Eighth edition of Women International Film Festival kicked off in Islamabad. Two-day event showcased thirty-one short and feature length films received from several countries including Britain, Iran, France, Germany, Ukraine, Spain, Lebanon, Egypt, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Chile, Turkey and Argentina.

Five films were also made by Pakistani film makers which include ‘Hum Awaaz’, ‘Made with Love’, ‘Prolific Hustling’, ‘Woman of Courage’, and ‘10 more minutes’.

Jury panel comprised of esteemed filmmakers including Mehreen Jabbar, Usman Mukhtar and Marya Javed.

Festival is underway with support of Spanish, German, French and Ukraine embassies. WIFF is Pakistan based initiative trying to encourage and facilitate young girls and women to use self-expression, storytelling and fiction through filmmaking.

Founder and director of festival Madeeha Raza extensively talked about eight years journey of initiative. She discussed exponential and organic growth of festival and how it became vibrant platform for young filmmakers.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 04 2024

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