, a former Cannes Directors’ Fortnight chief, was conspicuously absent Monday at the opening night gala at the Vox Cinemas multiplex in Jeddah’s historic Al Balad district.
Waintrop was appointed artistic director of the Red Sea fest in June, after having previously been an advisor to the ambitious event. The festival is an integral component of a concerted effort underway to help drive Saudi Arabia’s current boom in all aspects of film industry activity following the removal of its 35-year-old religion-related ban on cinema in 2017.
“The festival is meant to appeal to a new generation of people between the ages of 19 and 40 who are educated and more progressive, and they are benefiting from the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s drive to modernize the region,” Waintrop added, citing women’s right to drive, the opening of theaters and the upcoming launch of an arthouse cinema chain.
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