For those with an Expo 2020 Dubai entry pass, the screenings are free.
The Pakistan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has launched a week-long film festival, where 11 hit movies from the region will be screened until February 26.
From Ali Zafar’s blockbuster film Teefa in Trouble to Nabeel Qureshi’s critically-acclaimed Load Wedding, the film festival is set to showcase the Pakistani film industry’s versatility and talent.
In his address to the audience, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Pakistani Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, spoke about the various headways he and his team made to bring Pakistani entertainment to the forefront and ensure the country has a chance to tell its stories to the world.
“UAE is home to 1.6m Pakistanis. TV and film is important medium that connects [the] expat community to their culture. For [the] expat community and all other communities residing in UAE, Pakistan Pavilion will screen 11 blockbuster films,” said Hussain.
Hussain added: “In the 1960s, Pakistan was the third-largest filmmaker of the world with largest cinema houses in the country. Now again the film industry is booming and films produced in Pakistan has been blockbusters in many parts of the world.”
He added that the government fully supports its film industry and has given special tax incentives.
“We invite filmmakers of the world for joint productions in Pakistan. Pakistan is bestowed with natural beauty,” Hussain concluded.
The movies, such as Load Wedding, Paray Hut Love and Bin Roye, will be screened at the multipurpose hall every Friday and Saturday. The screenings are free to those with an Expo 2020 Dubai entry pass.
