📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- A record 12 Red Sea Film Foundation-supported films are in the running for the Best International Feature Film award at the 99th Academy Awa.
- According to Arab News, the foundation says that 11 of these films have been officially nominated by their respective countries, while 'Ing'.
- Under the Academy's new rules for the 99th Oscars, award winners from select international film festivals, including the Platform Award, can.
A record 12 Red Sea Film Foundation-supported films are in the running for the Best International Feature Film award at the 99th Academy Awards.
According to Arab News, the foundation says that 11 of these films have been officially nominated by their respective countries, while 'Ing' won the platform award at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival and qualified for direct submission.
Under the Academy's new rules for the 99th Oscars, award winners from select international film festivals, including the Platform Award, can submit their entries directly for this category.
These 11 national nominations include 'A Matter of Life and Death', 'Ruqayya', 'Som Som the Night of the Stars', 'The Stories', 'Guria', 'Four Seasons in Java', 'Sink', 'Strawberries', 'Bin Imana', 'We Are All Strangers' and 'The Other Side of the Sun'.
Faisal Balteor, CEO of Red Sea Film Foundation, said that the performance reflected the commitment to support filmmakers from production to international recognition.
