Lebanese actress and film director
Older sister of costume designer Caroline Labaki.
Studied media at Beiruts Saint Joseph University.
2012 - Jury member of Orrizonti, 69th Annual Venice Film Festival (Biennale di Venezia).
2013 - Jury member, Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Dramatic category).
Speaks fluent French, English and Arabic.
Holds the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.
One of Varietys 10 Directors To Watch.
Variety Arabias Personality of the Year.
2014 - Jury, Tribeca Film Festival.
2015 - Jury, Cannes Film Festival (Palme dOr).
I was watching TV and saw people with masks, weapons, and grenades. I thought, Is that really possible? Could we be here yet again? And go into civil war one more time?,Beirut turned into a war zone in a matter of hours. We were stuck at home, the roads were blocked.
