Two young Pakistani filmmakers Sheryar Ali and Suhail Ahmad have gained international recognition as their short films received acclaim and selections at major film festivals abroad. Both filmmakers received international response on short films ‘A Door to My Memory’ and ‘Toxicity’. A Door to My Memory, a Punjabi sci-fi drama directed by Sheryar Ali and […]
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Over 4,000 actors and filmmakers sign pledge to boycott Israeli film industry over Palestine
M\ore than 4,000 actors, entertainers and producers, including some Hollywood stars, pledged not to work with Israeli film institutions that they see as being complicit in the abuse of Palestinians by Israel. Paramount became the first major studio to respond to the pledge, stating that it condemned the pledge. Some organisations have faced calls for […]
Filmmakers are succumbing to what the audience wants rather than showing crap: John Abraham
Actor and producer John Abraham believes he is in the “purple patch” of his career and rightfully so. John Abraham, who changed his big screen game from the time he turned producer, says his best is yet to come and that the next five years are “very defining” for him. “Since the day I became […]
Contemporary filmmakers discuss movies, genres, filming techniques at SZABIST Media Fest
Pakistani directors, producers and screenwriters came together to discuss the narratives being set in the country’s film industry during a session on Thursday titled Films, Narratives & Karachi, which was held as part of the 2019 edition of the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology Media Festival. The session was moderated by […]