Carmen Labaki

Carmen Labaki كارمن لبكي
Carmen Labaki
Born	1971 Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	Lebanese and Brazilian
Occupation	Film Director, producer
Website	www.carmenlabaki.com

Carmen Labaki (in Arabic كارمن لبكي) (born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1971) is a Lebanese / Brazilian movie director and producer. Carmen Labaki was born in Beirut. She is the winner of the Best Documentary Film Award 2005 at the Arpa International Film Festival in Hollywood, run by Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art for Labaki directing and producing Armenians of Lebanon about the Armenian community in Lebanon.

Starting 1989, Carmen Labaki studied audio-visual arts, communications, radio-television and cinema in Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris and in 1992, was awarded the Master of Communication Art at the same University. She also got a Francophone DES diploma in Journalism (CFPJ - IFP - LU).

She started her career in the French and Brazilian televisions, especially France 2 (Paris), France 3 (Paris and Ajaccio - Corsica), Télé Monte-Carlo (Monaco), and SBT (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - São Paulo)

Labaki is a member of the Syndicate of Professional Artists in Lebanon. She has produced various television programs, documentaries and social, cultural and artistic reports in Lebanon and many countries.

Besides Armenians of Lebanon (in Arabic أرمن لبنان), the dual Lebanese and Brazilian national is also the producer and director of many other documentaries including:

Carmen took part in casting candidates for Star Academy France and Star Academy Lebanon, and collaborated with the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) in casting candidates for various worldwide renowned programs in their Middle Eastern edition (like syndicated "Biggest Loser", "World's Apart" and others) and directing the programs.

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