Lollywood Film Festival in UK

UK will host Europe's first ever-Pakistani film, media and Arts festival, titled “Pehlee Dharkan” (First Hear Beat) in the second and third week of September. The focus will be on educating the British
public about Lollywood – the Pakistan film industry and what it has to offer.

 

From September 16 to 18, “Pehlee Dharkan” will be holding a film festival at the Glasgow Film Theatre. It will screen contemporary cutting edge films from the budding independent cinema movement, a retrospective selection of classic Pakistani films, short films and documentaries on political, environmental and health issues in Pakistan and films made by the British Asian Diaspora.

Two exhibitions will also be held at the Tramway Theatre between September 13 and 25. They are titled “Billboards Art of Lollywood”' showcasing the hand-painted film posters (oil on canvas) which are such an intrinsic part of the film industry in Pakistan and “Art on Wheels”, a photography exhibition by Peter Grant of Pakistan’s lavishly decorated trucks.

Related:

: Introduction to Lollywood

: Downloading Lollywood movies from DesiTorrents

(tags: Lollywood)

 

Update - Asians in Media has more on the festival.

 

Comments

[shakeel]

It is very sad and hurting that we forget our films and songs golden era. Its our bad luck that evergreen songs many of them even copy by India they have our golden era songs value but we don’t.
It all due to the selfishness of our legendry song writers, music directors and singers.
And bands are responsible for our filmi music downfall.
The theory of these bands is very simple. One song or album they introduce in the market and millions of times they sung repeatedly their songs again and again on TV channels and on stage with lip singing which is insult of singing.
Singers like Jawad Ahmed,Ibrar-ul-Haq,Ali haider,Fakhir,humera Arshad,Shazia and many others same songs always make no sence.In Ke EIk Hi Gane Sun Sun Kar Kan Pak Gai Hai.
These bands don’t have impact on us because we are fedup from single songs.We need duets.Why Indian Music is very much famous because they have duets(male and female togather singing)
People attract more from duets then single singing which is band songs.
Humera sings alone,Ibrar sings alone,Jawad sings alone.Thats why their songs don’t have much impact then Indian music in which male and female sing togather(duets).
Its time that we should revive our Golden era Songs on PTV and make our people proud that we had such a beautiful Era of Music and we need not Indian or band songs or lip singers songs on stage.
These Golden Era songs have much power to win the hearts of younger generation.
Kindly Promote these golden era songs and telecast them in programme and singers should with quality music sing these golden era songs again.
With best regards
Shakeel
Peshawar.

[systemy]

I agree with You !! The very good article.