Pakistan, Oct. 25 -- Pakistani filmmaker Kamran Faiq's short film 'The Last Glance' has qualified for the 2028 Academy Awards longlist after winning the Jury Award for Best Short at the 21st Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle, held from October 13 to 18.

Faiq described the achievement as a significant milestone, saying 'The Last Glance' was the only film from the festival to qualify for the Oscars. Explaining the significance of the accomplishment, Faiq said that only a limited number of short films make it through the qualifying process from thousands of submissions.

The filmmaker clarified that qualifying for the longlist does not mean the film has received an Oscar nomination. However, the achievement places it in contention for the ne...