Iram Haq

Iram Haq (born 1976) is a Norwegian Pakistani[1] actress, screenwriter and director, best known for her feature film, I Am Yours and What Will People Say.

Iram Haq
Alma materWesterdals School of Communication, Oslo
OccupationFilmmaker, actress, Director
Known forI Am Yours

Early life

Haq, a Norwegian-Pakistani,[2] studied art direction at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo.[3] She came from a conservative family relocated in Norway and her upbringing and life events heavily inspired her latest movie, What Will People Say[4].

Career

Haq worked for many years as an actress, appearing in theatre, film and television, including Import-Export. She also wrote and starred in the short film Old Faithfull which was selected for the short film competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.[5] She made her directorial debut with the short film, Little Miss Eyeflap which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.[6]

Haq's feature film debut, I Am Yours premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.[7] It was praised in Variety as "an assured...debut".[8] The film tells the story of a young Pakistani mother living in Norway and has been lauded for its exceptionally naturalistic performances.[9] The film was selected as the official Norwegian Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film.[10][11]

Her next film What Will People Say is a "heartbreaking female personal drama with culture clashes between two different worlds."[12] This film was the official entry from Norway to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film[13].

References
  1. "'Log kya kahenge' and its horrors". The Indian Express. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. Landal, Daria. "Iram Haq – Turning 'Dirty Laundry' into an Oscar-entry Film". FilmDoo. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  3. Cadenas, Kerensa. "TIFF Women Directors: Meet Iram Haq". Indiewire.
  4. "What Will People Say", Wikipedia, 2020-04-12, retrieved 2020-04-22
  5. "Iram Haq". Festival Scope.
  6. "Archive: Little Miss Eyeflap". Sundance Institute.
  7. Yamato, Jen. "ICM Partners Signs Iram Haq, Helmer Of Norway's Oscar Submission 'I Am Yours'". Deadline.
  8. Simon, Alissa. "Film Review: I Am Yours". Variety.
  9. Dickey, Josh. "Norway Oscar Entry 'I Am Yours' Doesn't Shy From Our Selfish Nature". The Wrap.
  10. Dore, Shalini. "'I Am Yours' Submitted by Norway for Oscar". Variety.
  11. Wiseman, Andreas. "I Am Yours gets Norway Oscar nod". Screen Daily.
  12. Jhunjhunwla, Uditha. "Rohfilm to co-produce Iram Haq's What Will People Say".
  13. "List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film", Wikipedia, 2020-03-15, retrieved 2020-04-22
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