Alizeh Imtiaz (born 10 November 1986, in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

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) is the a Pakistani filmmaker. She's the first Pakistani to have successfully had a debut short film screened at the London Filmmakers Convention. Her film, ''Shades of Black'' was screened at the convention in 2007. The short film won the award for Best Film at the London Filmmakers Convention and was also screened at the London

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in August 2008. She is one of the youngest directors in Pakistan, and one of the very few to have gained international acclaim. Imtiaz completed her BA in English and Film and TV Studies from

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. She's currently serving as a trustee on the board of DSRA Schools for the underprivileged. The short film, ''Shades of Black'', was an experimental piece which focused on the journey of a prisoner released from Karachi Central Jail. Her style is very dependent on detail to music and photography. The film, produced by Media Tech Films, for

AAG TV AAG TV ( ) was a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation. Launched in 2006 by Geo Television Network, it was associated with Fire Records, a record label in Pakistan. Certain notable artists within the ...

, gained much attention after Alizeh appeared on one of

's most famous comedy talk show called 'Azfar Mani show'. Her previous experience in direction include a high-profile celebrity based TV show called 'FLASH' for HUM TV channel in Pakistan which she directed before returning to complete her degree. Before her venture into direction, Alizeh Imtiaz had also been active in several theatre productions in

; from acting to direction. Alizeh has attended several workshops to aid her acting talent, from the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

, London and has also been trained in acting by

Rahat Kazmi Rahat Kazmi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, TV news presenter anchorman, and an academician. He has worked in several TV serials for PTV such as 1967's ''Mayaar'', 1974's ''Qurbatain aur Faaslay'' and 1976's Pakistan's first coloure ...

, a famous Pakistani actor, director, teacher and theatric. In 2010, when Pakistan was deeply affected by the flooding on the Indus River, Alizeh along with a team of people travelled across the Province of Sindh and rehabilitated flood affectees suffering from the devastation. CNN shared Alizeh's photographs of her trips, and in 2011 one of her photographs was among the top five in photojournalism iReport on the CNN website.

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