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'''Ammar Aziz''' is a [[Pakistani]] documentary [[filmmaker]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-reels-of-dissent-pushing-the-celluloid-envelope-in-pakistan-2095342 |title=Reels of dissent: Pushing the celluloid envelope in Pakistan; DNA India}}</ref><ref name="dw">{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15752639,00.html |title=Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' &#124; Asia &#124; DW.DE &#124; 20.02.2012 |publisher=DW.DE |date= |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref><ref name="tribune1">{{cite web|last=Khan |first=Sher |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/331393/rise-of-the-oppressed-the-one-to-watch/ |title=Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch – The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> and [[left-wing]] [[activist]].<ref name="csmonitor1">{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0108/Thirty-ideas-from-people-under-30-The-Change-Agents/Ammar-Aziz-Band-member-filmmaker-and-voice-for-Pakistani-poor |title=Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> In 2011, he was featured in the [[Christian Science Monitor]]'s '30 under 30' people <ref name="csmonitor">{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0108/Thirty-ideas-from-people-under-30-The-Change-Agents/Ammar-Aziz-Band-member-filmmaker-and-voice-for-Pakistani-poor|title=Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor - CSMonitor.com|publisher=csmonitor.com|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> from all over the world for his art and activism.<ref name="csmonitor1"/> As a filmmaker, he is known best for his work about the working class of Pakistan.<ref name="dawn">{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1049374/filming-the-struggle-of-working-class|title=Filming the struggle of working class - Newspaper - DAWN.COM|publisher=dawn.com|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> A graduate of [[Lahore]]'s [[National College of Arts]],<ref name="dailytimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C28%5Cstory_28-1-2011_pg7_17 |title=Dailytimes &#124; Your Right To Know |publisher=dailytimes.com.pk |accessdate=2016-07-24 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> he was the only <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifwea.org/?x103997=230031 |title=Labour Education Foundation(LEF) Film "Rise of the Oppressed" selected for Talent Campus at Berlin International Film Festival |publisher=IFWEA |date=2012-01-30 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref><ref>{cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/juliette-binoche-schwaermt-vom-filmemachen-id6342796.html</ref> [[filmmaker]] from [[Pakistan]] to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/entertainment/28-Jan-2012/pak-documentary-nominated-for-berlin-film-festival |title=Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival |publisher=The Nation |date=2012-01-28 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> He was selected for his documentary about the power-loom workers of [[Faisalabad]]<ref name="tribune1"/> which was also screened at the [[Solidar Silver Rose Award]] 2011<ref>{{cite web|author=Solidar|url=http://solidar.org./LEF-documentary-on-Power-Loom.html |title=LEF documentary on Power Loom workers |publisher=Solidar.org |date=2012-02-17 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> in [[Brussels]]. His documentary about the home-based women workers of [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]] has been screened at several labour film festivals in the United States and [[Europe]].<ref name="tribune">{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/446083/daughters-of-a-lesser-god-a-harrowing-depiction-of-the-pristine-shackles-of-poverty/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008033412/http://tribune.com.pk/story/446083/daughters-of-a-lesser-god-a-harrowing-depiction-of-the-pristine-shackles-of-poverty/ |archive-date=2012-10-08 |dead-url=yes |title=‘Daughters of a lesser god’: A harrowing depiction of the pristine shackles of poverty - The Express Tribune |accessdate=2016-07-24 }}</ref>
'''Ammar Aziz''' is a [[Pakistani]] documentary [[filmmaker]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-reels-of-dissent-pushing-the-celluloid-envelope-in-pakistan-2095342 |title=Reels of dissent: Pushing the celluloid envelope in Pakistan; DNA India}}</ref><ref name="dw">{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15752639,00.html |title=Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' &#124; Asia &#124; DW.DE &#124; 20.02.2012 |publisher=DW.DE |date= |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref><ref name="tribune1">{{cite web|last=Khan |first=Sher |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/331393/rise-of-the-oppressed-the-one-to-watch/ |title=Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch – The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> and [[left-wing]] [[activist]].<ref name="csmonitor1">{{cite web|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0108/Thirty-ideas-from-people-under-30-The-Change-Agents/Ammar-Aziz-Band-member-filmmaker-and-voice-for-Pakistani-poor |title=Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> As a filmmaker, he was initially known for his work about the working class of Pakistan.<ref name="dawn">{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1049374/filming-the-struggle-of-working-class|title=Filming the struggle of working class - Newspaper - DAWN.COM|publisher=dawn.com|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> A graduate of [[Lahore]]'s [[National College of Arts]],<ref name="dailytimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C28%5Cstory_28-1-2011_pg7_17 |title=Dailytimes &#124; Your Right To Know |publisher=dailytimes.com.pk |accessdate=2016-07-24 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> he was the only <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifwea.org/?x103997=230031 |title=Labour Education Foundation(LEF) Film "Rise of the Oppressed" selected for Talent Campus at Berlin International Film Festival |publisher=IFWEA |date=2012-01-30 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref><ref>{cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/juliette-binoche-schwaermt-vom-filmemachen-id6342796.html</ref> [[filmmaker]] from [[Pakistan]] to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/entertainment/28-Jan-2012/pak-documentary-nominated-for-berlin-film-festival |title=Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival |publisher=The Nation |date=2012-01-28 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> He was selected for his documentary about the power-loom workers of [[Faisalabad]]<ref name="tribune1"/> which was also screened at the [[Solidar Silver Rose Award]] 2011<ref>{{cite web|author=Solidar|url=http://solidar.org./LEF-documentary-on-Power-Loom.html |title=LEF documentary on Power Loom workers |publisher=Solidar.org |date=2012-02-17 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> in [[Brussels]]. His documentary about the home-based women workers of [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]] has been screened at several labour film festivals in the United States and [[Europe]].<ref name="tribune">{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/446083/daughters-of-a-lesser-god-a-harrowing-depiction-of-the-pristine-shackles-of-poverty/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008033412/http://tribune.com.pk/story/446083/daughters-of-a-lesser-god-a-harrowing-depiction-of-the-pristine-shackles-of-poverty/ |archive-date=2012-10-08 |dead-url=yes |title=‘Daughters of a lesser god’: A harrowing depiction of the pristine shackles of poverty - The Express Tribune |accessdate=2016-07-24 }}</ref>

He did with a song called Inqalab with the popular [[Socialist]] band [[Laal (band)]] as a singer and composer<ref name="nation1">{{cite web|url=http://splus.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2012-01-15/page-27 |title=Splus - The Nation Sunday Plus |publisher=Splus.nation.com.pk |date=2012-01-15 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by his mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/laal%E2%80%99s-new-video-a-breath-of-fresh-air/ |title=Laal’s new video a breath of fresh air &#124; Pakistan Today &#124; Latest news &#124; Breaking news &#124; Pakistan News &#124; World news &#124; Business &#124; Sport and Multimedia |publisher=Pakistan Today |date=2011-12-15 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref> The song was received well by the audiences, media and critics.<ref name="nation1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moderntokyotimes.com/tag/ammar-aziz-and-music/ |title=Ammar Aziz and music |publisher=Modern Tokyo Times |date=2011-12-29 |accessdate=2012-06-04}}</ref><ref name="dailytimes2">{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/infotainment/25-Dec-2011/laal-band-review-of-inqalab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003702/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/infotainment/25-Dec-2011/laal-band-review-of-inqalab |archive-date=2016-03-04 |dead-url=yes|title='Laal' band: Review of 'Inqalab'|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref>


His debut feature film [[A Walnut Tree]] had its world premiere at [[IDFA]] <ref>https://www.idfa.nl/en/article/30559/2015-interview-ammar-aziz-over-a-walnut-tree</ref>. The film won awards from [[Film SouthAsia]] <ref>https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/80183-a-walnut-tree-wins-top-honour-at-film-south-asia</ref>, Moscow International Documentary Film Festival <ref>https://images.dawn.com/news/1175628</ref> and also won the [[International Federation of Film Critics]] Award. <ref>http://www.fipresci.org/festival-reports/2016/istanbul-doc/seeking-a-home</ref>
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Revision as of 18:11, 9 March 2018

Ammar Aziz
Ammar Aziz during a protest with veteran peace activist Concepcion Picciotto in front of the White House in Washington, D.C
Born
Makhdoom Ammar Aziz

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma materNational College of Arts
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2007 - present

Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker [1][2][3] and left-wing activist.[4] As a filmmaker, he was initially known for his work about the working class of Pakistan.[5] A graduate of Lahore's National College of Arts,[6] he was the only [7][8] filmmaker from Pakistan to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival.[9] He was selected for his documentary about the power-loom workers of Faisalabad[3] which was also screened at the Solidar Silver Rose Award 2011[10] in Brussels. His documentary about the home-based women workers of Hyderabad has been screened at several labour film festivals in the United States and Europe.[11]

His debut feature film A Walnut Tree had its world premiere at IDFA [12]. The film won awards from Film SouthAsia [13], Moscow International Documentary Film Festival [14] and also won the International Federation of Film Critics Award. [15]

References

  1. ^ "Reels of dissent: Pushing the celluloid envelope in Pakistan; DNA India".
  2. ^ "Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' | Asia | DW.DE | 20.02.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ^ a b Khan, Sher. "Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ^ "Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor". CSMonitor.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ^ "Filming the struggle of working class - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  6. ^ "Dailytimes | Your Right To Know". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-07-24.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Labour Education Foundation(LEF) Film "Rise of the Oppressed" selected for Talent Campus at Berlin International Film Festival". IFWEA. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. ^ {cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/juliette-binoche-schwaermt-vom-filmemachen-id6342796.html
  9. ^ "Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival". The Nation. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. ^ Solidar (2012-02-17). "LEF documentary on Power Loom workers". Solidar.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  11. ^ "'Daughters of a lesser god': A harrowing depiction of the pristine shackles of poverty - The Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2016-07-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ https://www.idfa.nl/en/article/30559/2015-interview-ammar-aziz-over-a-walnut-tree
  13. ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/80183-a-walnut-tree-wins-top-honour-at-film-south-asia
  14. ^ https://images.dawn.com/news/1175628
  15. ^ http://www.fipresci.org/festival-reports/2016/istanbul-doc/seeking-a-home
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