Pakistani-American filmmaker and Views and News contributor Mumtaz Hussain has been honored in recognition of his achievements in creative arts.
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar during his visit to New York decorated Hussain with a medal on behalf of New York Chamber of Small Business Corporation.
Mumtaz Hussain is a versatile artist and has written poetry, fiction and films and translated works of Pakistani writers and adopted them in his films.
The New York-based artist has won several distinctions over two decades including exhibition of his works at New York’s famed art centers.
“I am delighted and humbled that Pakistani-Americans have recognized my contributions, and my message is to encourage young people to make a name in the fields of arts.”
Mumtaz Hussain’s film, Soul of Civilization, has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Queens Museum of Art and Stony Brook University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Connecticut, a description of his work says.
His other films include: This is my Pakistan for a Pakistani TV Channel GEO;
Inside You, based on Rumi’s poetry; Push Button For, based on a Pakistani classic short story. Butterfly Screams, based on 9/11.
A couple of years ago, Hussain’s first feature film, Art=(Love) 2 , received a Merit Award at The Lucerne International Film Festival, Switzerland; Best Cinematography at The Jaipur International Film Festival, India; Platinum Reel Award at The Nevada Film Festival, U.S.A.; Gold Award at the Prestige Film Festival, U.S.A..
The film was also officially selected at The Delhi International Film Festival, India; and The Vegas Cine Fest, U.S.A… It will be ready for theatrical release soon, according to a biography of the artist.
His two plays The Barking Crow and Legal Alien have been performed in New York. His script The Kind Executioner received finalist award at Hollywood Screenplay Contest Hollywood and first award at Jaipur International film festival.His paintings and films have been shown at numerous museums, universities, art galleries and international film Festivals.
