The European Film Festival is headed back to Riyadh
The festival begins tomorrow
Cinephiles, this is where you need to be. There’s a film festival in town; you best believe we’re going to grab the popcorn and keep our eyes glued to the screen. Check out the European Film Festival 2025 in Riyadh.
Happening in Riyadh from Monday November 3 until Tuesday November 11, the European Film Festival will be taking over VOX Cinemas in Century Corner.
4th European Film Festival in Saudi Arabia starts in 2 days! 🇪🇺🇸🇦🎬 15 films from 15 countries, in original language with AR/EN subtitles — tickets only 35 SAR. 2 free access side-events with top filmmakers. Riyadh @VOX_Cinemas_KSA. Tickets & registration: https://t.co/OKPPOzGFNz pic.twitter.com/vaqePD0sbn
— EU in the GCC (@EUintheGCC) November 1, 2025
Organised by the European Union Delegation in cooperation with Arabia Pictures, the Embassies of the EU Member States, and, of course, VOX Cinemas, this festival aims to facilitate cultural exchange and allow networking between European and Saudi filmmakers as well as promote European cinema.
The festival will be bringing you 15 European movies from 15 European countries. We’re looking forward to viewing movies from all over the European Union, including Austria, Belgium, Italy, Ukraine, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, and Portugal.
Movies to watch
- Mond, directed by Kurdish-Austrian filmmaker Kurdwin Ayub
- We Believe You, directed by Arnaud Dufeys, Charlotte Devillers
- The Sock, directed by Kyros Papavassiliou
- Living Large, directed by Kristina Dufková
- Sons, directed by Gustav Möller
- Je’vaida, directed by Katja Gauriloff
- There’s Still Tomorrow, directed by Paola Cortellesi
- Flow, directed by Gints Zilbalodis
- Titina, a Norwegian-Belgian animated feature directed by Kajsa Næss
- O Pai Tirano, directed by António Lopes Ribeiro
- The Secret of the PinUp Island, directed by Alecs Nastoiu
- Autobus 47, directed by Marcel Barrena
- Watch the Skies, directed by Swedish filmmaker Victor Danell
- Us, Our Pets, and the War, directed by Anton Ptushkin
