Red Sea International Film Festival

RSIFF & Annecy International Animation Festival Partner to Boost the Saudi Animation Industry

December 18, 2025 by TVA Editor

The Saudi Arabian animation industry is set to benefit massively from a partnership between the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) and Cité de l'Image en Mouvement et des Industries Créatives (CITIA), the organizers of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the world's largest annual animation festival launched since 65 years. The three-year strategic partnership, underpinned by an MoU signed in Jeddah on December 9 by RSIFF CEO Faisal Baltyuor and Mickaël Marin, CEO CITIA, … [Read more...] about RSIFF & Annecy International Animation Festival Partner to Boost the Saudi Animation Industry

The Red Sea Film Foundation appoints acclaimed Saudi producer Faisal Baltyuor as CEO

May 21, 2025 by TVA Editor

The Red Sea Film Foundation (Red Sea FF) has appointed Saudi film industry pioneer and founder of CineWaves Faisal Baltyuor as CEO, taking over from Acting CEO Mohammed Asseri effective June 1st, 2025. Faisal is a driving force in the Saudi film industry, holding posts as the first head of Ithra Cinema and the first CEO of the Saudi Film Council, and then founding and running Saudi distributor CineWaves Films, one of the fastest growing distribution companies in Saudi Arabia as well as holding … [Read more...] about The Red Sea Film Foundation appoints acclaimed Saudi producer Faisal Baltyuor as CEO