Notable Directors Notable Films Notes Asghar Farhadi The Salesman (2016) Oscar Winning Nadine Labaki Where Do We Go Now (2011), Capernaum (2018) Oscar Nominated Hany Abu-Assad Omar (2013) Nominated for an Academy Award. Abderrahmane Sissako Timbuktu (2014) Caesar Winning, Oscar nominated Naji Abu Nawar Theeb (2016) Oscar Nominated and BAFTA Winning