ISLAMABAD: The Divvy Film Festival — an annual festival that aims to celebrate and expand independent Pakistani cinema — is set to begin in Islamabad ‘the federal capital of Pakistan, on March 17 at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) after the completion of the festival in Lahore and Karachi.
The Foundation Art Divvy, in partnership with PNCA, has organized the much-anticipated festival. The foundation strives to provide a platform at an institutional level — locally and internationally — for Pakistani arts and film.
The program of films had been split among Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore.
Now in its third year, the film festival includes feature films, short films, animated movies, and documentaries, which will run each evening and will be curated to create an immersive and thoughtful experience for its viewers, ending with a panel discussion with the film directors.
Films to be screened at the festival
The films to be played at the festival will cover many themes, including human stories of love and heartbreak, coming of age, finding oneself, climate change, the trauma of loss, and the joy of ordinary and unexpected moments.
“They tap into memories and experiences within us and highlight the hero within us all,” Zahra said, the creative director of Foundation Art Divvy.
Some famous names whose films will be run through the festival include documentary film producer Mahera Omar, Sarmad Khoosat, and actor Usman Mukhtar, among others.
The event will conclude with an award distribution ceremony after completing the screenings.
At least 16 films were screened at the Divvy Film Festival in Karachi during the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) at the Beach Luxury Hotel from February 17 to February 18.
