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 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.

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.

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

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...

1 day ago · Sony Pictures Classics have pre-bought Unidentified, the new feature from Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda, The Perfect Candidate), acquiring the contemporary Saudi-language thriller film ...

2 days 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 ...

Dec 10, 2021 · In Haifaa Al Mansour's 'The Perfect Candidate', Mila Alzahrani plays Maryam, a Saudi doctor whose decision to run for local office causes consternation in her community. While Al Mansour is considered a trailblazer, she stresses that she is only one face of the country’s burgeoning film scene.

Apr 26, 2020 · Having directed ‘Wadjda’, the first film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, Haifaa al-Mansour quickly found herself making movies in Hollywood. For her latest release ‘The Perfect Candidate’, she returned home to discover how progress has been made and see the work that still needs to be done

1 day ago · Sony Pictures Classics is reteaming with Wadjda director Haifaa Al Mansour on her upcoming contemporary Saudi thriller Unidentified, taking North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey ...