Pakistan invites local filmmakers to submit their films for the 95th Oscars

The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee invites Pakistani filmmakers to submit their films for Oscar consideration in the International Feature Film Award category for the 95th Academy Awards by September 2, 2022, 5:00pm local time, stated a press release.

This will mark the ninth submission by the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee having previously submitted Zinda Bhaag in 2013, Dukhtar in 2014, MOOR in 2015, Mah-e-Mir in 2016, Saawan in 2017, Cake in 2018, Lal Kabootar in 2019 and Zindagi Tamasha in 2020 to represent the best of Pakistani cinema for award consideration in the International Feature Film category.

The Oscar Committee for 2022 is chaired by two-time Academy Award and Emmy-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and includes Ali Sethi [Musician], Omar Shahid Hamid [Author/Script Writer], Rafay Mahmood [Film Critic], Samina Ahmad [Actress, Producer and Director], Jerjees Seja [TV and Film Producer], Bee Gul [Screenwriter and Director], Rizwan Beyg [Fashion Designer], Mo Azmi [Cinematographer] and Zeba Bakhtiar [Actress].

The committee will choose one film as Pakistan’s official submission for the International Feature Film Award. An international film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the United States of America and its territories with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track. Animated and documentary feature films are permitted.

For entry forms, submission details and queries, filmmakers can write to [e-mail]. The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee will announce its nomination for award consideration on September 30, 2022. 

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