Published on, Sept. 22 -- September 22, 2025 2:47 AM

The French Consulate in Jeddah hosted several young Saudi Arabia creators for a preparatory meeting on Tuesday before the fifth 48Hr Film Challenge, which is a collaboration between the Red Sea Film Foundation, Alliance Francaise and Institut Francais.

The 48Hr Film Challenge was set up for young, aspiring citizens and foreigner resident in the country to create a short film in just two days, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday.

The evening brought together mentors, industry figures and participants to focus on storytelling and collaboration.

Zain Zedan, Red Sea Souk manager at the RSFF, said that interest in the challenge continues to grow. There were 70 applicants for 14 t...