Belgian-born film-maker Agnes Varda has died at the age of 90.

Axar.az reports citing BBC.

Varda was one of the key figures in the French New Wave in the 1960s, making films like Cleo from 5 to 7, Le Bonheur and The Creatures.

She was the first female director to be awarded an honorary Oscar in 2017, and became the oldest ever nominee for a competitive Oscar last year.

Tributes have been paid by figures ranging from fellow director Ava DuVernay to pop star Madonna.

Madonna, who has also dabbled in directing, tweeted a picture of Varda and described her as one of her favourite film-makers.

Varda made her name with her first film, La Pointe Courte, in 1955.

She went on to be one of the key figures in the French New Wave with works including 1962's Cleo from 5 to 7, about a model's anguished two-hour wait for the results of her cancer test.

She was married to one of the movements's other leading lights, fellow director Jacques Demy.

Varda continued making acclaimed films throughout her career.

Vagabond from 1985, 1988's Kung-Fu Master, 1995's One Hundred and One Nights and the autobiographical The Beaches of Agnes from 2008 were all hits on the festival circuit.