▁young ▁film m akers ▁from ▁small ▁towns ▁across ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁film maker ▁and ▁independent ▁document ary ▁mak er ▁Za idi ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁document ary ▁projects ▁that ▁screen ed ▁at ▁international ▁film ▁festiv als ▁a while ▁his ▁projects ▁were ▁broadcast ▁by ▁international ▁channels ▁including , ▁BBC ▁Four , ▁AR D ▁and ▁Z DF . ▁ ▁His ▁document ary ▁Nar ▁Nar man ▁about ▁an ▁Ur du ▁language ▁Pak ist ani ▁gay - po et , ▁gave ▁him ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁London ' s ▁B FI ▁L & G ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁film ▁producer ▁Za idi ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁producing ▁number ▁of ▁document aries ▁and ▁videos , ▁at ▁different ▁channels ▁and ▁platforms . ▁But ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁recogn ised ▁producer ▁after ▁producing ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pak ist ani ▁film ▁Z inda ▁B ha ag , ▁Under ▁his ▁own ▁film ▁production ▁Mat te ela ▁Films ▁which ▁earned ▁him ▁an ▁critical ▁acc laimed ▁and ▁recognition ▁in ▁film ▁world . ▁Z inda ▁B ha ag ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁has ▁won ▁many ▁acc ol ades ▁and ▁recognition ▁including ▁an ▁official ▁selection ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁at ▁ 8 6 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁however ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁race . ▁Z inda ▁B ha ag ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁Pak ist ani ▁film ▁in ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁to ▁get