There’s not much of a pipeline of international films and the problems of Pakistan’s film industry remain.
If the return of Pakistani cinema houses had a trailer, it would sound like this: “This summer, Pakistani cinema will be saved by one film:
Fast and the Furious 9 (F9).”
By the time you read this, cinema owners would be warming up their projectors and dusting off their carpets to welcome audiences. So yeah, this is a time of great joy…just don’t pop the party-poppers yet.
Say what you will, the filmmaking community especially distributors, producers and exhibitors is tenacious. Ever since the pandemic and its subsequent restrictions shuttered movie screens, everyone has been relying on
Pakistan International Film Festival: Women’s Edition to be held from May 21-23 The PIFF plans to host an engaging, interactive and educational three-day event which will include six female-centric feature films including Parwaaz Hai Junoon
May 8, 2021
Karachi Film Society (KFS) announces the third edition of the Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF), which will be held from May 21-23.
Following all guidelines and SOPs of the ongoing global pandemic, this year’s programme will pay homage to all the incredible women associated with the Pakistan film industry. The flagstaff Women’s Edition will also celebrate the tremendous achievements of these women and host activities such as film screenings, educational workshops and seminars/webinars with special guests in attendance.
At Shamsi Studios in Korangi, Karachi, one of the final sets of Yasir Nawaz’s upcoming thriller
Chakkar is being re-tweaked at the last moment. The eventual delay will shuffle their schedule, but that’s often a part of the production game, producer Nida Yasir tells me as she whizzes around coordinating and streamlining everything from actors to production hands.
A series of bright LED panels affixed far up the sides of the wall light up the ambience of the set, and harsher, more concentrated illumination lights up the talent. A track, and subsequently a Steadicam are prepped, as Neelum Muneer gets on the stage. Her co-stars for the next several days, however, aren’t Ahsan Khan or Yasir Nawaz; they’re a string of guest actors which we cannot reveal … for now.
At Shamsi Studios in Korangi, Karachi, one of the final sets of Yasir Nawaz’s upcoming thriller Chakkar is being re-tweaked at the last moment. The eventual delay will shuffle their schedule, but that’s often a part of the production game, producer Nida Yasir tells me as she whizzes around coordinating and streamlining everything from actors to production hands.
A series of bright LED panels affixed far up the sides of the wall light up the ambience of the set, and harsher, more concentrated illumination lights up the talent. A track, and subsequently a Steadicam are prepped, as Neelum Muneer gets on the stage. Her co-stars for the next several days, however, aren’t Ahsan Khan or Yasir Nawaz; they’re a string of guest actors which we cannot reveal… for now.