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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.
May 25, 2018 · Now, as Saudi Arabia lifts its 35-year-old ban on movie theaters, al-Mansour, a petite, sneaker-wearing mother of two, is positioned to become in effect an ambassador between Hollywood and...
Sep 18, 2019 · It would be simplistic to call Haifaa al-Mansour a cinema ambassador. And yet that word befits the petite, well spoken filmmaker to a “t”. Al-Mansour is a woman just as easily at home shooting on the streets on Riyadh as she is hobnobbing with Hollywood stars.
May 11, 2021 · With her movie “The Perfect Candidate” arriving in American theaters, Al-Mansour, the first Saudi Arabian woman to become a feature-length filmmaker, discusses her cultural essentials.
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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.
Dec 9, 2021 · Never take no for an answer and believe in yourself. When I started, this very established producer on TV said, “Haifaa is like a storm in a coffee cup.”
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Oct 9, 2019 · Haifaa Al-Mansour, the first-ever female Saudi feature film director has just made history once again with her critically-acclaimed film The Perfect Candidate becoming the Saudi Arabia’s first Oscar contender in decades.
