Haifaa al-Mansour (Saudi Film Director, 1974, Saudi Arabia)
is considered as the second most powerful Arab Women in the World according to Arabian Business”
magazine.
Haifaa al-Mansour has created three short films and the documentary “Women Without Shadows,” which has influenced a new generation of Film Directors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, the work of Haifaa al-Mansour is both praised and vilified for encouraging the debate about tolerance,
dangers of Orthodoxy, and need for the citizens of Saudi Arabia to take a critical vision on their ancestral customs; normally these topics are treated as taboo
His film “Wadjda” was selected to the Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film)
Haifaa al-Mansour had to lead the outdoor scenes in Riyadh from inside a bus (Saudi Arabia applies segregation between men and women)
Rotana, the film production enterprise of His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal supports the film.
Rotana is the largest producer in the World of Arab music and a famous company of Arab films, with a catalogue of more than 2,000 Arab films