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Where Do We Go Now?

Spring Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage

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Nadine Labaki / Feature Narrative / Lebanon, France, Italy, Egypt / 2011 / 110 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Comedy, Drama, Religion, Musical

Synopsis

As sectarian conflict looms over a village in the Lebanese countryside, women of different religious affiliations band together and resort to inventive, even comical, schemes to save their community from surrendering to violence. A heartfelt and charming musical follow-up feature to director Labaki’s widely successful “Caramel”.

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Credits

Director
Nadine Labaki
Screenwriter
Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Rodney Al Haddad
Producer
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Executive Producer
Abla Khoury

About the Director

Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese director, screenwriter, and actor. Her first feature, 'Caramel' (2007), premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and won the Youth Jury Award, as well as the Audience Award at San Sebastian Film Festival. 'Where Do We Go Now?' (2011), which she again wrote, directed and starred in, also premiered at Cannes Film Festival, It went on to win the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is Lebanon’s highest-grossing Arabic film to date. Her latest feature, ' Capharnaüm', won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and has been nominated to represent Lebanon for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Awards and Festival History


Festivals

Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011, in Contemporary World Cinema (Qatar)
Cannes Film Festival 2011, Un Certain Regard (France)
Toronto International Film Festival 2011 (Canada)
Selected to Represent Lebanon for the 84th Academy Awards 2012 (USA)
San Seba

Awards

Audience Award Winner – Best Narrative Film at Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011 (Qatar)
People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival 2011 (Canada)
Ecumenical Special Mentions during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival (France)
Won the Françoi

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Nassim Khoury

    Company: 
    Front Row Entertainment
    Phone: 
    +971 428 656 4
    Email: 
    nk@frontrowent.ae

  • Main Contact

    Antoine Khalife

    Company: 
    Arab Media Distribution
    Phone: 
    +961 144 828 0
    Email: 
    akhalife@amc-art.com

  • Sales Contact

    Gianluca Chakra

    Company: 
    Front Row Entertainment
    Phone: 
    +971 428 656 44
    Email: 
    gianluca@frontrowent.biz

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