome this group to join us at Red Sea IFF 2023.”