Website announcing details of Pakistan Film Festival launched

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Website announcing details of Pakistan Film Festival launched
November 25, 2016 By: Samaa Web Desk Published in Entertainment Be the first to comment!

A website announcing details of the Film Festival being organized by the Pakistan Mission was formally launched today, says a press release received here today from New York.

The website: www.pffny.com also features trailers of the movies to be screened at the Asia Society during the two-day festival.

The festival will kick off with a red carpet reception on Dec 2 at the United Nations where Ambassadors and representatives accredited to the UN will be invited, as well as members of the Pakistani diaspora, media and film buffs.

The Festival is part of the continuing effort by the Pakistan Mission’s engagement to promote cultural diplomacy and to project the country’s soft power.

A number of Pakistani celebrities from the film industry will be attending the Film Festival as well as the reception. These include Fahad Mustafa, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Mahira, Mawra Hocane, Nabeel Qureshi, Saba Qamar, Wajahat Rauf, Yasir Hussain, Sheheryar Munawar, Asim Raza, Tooba Siddiqui, Adeel Hussain, Sanam Saeed, Humaima Malik, Jerjees Seja (JJ), Producer, Afia Serena Nathaniel and Mehreen Jabbar.

The Festival will be screening top-rated Pakistani movies from December 3-4. The films include two brand new ones, which will premiere in New York, Dobara Pher Say and Lahore Say Agay. Others will include Actor in law, Pakistan’s Oscar nomination, Mahe Meer, Oscar award winner Sharmeen Obaid’s animated film, 3 Bahadur, Dukhtar, Dance Kahani and Ho Mann Jahan.

Talking about the Festival Ambassador Lodhi said, “Young film makers in Pakistan are producing an incredibly diverse and entertaining array of movies which are contributing to the cultural renaissance underway in the country which is also reflected in the profusion of creative voices found today in Pakistan’s art, music, literature and the media.”

“We are bringing some of Pakistan’s movies to New York so that diplomats from 193 countries at the UN also have an opportunity to see what the country’s entertainment industry is producing,” she added.

Pakistan is a candidate for the Human Rights Council and its reception at the UN is also aimed at promoting its candidature. – SAMAA
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Exclusive: Who's flying out for the first Pakistan Film Festival New York? We find out

Pakistan's first-ever film festival is taking place in New York this December and among UN dignitaries, notable personalities from our film industry have also been invited to be a part of the event.

The event, initiated and promoted by Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi, has been organised by Frieha Altaf. Although the guest list has been a hush-hush affair, Images got exclusive deets of the celeb attendees who will be flying out to PFFNYC:

Power couple Fahad Mustafa and Sana Fahad, Ho Mann Jahaan team Sheheryar Munawer, Mahira Khan and Asim Raza, ARY CEO Jerjees Seja, Mah e Mir director Anjum Shahzad, actor Mawra Hocane, Actor In Law director Nabeel Qureshi, PFFNYC organiser Frieha Altaf, Dobara Phir Se co-stars Sanam Saeed and Tooba Siddiqui, Lahore Se Aagey team Yasir Hussain, Saba Qamar and Wajahat Rauf, photographer Faisal Farooqi and makeup artist Saba Ansari.

The festival, which will be held from December 3rd to 4th, will screen the following films: Dobara Phir Se, Lahore Say Aagey, Actor In Law, Pakistan’s Oscar submission Mah e Mir, Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid’s animated film 3 Bahadur, Dukhtar, Dance Kahani and Ho Mann Jahaan.

Here's what the star attendees have to say about the fest:

Frieha Altaf
"Pakistani films are just emerging, there is no real industry yet it's very important to encourage and showcase and create publicity for cinema. Sharmeen Obaid's Oscar wins have encouraged directors and producers to come forward but more needs to be done."

Saba Qamar
"Well, I think it's very important for our industry to do well and to be recognised not just in Pakistan but also worldwide. By making good movies we can promote our industry internationally."

Jerjees Seja
"A festival based on (purely) Pakistani movies in NYC is an excellent platform to showcase our movies to the people who matter. It will open doors for Pakistani movies and talent. Opportunities like these lead to exchange of talent and collaboration which will be good for the growing industry of our country. We must organise international conferences and exchange of talent."

Wajahat Rauf
"Showing our films at the Pakistan Film Festival New York will give us filmmakers a chance to show Pakistan's contemporary cinema which will also improve our image in the international community.

I think everything [efforts to promote films internationally] before this festival has been by producers themselves. We can't reach out to other countries the way our government can through our embassies. To promote our films we need to attend conferences and festivals worldwide as a group so we can find more distributors for our films."

Yasir Hussain
"It will have immense significance because a) it's happening in New York and in America there's a great film culture, b) many Pakistani films are not released worldwide or on the same date, and we're not able to go to America or England to promote a lot of our films. And right now Pakistan needs a screen, no matter where it is in the world."

Anjum Shahzad
"The selection of films screening [at the event] will be very important; Manto, Moor and like productions should also be screened besides mainstream films, to show the variation of films produced in Pakistan.

Our films need to start releasing internationally, and screen in different markets. Short films, documentaries and student films should also have a platform to showcase their work at festivals. Nowadays on social media there are countless bloggers who have no clue about film making and they write whatever comes to their mind. They should instead highlight the positive side of the films and promote it. Because if you discourage the filmmaker then how will he make films?"

Nabeel Qureshi
"It's the first time the Pakistani govt is taking an initiative to promote our film industry, so that's good. We need more initiatives like PFFNYC and not just in America but other countries as well, especially the European side.

Now all Pakistani films are being released internationally, when we made Na Maloom Afraad, the Pakistani industry wasn't big on international distribution. But now we have contacts and we've started making good films so the distributors have also gained trust in our films."http://images.dawn.com/news/1176640/

 

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Humaima all set to attend the Pakistan Film Festival in New York
The actress has bagged an LSA for Best Actress for her performance in 'Bol'

Humaima Malick is one of the most-celebrated film stars of Asia and truly the pride of Pakistan.

The actress who has earned many accolades to her name is now set to attend the Pakistan Film Festival taking place in December in New York.

Humaima Malick bagged the Best Actress award at the 11th Lux Style Award 2012 for her poignant performance in the film 'Bol'. Additionally, she achieved another feather in her cap, by receiving one more international award at the London Asian Film Festival 2012, beating contestants like Shilpa Shetty, Frieda Pinto and Shabana Azmi.

Not one to shy away from the limelight, the stunning artist was also nominated for the South Asian Rising Star Film Award 2012 in New York, as the Best Lead Actress, for her remarkable role in 'Bol'. The nominees for the category had four Indian actresses, Tannishtha Chatterji, Pariniti Chopra, Rasika Dugal and Preeti Desai.

Malick's outstanding achievements do not just end here. Her moving performance in 'Bol' never stopped enthusing the audience and critics through which she earned rave appraisals and crowns. Once again, she was nominated in another foreign platform, the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012, in Best Actress category, against Indian actress Vidya Balan.

Not just this, she is also a humanitarian who has always been engaged in promoting social change, development, cohesion and women empowerment. She came out in support for the Punjab Women's Protection Bill 2016. Malick joined the fight for standing up for women's rights in collaboration with the government of Punjab, endorsing the banner "Stop Violence Against Women!" The star describes the modern Pakistani woman as an embodiment of peace, beauty, inner strength, confidence and substance.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/life-and-s...attend-the-pakistan-film-festival-in-new-york

 

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Kash ye hamari PM hotien :-//

 

[Vapnope]

Kash ye hamari PM hotien :-//

She is good, but Sherry Rehman without Pee Pee Pee makes a wonderful candidate IMHO.

 

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Kash ye hamari PM hotien :-//

Agar PM nahi tu humari foreign minister he hojaye.

 

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She is good, but Sherry Rehman without Pee Pee Pee makes a wonderful candidate IMHO.

Wo Pakistan ka adha budget apni cigars per ura dey gi

 

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Kash ye hamari PM hotien :-//

thread derail nahi karna cha raha tha par ek choti si bat gajay say to koi bhi behtar hay

 

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Wo Pakistan ka adha budget apni cigars per ura dey gi

Haha yar Quaid e Azam b pete thy. Cigar hmara qoumi kam hai

 

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Haha yar Quaid e Azam b pete thy. Cigar hmara qoumi kam hai

Cigar sey issue mahi cigar wali sey issue hay

 

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Cigar sey issue mahi cigar wali sey issue hay

Saba Qamar for PM

 

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Saba Qamar for PM

Nahi nahi Mehwish Hayar for pm

 

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main kya udan hi rorh(duba/drown) deyo Pakistan no

 

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She is good, but Sherry Rehman without Pee Pee Pee makes a wonderful candidate IMHO.

Ms. Lodhi is quite possibly one of the most dedicated and respected diplomats Pakistan has ever produced.....Very well respected in New York and Washington. I have a HUGE respect for her.

 

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She could be an excellent foreign minister but oh well our ganja sharif don't have enough brains to think about this...