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Ammar Aziz

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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

Alma materNational College of Arts
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2007–present

Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker[1][2][3] and poet.[4][5][6] He's a recipient of the International Federation of Film Critics Award.[7] His debut feature-length film A Walnut Tree had its world premiere at IDFA[8] and North American premiere at Hot Docs.[9] The film won awards for the best film from Film SouthAsia,[10] Moscow International Documentary Film Festival,[11] Sole Luna Doc-Film Festival [12] and others. His Second feature film, Discount Workers, had world premiere at One World Film Festival[13] and opened a film festival in Kolkata [14]

He's a former left-wing activist.[15] In 2014, he started an online petition against Lawrence & Wishart for claiming the copyright to Marx/Engels Collected Works.[16][17][18][19]

As a filmmaker, he was initially known for his work about the working class of Pakistan.[20] A graduate of Lahore's National College of Arts,[21] he was the only [22][23] filmmaker from Pakistan to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival.[24] In 2022, he won the Berlinale Mastercard Enablement program [25] for his organisation SAMAAJ's work on Super Sohni,[26] an animated short series on child sexual abuse prevention in Pakistan.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Reels of dissent: Pushing the celluloid envelope in Pakistan; DNA India". 2015-06-14. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  2. ^ "Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' | Asia | DW.DE | 20.02.2012". DW.DE. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ^ Khan, Sher (2012-02-03). "Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ^ "A poem for Mira Sen | Dhaka Tribune". 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Three poems by Ammar Aziz". July 14, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "MAKHDOOM AMMAR AZIZ | Poetry at Sangam". Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  7. ^ "Seeking a Home". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  8. ^ "Interview: Ammar Aziz (A Walnut Tree) | IDFA". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  9. ^ "Walnut Tree - Hot Docs".
  10. ^ "A Walnut Tree wins top honour at Film South Asia". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  11. ^ "I hope young filmmakers undo the NGO-isation of documentaries: A Walnut Tree director Ammar Aziz". 2016-06-18. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  12. ^ "Sole Luna Festival '15doc winners collection' continua, in programma il film "A Walnut Tree"". 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Film based on Baldia factory tragedy to be screened at One World Film Festival". 11 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Pakistani Film on Bereaved Mom's Fight for Justice to Kick off Festival | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  15. ^ "Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor". Christian Science Monitor. CSMonitor.com. 2012-01-08. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  16. ^ "Not Even Radical Communist Literature is Immune to Copyright Battles". 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  17. ^ "Lawrence & Wishart in Marx copyright row".
  18. ^ "Radicals fight over a Karl Marx copyright". Los Angeles Times. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  19. ^ Cohen, Noam (May 2014). "Claiming a Copyright on Marx? How Uncomradely". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  20. ^ "Filming the struggle of working class - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". dawn.com. 2013-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  21. ^ "Dailytimes | Your Right To Know". dailytimes.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  22. ^ "Labour Education Foundation(LEF) Film "Rise of the Oppressed" selected for Talent Campus at Berlin International Film Festival". IFWEA. 2012-01-30. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  23. ^ "Juliette Binoche schwärmt vom Filmemachen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-04-04.
  24. ^ "Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival". The Nation. 2012-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  25. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Mastercard Enablement Programme". Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  26. ^ "There's a new Pakistani superhero in town and she's fighting child sexual abuse". 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  27. ^ "Animated series 'Super Sohni' to highlight child sexual abuse". 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.