Jawad Sharif is an award-winning filmmaker based in Pakistan, known for his signature visual storytelling style. He was awarded a scholarship at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. He is an alumnus of the Swedish Institute and Institut Fur Auslandsbeziehunge, Germany. Jawad is also the jury member of the Jaipur Library Academy Awards, India.

He has worked on a number of socially and culturally sensitive film projects involving the themes of human rights and social injustice besides arts and culture. He has also directed telefilms, TV series, and several TV commercials.

Jawad founded his production company Bipolar Films in 2010. He envisions his organization to be a vehicle for his passion for social change. Other than filmmaking, Jawad serves as an advisory board member of a not-for-profit organization “Forum for Dignity Initiatives,” which helps protect the rights of sexual and gender minorities in Pakistan.

His recent feature film, “Indus Blues” is about the fading folk instruments from various indigenous cultures in Pakistan, which has won the Grand Jury Prize at Guam International Film Festival and has been nominated in several other prestigious international film festivals. The film created waves in both local and international media including BBC, DW, and VOA upon the release of its trailer and initiated the much needed debate about the radicalization of the society in Pakistan. He has also won several awards as the cinematographer and editor of “K2 & the Invisible Footmen,” which has screened in film festivals around the world.
https://jawadsharif.net

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Love to meet new people... Explore

Interests

• books
• film making
• traveling
• music
• nature walks
• strangers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Film on Porters of mountains... which eventually somehow changed their life

What I Can Share with Hosts

My film studio in Pakistan :) And fun time :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Sweden, Thailand, United States