Overview
- The festival’s fifth edition in Jeddah is set for early December, with Deadline and THR listing Dec. 4–13 and Variety reporting Dec. 3–14.
- Baker will chair deliberations on 16 feature films competing for the Golden Yusr and other prizes.
- Festival CEO Faisal Baltyuor lauded Baker’s commitment to authentic, independent storytelling in announcing the appointment.
- The role places Baker in a line of past jury presidents that includes Oliver Stone, Baz Luhrmann and Spike Lee.
- Variety highlights a high-profile slate featuring projects tied to Angelina Jolie, Jude Law, Paul Dano, Ben Kingsley and Anthony Mackie.