ALL PAK MEDIA FEST '15 Event Review
Ayesha Mushtaq and Ayesha Saeed Malik
1st Year MBBS
KAPS held
its much awaited annual event, the All Pak Media Fest ’15 spanning over three
days between 26th and 28th of May 2015.
Day 1:
It featured
the All Pak Arts and Photography Exhibition, along with various on the spot competitions
such as pot painting, floral arrangement, shirt painting and poster painting.
The photography and art work of students from various colleges and universities
was arranged tastefully in Patiala Block.
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| Photo credits: Sana Nouman Ashar |
The
paintings were judged by the famous painters Imran Qureshi and RM Nadeem (distinction
holder NCA graduate), while photography was judged by none other than the
internationally renowned photojournalist and engineer, Irfan Ahson. Students
made the most of the famed photographer’s presence amongst themselves and
avidly took selfies and photos with him, while also displaying keen interest in
the exhibited works.
Day 2
The second day of KAPS All Pak Media Fest ’15, consisting of
the inter-class short video competition, kicked off to a start later than
scheduled in the New Auditorium. The competition was judged by Umair Ahmed
Khawaja (graduate of NCA and documentary film-maker), and Faris Ali Qazi
(aspiring film-maker).
It showcased the talent of Kemcolians as film-makers and as
performers. The short movies were interspersed with various musical
performances from Aida Shahzad, Ubaid Ali Rana, Farhan Ashraf and Umair Mazhar,
Saad ur Rehman and Moeed Ahmed, rap by Aamer Sohail and Moaz bin Saeed, keyboard by Noor e Ahmed and
beatboxing by Usman Shami.
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| Coolest Rap Ever! |
The show opened with the movie ‘I am normal’ by Muhammad Shehryar Khan, depicting the struggles of a visually impaired girl. Up next were stories of the rise to fame of a handicapped person despite criticism from society (Tum Kyun Khamosh Ho), procrastination and day-dreaming (Tehreer, Muhammad Usama), and lives destroyed by terrorism (Main Kis Ke Naam Likhun, Dark Productions). Also featured were the comedy pK-2 by Dark Productions, 10 Types of Kemcolians (originally produced for this year's welcome party), and last year’s blockbuster Teen Minute by Talha Saleem, which had the audience in tears by the end of it. The most awaited movie was unarguably Dhanda by Oval Productions, makers of last year’s super hit Gunahgaar. Not to mention a few disasters that had the audience shouting for the screening to be paused.
Results:
Day 3:
It saw the All
Pak Short Video Competition in the morning and Battle of Bands in the evening.
Irfan Khoosat was the chief guest for the short video competition. The show
opened with the music video Mera Ishq and followed by some brilliantly composed
videos from various institutes on various
issues ranging from the 16th December tragedy (Lahu) to the aftermath of WWII (The Lost Letter), to deeply moving videos on a mother’s love for her child (Lakri ki Kaathi) , religious enlightenment (Iman ka Iman) , and patriotism (Hidayat). Also featured were a couple of song performances between the videos, and short movies on lighter topics such as a brilliantly shot video depicting a mobile phone love story (Tachycardia) and the musical UniUsual showing two sides of a story, that won a lot of applause from the audience.
issues ranging from the 16th December tragedy (Lahu) to the aftermath of WWII (The Lost Letter), to deeply moving videos on a mother’s love for her child (Lakri ki Kaathi) , religious enlightenment (Iman ka Iman) , and patriotism (Hidayat). Also featured were a couple of song performances between the videos, and short movies on lighter topics such as a brilliantly shot video depicting a mobile phone love story (Tachycardia) and the musical UniUsual showing two sides of a story, that won a lot of applause from the audience.
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| A scene from the movie Hidayat |
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| Tachycardia, FJMC |
Results:
Battle of Bands:
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| Syed Noor and Abrar ul Haq |
Results:
Best Band: GCU Faisalabad
Best Solo: GCU Faisalabad
Best Vocalist: Abeer (Band: Three Eyed Ravens)
BLOGGER'S CRITIQUE:-
KAPS Media Festival was a huge success. Everything was carried out perfectly except for the punctuality that was left behind somewhere in the midst of the activities of the event, and the frequent electricity issues in the auditorium which brought the screenings to a halt many a times. Battle of Bands undoubtedly earned the tag for 'best part' of the whole three day splendor. The event also helped dispel stereotypes that all Kemcolians do is study, and managed to impress the guests immensely. Indeed KAPS put a cheery end to the 2015 list of society events.
KAPS Media Festival was a huge success. Everything was carried out perfectly except for the punctuality that was left behind somewhere in the midst of the activities of the event, and the frequent electricity issues in the auditorium which brought the screenings to a halt many a times. Battle of Bands undoubtedly earned the tag for 'best part' of the whole three day splendor. The event also helped dispel stereotypes that all Kemcolians do is study, and managed to impress the guests immensely. Indeed KAPS put a cheery end to the 2015 list of society events.
Ma'assalamma .
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