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.Faiq said his film was the only entry from the festival to qualify, beating thousands of contenders for a spot among around 200 qualified shorts. He clarified that the film has qualified to compete but has not yet received an Oscar nomination.The film, which follows a family fleeing their village to escape violence, stars Adnan Shah Tipu, Areej Ayub and Fahad Hashmi. It has also won Best International Short at Canada’s Mosaic Film Festival and is among eight finalists for the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles.
