In a proud moment for Pakistan, the 20 minute short film 'Mulaqat has made it to the presitigious Venice Film Festival.

The announcement was made by Seemab Gul on her Instagram page.

The short film will be up against Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, Pedro Almodovar's Parallel Mothers and Pablo Larrain's Spencer.

The 78th Venice Film Festival will be held between 1st and 11th September 2021. The festival is considered one of the 'Big Three' of film festivals - the other two being Cannes and Berlin. It is also the oldest film festival.