New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next MonthNew York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month

New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month

New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month: The 2nd edition of the Pakistan Film Festival, organized by Pakistan’s Mission to the UN, will take place in New York next month, featuring top stars from the country’s movie industry, according to an official announcement.

Several of the latest films from Pakistan will be screened on 7th and 8th July at the prestigious Asia Society.

The films that will be screened during the festival include, Na Band Na Baraati, Punjab Nahi Jaongi, Cake, Verna, 7 Din Mohabat In, Parchi, and Lala Begum.

Oscar award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy will also participate in the festival in a special segment titled ‘Beyond the Oscars’, in which she will discuss her present and future work as well as challenges faced by Pakistan’s film industry. Her animated film, 3 Bahadur was screened during the First Film Festival in New York in December 2016.

Among the galaxy of actors and stars who are expected to participate in the Festival are Mahira Khan, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Sheharyar Munawwar, Aamina Sheikh, Hareem Farooqi, Zeb Bangesh and Mehwish Hayat.

New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month
New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month

Apart from these celebrities a number of movie directors and producers will also attend the Festival, including Mehreen Jabbar and Nadeem Baig.

An enthusiastic advocate of promoting the soft image of Pakistan through cultural diplomacy, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi organized the first-ever Pakistan film festival in the US in December 2016 in New York. The second Festival is part of her continued efforts to project the country’s soft power.

By showcasing Pakistani movies in the festival, the Pakistan Mission hopes to provide an opportunity to diplomats from 193 countries at the UN to see what the country’s entertainment industry is producing.

The festival will be followed by a reception on June 9 at the United Nations where Ambassadors, UN officials and media representatives accredited to the UN will be invited, as well as members of the Pakistani diaspora.

New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month
New York To Host 2nd Pakistan Film Festival Next Month

Since assuming charge as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to UN, Ambassador Lodhi has undertaken several cultural projects and organized a series of events to promote Pakistan’s soft image and highlight its modern and vibrant culture as well its ancient civilizational roots.

“Cultural diplomacy is a vital part of any diplomat’s job which is aimed at winning hearts and minds”, Ambassador Lodhi said, adding that Pakistan has much to offer the world in this regard, and our responsibility is to ensure that this is projected in the international arena.

“All the dynamism and diversity found in our films will be on display in the movies that will be shown during this Festival,” Ambassador Lodhi said, and hoped that this edition would prove to be as successful as the first one.

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