Pakistani Filmmaker and Journalist visits the BERLINALE 2011
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Filmmaker and journalist Hasan Zaidi was selected to visit the German Filmfestival Berlinale in February 2011
(© Consulate General Karachi)
Filmmaker and journalist Hasan Zaidi has been selected and invited by the Consulate General of Germany in Karachi to visit the German Filmfestival Berlinale in February 2011 as part of an international group.
asan Zaidi heads the KaraFilm Festival (Karachi International Film Festival) which is an internationally recognized film festival of Pakistan held annually in Karachi.
In 2010, five candidates were invited to the Federal Republic of Germany through this official Visitors Program and attended different events in the fields of German politics, history and culture, i.e. Information Tour „The Path Towards German Unity“ and „Rule of Law, Democracy & Civil Rights“, Frankfurt Book Fair, Berlinale and ArtForum Berlin.
About the Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events.
Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978. With 274,000 tickets sold and 487,000 admissions it is considered the largest publicly-attended film festival worldwide. Up to 400 films are shown in several sections, representing a comprehensive array of the cinematic world.
The European Film Market (EFM), a film trade fair held simultaneously to the Berlinale, is a major industry meeting for the international film circuit once a year. The trade fair serves distributors, filmbuyers, producers, financiers and co-production agents. The Berlinale Talent Campus, a week long series of lectures and workshops, gathers young filmmakers from around the globe. It partners with the festival itself and is considered to be a forum for upcoming artists.
The festival, the EFM and other satellite events are attended by around 20,000 professionals from over 130 countries. More than 4200 journalists are responsible for the media exposure in over 110 countries. At high-profile feature film premieres, movie stars and celebrities are present at the red carpet. The Berlinale has established a cosmopolitan character integrating art, glamour, commerce and a global media attention.
