Pakistani short film wins big at international film festival
It is centered on mental health problems SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors - Posted: May 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 days ago SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors Posted: May 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 days ago
Photo: Twitter/Shoaib Sultan
Darya kay iss Par, a Pakistani short film, has won three major awards at the New York City International Film Festival.
âProud moment for Pakistan,â director Shoaib Sultan tweeted. The 30-minute Darya kay iss Par is Shoaibâs debut film which tries to capture the stereotypes related to mental health problems and societyâs insensitive behaviour towards oneâs mental suffering.
Annecy’s Work in Progress Section Teases Some of the Most Exciting Projects from the World of Animation Variety 4 hrs ago
France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the leading global get-together for all things animation, has unveiled the lineup for this year’s Work in Progress section, among the most highly anticipated events of the world’s animation calendar. When a physical event is possible, lines begin to form early in the morning as fans of the high-profile projects hope to get into the limited seating available at the Salle Pierre Lamy.
A barometer for future standout awards and/or box office success, recent high-profile projects featured at Annecy’s Work in Progress include Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Oscar-winner “Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse” and Oscar nominees in Netflix’s “Klaus” and “Over the Moon,” Cartoon Saloon’s “Wolfwalkers,” Claude Barras’ “My Life as a Zucchini,” Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar’s
Documentary on Khadim Hussain Rizvi longlisted for international award
It has been directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors - Posted: Apr 16, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors Posted: Apr 16, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Accused: Damned or Devoted? is competing for a One World Media award.
It is based on the late cleric and politician Khadim Hussain Rizvi, known for his mission to preserve Pakistanâs blasphemy laws prescribing a mandatory death sentence. Its director Mohammed Ali Naqvi is a Pakistani filmmaker based in New York. He remarked that the
The Damned was selected the same day the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan was banned.
Beryl’s back in Affairs of the Art, which showcases one family’s eccentric yet endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.
The film recently won the 2021 Award for Best Animation at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Mauvaises herbes (Bad Seeds) by Claude Cloutier (6 min 22 s)
Co-produced by L’Unité centrale and the NFB
Growth goes hand-in-hand with rivalry, and evolution with competition, in this shocking animated duel that’s peppered with allusions to the western film, the Cold War, board games, and much more.
This will be the seventh film by Claude Cloutier to screen at Annecy. Previous festival selections include Carface (2015), The Trenches (2010) and Sleeping Betty (2007).
Lu over the wall film won the top Cristal for a Feature Film award in 2017 the first win by a Japanese film at the festival in 22 years.
Mirai Mizue s Kanashimi No Kodomotachi music video for the idol group Maison book girl is competing in the Commisioned Films category. Momoka Furukawahara s Kata no Ato is competing in the Graduation Short Films category.
Established in 1960, Annecy is the world s oldest and largest animation film festival. This year s event will run from June 14-19 in the French town of the same name, and it will celebrate the event s 60th anniversary.
Last year s physical Annecy International Animation Film Festival was canceled due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Instead, an online version of the festival was held last June.