Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy has marked five years of Patakha Pictures, a filmmaking initiative dedicated to empowering emerging women filmmakers in Pakistan by providing funding, mentorship and a platform to tell stories rooted in their communities.

The milestone was celebrated at a special event titled Claim the Frame on October 19, where eight women filmmakers from Punjab, Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan presented their work through four documentary projects. Organised by Patakha Pictures and SOC Films in partnership with the British Council Pakistan and the Scottish Documentary Institute, the event highlighted the importance of........

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