عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Varieties

Red Sea Labs Launches Directors Program to Empower Emerging Filmmakers

This initiative reflects the Red Sea Film Foundation’s commitment - through Red Sea Labs - to empowering creative voices
This initiative reflects the Red Sea Film Foundation’s commitment - through Red Sea Labs - to empowering creative voices
TT
20
TT

Red Sea Labs Launches Directors Program to Empower Emerging Filmmakers

This initiative reflects the Red Sea Film Foundation’s commitment - through Red Sea Labs - to empowering creative voices
This initiative reflects the Red Sea Film Foundation’s commitment - through Red Sea Labs - to empowering creative voices

Red Sea Labs, a Red Sea Film Foundation program, has launched the Directors’ Program – a transformative, week-long learning experience taking place in Jeddah from April 29 to May 3, and bringing together 15 emerging filmmakers from Saudi Arabia, the Arab world, Asia, and Africa for an intensive exploration of the art of directing.

"The Directors’ Program marks a bold step forward for the Labs in our mission to nurture regional talent and connect them with the global filmmaking community,” head of Red Sea Labs Ryan Ashore was quoted as saying in a statement.

This initiative, said the statement, reflects the Red Sea Film Foundation’s commitment - through Red Sea Labs - to empowering creative voices by facilitating direct engagement with leading international filmmakers, and by equipping participants with the professional tools and creative guidance required to advance their careers.

Most Viewed

 
Varieties

Spain Foreign Tourist Numbers Break Record in Early 2025

FILE PHOTO: Tourists tour along the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) on a hot summer day in Ronda, Spain July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tourists tour along the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) on a hot summer day in Ronda, Spain July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
TT
20
TT

Spain Foreign Tourist Numbers Break Record in Early 2025

FILE PHOTO: Tourists tour along the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) on a hot summer day in Ronda, Spain July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tourists tour along the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge) on a hot summer day in Ronda, Spain July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

Spain welcomed a record 17 million foreign tourists in the first three months of 2025 as the buoyant sector drives an economy outshining European peers, official data showed on Monday.

The 17.1 million foreign tourists arriving in Spain from January to March was a 5.7-percent increase on the same period in 2024, the National Statistics Institute said.

Britain, France and Germany supplied the most holidaymakers to the world's second most-visited country, which last year hosted a record 94 million foreign tourists seeking its sun, beaches and culture, AFP reported.

Spending by foreign tourists also climbed 7.2 percent to 23.5 billion euros ($26.7 billion), the tourism ministry said in a statement, a welcome development for the government which wants visitors to splash more cash during their stay.

The tourist sector was one of the drivers of Spain's standout growth of 3.2 percent in 2024, well above the EU figure of one percent.

But the bonanza has sparked a growing backlash among locals who complain that an unsustainable influx of foreign visitors is driving up rents, saturating infrastructure and changing the fabric of neighborhoods.

Spain aims to "diversify" destinations, make the sector less dependent on key seasons and "share out the benefits" across the country, Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said in a statement.