Pakistan Int'l film festival concludes.

KARACHI -- The second edition of the Pakistan International Film Festival 2019 concluded with a special sneak peek of 'The Glassworker', presented by Pakistan's first hand-drawn animation studio 'Mano Animation Studios'.

The sneak preview received an overwhelming response from the attendees and the studio was lauded for bringing the art of hand-drawn anime films into Pakistan.

Usman Riaz, the founder of Mano Animation Studios shared his journey and the efforts that went behind making Pakistan's first hand-drawn anime movie.

The concluding day of PiFF 2019 Animation started with the annual brunch which was attended by Principal Secretary Govt of Sindh Mr S. T. Mustafa, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sindh Sajid Jamal Abro, Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, filmmakers, members of the U.S Consulate, artists and founding members of the Karachi Film Society.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr IshratHussain, founding member of KFS stressed on the need of organizing such events to nourish and train the young filmmakers of Pakistan and to put the country's film industry on the world's entertainment map. He also applauded the team behind PiFF on recognizing the potential of animation industry...

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