Meet Romain Gavras, the French director Dua Lipa hard launched at the Cannes Film Festival

Romain Gavras and Dua Lipa at the Cannes Film Festival.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images

• Dua Lipa stepped out on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet with her boyfriend, Romain Gavras, Friday.
• Gavras, the son of Oscar-winning director Costa-Gavras, has directed three feature films of his own.

Dua Lipa hard launched her relationship with French director Romain Gavras at the Cannes Film Festival Friday.

Lipa, 27, and Gavras, 41, dressed in black, walked the red carpet together for the premiere of the "The King of Algiers."

According to the Daily Mail, the couple were first spotted back in February leaving a BAFTA afterparty.

In addition to making their red carpet debut, Lipa also posted photos of them on her Instagram Saturday.

"Hier soir à Cannes avec mon cœur," Lipa captioned the photos, which translates to, "Last night in Cannes with my sweetheart."

Here's everything we know about Gavras.