1. Faraz Waqar was born on 21 January 1976 and is a Pakistani filmmaker, writer and director of Pakistan's first ever silent film Meeoww Billi aur World War 3, completed in September 2013.
12 Facts About Faraz Waqar
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Faraz Waqar is the winner as an emerging new Director of Pakistan's prestigious HUM TV Awards in 2015 for the Best Short Film - Middle East.
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The Pakistani film industry therefore did not produce any silent films till the year 2013 when Faraz Waqar completed his film Meeoww Billi aur World War 3.
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Faraz Waqar completed Pakistan's first silent film titled Meeoww Billi aur World War 3 in September 2013.
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Faraz Waqar was recognized as an emerging new Director at the prestigious HUM TV Awards in 2015 in the category of Best Short Films - Middle East.
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In 2002, Faraz Waqar was part of the Brand Marketing team responsible for conceptualizing, producing and directing the first Lux Style Awards for Unilever in Pakistan.
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Faraz Waqar was born into a Muslim family in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Faraz Waqar was brought up and educated in the city of Karachi.
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Faraz Waqar received his Master's in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi, Pakistan in 1998.
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Faraz Waqar worked as a Brand and Marketing Manager for major multinational corporations and banks in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar from 1999 to 2011.
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In 2012, Faraz Waqar graduated from the New York Film Academy with a 1-year diploma in film-making from the academy's Middle East campus located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Faraz Waqar has two siblings, a younger sister Rida Waqar who is an architect and a younger brother Adnan Waqar who is a banker.