Usman Riaz and Pakistan's first hand-drawn animation studio

Usman Riaz is the founder of Karachi's Mano Animation Studios, Pakistan's first hand-drawn animation studio. He's also a one of many TED Fellows sharing his passion on the global stageTheir first. Mano's first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK. Watch the highlights from our interview with Riaz. Watch this video to learn his journey as a composer, filmmaker and artist; how he came to launching Mano and finding funding for Glassworker; why he choses to stay in Pakistan, and what are his creative influences are.
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[@spydie5564]

I appreciate this guy…now anime will surely be published in tv…

[@barfiiiii._]

Slowly but steady wins the race, animation takes a lot of time, but this guy here takes up the mantle, Godspeed Mano, Godspeed Usman Riaz

[@talhaejax8589]

Does he own any academy

[@entertainmentalways2205]

IA It will be an amazing film and a success for u and also for Pakistan.

[@eesharazia76]

i can id be tearing up talking about you the way you did for miyuazki BEST OF LUCK MAY ALLAH TAKE YOUR ART TO UNIMAGINABLE HEIGHTS hopefully this would open the door of animation in pakistan

[@davetheuniversalllama6787]

May Allah give you success buddy

[@hassanime]

6 7 years ago I never thought that anime would be this popular because in 2014 or 2015 when I was watching anime I got made fun of and now that's the "COOL" thing but I don't really mind the hypocrisy I'm just happy that I can enjoy my favourite genre of entertainment get this big and even be made in my own country Thank you Usman Riaz

[@BenDover-ps6od]

Hi hes such a good animator I want to meet him and I am also a young Pakistani animator and I want to be like him

[@davetheuniversalllama6787]

Same bruv

[@alifaakbar768]

Very inspirational. Best of luck for your first film!!

[@Krishnasuryavanshiofficial]

As a indian i must say that it doesn't matter who's he and which country belongs to we must learn from him because he made something new and india also learn it because in india i don't think so there's any type of animation was selected internationally

[@abrahimzaman360]

Waiting (:

[@abolishkhg-uh]

You are true asset of Pakistan ❤️ we are proud of you ☺️

[@mawvlogs765]

Hey Usman, lov your stuff, do let me know if we can meet sometime, im an ani fan as well ,toodles

[@hamzaghazi]

ill be 21 by then , i remember this movie was teased in 2016 ive been waiting to see an actual film in Urdu with a focus on characters rather than trash musical sequences for 5 years now . God how much longer do i have to wait, i really hope this movie could set a trend on Pakistani animation and movies in general in pakistan where the focus is on the characters, story, cinematography, animation, instead of low quality 3d garbage or uninspired musical set pieces with copy cat bollywood wannabe trash

[@manz007]

Nayi clip dekhi mene Glassworker ki jo august 2020 me ayi thi .....bohot achi lagi mujhe .... yr mujhe lagta he ke yeh film corona virus ki waja se thori aur delay hogi..... lets see .... there was a scene in the bar(sharabkhana) aswell ....😜 I hope the gov.of pakistan doesnt censor it like they do in dramas ( sharaab ke glass ko hi blur kardete hen😂)

[@hamix0137]

@@manz007 in there web site it says it will come in 2022

[@manz007]

@@hamix0137 oh

[@shehryarkhan3646]

@@manz007 I saw that video/clip so many times but didn't came to my mind that it was a bar scene .

[@azamkhan8963]

Usman Riaz is a determined achiever.

[@hassantalha5734]

Gotta say- Usman Riaz is truly a very close image of how Stephen Hawking used the look like when he was Usman's age. They both even act the same- Somewhat. Just like Stephen Hawking brought evolution to the world, I'm sure Usman Riaz will do exactly that for Pakistan!!! Let's keep on supporting him!

[@animex2943]

Waiting eagerly for the film....

[@hasannaseem2676]

Gonna take another year

[@hamix0137]

@@hasannaseem2676 in there web site it says it will come in 2022

[@shehryarkhan3646]

@@hamix0137 Yepp bro

[@breakingnewsforyou786]

Love you dude.

[@fatimahabib7310]

bro hatts off

[@f4naeemyt109]

Watching on 2024😊

[@spydie5564]

Tbvh i saw the trailer it was even more good than Japanese anime

[@shehryarkhan3646]

By the way did u saw the Work in Progress video of the movie?

[@imnotslime1489]

The animation looks kinda stiff ngl, but let's wait and see

[@marinafazal8565]

where is the film??

[@Mana-xz3tn]

Marina Fazal it is gonna be released at the end of 2020

[@adamgamingtv8966]

In mid of 2022

[@hamzaghazi]

@@adamgamingtv8966 bruh ill be 21 by then , i remember this movie was teased in 2016 ive been waiting to see an actual film in Urdu with a focus on characters rather than trash musical sequences for 5 years now . God how much longer do i have to wait, i really hope this movie could set a trend on Pakistani animation and movies in general in pakistan where the focus is on the characters, story, cinematography, animation, instead of low quality 3d garbage

[@hamix0137]

@@Mana-xz3tn in there web site it says it will come in 2022

[@hamzaghazi]

@@hamix0137 hmm

[@MalikAbrarAli236]

💗💗🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@sanajamil2021]

Sir I want to join ur plate form

[@Shaheenagency]

Niec but.....it has no representation or anything related to pak. But im happy atleast animation is pacing up here