Saudi-supported film ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ heads to Cannes Critics’ Week

Saudi-supported film ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ heads to Cannes Critics’ Week
A scene from ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey.’ (Supplied)
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Updated 15 April 2025

Saudi-supported film ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ heads to Cannes Critics’ Week

Saudi-supported film ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ heads to Cannes Critics’ Week

DUBAI: Cannes Critics’ Week has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, which includes the Red Sea Film Foundation-supported film “Dandelion’s Odyssey” from Momoko Seto.

The film — which will close the week — will be the first animated feature to screen in the section since Jeremy Clapin’s Grand Prize winner “I Lost My Body” in 2019.

Shot from Japan to Iceland, “Dandelion’s Odyssey” is an adventure set in a dystopian world, with plants and animals as the main characters. The feature features a mix of timelapse photography, as well as live-action shooting and 3D animation.

More than 1,000 films were submitted for Cannes Critics’ Week 2025, which runs from May 14 to 22.


Riyadh premiere of film exploring Ibn Battuta’s historical Hajj journey

Riyadh premiere of film exploring Ibn Battuta’s historical Hajj journey
Updated 11 November 2025

Riyadh premiere of film exploring Ibn Battuta’s historical Hajj journey

Riyadh premiere of film exploring Ibn Battuta’s historical Hajj journey
  • Film has earned three awards at festivals in Houston, Boston and Paris

King Abdulaziz Public Library recently premiered the film “Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta,” exploring the explorer’s historical pilgrimage in the 14th century.

More than 2,000 people from 24 countries participated in the production of the short film, and it has also been shown in major cities worldwide, including New York, Singapore and Dubai.

The film has earned three awards at festivals in Houston, Boston and Paris, and has been translated into multiple languages, including French, Russian and Turkish.