Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival has added a slew of big names to its “In Conversation” lineup, including Dakota Johnson, Jessica Alba and Ana de Armas.
Other stars set to speak at the fest, which kicks off in Jeddah on Thursday, are Kirsten Dunst, Nina Dobrev, Queen Latifah and Kriti Sanon. According to a press release, the “In Conversation” guests will “share insights and have meaningful discussions about their practice, passions and stories with fans, cinema lovers and industry executives.” They join recently announced honorees Michael Caine, Sigourney Weaver, Juliette Binoche, Rachid Bouchareb and Stanley Tong.
“Anora” director Sean Baker is set to serve as jury president of this year’s edition of Red Sea Film Festival, which runs through Dec. 13. The fest’s lineup includes Angelina Jolie’s “Couture,” “The Wizard of the Kremlin” starring Jude Law and Paul Dano and Rupert Wyatt’s “Desert Warrior” with Ben Kingsley and Anthony Mackie.
More to come…
