Posted By
Fred
Feb 14, 2019 01:35
February 12, 2019 will be a special date in the life of Nadine Labaki. Weeks after Oprah showed her praise for her latest movie Capernaum, she invited the Lebanese director and her husband Khaled Mouzanar for lunch at her house, and took this cute shot with the pair. Nadine reshared the post on Instagram, commenting with the following: Capernaum's latest nomination was in the 72nd BAFTA “Best Film not in the English Language” category on…
Posted By
Fred
Jan 27, 2019 01:40
On January the 23rd, while Capernaum was still freshly celebrating its nomination for the Academy Awards, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma in France decided for its 44th edition to nominate it for a César, the equivalent of the Oscars in France, during which the best "French" films of 2018 will be honored. Since it's been held in 1976, never has a Lebanese film nominated before for this award, in the "Best Foreign Film"…
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