Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali emerged as one of the major Pakistani winners at the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) in Mississauga, Canada.
The dark comedy, which had earlier premiered at the Berlinale, was selected as the festival’s opening film and went on to receive both the Special Jury Prize and the Best Sound Design Award.
Another major honour went to Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s Hanging By A Wire, which received the Sabeen Mahmud Award for Courage in Cinema.
The documentary revisits the dramatic 2023 Battagram cable car incident, when eight people, including six children, were stranded hundreds of feet above a river before being rescued during a difficult day-long operation.
Meanwhile, Kamran Faiq’s The Last Glance won Best International Short Film, a
Pakistani representation continued with The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony, which received an Honourable Mention in the Best Documentary category.
The film follows young gymnasts from Karachi’s Macchar Colony and explores the possibilities that sport can create for girls growing up in underserved communities. The recognition came during MISAFF’s 12th edition, held from September 30 to October 4.
Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali emerged as one of the major Pakistani winners at the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) in Mississauga, Canada.
Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali emerged as one of the major Pakistani winners at the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) in Mississauga, Canada.
The dark comedy, which had earlier premiered at the Berlinale, was selected as the festival’s opening film and went on to receive both the Special Jury Prize and the Best Sound Design Award.
Another major honour went to Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s Hanging By A Wire, which received the Sabeen Mahmud Award for Courage in Cinema.
The documentary revisits the dramatic 2023 Battagram cable car incident, when eight people, including six children, were stranded hundreds of feet above a river before being rescued during a difficult day-long operation.
Meanwhile, Kamran Faiq’s The Last Glance won Best International Short Film, a
Pakistani representation continued with The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony, which received an Honourable Mention in the Best Documentary category.
The film follows young gymnasts from Karachi’s Macchar Colony and explores the possibilities that sport can create for girls growing up in underserved communities. The recognition came during MISAFF’s 12th edition, held from September 30 to October 4.
