Filmmaker May el-Toukhy says 'the urgent need to illuminate the unknown women of our common history' inspired her film. ReutersShow caption: Filmmaker May el-Toukhy says 'the urgent need to illuminate …Lebanese-Moroccan filmmaker Shaden Safieddine Tazi also took the short-film prize
Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for 'Woman Unknown', a post-war drama set in Denmark.
Mathilde Arcel won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role as a housemaid concealing a wartime relationship with a German soldier.
'Woman Unknown' was the only main competition entry solely directed by a woman, highlighting a persistent gender imbalance among Venice's featured directors.
Lebanese-Moroccan filmmaker Shaden Safieddine Tazi won the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film for a documentary about witnessing Lebanon's conflict from abroad.
