Ammar Aziz

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]

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

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
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  2. "Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' | Asia | DW.DE | 20.02.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. Khan, Sher (2012-02-03). "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". Christian Science Monitor. CSMonitor.com. 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. "Filming the struggle of working class - Newspaper - DAWN.COM". dawn.com. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  6. "Dailytimes | Your Right To Know". dailytimes.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  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. https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/juliette-binoche-schwaermt-vom-filmemachen-id6342796.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival". The Nation. 2012-01-28. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  10. Solidar (2012-02-17). "LEF documentary on Power Loom workers". Solidar.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  11. "'Daughters of a lesser god': A harrowing depiction of the pristine shackles of poverty - The Express Tribune". 2012-10-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  12. "Interview: Ammar Aziz (A Walnut Tree) | IDFA".
  13. "A Walnut Tree wins top honour at Film South Asia".
  14. "I hope young filmmakers undo the NGO-isation of documentaries: A Walnut Tree director Ammar Aziz". 2016-06-18.
  15. "Seeking a Home".
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