Upcoming films from Palestinian director Maha Haj, Lebanese director Wissam Charaf and Sudanese breakout Mohamed Kordofani are among 40 titles selected for the upcoming edition of the Red Sea Film Festival ’s Souk Project Market.

The platform taking place within the framework of the festival in December is designed to bolster international co-productions and grant access to new projects and talent from across the Arab World, Asia and Africa.

It will showcase 24 Projects in Development, eight Works-In-Progress and eight Episodic Series.

Twelve of the 24 projects in development or production have been developed by the Red Sea Labs over the year as part of the Feature Film Program. This program is in partnership with Torino Film Lab and sponsored by Film Alula.

The remaining 12 project

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