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Express Tribune
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Aleem Bukhari's 'Karmash' takes flight to Cannes
Pakistani filmmaker Aleem Bukhari's short film Karmash has been officially selected for the 57th Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes) at the Cannes Film Festival — a major international spotlight for emerging auteurs. As reported by Deadline, Karmash is listed in the Short and Medium Length category with Before the Sea Forgets, Blue Heart, When the Geese Flew, among others. Bukhari himself also shared the news in a heartfelt Instagram post where he described the emotional weight of the moment and the years of grit it took to get there. "Our short film Karmash has been officially selected for the prestigious 57th Directors' Fortnight," he wrote. "I'm beyond honoured and overjoyed to share that it will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May." In a post that read like a love letter to independent filmmaking, Bukhari reflected on the surreal joy of seeing a dream come to life. "Never thought this would happen in real life, only ever dreamt it," he admitted. The director credited the film's co-producers Sleepbyte Films and Braanz Films (helmed by Irfan Noor) for holding steady through the chaos, recalling moments when passion was the only currency they had. "Even when we lacked the resources and means, [you] consistently stayed true to our passion for cinema and adamant belief that, yes, we need to make films this way, or not at all," he wrote. Tagging key collaborators Shahzain Ali, Irfan Noor, Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Talpur Ebad, Qadir Jani, and Salman Israr, Bukhari painted a vivid picture of camaraderie and creative resilience - including a moment spent sweating in the brutal summer sun, fighting to perfect a single shot. Friends and fans of Bukhari flooded his social media with congratulatory messages, praising his dedication and vision. Director Janan Sindu poignantly noted "Really happy to read this news. Congratulations to all the team members. They'll see Hyderabad in Cannes!" while others commented, "So happy for you," and "Heartfelt congratulations, buddy! So proud of you, my boys." While Karmash remains under wraps ahead of its world premiere, the announcement has sparked excitement across Pakistan's indie film circuit, where such recognitions are both rare and hard-won. This is more than just a festival nod; it's a seismic moment for Pakistani cinema, one that amplifies new voices pushing aesthetic and political boundaries. And if Bukhari's post is anything to go by, he's just getting started. "We are going to Cannes!" he finished, with a joy that felt impossible not to catch.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Films From Christian Petzold, Sean Byrne Chosen for Cannes' Directors' Fortnight Section
Eighteen features and 10 short films will be in the lineup of the independent Directors' Fortnight section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced at a press conference on Tuesday morning. The section will open with Robin Campillo's 'Enzo' and will also include German director Christian Petzold's 'Mirrors No. 3,' starring Paula Beer; the Ukrainian documentary 'Militantropos,' from directors Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi; 'Dangerous Animals,' a horror film set at sea from Australian director Sean Byrne ('The Devil's Candy'); the comedy 'Peak Everything' from Canadian director Anne Émond; and the closing-night film, first-time director Eva Victor's Sundance hit 'Sorry, Baby,' which will be released by A24 in June. The section does not convene a jury to choose the best of its films, but for the second consecutive year it will give out an audience award. Last year's audience award, the first ever given out by any section at Cannes, went to Canadian director Matthew Rankin's 'Universal Language.' Directors' Fortnight, which was originally titled La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs until the fact that réalisateurs is a masculine noun prompted a 2023 change to Quinzaine des Cinéastes, was the section that first brought Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Michael Haneke and George Lucas to Cannes, and that more recently presented Damien Chazelle's 'Whiplash,' Robert Eggers' 'The Lighthouse,' Sean Baker's 'The Florida Project' and Chloé Zhao's 'Songs My Brothers Taught Us.' At this year's opening-night ceremony for the Fortnight, director Todd Haynes will be honored with the Carosse d'Or or Golden Coach, an honorary award whose past recipients include Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Agnès Varda and David Cronenberg. The Directors' Fortnight announcement follows last week's announcement of Cannes' Official Selection and Monday's announcement of the International Critics Week lineup. The festival is expected to reveal additions to the Official Selection as early as this week. The poster for this year's Fortnight, seen above, was designed by director Harmony Korine. The Directors' Fortnight lineup: Feature films:'Enzo,' Robin Campillo (opening film)'The Foxes Round,' Valery Cornoy'Death Does Not Exist,' Feliz Dufour-Laperriere'L'Engloutie,' Louise Hemon'Kokouho,' Lee Sang-il'Lucky Lu,' Lloyd Lee Choi 'Militantropos,' Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova & Simon Mozgovyi'Girl on Edge,' Jinghao Zhou'Middle Class,' Anthony Cordier'Mirrors No. 3,' Christian Petzold'The Girls We Want,' Princia Car'Dangerous Animals,' Sean Byrne'Peak Everything,' Anne Émond'The President's Cake,' Hasan Hadi 'Indomptables,' Thomas Ngijol'Brand New Landscape,' Yuiga Danzuka'Que Ma Volonte Soit Faite,' Julia Kowalski'Sorry, Baby,' Eva Victor (closing film) Short/Medium Length Films:'10K,' Gala Hernandez Lopez'Loynes,' Dorian Jespers'Nervous Energy,' Eve Liu'Bread Will Walk,' Alex Boya'Blue Heart,' Samuel Suffren'Death of the Fish,' Eva Lusbaronian'The Body,' Louris van de Geer'Before the Sea Forgets,' Ngoc Duy Le'Karmash,' Aleem Bukhan'When the Geese Flew,' Arthur Gay The post Films From Christian Petzold, Sean Byrne Chosen for Cannes' Directors' Fortnight Section appeared first on TheWrap.
