Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival + PIYAR Pakistan Institute of Youth, Artists & Research • Co-founder & Festival Director + Founder-Director • female

Maryam Cheema is the co-founder and festival director of the Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival, a platform for spreading awareness and for reviving independent filmmaking. It also recognizes the unsung hero mountain porters in Pakistan. Maryam has worked as a film producer as well a graphic designer in the UK and Pakistan. She recently founded PIYAR, Pakistan Institute for Youth, Artists, and Research, which focuses on providing the underprivileged with opportunities and social integration through arts and culture. The program includes a mobile film theatre for slums and underserved areas. Maryan is an extensive explorer, travelling worldwide to share her passion for bringing people together through art and film.

Lahore Pakistan

Film Festival, Film

Affiliations

Maryam Altaf Cheema on the Web

http://www.pimff.com/, http://www.piyar.org/

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