ARY Film Festival 2017 to start from 4th May

[Karachi, May 3rd, 2017]: ARY Digital Network is pleased to announce the 1st ARY Film Festival to be held in Karachi from May 4 – 6, 2017 (5:00 pm onwards). Presented by Italiano and powered by Rooh Afza, the film festival will be happening at the Cinepax Cinemas, Ocean Mall Karachi.
The films being showcased are as follows:

 Choora Ek Pratha,
 Mabel aur Mein
100 Steps Sou Qadam
 Ek Pao Dahi
 Pannah
 Speechless
 Taqseem
 Gubbare
 Firaaq
 Kahaani
 Darba
 Dil Tau Bacha Hai
 Bits of What I Have
 6 Cup Chai
 Black Square
 Toba Tek Singh
 Taweez
 Kathputli
In Search of America   Insha Allah
Main aur Amrita
FEICA A Life with Cartoons
The Preservation of Art of Pottery Making
Fakir
Sindh Munjhi Maa
Sandriders
Pangolins in Peril A story of Rare Scales
Masters of the Sky
Shuwanag The Baloch Shepherd
K2 and the Invisible Footmen


Apart from the above regular entries, the festival is also coming up with special screenings of internationally appreciated films such as Maheen Zia’s ‘Lyari Notes’, ‘Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velazquez Story’ contributed by the American Film Showcase and Anjum Shehzad’s ‘Mah e Mir’. Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s ‘Song of Lahore’ will also be premiered at the festival.
Mr. Salman Iqbal, President & Founder, ARY Digital Network, in his message regarding the festival said “It has been our foremost endeavor to develop and nurture the film industry in Pakistan. We have now embarked on yet another journey in the same direction, the ARY Film Festival, whereby we will provide an opportunity to new and creative filmmakers from Pakistan and around the world to come showcase their talent and get recognized for their efforts. This is our first year for the festival and we intend to make it bigger and better in the years to come”.

About ARY Film Festival
The aim of ARY Film Festival is to provide a vital platform for the youth and filmmaking enthusiasts to come together and celebrate their passion for the art form, creating an opportunity to set-up a forum where renowned names from the film and media industry will be able share their knowledge with the participants.
The jury includes the legendary Anwar Maqsood, Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, Marilyn Agrelo (New York based filmmaker), Andy Merkin (US based Transmedia Concept Writer/Speaker), Jonathon Gann (US based Director/Writer), Jack Mcdonald (Emmy Award winning Filmmaker), Ram Kishore Parcha (Dehli Int. Film Festival) and Amna Khan (Director). Shehzad Hassan Khan from ARY Digital Network is the Festival Director.  
In total there were more than 400 films received from various countries around the world including Pakistan, India, USA, UK, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia
Brazil, Russia, Australia, Ireland, Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. More than 80 international films were received. 35 films will be screened this year at the festival, which is a good mark for the first year for any festival. The festival is screening films in four categories i.e. Short Film, Feature Film, Short Documentary and Feature Documentary.