Pakistan is fortunate to have an active film industry with strong social and cultural references. While this is fantastic, since representation in film is so important, Pakistani correspondent Samara Ali, argues that the industry is not living up to its full potential. The 27-year-old believes Pakistan should be telling more of its stories to a …
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TreeHugger has good roundup of the rather sorry slate of environmentally-themed documentaries at Sundance this year. Not to belittle any of the films that are playing—I haven’t seen any yet—but it seems that the fest is a little thin in this department compared to past years. The standout looks to be The Last Mountain, a documentary about …
TreeHugger has good roundup of the rather sorry slate of environmentally-themed documentaries at Sundance this year. Not to belittle any of the films that are playing—I haven’t seen any yet—but it seems that the fest is a little thin in this department compared to past years. The standout looks to be The Last Mountain, a documentary about …
Harmanan Singh, 17, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mumbai in India, teamed up with a videographer to create a short film that follows a growing friendship and explores the concept of empathy. I wrote the story for this short film called, “Letters”. It carries the message of social cohesiveness and empathy. The world has become highly globalised. Interactions between …
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The popularity of Indian television and fashion is having an impact on Bangladesh’s language, film industry and even cultural celebrations, writes Abdullah Al Hasan, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, who argues that response is in the hands of Bangladesh’s consumers. Globalization has opened many ways to explore extraneous cultures, and gives Bangladesh an amazing …
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A film festival in Cameroon holds special importance as a powerful boost to the movie industry, writes Medjom Colbie, 22, a Correspondent from Yaounde in Cameroon. Considered as one of the important meetings of cinema in Africa, “Ecrans Noirs” is a film festival founded in 1997 to promote the seventh art of the continent and Cameroon …