Red Sea Labs - The Lodge

Open to teams of Saudi, Arab, Asian, and African filmmakers and producers, this intensive creative and professional training program will take your project from idea to reality. Every year, it turns ambitious emerging filmmakers into a further stage.

For these filmmakers on the cusp of their big break, The Lodge in partnership with the TorinoFilmLab and supported by Film Alula, selects projects for creative and professional mentorship, development, and next-level industry opportunities. Submit your project for your chance to be part of the ten-month program; applications are open:

For Saudi projects: 10^th November 2024
For Arab, African and Asian projects: 15^th December 2024

In 2025, the Lodge will expand across ten months and five workshops – the first one exclusively addressed to selected Saudi teams, and other four to all selected projects – to give you a broad overview and strong grounding to explore your project’s full dramatic and production potentials. You’ll be mentored by a Head of Studies and a Head of Script Development, with guidance from international specialists across all segments of cinema and the Industry.