Azmi Haq

Azmi Haq (born in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and strategy consultant.

Career

Azmi Haq served as an Additional Federal Secretary and consultant to the former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. [ [http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=10025 "Former secretary to Benazir Bhutto speaks at York conference", "Y-File"] 27 February, 2008. Accessed on 2008-10-7 ] Between 2006 and 2008 Haq also served as Executive Director of Strategic Communications and Outreach for Ontario’s Deputy Premier, the Honourable George Smitherman. [ [http://www.oha.com/Client/OHA/OHA_LP4W_LND_WebStation.nsf/resources/OHAdvocate/$file/July+OHAdvocate.pdf OHA Advocate. Ontario Hospital Assiciation. June 2006. Volume 1/Issue 7.] Accessed on 2008-07-17] Haq is a staunch commentator of Pakistani politics and often publishes opinion pieces [http://www.gcu.edu.pk/Library/NI_Aug07.htm. Accessed 10-09-08] for Pakistan's leading news daily The Nation. Haq has also played leading roles in numerous television series for Pakistan Television Corporation [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OAhCQTVOlI. Access 10-09-08] , and created shows for Showcase [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EwL2r07Cpg. Accessed 10-09-08] and the CBC [http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/20031124/osc.html. Accessed: 10-09-09 ] [http://www.cbc.ca/daytimeproject/teambios.html. Accessed 10-09-08] . He is presently working on a feature screenplay, "The Red Bazaar" [http://www.cbc.ca/daytimeproject/teambios.html. Accessed 10-09-08] .

Azmi Haq is the Executive Producer of Salon Camden, an ongoing non-partisan Toronto chat series that provides an interactive space for Torontonians to come together over dinner and wine to share opinions and ideas about the city's changing urban landscape. Featured speakers have included Sam Hiyate, Jesse Hirsh, Michael Adams and Rebecca Rosenblatt. [ [http://saloncamden.com/home.html Salon Camden Home. Accessed on 2008-07-25 ]

Entertainment career

Acting

All for Pakistan Television, Lahore.

Lead roles

* "Lazawaal" (1983)
* "Aab-o-Daana" (1985)
* "RAAT" (1988)
* "Piyaas" (1989)
* "Khwahish" (1990) Award: Graduate Awardclarifyme|date=June 2008 Best Actorfact|date=June 2008

Long plays/tele-movies

* "Leikin" (tele-moive / long play) (1994)
* "Rustom aur Sauraab"' (1994)
* "Umeed-e-Bahaar" (tele-movie / long play) (1990)
* "Eik Minute" (1993)
* "Ehsaan" (1996) — Award: Graduate Awardclarifyme|date=June 2008 Best Actorfact|date=June 2008

creen writing

Feature Films

* "East of Yonge" (Telefilm Canada/Harold Greenberg Fund)
* "The Red Bazaar" (Roohijee Films Toronto)

Television Series

* "Spicy Fusion" (Showcase - Telefilm Canada) 2005 [ [http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/01/1721.asp?f=519&lang=en "Telefilm Canada's Spark Plug Program Announces 17 Successful Producers", "Telefilm Canada"] 4 January, 2005. Accessed on 2008-06-26]
* "Double Fare" (six episode TV mini-series)
* "Yaar" (six episode TV mini-series)
* "The Regency" (CBC - developedclarifyme|date=June 2008 as a soap opera project) [ [http://www.cbc.ca/daytimeproject/teambios.html "CBC Daytime Project", "CBC Television"] Accessed on 2008-06-26 ]
* "Absolutely Normal" (CBC - developedclarifyme|date=June 2008 as a soap opera project)

Recent Articles Published

"A Rocky Road Ahead", The Nation, Pakistan [ [http://www.gcu.edu.pk/Library/NI_Aug07.htm A rocky road ahead, The Nation 19 August 2007, P-6] Accessed on 2008-07-17.]

"A Political Hiccup", The Nation, Pakistan [ A Political Hiccup, The Nation 08 August 2007, Comments Section.]

External links

* [http://www.saloncamden.com/ Salon Camden Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EwL2r07Cpg Spicy Fusion Pilot Episode on Youtube]

References