Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Shehzad Afzal is a writer/director/producer and Game Designer born in Dundee, Scotland.Shehzad Afzal is most notable for producing and directing the 2007 documentary film Bo Kata.Shehzad Afzal's video game concepts and designs won him a place as a finalist in the Global Digital Cities Game Design Competition both in 2005 (final in Dubai, UAE) and 2007 (final in Dundee, Scotland).Shehzad spent a couple of years during his early childhood life studying at a private grammar school in Lahore, Pakistan. Lahore, the ancestral home of his parents, influenced and forged his artistic mind-set from an early age, which would continue to have an impact on his later life and his artistic endeavours in film, music and art.Shehzad's filming and directing style influences include John Cassavetes, Sidney Lumet, Jim Jarmusch and Mike Leigh. Shehzad focuses on actor performance and realisation within a neo-noir/social realist/expressionist dimension.Shehzad Afzal is a graduate of both the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and Abertay University, Dundee in Computing and also Creative Writing; holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (presented to him by Dundee Utd football legend Paul Sturrock) from Dundee College, and is also a graduate of Screen Academy Scotland part of Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), Edinburgh, gaining a Master of Arts in Screen Project Development with Distinction. Shehzad also won the University Class Medal for his academic studies in 2009, winning the 1st prize award for his Master of Arts in Screen Project Development course. In 2010, Shehzad received a PG CERT in Interactive Entertainment following the design course at Edinburgh Napier University. Shehzad produced two award winning short films whilst at the Screen Academy; one of which resulting in the first ever collaboration of a film project between screen academies in the UK (Screen Academy Scotland & Screen Academy Wales). Afzal won the Abbey Santander award for Outstanding Achievement in Film and Creative Media in 2009.Shehzad was selected to take part in the Media funded ENGAGE programme in 2010, a talent development initiative which takes a select few emerging filmmakers from across Europe through a nine month process of masterclasses, film project workshops (which took place in Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Dublin, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland), case studies, film screenings, culminating in delivering a pitch to industry professionals of the final film project.Shehzad Afzal was nominated for the Satyajit Ray Film Foundation Award for Best Film Award 2007 (awards presented by BAFTA award winning filmmaker, Asif Kapadia), in association with the British Council and the British Film Institute for documentary film, Bo Kata.In 2009, Shehzad Afzal was presented by Sir Sean Connery the Edinburgh International Film Festival & Skillset Trailblazer Award for his film work, to celebrate emerging talent in British Cinema.In 2010, Shehzad Afzal shot his debut feature film, Pendulum Drift, which is currently in post-production and due for film festival release in 2014/15.. }
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- Shehzad_Afzal abstract "Shehzad Afzal is a writer/director/producer and Game Designer born in Dundee, Scotland.Shehzad Afzal is most notable for producing and directing the 2007 documentary film Bo Kata.Shehzad Afzal's video game concepts and designs won him a place as a finalist in the Global Digital Cities Game Design Competition both in 2005 (final in Dubai, UAE) and 2007 (final in Dundee, Scotland).Shehzad spent a couple of years during his early childhood life studying at a private grammar school in Lahore, Pakistan. Lahore, the ancestral home of his parents, influenced and forged his artistic mind-set from an early age, which would continue to have an impact on his later life and his artistic endeavours in film, music and art.Shehzad's filming and directing style influences include John Cassavetes, Sidney Lumet, Jim Jarmusch and Mike Leigh. Shehzad focuses on actor performance and realisation within a neo-noir/social realist/expressionist dimension.Shehzad Afzal is a graduate of both the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and Abertay University, Dundee in Computing and also Creative Writing; holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (presented to him by Dundee Utd football legend Paul Sturrock) from Dundee College, and is also a graduate of Screen Academy Scotland part of Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), Edinburgh, gaining a Master of Arts in Screen Project Development with Distinction. Shehzad also won the University Class Medal for his academic studies in 2009, winning the 1st prize award for his Master of Arts in Screen Project Development course. In 2010, Shehzad received a PG CERT in Interactive Entertainment following the design course at Edinburgh Napier University. Shehzad produced two award winning short films whilst at the Screen Academy; one of which resulting in the first ever collaboration of a film project between screen academies in the UK (Screen Academy Scotland & Screen Academy Wales). Afzal won the Abbey Santander award for Outstanding Achievement in Film and Creative Media in 2009.Shehzad was selected to take part in the Media funded ENGAGE programme in 2010, a talent development initiative which takes a select few emerging filmmakers from across Europe through a nine month process of masterclasses, film project workshops (which took place in Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Dublin, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland), case studies, film screenings, culminating in delivering a pitch to industry professionals of the final film project.Shehzad Afzal was nominated for the Satyajit Ray Film Foundation Award for Best Film Award 2007 (awards presented by BAFTA award winning filmmaker, Asif Kapadia), in association with the British Council and the British Film Institute for documentary film, Bo Kata.In 2009, Shehzad Afzal was presented by Sir Sean Connery the Edinburgh International Film Festival & Skillset Trailblazer Award for his film work, to celebrate emerging talent in British Cinema.In 2010, Shehzad Afzal shot his debut feature film, Pendulum Drift, which is currently in post-production and due for film festival release in 2014/15.".