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| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
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| Language | International |
| Website | karafilmfest |
TheKarachi International Film Festival, simply known as theKara Film Festival (Urdu:کارا فلم فیسٹیول orکارا فلم)[1] was an annual film festival held in Karachi, Pakistan from 2001 until 2009. The festival reportedly started in response to the declining state of thePakistani film industry. The 10th Kara Film Festival was intended to be held in 2010 but has since been delayed every year due tosocial issues in Karachi.
The stated goal of the festival was to "promote an appreciation of the art and craft of filmmaking among a wide population as well as to encourage creativity and high standards among filmmakers". The Kara Film Festival was reportedly founded to aid the revival ofPakistani cinema.
The festival featured a variety of independent films, includingdocumentaries, narrative features, andshorts. From the 6th festival onwards, there was also a family-friendly section of children'sanimated movies. At each festival, a jury would celebrate emerging and renowned filmmakers by awarding their works. One distinctive feature of the festival was that it would also showcase talent from Pakistani artists and musicians.[2]
A jury awarded films they deemed the best in every category at the closing ceremony of each festival.[3] These categories are:
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