The London Pakistani Film Festival (LPFF), a new annual event dedicated to showcasing Pakistani cinema, is set to debut on October 1 in London.
This exciting festival aims to highlight the rich diversity and talent within Pakistani films and dramas.
Spanning four days, the festival will take place at various iconic venues: HMS Wellington Ship (October 1), Rich Mix Cinema and Queen Mary University (October 2), Rich Mix Cinema and Garden Cinema (October 3), and will conclude at Barbican Cinema (October 4).
Featured films include Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat’s London Nahi Jaunga, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s extended director’s cut of Zindagi Tamasha, Yumna Zaidi’s Nayab, the romance-drama anthology Teri Meri Kahaniyaan with stars like Sheheryar Munawar, Hayat, Wahaj Ali, Ramsha Khan, Zahid Ahmed, and the blockbuster The Legend of Maula Jatt featuring Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, and Mahira Khan.
The drama lineup includes upcoming Zindagi originals such as Farrar, directed by Mehreen Jabbar and starring Sarwat Gilani, Mariam Saleem, and Maha Hasan, as well as The Pink Shirt directed by Kashif Nisar and starring Sajal Aly, Wahaj Ali, and Sania Saeed.
Film and drama submissions are now open via LPFF’s website and FilmFreeway.
The LPFF, organized by Positive Action Through Creativity (PAC), a UK-registered charity, was founded by Assad Khan and co-founded by Mansur Ali and Shoaib Qureshi.
The festival’s jury consists of veteran actor Hameed Sheikh, director Mehreen Jabbar, film critic and filmmaker Kamran Jawaid, cinematographer and director Farhan Alam, and filmmakers Raaj Rahhi, Max Shaukat, Kay Ram, Mehnaz Alavi Diwan, and Qais Quraishi.
The advisory board features seasoned producer Satish Anand, celebrated actor and producer Humayun Saeed, distributor and producer Nadeem Mandviwalla, London-based journalist E Nina Rothe, Joe Mirza, and Hassan Zuberi.
Jawaid, through his company Anthem Films, also serves as the festival’s director, with Geo TV as the official media partner.