Arab stars descend on Cannes for Red Sea Film Festival's celebration of women

Naomi Campbell joined celebrities from the Middle East at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc

Saudi actress Mila Al Zahrani attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala hosted by the Red Sea International Film Festival on day five of the 75th Cannes film festival at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 21, 2022. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Saudi filmmaker Fatima AlBanawi attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Lebanese blogger Karen Wazen, who lives in Dubai, and husband Elias Bakhazi attend the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Jordanian screenwriter and producer Nadia Eliewat attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Egyptian actress Tara Emad attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki, chairman of the Red Sea International Film Festival committee, speaks at the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Naomi Campbell attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Turkish-German actor Numan Acar attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Alessandra Ambrosio attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Isabelle Fuhrman attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Wallis Day attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Tiziana Rocca attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Emanuela Postacchini attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Toni Garrn attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Sasha Luss attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Natasha Poly attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Rossy de Palma attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Naomie Harris attends the Celebration Of Women In Cinema Gala. Photo: Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival

Tilda Swinton attends the screening of 'R.M.N' at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2022 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Catrinel Marlon arrives for the screening of 'R. M. N.'. EPA

Macrina Barladeanu departs the screening of 'R.M.N'. Getty Images

A guest poses as she arrives for the screening of the film 'R. M. N'. AFP

French writer Frederic Beigbeder arrives for the screening of the film 'Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser)' during the 75th Cannes Film Festival, on May 21, 2022. AFP

Director Audrey Diwan attends the screening of 'Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser)'. Getty Images

French actress Adele Exarchopoulos arrives for the screening of the film 'Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser)'. AFP

French actress Doria Tillier arrives for the screening of the film 'Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser)'. AFP

Oulaya Amamra attends the screening of 'Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser)'. Getty Images

Natasha Andrews attends the Dior x Madame Figaro x Canal + Dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel Rooftop on May 21, 2022. Photo: Getty Images for Christian Dior

Noham Edje attends the Dior x Madame Figaro x Canal + Dinner. Photo: Getty Images for Christian Dior

Isabelle Adjani attends the Dior x Madame Figaro x Canal + Dinner. Photo: Getty Images for Christian Dior

Eva Herzigova attends the Dior x Madame Figaro x Canal + Dinner. Photo: Getty Images for Christian Dior

Iris Law attends the Dior x Madame Figaro x Canal + Dinner. Photo: Getty Images for Christian Dior

Kiera Chaplin attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner at Hotel Martinez on May 21, 2022. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Lee Jeong-Jae attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Geraldine Bazan attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Salma Abu-Deif attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Khadja Nin attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Poppy Delevingne attends the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner. Photo: Getty Images For Chopard

Vicky Krieps arrives for the screening of 'More Than Ever (Plus Que Jamais)' during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival. EPA

Woody Harrelson and Ruben Oestlund leave after the screening of 'Triangle of Sadness'. EPA

Noel Capri Berry arrives for the screening of 'Triangle of Sadness'. EPA

Lady Victoria Hervey arrives for the screening of 'Triangle of Sadness'. EPA

Ethan Hawke, left, and Ryan Hawke arrive for the screening of 'Triangle of Sadness'. EPA

Leonie Hanne attends the screening of 'Triangle Of Sadness'. Getty Images

Larsen Thompson arrives for the screening of 'Triangle of Sadness'. EPA

Marion Cotillard at the photo call for the film 'Brother and Sister'. Invision / AP

Saudi filmmaker Fatima AlBanawi, Jordanian producer Nadia Eliewat and Egyptian actress Tara Emad were among the stars from the Mena region who attended the Red Sea International Film Festival's Celebration of Women at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.

They were joined by Saudi actress Mila Al Zahrani, Lebanese blogger Karen Wazen and international stars such as Naomi Campbell, who turned up in their most glamorous looks at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on Saturday.

Scroll through the gallery above to see photos from day five of Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Saudi producer Mohammed Al Turki, who is also the chairman of the Red Sea International Film Festival committee, spoke at the event, which celebrated women in film across the world.

The inaugural film festival in Jeddah, which took place in December, made a point of putting women in the spotlight, and among those honoured during the opening ceremony for their contributions to cinema were French actress Catherine Deneuve, Saudi film director Haifaa Al-Mansour, and Egyptian actress Laila Eloui.

Scroll through the below gallery to see photos from the Red Sea Film Festival opening ceremony:

Other famous faces from the region spotted include Raya Abirached, Yasmine Sabri and Salma Abu Deif, the Egyptian actress who also attended the Chopard Loves Cinema gala dinner at Hotel Martinez on Saturday night.

With a new crop of film talent and striking locations waiting to be utilised, the Saudi Film Commission is bringing together some key players from the country's creative sector to make a strong case at Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Along with a delegation of young filmmakers who are presenting their latest works at the Short Film Corner, the Saudi Arabia pavilion is hosting a panel discussion, titled State of Arabia, at the Marche du Film, the Cannes film market.

Film AlUla, the Royal Commission for AlUla’s film agency is also hosting a panel at the US pavilion, to introduce the country as a global film hub, while the Saudi pavilion is previewing eight local feature films that have reached completion in the past year.

The Red Sea Film Festival's event took place on day five of the annual French film festival, which is now in its 75th year.

Other events taking place on Saturday included screenings of RMN, a film set in a Transylvanian village during the 2019–2020 holiday season, for which British actress Tilda Swinton attended, and Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser), a French comedy in which a group of vigilantes meet for a week-long retreat.

Woody Harrelson, Ethan Hawke and Lady Victoria Hervey, meanwhile, attended the premiere of Triangle of Sadness, which follows two models and a cleaning lady as they're stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires.

Stars dazzle the red carpet on day four of Cannes Film Festival 2022 — in pictures: