Awards & Winners

Nelofer Pazira

Date of Birth 1973
Place of Birth India
(Asia, Indian subcontinent)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Niloufar Pazira
Profession Writer, Journalist, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Film Director
Nelofer Pazira is an award-winning Afghan-Canadian director, actress, journalist and author. She grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she lived through ten years of Soviet occupation before escaping with her family to Pakistan. From there, they immigrated to New Brunswick, Canada, more than twenty years ago. In 1996, Nelofer attempted to return to Afghanistan — still under Taliban rule — to find a lost childhood friend. Although unsuccessful, Nelofer became the star of Kandahar, a highly acclaimed feature film which was based on her journey. She was awarded the Prix d'interprétation by the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal for her performance in Kandahar. She also assisted UNESCO as a goodwill ambassador in their cultural work inside Afghanistan. She has been a jury member at a number of film festivals including those of Locarno, Geneva, São Paulo, Edinburgh, and Montreal. Nelofer later performed in, co-produced, and co-directed Return to Kandahar, which won the 2003 Gemini Award in Canada and also appeared in Christian Frei’s documentary, The Giant Buddhas. In 2008, she directed and produced Audition, a documentary about images and cinema in Afghanistan which premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. She is the writer and director of Act of Dishonour, a dramatic feature film about honour killing and the plight of returning refugees.

Awards by Nelofer Pazira

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2003


Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
Honored for : Return To Kandahar

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program Return To Kandahar