Nadine Labaki

Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese actress and director and obtained a degree in audiovisual studies directing her graduation film, 11 Rue Pasteur which won the Best Short Film Award at the Biennale of Arab Cinema at the Arab World Institute in Paris. She went on to direct advertisements and music videos for renowned Middle Eastern singers. In 2007, Labaki premiered her first feature film Caramel at the Cannes Film Festi val and collected important prizes putting her on Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch List at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2008 the French Ministry of Culture and Communication gave her the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters. Her next film premie red at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 and was an international success winning the Cadillac people’s choice award at the Toronto Film Festival. The film was also nominated for best foreign film at th e Critics Choice Awards in L.A.