The Red Sea Film Foundation hosted its annual Women in Cinema gala in the south of France on Friday, during the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
It celebrated six women whose talent on screen and behind the scenes is shaping the industry in the Arab World, Africa, and Asia.
This year is the first time there are three honorees from Africa.
They are Moroccan filmmaker Laïla Marrakchi, Nigerian actor-producer Genevieve Nnaji, , and Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo.
Nnaji said it was her first time attending the Cannes Film Festival and it reinforced her desire to return with a film.
