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The people who make Cinegma Films what it is: the director, cinematographer, writer, producers and composer behind Janjaal, Zawaal, Portrait of Life and more.
The people who make Cinegma Films what it is: the director, cinematographer, writer, producers and composer behind Janjaal, Zawaal, Portrait of Life and more.
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Syed Asad Raza Abidi is a Pakistani filmmaker, director and editor, best known for his award-winning short film Janjaal (Tussle). Founder of Cinegma Films, Asad is recognised for his grounded storytelling and visual depth. A Film & TV graduate of Indus University, he has directed, edited and produced multiple independent projects, including Portrait of Life, noted for its introspective tone and visual poetry.
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Ghayas Uddin Siddiqui is a Karachi-based director of photography working across television drama, film and commercials. He was DOP on ARY Digital's Mere Hi Rehna and shot Cinegma Films' award-winning Janjaal (Tussle), Portrait of Life and Zawaal. His style is built on realism, motivated lighting and purposeful camera movement, with a director's eye for every frame.
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Ameer Hamza is a Pakistani filmmaker, writer and producer who believes cinema should make audiences feel something long after the film ends. He wrote the award-winning short film Janjaal (Tussle), and wrote and directed A Soldier Beside Me. His stories explore human emotion, inner conflict and the truths people silently carry, drawn from years of travelling across Pakistan.
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Faizan Ahmed is a multidisciplinary Pakistani filmmaker working across direction, production, writing and production design. He produced Janjaal (Tussle), winner of 14 international awards across 9 countries, and wrote, directed and produced Payam-e-Dil. His storyboard and illustration work has appeared in publications connected to Paramount Books and Oxford University Press.
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Usman Ali Akbar is the music composer behind Cinegma Films productions. His original scores bring emotional depth and atmosphere to each story, sitting beneath the frame and supporting it without overwhelming it. Tuned to the psychological register of every project, his work creates soundscapes that say what the visuals leave unsaid.
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Dayyan Khalid is a Karachi-based film producer and assistant director with a degree in Media Sciences from Indus University. He produced Zawaal and Portrait of Life, and served as associate producer on Janjaal, A Soldier Beside Me and Peyary Abbu. He also works on television dramas, handling planning, scheduling, on-set coordination and post-production.
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