Pakistan is an extremely cinematic country: “Noor” directors Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti
After its World Premiere at Acid, a parallel independent section at Cannes Film Festival this year; Pakistani film “Noor” directed by Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti of Turkish origin will compete at the upcoming 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The directors of the film tell us about their project and the inspiration they found in Pakistan:
What inspired you to make your debut feature in Pakistan?
We visited Pakistan for the first time in 2002, 10 years ago. With our Turkish background, we were expecting to find some similarities between the two cultures, but we also observed many surprising new aspects. Above all we discovered an extremely cinematic country. In particular, we were amazed by the stories that local people would tell us. We straight shot our first short documentary there! After this experience, we’ve been coming back almost each year in Pakistan, spending months immersed in the culture. At...
What inspired you to make your debut feature in Pakistan?
We visited Pakistan for the first time in 2002, 10 years ago. With our Turkish background, we were expecting to find some similarities between the two cultures, but we also observed many surprising new aspects. Above all we discovered an extremely cinematic country. In particular, we were amazed by the stories that local people would tell us. We straight shot our first short documentary there! After this experience, we’ve been coming back almost each year in Pakistan, spending months immersed in the culture. At...
- 6/26/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
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