Saeed Orokzai Explained

Birth Place:	Kabul, Afghanistan
Occupation:	film director, screenwriter, film producer

Saeed Orokzai is an Afghan filmmaker best known for the 1979 film Mardara Qawl Ast (مرد ها ره قول اس, meaning "Men Keep Their Promise").^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Early life

Saeed Orokzai is from Kabul, Afghanistan, and attended the Kabul University to study Persian literature. Upon graduating he worked for Afghanistan National Radio and TV before entering filmmaking.

Recognition

Saeed Orokzai was awarded the Platinum Award for his short film, Yesterday (2017), in the Best Drama category by the European Independent Film Awards. He received the Gold Award for directing his feature film, Why?, by the FYFF Filmmakers of the Year Film Festival. The film was also recognized by the World Awards of Merit.

External links

• Web site: سید میران فرهاد، پیشکسوت سینمای افغانستان در فقر و نداری درگذشت. September 27, 2018. euronews.
• https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/directors-cut-the-afghan-woman-making-waves-at-all-male-film-board-250739
• https://www.nouvelobs.com/societe/20190920.AFP5028/afghanistan-la-realisatrice-qui-s-impose-dans-un-cinema-d-hommes.html
• Web site: Films |.
• https://www.france24.com/en/20190920-director-s-cut-the-afghan-woman-making-waves-at-all-male-film-board
• Web site: Director's cut: the Afghan woman making waves at all-male film board. September 20, 2019. RFI.
• Web site: The rise and fall of cinema in Kabul – News Decoder. News. Decoder.
• Web site: THE EIFA – The European Independent Film Award. www.theeifa.com.
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Ali-Saeed/dp/B083771WPH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=%22Ali+Saeed%22&qid=1581820185&s=instant-video&sr=1-1
• Web site: Director's cut: the Afghan woman making waves at all-male film board. September 20, 2019. RFI.
• https://www.rfi.fr/es/contenu/20190921-una-directora-para-resucitar-el-cine-afgano-dominado-por-los-hombres

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC ‮فارسی‬ - ‮افغانستان‬ - ‮سعید اورکزی، در برنامه خاطره ها و ترانه ها‬. www.bbc.com.
2. Web site: The rise and fall of cinema in Kabul – News Decoder. News. Decoder.
3. Web site: THE EIFA – The European Independent Film Award. www.theeifa.com.
4. Web site: Winners of the Filmmakers of the Year Film Festival. www.filmmakersoftheyear.com.