Pakistani Movie Wins Award At SCO Film Festival In China
Sumaira FH Published June 18, 2018 | 10:51 AM
BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jun, 2018 ) :Pakistan movie 'Punjab Nahi Jaongi' has won 'Jury Special Award' at the closing ceremony of the first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Qingdao, east China's Shandong province.
The closing and award ceremony held on Sunday was attended by eminent Chinese actors, actresses, and directors. Trophies and certificates in the categories of Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenwriter and Jury Special Award were awarded by the jury members.
Pakistani movie "Punjab Nahi Jaongi" was awarded the "Jury Special Award" while Ms. Sultana Siddiqui, jury member from Pakistan, awarded the best picture award to two movies from Afghanistan and China.
The five-day film gala opened on June 13 and showcased 55 films from the SCO member and observer states, with 200 delegates in attendance.
The film festival provided a platform for collaboration between the SCO fraternity with events like "Film Market" where 12 booths were set up and 26 organizations shared their movies and advanced film technologies.
The "Film Cooperation Forum" was attended by heads of delegations and included Panel Discussions on topics of mutual interest. The movie "Chalay Thay Saath" represented Pakistan in the "In Focus Program".
Ms. Ambreen Jan, head of the Pakistani delegation, Li Guoqi, Deputy Administrator of China Film Administration and Cao Yin, President of China Movie Channels were also present on the occasion.
Cultural performances representing the SCO member states enthralled the audience and garnered media attention with the ceremony being broadcasted live on CCTV 6. The ceremony concluded with a mesmerizing firework display.
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