Ammar Aziz
Ammar Aziz | |
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 Ammar Aziz during a protest with veteran peace activist Concepcion Picciotto in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. | |
| Born | Makhdoom Ammar Aziz |
| Alma mater | National College of Arts |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker [1][2][3] and left-wing activist.[4] As a filmmaker, he was initially known for his work about the working class of Pakistan.[5] A graduate of Lahore's National College of Arts,[6] he was the only [7][8] filmmaker from Pakistan to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival.[9] He was selected for his documentary about the power-loom workers of Faisalabad[3] which was also screened at the Solidar Silver Rose Award 2011[10] in Brussels. His documentary about the home-based women workers of Hyderabad has been screened at several labour film festivals in the United States and Europe.[11]
His debut feature film A Walnut Tree had its world premiere at IDFA.[12] The film won awards from Film SouthAsia,[13] Moscow International Documentary Film Festival [14] and also won the International Federation of Film Critics Award.[15]
References
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- ^ "Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' | Asia | DW.DE | 20.02.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ a b Khan, Sher. "Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor". CSMonitor.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Filming the struggle of working class - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ "Dailytimes | Your Right To Know". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-07-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Labour Education Foundation(LEF) Film "Rise of the Oppressed" selected for Talent Campus at Berlin International Film Festival". IFWEA. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ {cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/juliette-binoche-schwaermt-vom-filmemachen-id6342796.html
- ^ "Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival". The Nation. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Solidar (2012-02-17). "LEF documentary on Power Loom workers". Solidar.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "'Daughters of a lesser god': A harrowing depiction of the pristine shackles of poverty - The Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ https://www.idfa.nl/en/article/30559/2015-interview-ammar-aziz-over-a-walnut-tree
- ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/80183-a-walnut-tree-wins-top-honour-at-film-south-asia
- ^ https://images.dawn.com/news/1175628
- ^ http://www.fipresci.org/festival-reports/2016/istanbul-doc/seeking-a-home