Success With Ramchand Pakistani
The Pakistani film Ramchand Pakistani directed by Mehreen Jabbar won the popular Public Award (the People’s Choice Award), presented on March 21, the final night of the prestigious Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland.
Audience members viewed over 13 outstanding films from around the world, and Ramchand Pakistani secured the highest number of “First Preference” votes. Countries whose films were also featured in the main competition included India, Germany, China, France, Iran, Algeria, Brazil, Belgium, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and South Korea.
The Public Award at Fribourg includes a cash prize of 5,000 Swiss Francs for the Producer of the film. The award is sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SIDA).
Director Mehreen Jabbar attended the five-day festival as a guest. She answered questions and comments from jam-packed audiences which warmly applauded the film at the end of each of its three screenings.
This is the fourth major international award won by Ramchand Pakistani since its release at international Festivals in 2008.
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