Zibahkhana
| Zibahkhana | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Omar Ali Khan |
| Produced by | Pete Tombs |
| Starring | Ashfaq Bhatti Sultan Billa Osman Khalid Butt Rubya Chaudhry Rooshanie Ejaz Najma Malik Salim Meraj Haider Raza Rehan Kunwar Ali Roshan |
| Cinematography | Najaf Bilgrami |
| Edited by | Andrew Starke |
| Distributed by | Mondo Macabro |
Release date | 30 March 2007 |
Running time | 80min. |
| Country | Pakistan  |
| Language | Urdu / English |
Zibahkhana (English: Hell's Ground) is an Urdu-English film directed by Omar Khan. It premiered at the NatFilm Festival in Denmark and has since been screened at festivals all over the world including Toronto, New York City, London, Neuchatel, Stockholm, Cape Town, Austin, Philadelphia, Cambridge, Puerto Rico, Sitges, Valencia, Oslo, and Helsinki. Recently, the film has passed censors in Pakistan (with 8 - 10 seconds cut) and will soon become the first non 35mm, HDV feature film released in Pakistan cinema history. It also holds the distinction of being shot in 30 days. [1]
ZibahKhana is an Urdu word meaning slaughterhouse.[2]
Awards
- Won "Jury's Award for Best Film of 2008" at the Riofan Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Won "Jury's Special Award for Best Gore 2007" at the Fantastic Film Festival, Austin, Texas [3] [4]
References
- ^ Variety's coverage of Zibahkhana
- ^ Times coverage of Zibahkhana
- ^ Fantastic Festival 2007 awards coverage
- ^ Cinematical's coverage of the Fantastic Festival awards, 2007
External links
- Zibahkhana - Official website
- Article on Zibahkhana - Times.com
- Zibahkhana - IMDB.com
- Zibahkhana at Fantastic Film Festival 2007, Austin, Texas
- Hell's Ground at the 2007 Philadelphia Film Festival
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