She’s been an avid philanthropist ever since she first witnessed the crisis in war-torn Cambodia while filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001.
And Angelina Jolie continued her humanitarian work as she attended the Fighting Stigma Through Film festival at the BFI in London on Friday evening.
The actress, 43, was joined at the event by Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the women looked to be deep in conversation as they spoke together at the event.
Angelina looked elegant as she arrived at the goodwill event wearing a chic white dress, which she had cinched at the waist with a statement belt.
The Maleficent star added a glamorous flair to her ensemble with a lace undershirt, while she boosted her height in silver heels, while earlier on she wrapped up in a black longline coat.
Her brunette locks were styled in a slicked back style which allowed her hair to fall in loose waves over her shoulders and frame her face well.
Angelina highlighted her pretty features by wearing a slick of bright red lipstick, black eyeliner and smokey eye shadow.
The royal looked demure in a navy blue coat, which she secured at the waist with a tightly knotted belt, and teamed up with a matching sleek shirt.
Sophie pulled her blonde locks back into a glamorous bun, while she brushed on a natural palette of make-up and accessorised with a pair of jewel earrings.
Both women appeared to be in high spirits together, clearly getting on well as the Countess of Wessex patted her on the arm as they spoke with each other.
Angelina was seen walking alongside fellow actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, 41, who looked dapper in a pair of denim jeans and a blue blazer, which he teamed up with a chequered shirt and grey scarf.
While the actress was also spotted talking with Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt, who spent much of the evening discussing the event alongside her.
Angelina is one of the key guests of the film festival, which aims to use the power of cinema to help fight and prevent discrimination faced by survivors of sexual violence in conflict.
The actress is also a co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence In Conflict initiative, which hosted the event.
38 films and documentaries will be screened over two days at the event, sharing the stories of survivors and inspiring others to work alongside them.
Leslie Thomas’ film The Prosecutors will have its world premiere at the festival, and other events include thought-provoking art installations, as well as organisations’ showcases, and workshops led by prominent experts in the field.
Angelina set up the Preventing Sexual Violence In Conflict initiative with William Hague in 2014, which has worked tirelessly to help those affected in countries like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic Of Congo.
Talking about the initiative on Friday, according to The Guardian Hague said to young filmmakers: ‘We’ve made a tremendous start, but it’s only a start because as things stand, no member of Isil or Boko Haram or the armed forces of Burma has been brought to trial for crimes of sexual violence.’
The former foreign secretary added that it has been ‘very difficult’ to measure the success of the programme because of the scale of the problem, citing the ‘tens of thousands of people raped in war in South Sudan’.
This is not the first humanitarian project the Malificent star has set up, as she opened a foundation, now called the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation, in Cambodia in 2003.
The foundation acts as a conservation and community development program in the Samlout Protected Area.
The UNHCR special envoy was also inspired by the country to make her Golden Globe nominated movie, First They Killed My Father.
Based on Cambodia human rights activist Luong Ung’s memoir, the film documents her experience as a young girl under the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge.
Angelina spoke to Vanity Fair in 2017 about her first visit to the country, and said: ‘I found a people who were so kind and warm and open, and, yes, very complex.
‘You go there, and you see the families come out with their blanket and their picnic to watch a sunset,’ she explained.
Angelina shares sons Maddox, 17, and Pax, 14, daughters Zahara, 13, and Shiloh, 12, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 10, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
