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]
Ammar Aziz | |
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 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 mater | National College of Arts |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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]
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- ^ "Three poems by Ammar Aziz". July 14, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "MAKHDOOM AMMAR AZIZ | Poetry at Sangam". Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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- ^ "Interview: Ammar Aziz (A Walnut Tree) | IDFA". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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- ^ "A Walnut Tree wins top honour at Film South Asia". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Juliette Binoche schwärmt vom Filmemachen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival". The Nation. 2012-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ "Berlinale Talents - Mastercard Enablement Programme". Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Animated series 'Super Sohni' to highlight child sexual abuse". 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.