Pakistan has launched a week-long film festival at its pavilion in Dubai Expo and the world’s largest fair exhibiting cultural, technological and architectural marvels, is set to screen 11 Pakistani films.
The announcement about the Pakistan Film Festival was made by Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry while speaking on an occasion in Dubai.
“We are screening 11 Pakistani films from tomorrow [Friday],” the minister said and urged overseas Pakistani in the United Arab Emirates to visit the Pakistani pavilion.
آج سے دبئ ایکسپو میں پاکستان فلم ویک کا آغاز ہو رہا ہے، 21 سے 26 مارچ تک گیارہ پاکستانی فلمیں پاکستان انکلوژر میں دیکھائ جائیں گی، یہ سال پاکستان سینما کی بحالی کا سال ہو گا ، اس سال PTV کی فلم ڈویژن قائم کی گئ ہے جو پبلک پرائیویٹ سیکٹر میں دس فلمیں بنائے گی۔ #PakFilms pic.twitter.com/vQQHb5WjUi
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 20, 2022
Among the list of movies were popular films like Teefa in Trouble, Load Wedding, Superstar, Bin Roye, Parey Hut Love, Heer Maan Ja and many more.
The continuing edition of the world fair is the first in the Middle East and expects roughly 25 million visitors until its end in March 2022. With dazzling pavilions from over 192 countries, Dubai Expo is set to become the biggest ever in the region.
Moreover, the soundtrack for the 2020 edition was created by musician Rohail Hyatt and the event features a number of notable names from Pakistani music and film.