RIYADH: A record 12 films backed by the Red Sea Film Foundation are in the running for the international feature Oscar, with 11 selected as national submissions and one entering through a new route for festival prize winners, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Eleven are their countries’ official submissions, while “Angh” qualified to submit directly after winning the Platform Award at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. Under new Academy rules for the 99th Oscars, winners of
