Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sharmeen first Pak filmmaker nominated for Oscars


Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has becomes first Pakistani filmmaker to be nominated for Oscars.


Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s film Saving face has been nominated in the documentary/short film category.
Ms Chonoy, who has directed several documentary films, won an Emmy award in 2010 for her documentary on the Taliban.
The Karachi-based filmmaker has co-directed ‘Saving face’ with Daniel Junge. The documentary portrays a British Pakistani plastic surgeon who dedicates his time to surgery on faces of acid attack victims in Pakistan.
The film will be released in March, and Oscars are due to be held on Feb 26.

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