Writer/Director, Nadine Labaki heads up this fine ensemble cast of Lebanese actresses. Nadine Labaki was born in Lebanon and studied media at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut. She is one of the well known directors in the Arabic music videos industry and has directed clips for many well known Middle-Eastern artists. In 2004, she attended the Résidence du Festival de Cannes to write Caramel. She is joined by the outstanding ensemble of actresses; Yasmine Al Masri, Joanna Moukarzei, Gisele Aouad, Asiza Semaan and Siham Haddad for this nomination.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
