Children’s films: ‘Animated movies a neglected genre’
Only three animated movies received for the festival this year from Pakistani producers.
LAHORE:
Most of the filmmakers in the country are focused on producing documentaries. They are ignoring the very important genre of animated movies, said Midhat Abbas, the International Children’s Festival programming manager, on Monday.
He said they had received only three animated movies for the festival this year from Pakistani producers.
Abbas, a National College of Arts graduate, said some of his colleagues at the NCA had tried their hand at animations but could not finish it.
Earlier, two feature-length animated movies were shown at the evening session at the third day of the festival on Monday. How to Train Your Dragon, by Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders, revolved around the story of a young Viking admonished by his father for befriending a dragon he was supposed to hunt down.
It was followed by Disney’s Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (by Klay Hall). It was based on Tinker Bell’s journey to the north of Neverland to patch things up with her friend Terence and to restore the pixie dust tree.
Farikha Aslam, a volunteer, said children enjoyed animated movies. She said she had witnessed them cheer up as soon as an animation flashed on the screen.
Amber Hammad said there was a need for more animated movies to be made in national languages. This, she said, would help children learn their languages in an entertaining way.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 8th, 2011.
Most of the filmmakers in the country are focused on producing documentaries. They are ignoring the very important genre of animated movies, said Midhat Abbas, the International Children’s Festival programming manager, on Monday.
He said they had received only three animated movies for the festival this year from Pakistani producers.
Abbas, a National College of Arts graduate, said some of his colleagues at the NCA had tried their hand at animations but could not finish it.
Earlier, two feature-length animated movies were shown at the evening session at the third day of the festival on Monday. How to Train Your Dragon, by Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders, revolved around the story of a young Viking admonished by his father for befriending a dragon he was supposed to hunt down.
It was followed by Disney’s Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (by Klay Hall). It was based on Tinker Bell’s journey to the north of Neverland to patch things up with her friend Terence and to restore the pixie dust tree.
Farikha Aslam, a volunteer, said children enjoyed animated movies. She said she had witnessed them cheer up as soon as an animation flashed on the screen.
Amber Hammad said there was a need for more animated movies to be made in national languages. This, she said, would help children learn their languages in an entertaining way.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 8th, 2011.