Saudi Arabia Sets Cannes Film Festival Debut With Official Pavilion, Shorts

Saudi Arabia will make its Cannes Film Festival debut next month as the Kingdom says it’s participating in the event for the first time.

Saudi’s presence will be repped by a selection of nine short films by young local filmmakers which will screen at the Short Film Corner on May 14 and 15.

The newly-launched Saudi Film Council will also set up shop in a pavilion where it will hold a range of industry events.

The two most high-profile recent films to emerge from Saudi are…

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