Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the revival and expansion of Pakistan’s film industry were vital to project the national narrative through screen tourism.
“Screen tourism presents an opportunity to spread the narrative of Pakistan, as seen in the successful examples of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran, where budding film industries have thrived”, she said while addressing 25 high achievers of the National Amateur Film Festival Award bound to leave for Australia.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has sponsored these 25 students one-year training in New York Academy, Australia.
The government was to promote Pakistan’s narrative, focusing on heritage, youth engagement, and tourism through screen tourism, she maintained.
The minister said it was high time to invest in Pakistan’s entertainment industry, which currently enjoyed tax exemptions.
