Farooq Qaiser’s creations were larger than life in many ways | Guddu Film Archive
We whiled away the hours chatting well past midnight, Farooq Qaiser and I, on the bus from Isfahan to Tehran.
It was almost the last leg of the National College of Arts tour of Iran, with Afghanistan still to come. Farooq was among the 30 students who made the fascinating journey in that fateful March of 1971, all of us quite unaware of the horrifying saga unfolding in East Pakistan.
He was studying textile design and had caught my eye with the hilarious skits he and his pal Shahid Nadeem performed at the college campfire. He listened avidly as I described the satire on British television and the humour of Jacques Tati. His ability to understand human frailties and the vulnerability of the underdog, later exemplified through his skits on stage, was evident even then.
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Hot Docs is in sync with Lalita Krishna.
Krishna (pictured), the president of In Sync Media, has been named this year’s recipient of the Don Haig Award, presented to an outstanding Canadian independent producer with a feature-length film in competition at Hot Docs – in this case, 2021 official selection
Bangla Surf Girls.
Selected by a jury of independent producers, the award recognizes creative vision, entrepreneurship and a track record of mentoring emerging Canadian filmmakers.
Krishna’s 20 years of credentials include films that reflect her strong belief in empowering underrepresented voices, with recent credits including coproducing
Fear of Dancing for CBC Gem, Documentary Channel, and producing Untying the Knot, for CBC’s Documentary Channel in November 2019.
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YouTube’s Nadine Zylstra Added to TV Kids Summer Festival
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Nadine Zylstra, the head of family, learning and impact at YouTube Originals, has joined the TV Kids Summer Festival lineup.
In her role, Zylstra partners with top YouTube creators and producers to develop hit original series for the platform. Prior to YouTube, Zylstra served as VP of
Sesame Street production and programming and supervising producer for
Sesame Street. Her body of work has been distinguished by numerous awards, including a Peabody Award and Webby Award for her work with Sesamestreet.org, numerous Emmy Awards for outstanding directing and producing in a children’s television series, several South African Avanti Awards and the United Nations/NHK/Japan Prize for Courage in Depicting Youth in Difficult Circumstances.
TVKIDS
Dandelooo’s Preschool Pitch
The Treehouse Stories to the brand-new
Billy the Cowboy Hamster, Dandelooo has built up a curated selection of preschool properties filled with relatable characters and emphasizing social and emotional learning. Emmanuèle Pétry Sirvin, partner and head of international at the French boutique outfit, tells
TV Kids about the strengths of the company’s slate, weighs in on trends in the genre and shares her views on Covid-19’s impact on the children’s media business.
TV KIDS: What are some of your main preschool titles?
PÉTRY SIRVIN: Our key preschool titles include
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