Sharmeen and Patakha Pictures celebrate women filmmakers from across Pakistan




KARACHI - Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy celebrated the successful end of/final opinion of the seventh edition of Pakistan's largest filmmaking grant and teaching assignment programPatakha PicturesStories She Tellsfeaturing eight newly-visible filmmakers from KarachiMultanLahoreChitraland QuettaPatakha Pictures - an effort to begin (doing something) of SOC Films in partnership with the British (group of people who advise or govern) and the Scottish Fact-filled story or film (about an event or person) Institute - hosted a special showcase event in Karachimarking the first public uncovering/showing of the fellowsfilm trailers and offering an early look at four intimatedeeply human stories shaped through the six-month programmeThis year's group of people worked in (showing the ability to create interesting new things) pairs to develop films exploring women's toughnesscultural (something valuable you get when older relatives die)performancemusic(interest in religion/belief in a higher power)and identityThe fellows participated in an intensive online teaching assignment series with Patakha Picturesinternational respected teacherNoe Mendelle - person (who started a company) of the Scottish Fact-filled story or film (about an event or person) Institute and an award-winning filmmaker whose at least 20 years of experience have guided newly appearing people who tell stories (or lies) around the worldbefore ending/deciding with an in-person editing and closing session in KarachiIn attendance were Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyNoe Mendelleand senior representatives from partner organisationsalong with members of the filmmaking community and mediaSpeaking at the eventSharmeen Obaid-ChinoyPerson (who started a company) of Patakha Picturessaid, "Every yearPatakha Pictures reminds us how powerful films can be when women are given the spacetrustand teaching assignment to tell their own storiesThese eight filmmakers have pushed themselves to explore complexbrave stories.
Tonight's (place to display things to people) is a short look of what happens when you feed and care for talentfund newly appearing voicesand believe in women shaping the cultural memory of this country." The British (group of people who advise or govern)a long-standing partner on the programmepromised again its loyalty to/promise to supporting young people who tell stories (or lies)James HampsonCountry DirectorBritish (group of people who advise or govern) Pakistansaid, "We are proud to support a programme that increases women's voices and prepares newly appearing filmmakers with professional skills and (showing the ability to create interesting new things) confidenceWe are also very pleased to celebrate our partnership with SOC and recognise their amazing and interesting loyalty to/promise to kind and giving/taking good care of new talent and strengthening (showing the ability to create interesting new things) expressionWe look forward to seeing the hit/effect these filmmakers will make in Pakistan and beyond." Since launching in 2022, Patakha Picturesteaching assignment programs have supported 69 filmmakerswinning over 25 awards and being screened at more than 70 special celebrations (with fun events) across the world - from New York to SeoulMontreal to Milanand Karachi to CanberraThis year's group of people continues that tradition by expanding the (wide view of a nature scene/wide area of beautiful land) of women-led acts of telling stories (or lies) in Pakistan.

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