Babar Ahmed (director)

This article is about a film director. For the terrorism suspect, see Babar Ahmad.

Babar Ahmed is a Pakistan-born American film director and writer whose movies include Amka and The Three Golden Rules, Royal Kill and Genius.[1]

Personal life

Babar Ahmed was born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, to an ethnic pashtun family and traces his lineage to the royal family of swat.[2] He is a graduate of University College London and King's College, where he studied economics. Pursuing a filmmaking "hobby," he took classes at the New York Film Academy, NYU, and NTFS.[3]

He is based in Washington D.C., where he works as a filmmaker for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.[4]

He is Muslim.[5]

Career

Ahmed's first film, Genius, appeared in film festivals in 2003 and was released straight to video.

His second film, Royal Kill, was released in 2009. The film received poor reviews,[6] but featured performances by Eric Roberts and Pat Morita and received a limited release in AMC Theatres and distribution by Lionsgate.[3]

His 2014 film Amka and the Three Golden Rules was shown at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Arizona International Film Festival, where it received a special award for "bridging cultures."[4][7] It has received positive reviews for the performance of its young lead actor and Mongolian cinematography.[8][9]

Ahmed has also made films for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on topics such as global aging and urban development.[3][10]

References

  1. ↑ Rizvi, Salim (23 November 2009). "Coming of age for South Asian stars in Hollywood". BBC News.
  2. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frankie-martin/watching-emroyal-killem-w_b_187934.html
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kernis, Jay (15 June 2011). "Babar Ahmed: Challenges of global aging". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 DeMarco, Laura (28 March 2014). "Cleveland International Film Festival reunites long lost friends after two decades and 7000 miles". The Plain Dealer.
  5. ↑ Martin, Frankie (17 April 2009). "Watching Royal Kill with America's Only Muslim Director". The Huffington Post.
  6. ↑ Zak, Dan (10 April 2009). "Movie Review: 'Royal Kill'". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ "Arizona International Film Festival Awards". Arizona International Film Festival. 27 April 2014.
  8. ↑ B. Khash-Erdene (16 April 2014). "Movie Review: Amka and the Three Golden Rules". The UB Post.
  9. ↑ DeMarco, Laura (27 March 2014). "Cleveland International Film Festival 2014: 'Amka and the Three Golden Rules' an inspiring family film from Mongolia (Review)". The Plain Dealer.
  10. ↑ "Video Highlights Innovative Cities Global Dialogue". World Bank Institute. 10 August 2010.

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