Red Sea Fund
Red Sea Film Foundation Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi-based film fund offering development, production and post-production grants for feature and episodic projects by Arab, African and Asian directors.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Grants (over $15 million awarded to 280+ projects since 2021).
Also: development, production and post-production support.
Who can apply: Directors of Arab, African or Asian nationality/origin; shorts only for Saudi directors.
Four cycles a year: post-production (January), production (March), development (May), post-production (July).
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: script, budget, director statement, video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “280+ Projects, with $15 Million in Grants – Now Open to Asia!”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Directors of Arab, African or Asian nationality/origin; shorts only for Saudi directors.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Financial summaryUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Artist statementOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Red Sea Film Foundation without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.