At the closing ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in front of an audience that included Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, Jason Statham, and Adrien Brody, the Golden Yusr for best film and a $100,000 cash prize went to Pakistani-Canadian horror film “In Flames,” directed by Zarrar Kahn.
The film has garnered accolades at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and the Busan International Film Festival.
In Flames is also Pakistan’s official submission for the Academy Awards. The psychological thriller is being nominated for the International Feature Oscar.
