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Meet the Pakistani filmmaker who's made it to Cannes this year

Meet the Pakistani filmmaker who's made it to Cannes this year

Iram Parveen Bilal's film, Wakhri has made it to a fast track finance program at the prestigious film festival.
Updated 25 May, 2019

If you think there were no Pakistanis representing our emerging cinema at Cannes, think again.

Iram Parveen Bilal, a Pakistani filmmaker is currently attending the prestigious film festival with her project, Wakhri in tow. The talented Iram has made it to Cinefondation’s Atelier programme which features 15 directors from all over the world.

Iram Parveen Bilal spotted at the Cannes red carpet
Iram Parveen Bilal spotted at the Cannes red carpet

Talking to Images, she shared: "Cinefondation Latelier is a curated official selection program of Cannes where 15 directors from the world are invited to a seven-day intensive fast track finance program. This program has a 93% financing and distribution success rate. The general manager of the program watched my work the Locarno film festival’s film library and had been tracking me."

Wakhri is a film about an accidental social media star who learns the harsh cost of wearing masks in the real world that deals with themes like "hypocrisy, trolling and the ultimate empowerment of self".

"It has been an honour for Abid Merchant, the producer, and I to be in the company of our esteemed colleagues. We hope to gain a strong international framework of support so the project once made insha’Allah can have a wide and celebrated reach," she added.

Comments

NewBorn May 20, 2019 10:52am
She's better.
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Samia May 20, 2019 11:36am
Sounds really interesting. Best of luck to Iram Bilal, doing a great job in bringing our talent to global stage!
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wow May 20, 2019 12:14pm
Well done Iram. Best of luck.
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Ali May 20, 2019 07:29pm
Bravo!!!
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Laila May 22, 2019 02:41am
So proud of Pakistani female filmakers and documentary makers getting international recognition. Hope more excel in that field.
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kashif May 26, 2019 07:12am
Great.
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kashif May 26, 2019 07:12am
Great.
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