Saudi Arabia cancels star-studded film fest amid Middle East war

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The Red Sea International Film Festival has drawn such Hollywood A-listers as Emily Blunt, Adrien Brody, Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Caine.

September 21, 2026 at 5:20 p.m. EDT3 minutes ago

Model Alessandra Ambrosio at the Red Sea International Film Festival in December in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for the Red Sea International Film Festival)

Saudi Arabia has canceled this year’s edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, an event that has drawn such Hollywood A-listers as Emily Blunt, Adrien Brody, Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Caine, as fighting in the region rages.

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