Haifaa al-Mansour has gained world-wide recognition since the release of her film Wadjda, the first film to be directed by a female Saudi director and shot entirely in Saudi Arabia with an all-Saudi cast.
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Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, member of the ruling Al-Thani family of Qatar and founder of the Doha Film Institute
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