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  • Name: Mohammed Ali Naqvi

    Recipient Year: 2023

    Name of Film: Life After Terror: Justice and the Muslim American Experience by Mohammed Naqvi

    Description: An Academy of Motion Pictures and Television Academy member, Mohammed Ali (Mo) Naqvi produced Netflix Original Top 10 series Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror. He earned the inaugural Emmy Television Academy Honor for Showtime Original Shame and has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, Cinema Eye Honor, and UNESCO-FELLINI Prize. His work spans Showtime, HBO, MTV, CNN, Discovery, Starz, BBC, and Hulu. An alumnus of festivals including Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, Busan, and Tribeca, and the Museum of Modern Art. Key documentaries include Emmy-nominated "Among the Believers" and "The Accused: Damned Or Devoted?", Asian Media Award winner "Pakistan's Hidden Shame", and "Insha'Allah Democracy". In fiction, he produced "Big River" (Official Selection: Berlin Film Festival) and comedy "I Will Avenge You Iago" starring Giancarlo Esposito. Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Mo chairs the Pakistan Academy Selection Committee, overseeing Pakistan's official Academy Awards submissions.

    LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-naqvi/