Nadine Labaki

2012 Gucci Award for Women in Cinema Nominees Annnounced

Famed fashion house, Gucci, has announced the 2012 nominees for the Gucci Award for Women in Cinema. The award, which is for women’s artistic achievement in film, is awarded collaboratively with the Venice International Film Festival.  It's a really broad award covering many different...

Women's Films Opening - May 25

Films About Women Now Playing

Women's Films Opening - May 11, 2012

Nadine Labaki On 'Where Do We Go Now?': "The film is not perfect. People are relating to what the film is saying."

Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki is back this Friday with "Where Do We Go Now?," her anticipated follow-up to her directorial debut, "Caramel,"a critical and international commercial success that brought on a wealth of buzz for the gorgeous newcomer.

Trailer Watch: Where Do We Go Now - Written and Directed by Nadine Labaki

The film will open the New Directors/New Films series on March 21 in NYC.  Here is an interview I did with Labaki in Toronto back in September where it won the audience award.

Maiwenn Included on Best Director List for France's Lumiere Awards

When I was in Paris in October you could not escape the posters for Maiwenn's Polisse which premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.  The film was made for about $7 million and it has already grossed almost $20 million in France where it actually beat The Adventures of Tin Tin for two we...

Final List for Foreign Films Being Submitted for Oscar Consideration

63 films have made it onto the list to be considered for the 2012 Academy Awards.

Good News: Many Films Directed by Women are Being Submitted for Academy Awards for Foreign Films

Something good is going on this year and I've been watching it for the last couple of weeks. The news is that many countries have submitted films directed by women for Academy Award consideration for best foreign film. Only two women -- both Europeans -- have won the foreign film Oscar, one was ju...

Where Do We Go Now? Wins Audience Award at Toronto Festival

Where Do We Go Now? written and directed by Nadine Labaki was the first film I saw in Toronto. As I wrote last week, it's a strong symbol of women sick and tired of the men fighting over nothing trying to make the peace in their small town in Lebanon.