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The Glassworker (2024) Una película que sorprende en todo sentido por su planeamiento, enfoque, mensajes reflexivos y ejecución. Es la primera cinta dibujada a mano de Pakistán y es una maravilla. Usman Riaz hace un debut excelente. Rating: 7.5/10 👉 boxd.it/9kx4R7

Hayao Miyazaki's illustration on the cover of Armour Modelling magazine (May 2025). Originally used for the cover of Animage magazine (March 1994).

FIVE TIME MAJOR CHAMPION CAREER GRAND SLAM HE DID IT

5 time Major Champion

Worth the wait. #themasters

The Guardian calls The Glassworker “a landmark in the history of Pakistani cinema… with glimmers of brilliance.” Read more: theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/…

The Glassworker: Studio Ghibli’s legacy lives in Pakistan’s first hand-drawn feature–Usman Riaz’s full-length debut is a decade-in-the-making story about life’s beauty and fragility・・・ theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/…

The Glassworker: Studio Ghibli’s legacy lives in Pakistan’s first hand-drawn feature theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/…

After a celebrated premiere at the world’s top animation festival, The Glassworker is coming to the UK Asian Film Festival. Usman Riaz’s all-hand-drawn debut is a defining achievement in Pakistani cinema. Read about it here→hyphenonline.com/2025/05/01/the… 📷ManoAnimationStudios

Join us May 18 at the Mugar Omni Theater for a special screening of The Glassworker, the breathtaking animated debut from director Usman Riaz, cofounder of Mano Animation Studios. Stay after for a behind-the-scenes conversation, audience Q&A, and the chance to meet the visionary

Watermelon Pictures U.S. Rights For Pakistani Animation ‘The Glassworker’ deadline.com/2025/05/waterm…

“The Glassworker is a breathtaking, emotional story that will resonate deeply with audiences of all ages. We are honored to bring this cinematic gem to U.S. theaters,” said Watermelon Pictures Co-Founder Hamza Ali. Announcements Coming Soon deadline.com/2025/05/waterm…

Inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli, Pakistan's first 2D animated feature The Glassworker is heading for a U.S. release, as Watermelon Pictures announces it has acquired distribution rights for the country. animationmagazine.net/2025/05/pakist…

Watching "The Glassworker" felt like a beautiful confluence of inspirations. Its emotional core, wartime setting and character tensions reminded me of "The Princess and the Pilot". Yet, what makes it special is how Usman Riaz weaves these tones into something, uniquely his own.

Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated film “The Glassworker” set to screen in US after Watermelon Pictures acquired its distribution rights, the US-based film production and distribution company says arab.news/z7x3s

Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated film, "The Glassworker", is set to release in US theaters, with distribution rights acquired by Watermelon Pictures. #TheGlassworker #PakistaniCinema #AnimatedFilm #UsmanRiaz

I’m honored to receive the Tongues on Fire, Flame Award for Best Debut Director at the UK Asian Film Festival 2025 for The Glassworker. A heartfelt thank you to our brilliant screenwriter Moya O’Shea for attending the festival and accepting this award on my behalf.

Pakistan Wire: Pakistan’s first animated movie, The Glassworker, has won another big award. Creator Usman Riaz shared on his social media that the film won the Flame Award for Best Debut Director at the UK Asian Film Festival 2025.

そういえば、Usman Riaz監督が2025年英国アジア映画祭にて、『The Glassworker』で最優秀新人監督賞「Tongues on Fire, Flame賞」を受賞したっーことをFBで先月末知りました。