Recognised by the Government of Pakistan · Licensed under the Trade Organizations Act, 2013
Established 1960 · Lahore
Pakistan Film Producers Association is the licensed trade organisation of the country’s motion picture industry. We promote quality film production, safeguard the rights of producers, and represent the profession before government, regulators and international markets.
Licensed
1960
Member companies
480
Jurisdiction
Pakistan & Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Offices
Lahore · Karachi · Peshawar
Licence No. 40
Granted 27 January 1960 by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan
Incorporation No. 77 LR
Incorporated at Lahore on 26 March 1960, limited by guarantee
Trade Organizations Act, 2013
Licensed and regulated under the Act and the Trade Organizations Rules
SECP and DGTO
Returns filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Regulator of Trade Organizations
Who we are
The Association was formed in 1960 by twelve of the country’s founding film houses to aid, assist, encourage and develop the motion picture industry in Pakistan in all suitable ways. More than six decades later that purpose is unchanged.
PFPA brings producers together in one recognised forum, a place to exchange views, discuss constructive programmes and promote goodwill across the profession. It safeguards and represents the rights and needs of film producers, procures just privileges and concessions for them, and cements working relations between members and the allied trades on which film production depends.
The Association’s jurisdiction extends across the whole of Pakistan, including the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Its registered office is in Lahore, with Circle Offices at Karachi and Peshawar and the power to open branch offices anywhere in the country.
PFPA is a non-profit body. Its income and property are applied solely towards the promotion of its objects, and no portion is paid to members by way of dividend or bonus.
The Association at a glance
Registered member production companies
Years of continuous representation
Statutory objects in our Memorandum
Elected Executive Committee members
What we do
Every function below is drawn directly from the objects for which the Association was established. The reference on each card is its clause in the Memorandum of Association.
Object (i)
Representing film producers in the application of laws and regulations concerning film production, distribution and exhibition, before government and regulatory bodies.
Object (q)
Maintaining the register of titles of all films made in Pakistan, so that producers can secure and verify a title before a project goes into production.
Object (r)
Providing a mechanism to protect the intellectual property rights of members, including copyright and computer programs used in production.
Object (h)
Acting as an arbitration body in disputes and differences of opinion between members, and between members and persons in allied trades and industries.
Object (f)
Making organised efforts to secure foreign markets for Pakistani films and to collaborate with counterpart bodies outside Pakistan.
Object (g)
Maintaining a record of information of utility on matters affecting the production, exhibition and distribution of films in Pakistan and abroad, for the guidance of members.
Object (j)
Encouraging proper training of film technicians in Pakistan and abroad, so the industry’s craft base keeps pace with its ambitions.
Object (k)
Furnishing authentic news of the film industry to members at home and to film makers abroad through a journal published under the auspices of the Association.
Our mandate
A producer’s exposure does not end when a film is financed. The Association exists to defend the commercial and creative position of its members across the whole life of a production.
Safeguarding, supporting and representing the rights and needs of film producers, and procuring the privileges and concessions due to them.
Suggesting, supporting or opposing legislation affecting the film production industry, and pressing for changes and improvements in existing laws and regulations.
Discouraging, checking and rooting out unfair, illegal and unscrupulous practices likely to discredit film production work.
Providing a place of meeting where members can exchange views, discuss constructive programmes and promote goodwill.
Membership
Membership is open to business concerns engaged in film production, whether a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an association of persons or a company, admitted as an Associate or Corporate member of the Association.
1
Your concern must be engaged in film production and able to furnish its business address, NTN and the particulars of its authorised representative.
2
Applications are lodged with the Secretariat at the Head Office in Lahore or the Zonal Office in Karachi, together with the prescribed particulars.
3
On admission by the Executive Committee your concern is entered on the Register of Members and receives the rights attaching to its class of membership.
Please note: membership received after the cut-off date set for an election year cannot be entered on the voters’ list for that election, as provided by the law of the Association. [Placeholder: current subscription rates and the application form are to be supplied by the Association.]
Governance
Elected by the general body for the term 2024 to 2026 and notified to the Directorate General of Trade Organizations and the SECP.
Chairman
Senior Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman
The Executive Committee is elected under the Articles of Association. Office Bearers comprise the Chairman, Senior Vice Chairman and Vice Chairman, supported by the Secretary General.
Resources
The governing instruments of the Association and the records of the 2024 to 2026 election, available to members and to the Regulator.
Constitution · Licensed under the Trade Organizations Act, 2013
Election · Issued by the Election Commission of the Association
Election · 86 members eligible to participate and vote
Election · Approved by the Election Commission, 27 August 2024
Proceedings · Held 27 September 2024 at Lahore, with the list of Office Bearers
Register · Detail of the 480 member production concerns of the Association
Industry presence
The Association partnered the DEKHO Film Festival, Narratives Beyond Borders, held on 14 and 15 January 2026 at the Alhamra Arts Council on The Mall, Lahore. The festival was presented by the Department of Film and Broadcasting at the University of the Punjab in collaboration with the Alhamra Arts Council.
Supporting festivals of this kind is part of the Association’s work to encourage new film-making talent and to bring producers, students and institutions into the same room.
DEKHO Film Festival 2026, Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore.
Speak to the Secretariat about membership, film title registration or a matter you would like the Association to take up on the industry’s behalf.
Contact
Head Office
Regal Cinema Building,
Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam,
Lahore, Pakistan
Telephone
042‑37322904
Email
pfilmpassociation@gmail.com
Zonal Office
House No. 177/A,
S.M.C.H.S.,
Karachi, Pakistan
Telephone
021‑34305271‑8
Fax
021‑34305279
Email
imgcglobalpakistan@gmail.com
Circle Office
A Circle Office of the Association as provided in the Memorandum of Association.
[Placeholder: address and telephone to be supplied.]
