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Anjum Shahzad's Mah-e-Mir to be Pakistan's submission for Oscars 2017

Anjum Shahzad's Mah-e-Mir to be Pakistan's submission for Oscars 2017

The movie was selected by way of a secret ballot and was the overwhelming film of choice of the Committee members
22 Sep, 2016

The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected Mah-e-Mir to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the 'Foreign Language Film Award’ category at the 89th Academy Awards.

Mah-e-Mir, directed by Anjum Shahzad and written by Sarmad Sehbai, chronicles the life of a young anarchist poet (Fahad Mustafa) who denounces tradition, goes through the sufferings of love, separation and poverty, which drives him into madness, where he discovers the 18th century poet Mir Taqi Mir.

In his poetic journey, he embodies the intense love, passion and creative madness of the poet. The film features Fahad Mustafa, Iman Ali, Sanam Saeed, Alyy Khan and Manzar Sehbai.

The movie was selected by way of a secret ballot and was the overwhelming film of choice of the Committee members. As per standard practice, films selected by each individual country's Academy selection committee are submitted to the Academy for screening, shortlisting and voting with official Oscar nominees announced at a later date.

The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee was chaired by two-time Academy Award and Emmy winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and included Iram Parveen Bilal as the charge d’affaires, Zeba Bakhtiar, Adnan Siddiqui, Hasan Zaidi, Sheema Kermani, Sarmad Khoosat, Jamshed Mahmood Raza, Jamil Dehlavi and Adnan Sarwar.

Speaking about the selection of Mah-e-Mir, Iram shared, "After decades of neglect, it is a matter of great pride that the Pakistani film industry has achieved so much in such brief time and speaks volumes for the inherent artistic talent of our people."

"I wish the makers of Mah-e-Mir the best of luck in their journey through the shortlisting process and thank them for their contribution to Pakistani cinema."

In 2013, the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee selected Zinda Bhaag as the first Pakistani film in over fifty years to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the 'Foreign Language Film Award’ category, followed by Dukhtar in 2014 and Moor in 2015.

Comments

Aamer Sep 22, 2016 01:18pm
Best of luck to the team of Mah e Mir, Fahad Mustafa is a good actor. it will be great to see this movie nominated. i still didn't get to see this movie because it wasn't released in London or New York.
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Hamid shafiq Sep 22, 2016 01:51pm
i only see the trailer but now i see whole film
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Goga Nalaik Sep 22, 2016 04:50pm
This is going to be a big hit. Hope beautiful Iman Ali will do justice to her role
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Arisha G Sep 22, 2016 07:18pm
Dukhtar is on Netflix now - I don't know why it was selected, the story line was weak and disconnected feel to it. the images were, however, stunning. Haven't had a chance to watch the other 2, Moor and Mah-e-Mir but have heard good things about both projects. Good luck getting nominated. Look forward to watching these 2 movies soon.
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Feroze Sep 22, 2016 07:33pm
@Goga Nalaik lol the movie has already been released months back ..... good morning !
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Saira Khan Sep 23, 2016 12:30am
Beautiful choice with a very timely message! Love, admiration and respect for the brilliant creator of Mah-e-Mir!
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