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Advocacy and Awareness Raising
Film and video can be an important component to your advocacy and awareness raising campaigns.

In a country such as Pakistan that has a high rate of illiteracy, and good outreach to all levels of the population - rich and poor - via television the visual reach of films that address social issues can have a great reach and impact.

The nonprofit, civil society, NGO and donor agencies can benefit from providing  interesting and provocative programming for media  that can engage citizens, raise awareness not only of the problems and challenges - but also the solutions.

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June / 2009
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Selected Films

CDRSCDRS
The mission of Comprehensive Disaster Relief Services Pakistan
is to build sustainable healthcare services in areas where medical facilities had been destroyed by the Oct 2005 earthquake. The film shows life in the Chikar area of Azad Kashimir and how the services have impacted the lives of people in this remote area.   View Film

Voices Unheard: Behind the politics of conflict
This film is very timely at this moment due to the conflicts and displacement of so many people. The film was made prior to the current military intervention in Malakand.  View the film to see the experience and effects of conflict on the lives of ordinary people.

The film is a story of the people unheard, Voices Unheardtraumatized and largely neglected in the wake of 'war on terror' and insurgency induced conflict. Multiple forces and factions keep blaming one another, making claims and counter claims of success and assaults while the innocent souls remain trapped in a triangle of blasts and crossfire for almost a decade now. Their lives and livelihoods are torn apart and settlements reduced to debris. Extremists have declared a war on education and the number of schools closed and attacked continues to increase. Sadly, several plans of securing people's right to education and rehabilitation have so far proven fragile. "Voices Unheard" illustrates the sufferings of the ordinary citizens in the turbulent areas and shake the conscience of the concerned authorities" By ActionAid Pakistan. View Film

Documenting Culture
The changes and advances in society often mean the end of certain aspects of culture.  Eckova has produced a series of short films on cultural subjects.  See these links and more on the Eckova You Tube Channel.

Sindhi Musicians
Women Street Singers - Dar Kay Sawali

Capacity Building & Training
KU Film Students
Film Students Field TripThe first batch of Karachi University Visual Studies students finished their semester produced 3 films as part of their semester project in film.  As part of the 'film faculty' Mr. Sarwar Mushtaq played the role of teacher, mentor, guide, taking the students through the entire production cycle on their debut effort. The films will be screened in a 'by invitation' event and later broadcast. Eckova productions provided the "city campus" facilities for the film students

London International Documentary Film Festival
Eckova provided the post production facilities and support for the 12 students selected by the British High Commission producing 4 films shown at LIDF "Pakistan: Filmmaking for Social Change". A reception and film viewing took place in Karachi hosted by the British High Commission.  See details

Training - Post Production (Karachi) Are you interested in training on Final Cut Pro for professional film editing? Contact for details about summer training opportunities.  See details
Sincerely,
 
Sarwar Mushtaq
Eckova Productions