This is a list of animated films produced in Pakistan.
Featured films
editThis is a list of Pakistani animated films with their release year, studio, directors and languages.
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Language(s) | Notes |
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2007 | Abdullah's Story | Abbas Shah | Urdu | The film shows the story of a blind boy living in the northern regions of Pakistan. | |
2008 | Tinku & Tina | Danish Raza | Rozan Media | Urdu | Highlighted the issue of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in our society. |
2010 | Genesis | Uzma Ghazanfar | Urdu, English | A short Pakistani animated film. | |
A Perfect Mismatch | Malik Gillani | MalikG Films | English | The first short film of Malik Gillani Presents. | |
This Is Our Land, Where Are Our Rights? | Raheel Waqar | English language | This animated film depicts how bonded labor affects a people over generations childhood dreams. | ||
2011 | Converge | Sara Suleman | English | A lyrical meditation on the freedom of flight. | |
2012 | Waadey | Malik Gillani | MalikG Films | Urdu | Pakistani first animated music film. |
2014 | The Saver 3D | DJ Kamal Mustafa | DJ Kamal Mustafa Films | English | Pakistani film based on agent save the peoples in danger. |
2015 | 3 Bahadur | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Waadi Animations, | Urdu | First installment of franchise.[1][2] |
2016 | 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam | Urdu | 2nd installment in franchise.[3][4] | ||
ISI: Army on Duty | DJ Kamal Mustafa | DJ Kamal Mustafa Films | Urdu | A short animated film for Pakistan Army | |
2017 | Operation 786 | Urdu | An animated film showing activities of Pakistan Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies and Air Force. | ||
One More Kind | Mujtaba Ahmed | Directions | English | The film based on cutting of the trees | |
2018 | Terminal 3 | Asad Malik | 1RIC | English | Terminal 3 is an interactive, augmented-reality documentary that explores contemporary Muslim identities in the U.S. through the lens of an airport interrogation. |
Night at Jungle | NJ Neha | NJ Neha Presents | Pashto | First Pashto language animated horror film by NJ Neha. | |
Green Election Campaign | Salman Naseem | HDsheet | Urdu | "Green Election Campaign" is a story of a Pakistani boy, who was a young enthusiastic soul with a vigilant spirit to bring a change | |
Lok Sath: People's Tribunal | Ali Nobil Ahmad | English | Animated documentary about a rural community's resistance to the proposed building of a coal plant in Punjab, Pakistan. | ||
3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Waadi Animations, | Urdu | Third installment of franchise, written by Kamran Khan.[5][6] | |
Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor | Uzair Zaheer Khan | 3rd World Studios | Urdu | [7][8] | |
The Donkey King | Aziz Jindani | Talisman Studios | Urdu | [9] dubbed in 10 languages[10] | |
Tick Tock | Omar Hassan | S4 Solutions Productions | Urdu | [11][12] | |
2019 | Dajjal: The Slayer and His Followers | Rana Abrar | WBJ Media Messenger2050 | English, Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu | [13][14] |
Operation Swift Retort | DJ Kamal Mustafa | DJ Kamal Mustafa Films | Urdu, English | [15][16] | |
2020 | Sitara: Let Girls Dream | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Netflix, SOC films | Urdu | Pakistani animated short film tackling with social issue of child marriage. |
Operation Meezan | DJ Kamal Mustafa | DJ Kamal Mustafa Films | Urdu | Operation Meezan an animated film for Sindh Rangers, showing IBO's in Karachi.[17] | |
Shehr e Tabassum | Arafat Mazhar | Puffball Studios | Urdu, English | It is the year 2071. There have been no reported instances of terrorism or violent crime in over 3 decades in Pakistan. The cost - the systematic subjugation of human emotion. | |
Swipe | Arafat Mazhar | Puffball Studios | Urdu | A young boy addicted to iFatwa, an app that crowdsources religious death sentences, spends his days swiping on the lives of strangers as he attempts to get a top spot on the Ajar Board. | |
2021 | Nagorno Karabakh | Abrar Rana | WBJ Media Messenger2050 | English, Turkish, French | Nagorno-Karabakh is also known Nagorno-Karabakh: A Disputed Republic |
Cyber Awareness | DJ Kamal Mustafa | DJ Kamal Mustafa Films | Urdu | Official Cyber Awareness film based on FIA Cyber Crime Wing Operations, an official film for NR3C.[18] | |
2023 | Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God | Uzair Zaheer Khan | 3rd World Studios | Urdu | Sequel to the 2018 film Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor. |
2024 | The Glassworker | Usman Riaz | Mano Animation Studios | Urdu English | A coming of age story about a young boy named Vincent, who is learning the art of glassblowing from his father in their glass shop. |
Upcoming films
editThis is a list of Pakistani animated upcoming films.
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Language(s) | Notes |
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2024 | |||||
The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar | Arsalan Ali | Ingenuity Productions | Urdu | An adventurous tale of Umro Ayyar set in a fantasy land with enchanting characters inspired by the folklore of Tilism-e-Hoshruba.[19] | |
TBA | Predation | Umar Garcia Tariq | Virtuality Media | English | Two Navy SEAL teams are sent in to investigate a crash site after radio contact is lost with all search and rescue units. |
There Was A Boy | Nabeel Qureshi | Filmwala Pictures | Urdu | Falling victim to bonded child labor at the age of 6, brave young Christian boy from Muridke, Pakistan, Iqbal Masih embarks on a journey to fight for freedom. | |
Heera: One in a Million | TBA | SkySpin Studios | Urdu | An adventure on Heera with its other bird friends.[20] | |
Son of Kashmir Burhan | Abrar Rana | WBJ Media Messenger2050 | Urdu, English | TBA | |
Nation Awakes | Aamir Sajjad | Aamir Sajjad Ventures | Urdu, English | A film based on a sci-fi superhero. [21] | |
Ops Counteract | DJ Kamal Mustafa | DJ Kamal Mustafa Films | Urdu | In a world where terrorism is on the rise, a team of elite Special Forces soldiers is called upon to stop a deadly threat. | |
Crumbled | Malik Gillani | MalikG Films | Urdu | A VFX action thriller animated film, directed by Malik Gillani. |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Operation Swift Retort: The animated response to India from Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan makes short film on Abhinandan capture". gulfnews.com. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ ""Operation Meezan" Pakistan Rangers Sindh Animated Movie". EMEA Tribune, Breaking News, World News, Latest News, Top Headlines. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Mustafa, DJ Kamal (30 May 2021). "Cyber Awareness Film: NR3C FIA Cyber Crime Wing 2021 DJ Kamal Mustafa". EMEA Tribune, Breaking News, World News, Latest News, Top Headlines. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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- ^ Ali Khan, Alizee (1 January 2024). "HEERA: Pakistani Animated film". Medium. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Nation Awakes, Pakistan's first superhero film". The Express Tribune. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2022.