YouTube ban lift gives hope to filmmaker
Islamabad: The decision to lift the ban from the popular video-sharing website, YouTube has given renewed hope to Pakistani filmmaker Faraz Siddiqui. Siddiqui is a finalist in the US State Department's 2010 Democracy Video Challenge'.
Internet users across Pakistan and around the world can now view the finalists' films and vote for the film of their choice through June 15. According to a press release issued by the US embassy, the films, including Siddiqui's submission, 'Democracy is the Message by People', were posted on YouTube.
The 'Democracy Video Challenge', now in its second year, drew nearly 700 entries this year. Contestants from 83 countries created short films on themes based upon the phrase 'Democracy is…', the blank to be filled according to the theme of each contestant. The winning filmmakers are to receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood. Siddiqui is the first 'Democracy Video Challenge' finalist from Pakistan.Daily Times
