Two-day film festival in Karachi this weekend

KARACHI: The University of Karachi in collaboration with the VM Art Gallery is hosting the 'Pakistan Calling' film festival this weekend to highlight independent and student filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work.

The two-day festival starting on the 27th will be taking place at the at the ZVMG Rangoonwala Community Centre to showcase works from all genres of film including fiction, documentaries and animation works.

Pakistan Calling will also host panel discussions and workshops on Lighting in Film, Animation and Visual Effects, Acting and Directing and Scriptwriting, which will give filmmakers and film buffs the opportunity to learn from industry experts.

Fueled by the passion of filmmakers working without the same tools or facilities available abroad, the festival aims to create a platform over the years that not only “brings together Pakistani thinkers and doers” but also through them “create a community of positive change-makers.”