Afia Nathaniel Afia Serena Nathaniel is an independent Pakistani filmmaker who works primarily as a writer, director, producer and editor. She is a graduate of the Film Division at the Columbia University School of the Arts .Early life Afia Nathaniel was born in Quetta , Pakistan. She is the eldest of three girls. Her father was in the Armed Forces and her mother a professor of English. Afia was brought up and educated in Lahore .Education Afia did her Senior Cambridge from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore . She then attended Kinnaird College from 1991–1994, graduating with a BSc degree. She majored in Mathematics with a minor in Physics. In college, Afia participated actively in debating forums, poetry competitions and dramatics. She was elected the President of Science Club by the students at Kinnaird. Afia was awarded the prestigious Mangat Rai Gold Medal in 1994 in recognition of her outstanding academic record and extracurricular achievements. In August 1994, Afia joined Lahore University of Management Sciences to pursue a BSc in Computer Science. She graduated from LUMS in 1997. In 2001, Columbia University offered Afia Nathaniel a two-year Dean's fellowship to come and join their MFA Film programme. Afia won several accolades for her short films which spurred the growth of New Wave of Pakistani independent cinema.Early career In the absence of any film schools in Pakistan, Afia Nathaniel, joined Publicis Pakistan and began a career in advertising soon after graduating from LUMS. She was quickly promoted to head the Creative Department at Publicis Pakistan. In 1999, Afia left Pakistan to work with the World YWCA , an international women's non-profit organisation based in Geneva , Switzerland. She attended the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1999–2001 and worked with women in over 100 countries in the areas of peace, justice, health, human rights and environment. Afia was appointed as the Communications Manager for the endowment campaign of the World YWCA.Film career In 2008, Afia founded Zambeel Films, a film production company in Pakistan, specialising in producing local independent films for a global audience. Afia is a member of Film Fatales independent women filmmakers. Afia is currently based in New York City she teaches in the visual arts department at Princeton University. She lives with her husband and daughter.Awards Film Awards/Honours/Grants Academic Awards/Fellowships/Grants 2004-6 World Studio Foundation Fellow 2003-4 AAUW International Fellow 2003-4 MMMF Fellow, World Bank 2003-4 WIL Fellow, International House, New York 2001-3 Dean's Fellow, School of Arts , Columbia University, New York 1994 Mangat Rai Gold Medal, Kinnaird College, Lahore, PakistanFilm festivals Nadah – Director, Producer, Editor International Film Festival Rotterdam , 2003 Reel-World Film Festival, Toronto, 2003 Clermont-Ferrand Film Market 2003 19th VC FilmFest , Los Angeles, 2003 9th International Film Festival Dortmund, Germany 2003 Anthology Film Archive, New York, 2003 Commonwealth International Film Festival 2003 1st Asian Pacific Short-Film Festival 2003 Barcelona 9th Asian Film Festival , 2003, Lyon 3rd KaraFilmFestival, 2003, Karachi, Pakistan Cinemasia, 2004, Netherlands Mateela Film Festival, 2004, Lahore, Pakistan – Writer, director, producer, editor, Executive Producer – Writer, director, producer, editor, Executive Producer – Writer Asia-Expo film festival, Lyon France Napa Valley Wine Country Film Fest Black Maria Film Festival 2003 Ivy Film Festival 2003 19th VC Film Fest , LA, 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival 2003 Mumbai International Film Festival , 2003 Palm Springs Short Film Festival, 2003 Hawaii International Film Festival , 2003 Greenwich Film Festival, 2003 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles , 2003 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival , 2003 Vancouver Asian Film Festival , 2003 Cinema Paradiso Film Festival, 2003 ACV New York Asian American Film Festival , 2003 San Diego Asian Film Festival , 2003 DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival , 2003 Dallas Asian American Film Festival, 2003Awards & nominations
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