Debut Oscar for Pakistan Film Industry and Filmmaker Lady "Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy"


Posted February 29, 2012 by nicksimons

Such a proud moment for the Pakistan Film Industry as well as for the country and for the Pakistan Women too.

 
Pakistani filmmaker and first-time Oscar nominee "Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy" won an Academy Award on Monday for her documentary 'Saving Face' about acid attack victims.

She is the first Pakistani director to take this honour. In her own acceptance speech, Chinoy dedicated the award towards women of Pakistan. “All the women in Pakistan working for change, don’t give up on your dreams, this is for you,” she said.

Pakistan’s first Oscar winner launched a campaign on Tuesday, hoping that her documentary about survivors of acid attacks can certainly help eliminate an offence that disfigures hundreds of women on a yearly basis.

The film follows survivors into their fight to bring their attackers to justice and is focused on the work of British Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad, who helped restore their faces and lives.

The team behind the documentary is utilizing the website to produce a campaign created to raise awareness about acid attacks, which often can disfigure about 200 women a year in Pakistan, as well as strengthen legislation up against the violence. Pakistan’s parliament recently adopted tougher penalties for acid attacks, raising the punishment to between 14 years and life, and a minimum fine of one million rupees.
Obaid-Chinoy’s mother, Saba, told AFP which the campaign was launched formally after her daughter won the Oscar, which in fact has “provided her that has a unique opportunity and strength to go for her goal more effectively”.

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Last Updated February 29, 2012