On Saturday, director Marianne Khoury announced the death of veteran director Youssef Chahine's widow Colette Favodon at the age of 95.
Late director Youssef Chahine was born in 1926 in Alexandria, and he introduced his first film "Baba Amin" in 1950, and was followed by "Ibn El Nile" in 1951.
His films made major marks in the history of the Egyptian cinema, and received international recognition.
He was awarded various grand prizes like the Golden prize from Carthage Film Festival, the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize from Berlin International Film Festival, and Lifetime Achievement Award for his whole works from Cannes.
Seven of his works are enlisted on the list of the Best 100 Films.
He passed away at the age of 82 years old in 2008.
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