Noémie Merlant’s “Shakira” nominated for César Award 2021

26 November 2020
Noémie Merlant’s “Shakira” nominated for César Award 2021

On Wednesday 25th November 2020, the official selection for the Short Film César 2021 was announced and Shakira is one of the selected films.

With this film, the actress and director portrays people from the Roma community with whom she has built a strong relationship over the years. The film premiered at the Cabourg Film Festival where it received the Best Actress Award. It then won the Prisoners’ Award at the Jean Carmet Festival, the Bilingualism Award at the French Film Festival of Helvetia, the Second Prize at the Alcine Festival (Spain) and the Grand Prize at the Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.