Nadia Fares è una regista, sceneggiatrice e produttrice svizzero-egiziana. Si è diplomata presso l’Università di New York e la TISCH School of Arts, dove ha conseguito un Master of Fine Arts in cinema e televisione. Il suo primo lungometraggio di finzione, Miel et cendres(1996), ha ottenuto vari premi internazionali ed è stato acclamato dalla critica per la rappresentazione innovatrice della donna araba contemporanea. Variety ha definito un lavoro “avanguardista e intelligente”. La sua più recente sceneggiatura per un lungometraggio di finzione, Diplomatic Corps, è stata premiata al New York Writers Lab, sostenuta da Meryl Streep e Nicole Kidman. Nadia Fares lavora e vive a Los Angeles, al Cairo e a Ginevra. Big Little Women (2022) è il suo primo lungometraggio documentario.
Nadia Fares est réalisatrice, scénariste et productrice suisse et égyptienne. Elle est diplômée de l’Université de New York, TISCH School of the Arts, où elle a obtenu son Master of Fine Arts en cinéma et télévision. Son premier long métrage de fiction, Miel et cendres (1996), a reçu plusieurs prix internationaux et a été acclamé par la critique pour sa représentation novatrice de la femme arabe contemporaine. Variety l’a qualifié de «avant-gardiste et intelligent». Son plus récent scénario de long métrage de fiction, Diplomatic Corps, a été lauréat au New York Writers Lab soutenu par Meryl Streep et Nicole Kidman. Nadia Fares travaille et vit à Los Angeles, au Caire et à Genève. Big Little Women (2022) est son premier long métrage documentaire.
Nadia Fares is an Egyptian Swiss director, writer and producer. She graduated from New York University, TISCH School of the Arts where she received her Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television. Her first feature film, Honey and Ashes (1996), received multiple international awards and critical acclaim for its groundbreaking depiction of contemporary Arabic women. Variety called it “edgy and intelligent”. Her newest feature script, Diplomatic Corps, was accepted the New York Writers Lab backed by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman. She works and lives in Los Angeles, Cairo and Geneva. Big Little Women (2022) is her first feature documentary.
Filmography
2018 Swiss Stories in Los Angeles
2018 The Journey of Geckos
2017 Checkpoint Tunisia
2015 Girlsgowheels
2013 Hit Man for Rent
2012 The Recruited
2011 Expectations
2003 Small Differences
1999 Spring Break
1999 Mixed Up
1996 Honey and Ashes