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Mumtaz Hussain (born 1954) is a Pakistani-American artist, filmmaker, graphic designer who was born in Jhang, Pakistan.[1]

History and education

Upon graduation, he was commissioned to construct a seventy-foot mural in Lahore's town center; he was also commissioned to decorate the Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan Palace, an architectural landmark in Karachi, under his instructors' supervision.[2]

Film

Hussain has participated in a number of films as director, writer, producer of both animations and short films. Titles to date include the feature length Art=(Love)2, for which he also produced the paintings used as a key narrative device in the film (2011), and shorts Butterfly Screams (2007), Push Button For (2006), Yeh Mera Pakistan Hai (This is My Pakistan) for Pakistani TV Channel GEO (2005), Inside You (2004).[3]

His film Soul of Civilization has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as part of its 2003 exhibit The Art of the First Cities.[4]

His art and films have been shown at numerous museums, universities, art galleries, and many international film Festivals, including the 6th Karachi International Film Festival (KaraFilm).[5]

Filmography

Director

  • 2012: Art=(Love)²
  • 2007: Butterfly Screams
  • 2006: Push Button For
  • 2005: Yeh Mera Pakistan Hai (This is My Pakistan)
  • 2004: Inside You
  • 2003: Soul Civilization

Plays

  • 2015: Legal Alien [6]

Awards and honors

  • 2012 Gold Winner - Prestige Award (Art=(Love)²)
  • 2012 Official Selection - Vegas Cine Fest (Art=(Love)²)
  • 2012 Platinum Reel Award - Nevada Film Festival (Art=(Love)²)
  • 2013 The Kind Executioner was selected for the Final List in the Hollywood Screenplay Contest 2013[11]
  • 2014 Official selection of "Art=(Love)2" in Indian Film Festival in New York 2014 [12]

References

  1. ^ "The Kind Executioner: Of Bhutto's final moments". Express Tribune. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Indo-American Arts Council, Inc". www.iaac.us.
  3. ^ "Mumtaz Hussain". IMDb.
  4. ^ "b1336722_001". cdm16028.contentdm.oclc.org.
  5. ^ 6th Karachi International Film Festival (2006)
  6. ^ "Vigorous play about capitalism played by Pakistani artist in NY". The Nation. 13 November 2015.
  7. ^ https://www.viewsnews.net/2022/08/20/why-i-wrote-the-play-virus-bomb/
  8. ^ https://www.app.com.pk/global/a-pakistani-artists-play-depicting-covid-victims-suffering-staged-in-new-york/
  9. ^ https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/20-Oct-2022/pakistani-american-writer-mumtaz-hussain-s-drama-virus-bomb-to-be-screened-in-new-york-this-week
  10. ^ https://virusbomb.org
  11. ^ "2013 Official Finalists - Hollywood Screenplay Contest". www.hollywoodscreenplaycontest.com.
  12. ^ "New York Indian Film Festival 2014". www.iaac.us.
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