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Joyland (film)
''Joyland'' ( ur, جوائے لینڈ) is a 2022 Urdu and Punjabi-language Pakistani drama film written, directed and co-edited by Saim Sadiq in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, and Salmaan Peerzada. Set in inner-city Lahore, ''Joyland'' centers around the middle-class Rana family, headed by an elder patriarch (Peerzada) who yearns for the birth of a grandson. He forces his daughter-in-law Mumtaz (Farooq) to quit her job after Haider (Junejo), his youngest son and her husband, finds work at an erotic dance theater. However, complications arise when Haider becomes infatuated with Biba (Khan), a transgender dancer. ''Joyland'' had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2022, becoming the first Pakistani film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section, where it competed for the Caméra d'Or. The film received a standing ovation after its screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Toor
Salman Toor (born 1983) is a Pakistani-born American painter. His works depict the imagined lives of young men of South Asian-birth, displayed in close range in either South Asia and New York City fantasized settings. Toor lives and works in New York City. Biography Salman Toor was born in 1983 in Lahore, Pakistan. He attended Aitchison College. Toor came to the United States to attend school at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006. He then obtained his MFA degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 2009. Toor is a part of a loosely-affiliated group of LGBTQ painters, sometimes called the ''New Queer Intimists'', which also includes contemporaries Doron Langberg, Louis Fratino, Kyle Coniglio, Anthony Cudahy, TM Davy, and Devan Shimoyama. In 2019, Toor was awarded a grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation. From 2020 to 2021, Toor's recent paintings were the subject of a solo exhibition, ''Salman Toor: How Will I Know'' at the Whitney M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LGBT term is an adaptation of the initialism ', which began to replace the term ''gay'' (or ''gay and lesbian'') in reference to the broader LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s. When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter term LGB is still used instead of LGBT. It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. To recognize this inclusion, a popular variant, ', adds the letter ''Q'' for those who identify as queer or are questioning their sexual or gender identity. The initialisms ''LGBT'' or ''GLBT'' are not agreed to by everyone that they are supposed to include. History of the term The first widely used term, '' homosexual'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Kolkata International Film Festival
The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival was held from 15th to 22nd December 2022 at Netaji Indoor Stadium, in Kolkata, India. The festival opened with 1973 film '' Abhimaan'', by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. 183 films including 130 feature films and 52 short and documentary films from 42 countries were screened during 7 days of the festival. The opening ceremony was attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Mahesh Bhatt and cricketer Sourav Ganguly. The festival closed on 22 December at Rabindra Sadan hosted by Saheb Chatterjee. Spanish film ''Upon Entry'' by Alejandro Rojas, and Juan Sebastian Vasquez and Bangladeshi film '' The Golden Wings of Watercocks'' by Muhammad Quayum, jointly won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best film, whereas Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best director was won by Ernesto Ardito and Virna Molina for their film ''Hitler's Witch''. Highlights of the year Retros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Busan International Film Festival
The 27th Busan International Film Festival () was held from October 5 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea till October 14. This year, the festival restarted events and program sections which were not conducted due to COVID-19 for last 2 years. The festival opened with Iranian film ''Scent of the Wind'' by director Seyed Hadi Mohaghegh, Jeon Yeo-been with Ryu Jun-yeol were master of ceremonies for the opening ceremony. In 27th edition 243 films from 71 countries were invited, in these films there were 89 world premieres, and 13 international premieres. 111 community service films were also part of 2022 festival. This year BIFF opened special program, ‘The New Wave of Japanese Cinema’ dedicated to 10 notable next-generation Japanese directors. 10 Japanese-directed films selected by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Shozo Ichiyama, the executive director of the Tokyo International Film Festival, Teruoka Sozo, a programmer at the Osaka Asian Film Festival, and Toshiyuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheWrap
''TheWrap'' is an American online news website covering the business of entertainment and media via digital, print and live events. It was founded by journalist Sharon Waxman Sharon I. Waxman (born c.1963) is an American author, journalist, and blogger who has been a correspondent for '' The Washington Post'' and '' The New York Times'', and founded the Hollywood and media business news site ''TheWrap'' in early 2009. ... in 2009. Awards ''TheWrap'' has won awards for its journalism, including best website in 2018 for a news organization exclusive to the internet at the L.A. Press Club's SoCal Journalism Awards and best entertainment website in 2018 at the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism (NAEJ) awards. In 2016, the L.A. Press Club's NAEJ gave the site its top prizes for feature photography and Sharon Waxman's WaxWord blog, as well as second place for Best Entertainment Website and Entertainment Publication. The site was named the best online news site in both 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022. Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primarily in-person; a small selection of films may still be offered on the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox platform, but this is expected to represent a much smaller proportion of the overall lineup than in 2020 and 2021.Barry Hertz"Daniel Craig’s Netflix thriller Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to have world premiere at TIFF 2022" ''The Globe and Mail'', June 29, 2022. The festival is also slated to see the return of its networking and gala events, which were also suspended or held virtually in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The full festival lineup is expected to be announced in July 2022; the first film announced for the festival was Rian Johnson's '' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery''. The festival has also indicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75th Cannes Film Festival
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival is an upcoming film festival scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 May 2022. The festival will see a tribute to actor Tom Cruise, whose film '' Top Gun: Maverick'' is due to premiere at the festival. The official poster for the festival was designed as an homage to ''The Truman Show'' (1998). Juries The following juries were named for the festival. Main competition * Vincent Lindon, French actor, Jury President * Asghar Farhadi, Iranian director, screenwriter and producer * Rebecca Hall, English-American actress, producer, director and screenwriter * Ladj Ly, French director, screenwriter, actor and producer * Jeff Nichols, American director and screenwriter * Deepika Padukone, Indian actress * Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress * Joachim Trier, Norwegian director and screenwriter * Jasmine Trinca, Italian actress and director Un Certain Regard * Valeria Golino, Italian actress, director and producer, Jury President * Benjamin Biolay, French si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sania Saeed
Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host. Works mainly in television and theatre, Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including two PTV Awards, three Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She first appeared on television in a street theatre play, televised for 8 March, for the program Aadhi Duniya in 1989. The play was ''Aurat''. She was the first announcer for Network Television Marketing, Karachi center. She then appeared in Haseena Moin's serial ''Aahat'', directed by Sahira Kazmi, followed by Anwar Maqsood's ''Sitara Aur Mehrunissa'' directed by Zark in 1991 & 1992 respectively, which shot Sania to her stardom in the Pakistani television Industry. Sania has been working in theatre and television for over two decades. Early life and education Sania was born on 28 August 1972 in Karachi. Her father Mansoor Saeed was a political activist and translated books, documentaries and theatre plays in Urdu and his best works include the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohail Sameer
Sohail Sameer is a Pakistani actor who appears in television series and films. He began his career as child actor on PTV. He got a lot of recognition for his role as Nazakat Ali in Hum TV's 2018 romantic comedy '' Suno Chanda''. Filmography Television Film Awards and nominations , - , style="text-align:center;", 2012 , , ''Best Actor (Jury)'' award at 17th PTV Awards , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2012 , , ''Best Actor (Viewers)'' award at 17th PTV Awards , , - , - , style="text-align:center;", 2012 , , ''Best Model (Lux Style Awards)'' award at 2006 , , - , - , style="text-align:center;", 2012 , , ''Best Model (Viewers)'' award at Face of the Year 2007 , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2016 , '' Sartaj Mera Tu Raaj Mera'' , ''Best Actor'' award at 4th Hum Awards , , - , style="text-align:center;", 2019 , '' Hak-Is Short Film Festival'' , ''Best Actor'' award at leading Role A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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