Red Sea Lodge 2022

The Red Sea Lodge nurtures the next generation of filmmakers from Saudi and the Arab world, in partnership with TorinoFilmLab. This intensive creative and professional training program turns ambitious emerging filmmakers into the next big thing.

The Red Sea Lodge, in collaboration with TorinoFilmLab, selects projects for creative and professional mentorship, development, and next-level industry opportunities.

In 2022, the Lodge expands across ten months and five workshops to give you a broad overview and strong grounding to explore your project's full dramatic and production potential. You’ll be mentored by a Head of Script Development and Head of Production, with guidance from specialists across the industry.

Alongside ongoing script development sessions, the programme features a producer's coaching programme and covers professional development, production, financing, sales and marketing. During the workshop participants also have the opportunity to work with internationally experienced experts from the fields of directing, cinematography, editing sound, and post-production, sales.

- Workshop One | Project Development Part I – An introduction to the programme, the tutors and project teams. Exploring the dramatic potential of the projects; an overview of the role and business of the producer.
ONLINE, from 22nd to 29th March (Friday, 25th March OFF)

- Workshop Two | Project Development Part II - Feedback on updated project documents and introduction to the fundamentals of being a producer. 
In JEDDAH, from 30th May to 6th June (Friday, 3rd June OFF) (the arrangement of in-person workshops is subject to the global health situation)

- Workshop Three | Visualization – taking the script from the page to the screen working with film professionals including directors and cinematographers to understand how to visually realize the script.  Producing programme and script development work continues.
ONLINE, from 19th to 25th July (Friday, 22nd July OFF)

- Workshop Four | Production and Post-Production, participants have the opportunity of to discuss their projects with editors, sound designers, and post-production specialists. Producing programme and script development work continues.
ONLINE, from 17th to 22nd September

- Workshop Five | Festival preparation, getting ready for pitching and meeting industry professionals before launching your project at the Red Sea Souk.
In JEDDAH, dates TBC depending on the confirmed dates of the Red Sea International Film Festival