Among them is Mona Zaki...the 101st most influential woman in cinema at Cannes.

The Arab Cinema Center launched the new version of the list of the 101 most influential people in Arab cinema, which celebrates the people and institutions who had an impact on the Arab cinema industry during the past year, as part of the various activities carried out by the center in the 77th session of the Cannes Film Festival.

The list of the 101 most influential people in the Arab cinema industry, launched annually by the Arab Cinema Center, includes names representing themselves or institutions to which they belong. They were chosen according to their activities, successes, and the volume of their work in the Arab cinema industry during the last 12 months.

The list included: 13 directors, 16 producers, 14 actors, 5 artists from the team working behind the camera, 18 distributors from 12 institutions, 12 officials from 10 government film institutions, 11 officials from 7 on-demand viewing platforms, 11 officials from 7 festivals, and 7 Responsible for financing institutions.

The list from Egypt includes stars Yousra , Mona Zaki , and Ahmed Malek, filmmakers Hani Khalifa, Murad Mostafa, and Peter Mimi, producers Mohamed Hefzy, Shahinaz Al-Akkad, and Sawsan Youssef, musician Khaled Al-Kamar, editor Ahmed Hafez, and director of photography, Mustafa Al-Kashef, in addition to Ashraf Salman, director. Executive Director of United Media Services Company, and Nashwa Jad Al-Haq, General Manager of the WATCH IT platform.

The list from the Emirates includes: Moaz Al Sheikh, CEO and co-founder of the Starz Play platform, screenwriter Buthaina Kazim, founder and director of Cinema Akil, Majid Al Suwaidi, Director General of Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, and Dubai Production City, and Mohammed Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Image Nation.

From Saudi Arabia, director Abdul-Ilah Al-Qurashi, actress Samar Shasha, Zainab Abu Al-Samh, General Manager of MBC Studios, Alaa Youssef Faden, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telfaz 11, Sheikh Walid Al-Ibrahim Malik and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MBC Group, Hadeel Kamel, General Director of the Arab Radio and Television Network, and Prince Al-Walid bin Talal, producer Mohammed Al-Turki, CEO of the Red Sea International Film Festival Foundation, engineer Abdullah Al-Rashed, director of the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), advisor Turki Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority, and engineer Abdullah Al-Qahtani, CEO of the Saudi Film Authority, Saudi producer Faisal Baltoor, CEO of Muvi Studios, and Sultan Al-Hokair, founder and CEO of Muvi Cinema.

From Lebanon, the media list includes Raya Abi Rashid, George Choucair, founder and CEO of Abbott Productions, Sawsan Al Asfari, founder and director of COCOON FILMS, Joe Kawkbani, CEO of OSN, Tony Saab, Vice President of Starz Play for Content and Strategic Partnerships, Hania Marwa, founder and director of Metropolis Cinema, and Jad. Abi Khalil, Director of the Beirut Film Forum, Antoine Khalife, Director of Arab Programs at the Red Sea Film Festival, Rima Mismar, Executive Director of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), Mario Haddad, CEO of Empire International, Mario Junior Haddad, Head of Distribution at Empire International, and Gianluca Chacra, Founder And CEO of Front Row, Ijnas Lahoud, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Cinema, Entertainment and Entertainment, Tony Al Masih, General Manager of VOX Cinema, Hamad Atassi, founder and CEO of City Cinema, and Salim Ramia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Salim Ramia.

From Tunisia: stars Hend Sabry, Adam Bessa, and Majd Mastoura, director Kawthar Ben Haniyeh, musician Amine Bouhafa, producer Dora Bouchoucha, and producer Habib Attia. As for Morocco, it was present through director Asmaa Al-Dir, director and producer Khalil Ben Kirane, and Abdelaziz Al-Bouzdaini, director of the Moroccan Film Center.

From Jordan: director Amjad Al-Rasheed, composer Souad Bushnaq, producer Rula Nasser, Nada Doumani, director of the Amman International Film Festival, Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan, Princess Rym Ali, Executive Commissioner of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan, and Muhannad Al-Bakri, Director of The Royal Film Commission of Jordan, and Tariq Abu Lughod, Executive Director of the Arab Media Network.

From Palestine: directors Lina Sweilem and Farah Nabulsi, and stars Saleh Bakri, Hiyam Abbas, and Tara Abboud, Hanna Atallah, founder and director of Lab Palestine Film, and Ola Salama, executive director of Lab Palestine Film. From Kuwait, Sheikha Dana Nasser Al-Sabah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OSN, Hisham Al-Ghanim, CEO of Cinescape, and from Qatar, Fatima Al-Rumaihi, Executive President of the Doha Film Institute, and Moayed Deeb, General Manager of Metafora Productions.