A voice of your own. The craft to develop it. The connections to carry it further. Lollywood to Hollywood is a Hummingbird initiative dedicated to the development of Pakistani storytellers.
Before the world sees the film, someone has to believe in the story. A character that stays with you. A place you know by heart. A question you cannot leave alone.
Cinema begins with a way of seeing, and grows through the discipline of turning that vision into a film.
An initiative of Hummingbird Art & Culture Foundation Ltd., executed by Hummingbird Film Studios Inc., the initiative is designed to support Pakistani talent through education, mentorship, collaboration, and international engagement.
Meet Umar John ↗Founder & initiative owner · CEO, Hummingbird Film Studios Inc. · Founder & President, Hummingbird Art & Culture Foundation Ltd.
A filmmaker’s belief in the next generation of storytellers.
Umar John founded Lollywood to Hollywood to connect Pakistani creative talent with the learning, mentorship and professional exchange that meaningful film development requires.
His ambition is a lasting creative community: original voices, thoughtful practice and stories that can travel without losing where they come from.
Meet Umar John — full profile ↗Support Pakistani storytellers through film education, mentorship, screenplay development and collaborative practice.
A creative community whose stories reflect its own culture and contribute with confidence to the wider conversation of cinema.
THE CRAFT / THE POSSIBILITIES
From the first sentence to the final frame. Explore the disciplines, conversations and practical work behind a cinematic story.
Explore the world of L2H ↗Lollywood to Hollywood brings the creative journey into focus, from the first idea to the work behind it.
Talent discovery, screenplay development, and creative guidance are central to the initiative's planned development framework.
Workshops, masterclasses, and mentorship are planned to support learning across the disciplines that bring a film to life.
Industry dialogue and Pakistan–USA creative exchange are intended to connect perspectives, share knowledge, and encourage collaboration.
The published framework sets out a founding phase: building the relationships, governance, and program structure needed for long-term creative development.
Explore the focus areas →The writer finds the words. The actor gives them breath. The director shapes the vision. The cinematographer, editor, producer, and composer each add something the film could not exist without.
Pakistan–USA creative exchange is part of the initiative's intended framework. Right now, Lahore is ahead of Los Angeles.
Each announced opportunity will carry its own scope, eligibility, schedule, and participation terms, one considered step at a time.
See announcements →An emerging creative with a point of view. A practitioner with experience to share. An institution with a meaningful collaboration in mind.
