Saudi filmmaker Fatima AlBanawi, Jordanian producer Nadia Eliewat and Egyptian actress Tara Emad were among the stars from the Mena region who attended the Red Sea International Film Festival's Celebration of Women at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.
They were joined by Saudi actress Mila Al Zahrani, Lebanese blogger Karen Wazen and international stars such as Naomi Campbell, who turned up in their most glamorous looks at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on Saturday.
Scroll through the gallery above to see photos from day five of Cannes Film Festival 2022.
Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki, who is also the chairman of the Red Sea International Film Festival committee, spoke at the event, which celebrated women in film across the world.
The inaugural film festival in Jeddah, which took place in December, made a point of putting women in the spotlight, and among those honoured during the opening ceremony for their contributions to cinema were French actress Catherine Deneuve, Saudi film director Haifaa Al-Mansour, and Egyptian actress Laila Eloui.
Scroll through the below gallery to see photos from the Red Sea Film Festival opening ceremony:
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Actress Hillary Swank is greeted by Red Sea International Film Festival chairman Mohammed Al Turki on the opening night of the festival. AFP -
French actress Catherine Deneuve on the red carpet. -
From left, Saudi actress Mila Al Zahrani and festival chairman Mohammed Al Turki with actress Fay Fouad. AFP -
Egyptian actress Yousra. AFP -
Egyptian actress Tara Emad. AFP -
French actor Vincent Cassel and wife Tina Kunakey. AFP -
Portuguese model Sara Sampaio with festival chairman Al Turki. AFP -
Saudi actress Fay Fouad. AFP -
Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour receives an honorary award. AFP
Other famous faces from the region spotted include Raya Abirached, Yasmine Sabri and Salma Abu Deif, the Egyptian actress who also attended the Chopard Loves Cinema gala dinner at Hotel Martinez on Saturday night.
With a new crop of film talent and striking locations waiting to be utilised, the Saudi Film Commission is bringing together some key players from the country's creative sector to make a strong case at Cannes Film Festival 2022.
Along with a delegation of young filmmakers who are presenting their latest works at the Short Film Corner, the Saudi Arabia pavilion is hosting a panel discussion, titled State of Arabia, at the Marche du Film, the Cannes film market.
Film AlUla, the Royal Commission for AlUla’s film agency is also hosting a panel at the US pavilion, to introduce the country as a global film hub, while the Saudi pavilion is previewing eight local feature films that have reached completion in the past year.
The Red Sea Film Festival's event took place on day five of the annual French film festival, which is now in its 75th year.
Other events taking place on Saturday included screenings of RMN, a film set in a Transylvanian village during the 2019–2020 holiday season, for which British actress Tilda Swinton attended, and Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser), a French comedy in which a group of vigilantes meet for a week-long retreat.
Woody Harrelson, Ethan Hawke and Lady Victoria Hervey, meanwhile, attended the premiere of Triangle of Sadness, which follows two models and a cleaning lady as they're stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires.
Stars dazzle the red carpet on day four of Cannes Film Festival 2022 — in pictures:
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Model Alessandra Ambrosio wears Alberta Ferretti to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. AP Photo -
Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi wears Chanel to attend the screening of 'Frere et Soeur (Brother and Sister)'. Reuters -
British model Poppy Delevingne wears Dolce & Gabbana to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Idris Elba wears a navy tuxedo to attend the 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)' screening. Getty Images -
French actress Marion Cotillard wears Chanel to attend the screening of 'Frere et soeur (Brother and Sister)'. Getty Images -
Belgian model Rose Bertram wears Pomellato jewellery to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Norwegian model Frida Aasen wearing Alberta Ferretti attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
French model Flora Coquerel attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Actress Tilda Swinton wears Chanel to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Spanish actress Rossy de Palma wears Valentino to attend the screening of 'Brother And Sister (Frere Et Soeur)'. Getty Images -
Ethiopian model Liya Kebede wears The Row to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Colombian-Spanish actress Juana Acosta wears Armani Prive to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Spanish model and influencer Marta Lozano attends the 'Three Thousand Years of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)' screening. AP Photo -
German blogger Leonie Hanne attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Reuters -
American-Korean model Soo Joo Park attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Maryam Egal, Sabrina Elba, Eve Elba and Idris Elba at the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
French singer Eddy de Pretto attends the screening of 'Brother And Sister (Frere Et Soeur)'. Getty Images -
Greek-American influencer Elena Galifa wears Vrettos Vrettakos to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
TV personality Nilufar Addati attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Iranian TV host Diala Makki wears Georges Hobeika to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Casey Affleck and Caylee Cowan attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Reuters -
Director Yi Zhou attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Influencer Meredith Mickelson wears Sophie Couture to attend the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt attends the screening of 'Brother And Sister (Frere Et Soeur)'. Getty Images -
Brazilian model Luma Grothe attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
French model Alicia Aylies attends the screening of 'Three Thousand Years Of Longing (Trois Mille Ans A T'Attendre)'. Getty Images -
Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan wears all black to attend the screening of 'Brother And Sister (Frere Et Soeur)'. Getty Images -
German vlogger Pamela Reif attends the screening of 'Brother And Sister (Frere Et Soeur)'. Getty Images
