Echoes: How Young and Veteran Filmmakers in Pakistan Differ in Style and Storytelling
Pakistani cinema has been shaped by both veteran and emerging filmmakers, whose contrasting approaches to style and storytelling define the industry today. While pioneers worked within technical and structural constraints to establish cinematic traditions, the new generation is pushing boundaries...
Echoes: Why Is It Hard to Make a Good Pakistani Film? Is the Asian Market to Blame?
The Pakistani film industry is a budding industry that has a fragile infrastructure, high production costs relative to low box-office returns, and scarcity of screens, which has led the audience to rely more on TV-style narratives. Good storylines in TV...
Echoes: Why Do Pakistani Films Fail to Attract Audiences, Compared To Series?
Over the past decade, the Pakistani audience's taste has changed dramatically, and by dramatically, I mean the audience's attention steadily shifted to television "dramas." Pakistan's entertainment landscape has undergone a noticeable transformation as viewers now prefer television series that have...
