The Glassworker

The Glassworker (Urdu: شیشہ گر) is an upcoming Pakistani Urdu-language animated film directed by Usman Riaz.[1] It is Pakistan's first hand-drawn animated film and 5th animated film produced in Pakistan.[2] The Kickstarter, to produce a pilot animation for the film was launched in February 2016,.[3] The pilot was completed in 2018 and full-scale production of the film officially began in January 2019. The film is currently in production and is being produced by Mano Animation Studios located in Karachi.[4][5]

The Glassworker
Directed byUsman Riaz
Written byUsman Riaz
Screenplay byMoya O’Shea
Story byUsman Riaz
Produced byManuel Cristóbal
Khizer Riaz
StarringSacha Dhawan
Anjli Mohindra
Art Malik
Edited byJose Manuel Jimenez
Music byUsman Riaz
Carmine Diflorio
Animation byAamir Riffat (Animation Director)
Sofia Abdullah (Character Designer)
Backgrounds byMariam Paracha (Art Director)
Production
company
Mano Animation Studios
Release date
2023 (International)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesEnglish
Urdu

'The Glassworker' is set to be released in 2023 (International) as described on the one pager of Mano Animation Studios on their website.

Plot

‘The Glassworker’ is an original story about young Vincent and his father Tomas, who run the finest glass workshop in the country and find their lives upended by an impending war in which they want no part.

The arrival in their town of an army colonel and his young, talented violinist daughter, Alliz, shakes their reality and tests the relationship between father and son.

The love that develops between Vincent and Alliz is challenged constantly by the differing views of their fathers. It is a time when patriotism and social standing are considered more important than free thought and artistic pursuits. It is a time when love is not relevant.

Set in a location loosely inspired by Pakistan, ‘The Glassworker’ is a hand-drawn animated feature film directed by Usman Riaz and created by Mano Animation Studios.

Voice cast

English version voice actors:

Urdu version voice actors:

  • TBA

Production

Development

Usman Riaz crowd sourced funding and raised $116,000 via a Kickstarter campaign.[6]

Mano Animation Studios

Mano Animation Studios is Pakistan's first hand-drawn animation studio.

Co-Founded by Usman Riaz, the studio, based in Pakistan, employs a select group of talented artists and creatives working to produce their first feature film, ‘The Glassworker’.

The Mano team has built a collaboration network that extends to Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Peru, Argentina, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Inspiration

Many buildings in the movie are inspired from the colonial buildings of the mega city Karachi. While in The town of waterfront, The bazaar is inspired from the empress market located in Karachi. The clothing of the Men in the movie have a lot of similarities of the clothing wore by the men in the Pakistani Province of KPK and Gilgit Baltistan while the women clothing is inspired from the national dress of Pakistan "Shalwar kameez"

See also

References
  1. Ansari, Hasan (27 January 2016). "Usman Riaz's 'The Glassworker': Pakistan's first hand-drawn animated film". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. Imaan Sheikh (5 February 2016). "This Is "The Glassworker", Pakistan's First Fully Hand-Drawn Animated Film". Buzz Feed. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. "Usman Riaz releases the teaser of 'The Glassworker'". Hip in Pakistan. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Trailer for Pakistan's first hand-drawn anime film The Glassworker will leave you in awe". Express Tribune. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. "The Glassworker is Pakistan's First Hand Drawn Animation". Desi Blitz. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. Rehman, Maliha (29 January 2017). "Pakistan's Studio Ghibli". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 30 January 2017. "We started off very small and managed to gain momentum when we raised 116,000 dollars via a Kickstarter campaign," explains Usman.
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