Pakistan made a notable appearance at the opening of the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 in Jeddah, where the red carpet ceremony marked the start of the event’s fifth edition.

Actress Atiqa Odho, senior artist and TV host Tausiq Haider, and filmmaker-actor Shehzad Nawaz represented Pakistan. Their presence was warmly welcomed by both, the festival organisers and attendees.

The festival opened with a grand ceremony featuring artists and filmmakers from around the world. The fifth edition of the festival opened under the theme “Loving Cinema”, bringing together filmmakers from the Arab world, Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States to celebrate the unifying power of the seventh art.