Sharmeen Oscars

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  Oscars: Malala Yousafzai Says Pakistan is 'Grateful' to Sharmeen Obaid

  Malala Yousafzai, youngest ever Nobel laureate, said that the entire nation was proud of Sharmeen Obaid and grateful to her for raising voice for women rights. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness, based on honour killings, won the Best Short Documentary Oscar

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  Oscars: Pakistani Film on Honour Killings Wins Best Short Documentary

  A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness is based on the story of Saba, a survivor of an attempted honour killing who was beaten, shot and thrown into a river after she eloped with her lover. At the last moment, she tilted her head as a bullet grazed her cheek instead of shattering her skull

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  Indo-Pak Film to Screen at Mumbai Film Festival

  Emmy Award-winning Indian director Geeta Gandbhir and Oscar-winner Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's new documentary "A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers" will be showcased at Jio Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) 17th Mumbai Film Festival.

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  Pakistan to submit Oscar entry after 50 years

  Pakistan will submit an entry for the foreign language film category of the Oscar awards after a gap of five decades though a committee has not yet chosen the movie.

• Acid attack survivor in oscar-winning documentary sues maker

  An acid attack survivor, whose harrowing story inspired Oscar award winning documentary by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, has filed a case against the documentary filmmaker for not paying her compensation and other benefits.

• Time magazine names Mamata Banerjee among world's 100 most influential people

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world. She joins a club of "people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world," that includes US President Barack Obama, billionaire investor Warren Buffet, Pakistan's first Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid Chi...

• Pride over Oscar win, shame over content

  The Oscar that went to Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy in Los Angeles is a first for Pakistan. Chinoy, who dedicated the award to the women of Pakistan, has been internationally recognised in the past.

• Pakistani documentary earns Oscar nomination

  A Pakistani filmmaker has been nominated for an Oscar for the first time in the event's history for this year's Academy Awards.