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Afghan actress urges Afghan women to keep working

Edit Jakarta Post 02 Oct 2015
When Marina Gulbahari walked the red carpet on the first night of Asia's largest film festival, she showed the world more than the colorful traditional Afghan dress she was wearing. She showed the world the face of women in Afghanistan ... When she was discovered by Siddiq Barmak, director of "Osama," she was a teenager selling magazines at a park in Kabul, worrying about how to help feed her family ... "I have experiences ... Tweet ....

Films on gender violence at BIFFes

Edit The Hindu 28 Oct 2014
Locked in a hut, she is raped by her suitor ... Osama (Afghanistan) made by Siddiq Barmak is about a teen girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, who disguises herself as a boy to support her family ... ....

Sevastopol festival chief thanks Putin

Edit Screen Daily 19 Mar 2014
Elena Naumova praises Russian president Putin’s agreement to annex Crimea and Sevastopol. “Hurrah ... “Be happy for us, friends!”, Naumova wrote on her Facebook page ... Proposal for VGIK to expand to Crimea ... Past graduates include such directors as Nikita Mikhalkov, Alexander Sokurov, Otar Iosseliani, Konrad Wolf, Andrey Tarkovsky, Kira Muratova, Frank Daniel and Siddiq Barmak, among many others ... Have your say ... Email Save. Related images ... ....

Afghan filmmakers seek change in every sphere of life

Edit The Times of India 19 Nov 2013
HYDERABAD. Young Afghan filmmakers are showing a passion to take their country forward ... Director Siddiq Barmak's film 'Osama', which has been screened at the film festival, brought into sharp focus the situation that had been in Afghanistan, particularly on the sufferings of women and girls during the Taliban domination. Five Afghan nationals, including director Siddiq Barmak, are at the film festival showcasing their movies here ... ....

'Osama' moves hearts at ICFFI

Edit The Times of India 16 Nov 2013
HYDERABAD. If you thought that children enjoy only funny or fantastical movies, 'Osama' proved it wrong ... Directed by Siddiq Barmak, the film went on to receive many international awards and recognitions after its release in 2003. The movie revolves around a young girl named Osama ( Marina Golbahari) who has to choose between facing death and masquerading as a boy to survive in a male-dominated society ... ....

Afghanistan Needs Producers, Not Pity

Edit IMDb 13 Nov 2013
Afghan filmmaker Siddiq Barmak (pictured) won a Golden Globe for his first movie, 2004’s “Osama” — the tale of a teenage girl who pretends to be a boy to get a job and support her ......

Pakistan's Fauzia Minallah and China's Hou Keming among jury for children's festival in Hyderabad

Edit The Times of India 09 Nov 2013
HYDERABAD ... Three personalities from Hyderabad have also been included in the jury ... The other jury members are.Honey Irani, India, Layaly Badr, Cairo, Egypt, Vibeke Muasya, Denmark, Siddiq Barmak, Afghanistan, Lotta Geffenblad, Sweden, Stefan Jager, Switzerland, Ben Hopkins, Berlin, Jiri Barta, Prague Czech Republic, Sannette Naeye, The Netherlands, Rowena Martinez Ulayan, Turkey, Stephanie Ruckoldt, Bogota, and Bobbeeta Sharma, India. ....

Mumbai Film Festival: Costa Gavras Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 17 Oct 2013
0. 0. 0. 0. 0. Email Print Comments. Mumbai Film Festival ... PHOTOS ... STORY ... The India Gold competition jury is headed by Oscar winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) while fellow jurists include Australian film editor Jill Bilcock (Moulin Rouge), British actor-director Waris Hussein (Passage to India), Afghan director Siddiq Barmak (Osama) and Hong Kong International Film Festival director and film critic, Roger Garcia ... 24 ... 0. 0. 0....
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