Pakistan to submit Oscar entry after 50 years
- 11 years ago
Pakistan to submit Oscar entry after 50 years
Edit by-Ragadeep Kancharla
Script & Voice- Anju Paudel
Pakistan will submit an entry for the foreign language film category of the Oscar awards after a gap of five decades though a committee has not yet chosen the movie.
Chairing the committee is Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who became Pakistan's first Oscar winner for co-directing the 2011 documentary Saving Face, which was about the survivors of acid attacks.
Each country is allowed one submission and it can decide how the film is chosen. The Pakistan committee was formed independently and its existence has been kept quiet, with the government having no role but apparently giving its okay. The deadline for submissions in the foreign language film category is October 1.
The Pakistani committee will have enough films to choose from, as after a few dormant years, the country's film industry is enjoying a revival, with 21 releases so far this year.
There is no stated government policy against Oscar participation in Pakistan but the issue seems to have been a "low priority" because of political turmoil and a "general lack of precedence within the film establishment",
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Edit by-Ragadeep Kancharla
Script & Voice- Anju Paudel
Pakistan will submit an entry for the foreign language film category of the Oscar awards after a gap of five decades though a committee has not yet chosen the movie.
Chairing the committee is Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who became Pakistan's first Oscar winner for co-directing the 2011 documentary Saving Face, which was about the survivors of acid attacks.
Each country is allowed one submission and it can decide how the film is chosen. The Pakistan committee was formed independently and its existence has been kept quiet, with the government having no role but apparently giving its okay. The deadline for submissions in the foreign language film category is October 1.
The Pakistani committee will have enough films to choose from, as after a few dormant years, the country's film industry is enjoying a revival, with 21 releases so far this year.
There is no stated government policy against Oscar participation in Pakistan but the issue seems to have been a "low priority" because of political turmoil and a "general lack of precedence within the film establishment",
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