ISLAMABAD:May 4, 2018- Even
before its release in the cinemas a Pakistani feature film, 'Gumm' (Lost) has
already earned a couple of world class laurels as it found its way to
prestigious 'Aab International Film Festival' (AIFF) in India and the CKF
International Film Festival in the United Kingdom.
'Gumm' (Lost), is a Pakistani
feature film, the first production of young Ammar Lasani and Kanza Zia, which
has been chosen as 'Official Selection' in for screening by the two
organisations. The AIFF will be held in India while the CKF festival will be
held in Swindon, the UK. The CKF festival award ceremony is likely to be held
in August.
Both, Ammar Lasani and Kanza Zia,
have graduated with 'Masters in Film Making' from the New York Film Academy,
Los Angeles, USA in the year 2015. Ammar Lasani said that the film is a
thriller-drama, which revolves around two characters, interlinked by an
intriguing chain of events. The cast of 'Gumm' is mainstream actors, including
Sami Khan, Shameen Khan and Shamoon Abbasi, and is set for release this year.
Ammar said that he and his whole
team was very happy over the selection of their first production for screening
by the AIFF and the CKF and hoped it would win due acknowledgement and
appreciation of the judges at both the festivals.
"We are really happy on the
acceptance of our film for competition by the AIFF because it is the first
Pakistani film to be officially selected at 'Aab Film Festival'," Ammar
Lasani said. AIFF the CKF have selected a number of films from hundreds of
entries sent from across the world. Some of the selected films are from the
United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Portugal, Iraq and
India.
The film has been co-directed by
debutant filmmakers, Kanza Zia and Ammar Lasani, and produced by Shakeel
Anbjum. The producer of the film, Shakeel Anjum, said that 'Gumm' has been
produced with very limited resources and yet promised that it would turn out to
be a fine movie to watch.
"I am happy that the works
of young and promising Pakistani filmmakers is now being recognized
internationally and it is heartening to know that 'Gumm' has been selected to
compete with hundreds of films that are made with unlimited resources,"
the producer said. He added that the film is expected to set milestones in other
international platforms as well. 'Gumm' is planned to be released after 'Eid'
in the cinemas for cine goers in Pakistan.