Haifaa al-Mansour (Arabic: هيفاء المنصور Hayfā'a al-Manṣūr; born 10 August 1974) is a Saudi Arabian film director. She is one of the country's best-known and one of the first female Saudi filmmakers.

Haifaa Al-Mansour. Director: Wadjda. Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia and is regarded as one of the most significant cinematic figures in the Kingdom.

1 day ago · Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi Thriller ‘Unidentified’ 5 mins ago U.K. Film and High-End TV Spend Reached Almost $7 Billion in 2024, Up 31% From Strike-Ravaged ...

1 day ago · Haifaa Al Mansour’s ‘Unidentifed’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics. SPC takes rights in North America and much of the world for the upcoming thriller from the director of 'Wadjda' and 'The ...

1 day ago · Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Unidentified, Haifaa Al Mansour’s latest, in North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and for worldwide airlines ...

1 day ago · Mila Al Zahrani, Shafi Al Harthi star. Sony Pictures Classics is reteaming with Wadjda director Haifaa Al Mansour on her upcoming contemporary Saudi thriller Unidentified, taking North America ...

Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia and is regarded as one of the most significant cinematic figures in the Kingdom. She finished her bachelor's degree in Literature at the American University in Cairo and completed a Master's degree in Directing and Film Studies from the University of Sydney.

May 25, 2018 · With her country at a crossroads, the “crazy more than brave" director of Mary Shelley tells a story of a woman underestimated. Haifaa al-Mansour directed Saudi Arabia’s first...

Sep 18, 2019 · Al-Mansour is a woman just as easily at home shooting on the streets on Riyadh as she is hobnobbing with Hollywood stars. She is a staple at the Venice Film Festival, where this year she premiered The Perfect Candidate as one of only two women filmmakers participating in the main Competition.

Sep 22, 2013 · Women aren't permitted to travel unattended in the streets of Saudi Arabia, so Wadjda director Haifaa Al Mansour worked from inside a van, communicating with her crew via walkie-talkie.