Latif Ahmadi Explained

Latif Ahmadi
Birth Name:Abd al-Latif Ahmadi
Birth Place:Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan

Abdul Latif Ahmadi is an Afghan film director, also known as Engineer Latif Ahmadi.[1] [2] He co-founded Afghanistan’s first private film production company Ariana Films[3] (with Toryalai Shafaq and Juwansher Haidary), and became the president of Afghan Film, the state-run Afghan film company.[4] [5] [6] [7]

As the head of Afghan Film, he has been credited with assisting many of the recent films being produced in Afghanistan such as Buzkashi Boys, The Black Tulip and The Kite Runner[8] [9] [10] as well as traveling around the world to introduce Afghan cinema to various audiences.[11] [12]

In early 2021, he was interviewed about Afghan Film, the feature films he has directed and the history of filmmaking in Afghanistan, for the TVO/Al Jazeera documentary series The Forbidden Reel,[13] a program which also featured filmmaker Siddiq Barmak and actor Yasamin Yarmal (from the 1989 film Epic of Love).

Ahmadi writes while undergoing dialysis treatment in Europe. As of 2023, he says he has written 6 feature film scripts and 100 episodes for a comedy TV series.[14]

Films

Films that Ahmadi has been involved with include:[15] [16] [17]

as director

Titles in English from The Forbidden Reel:

References

  1. The Forbidden Reel, Episodes 1 to 4 on AlJazeera in September 2021
  2. Web site: TVO | Current affairs, documentaries and education .
  3. Web site: Hamas-e eshq | Epic of Love .
  4. http://www.afghanemb-canada.net/en/news_bulletin/2006/february/02/index.php Compiled by the Embassy of Afghanistan in Canada
  5. News: Women struggle in Afghan cinema. 2004-11-12. 2017-11-18. en-GB.
  6. News: "KABUL, I LOVE YOU" Film Project Premieres in Afghanistan. 2012-05-17. UNAMA. 2017-11-18. en.
  7. Book: A Dictionary of Film Studies. Kuhn. Annette. Westwell. Guy. 2012-06-21. OUP Oxford. 9780191034657. en.
  8. News: Afghan Film 'Utopia' Selected For Oscar TOLOnews. TOLOnews. 2017-11-18. en.
  9. Web site: Engineer Latif. IMDb. 2017-11-18.
  10. Web site: Ahmed Latif. IMDb. 2017-11-18.
  11. Web site: Afghan film festival to be held in Germany in April Pajhwok Afghan News. archive.pajhwok.com. 2017-11-18.
  12. News: Through the dark black smoke of war. Meek. James. 2004-01-16. The Guardian. 2017-11-18. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  13. Web site: TVO | Current affairs, documentaries and education .
  14. News: Shaheed . Munaza . 9 November 2023 . Afghan Cinema in Exile . 52 Documentary Series . Voice of America News . short documentary . 10 November 2023.
  15. Web site: Afghanland.com Afghanistan Fims Movies. www.afghanland.com. 2017-11-18.
  16. News: Reel Afghanistan Festival (2008) - Highlight Arts. Highlight Arts. 2017-11-18. en-GB.
  17. News: Making films from nothing. Mayroth. Natalie. 2017-11-03. The Hindu. 2017-11-18. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  18. Web site: Hamas-e eshq | Epic of Love .

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