Pakistan’s sole Oscar-winner filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and teenage peace activist Malala Yousufzai have been nominated for the first-ever Asia Game Changer Awards announced by the Asia Society — a global organisation highlighting achievements of individuals who excel in various spheres of life.
Obaid-Chinoy won an Oscar and shot to fame after her documentary “Saving Face” in 2012 and won hard-earned praise on a global level. Co-directed by US-based Daniel Junge,Saving
The Asia Game Changer Awards list also includes the 16-year-old Malala Yousufzai as well from Pakistan, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt back in 2012 for her anti-Taliban views.
Malala is also a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and an advocate for girls’ education. She has widely campaigned for the educational rights of the marginalised communities on global platforms.
She also had the honour of addressing the United Nations last year, where she fiercely reiterated her stance against extremism and voiced in favour of promotion of educational rights worldwide.
