Mehwish Hayat & HSY Part of Oscar Selection Committee
Actress, Mehwish Hayat and fashion icon, HSY will be part of the Oscar Selection Committee chaired by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy.
Renowned actress, Mehwish Hayat and fashion guru, Hassan Sheheryar Yasin will be part of the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee this year. The committee will be headed by two-time Oscar and Emmy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy.
The 93rd Academy Awards are open for submissions and the selection committee is urging Pakistani filmmakers to submit their work for consideration under the ‘International Feature Film Award’ category. The deadline to submit the films is October 20, 2020, 5:00 pm.
Both Hassan Shehryar Yasin and Mehwish Hayat took to their Instagrams to express their gratitude for getting selected for this honourable position.
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The actress said she was looking forward to seeing the nominated films and choosing one as Pakistan’s official submission alongside the selection committee adding, “At least this is one way that we can be putting a positive image of our country and highlighting our talent on the world stage”.
Others part of the selection committee include musician Faisal Kapadia, director Asad-ul-Haq, filmmakers Maheen Zia, Asim Abbasi and Hamza Bangash, scriptwriter Bee Gul, and actor Syed Muhd Ahmed. Only one film will be selected from Pakistan as a nominee for the ‘International Feature Film Award’ category.
In previous years, Pakistani submissions included Zinda Bhaag in 2013, Dukhtar in 2014, Moor in 2015, Mah-e-Mir in 2016, Saawan in 2017, Cake in 2018 and Lal Kabootar in 2019.
This year’s submission will be confirmed once it is submitted by the selection committee.
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