Sikandar Javed

Lecturer

Academic Degrees

MA Filmmaking – 2021-2022 – University of Bradford, UK

MS Film & TV – 2017-2019 – Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan

BSCS – 2013-2017 – National College of Business Administration & Economics, Pakistan

Intermediate in Computer Science – 2010-2012 – Quaid Comsit College

Matriculation in Arts – 2008-2010 – Nursery Home & School

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

Lecturer – Institute for Art & Culture, Lahore – Oct 2023 – till date.

Visiting Faculty (Film courses: Art of Direction & Documentary) – Faculty of Media & Mass Communication, UCP – Fall 2023

Visiting Faculty (Film courses: Lighting for Film & TV; Documentary; Script Writing & Intro to Film and TV) – Department of Film & TV, BNU – Fall 2020 – Spring 2023

Visiting Faculty (Computer Literacy) – Registrar office, BNU – Spring 2020 – Spring 2023

Visiting Faculty – Superior University, Lahore – Spring 2023.

Teaching Assistant – Department of Film & TV – Jan 2018 – Oct 2021

Teacher (series of lectures on Script Writing and Storyboarding ) – DA’ART institute of Art & Design – 2020.

Trainer (cinematography workshop) – Citizen Archive of Pakistan – 2017

Mathematics Teacher – Nursery Home and School, Lahore – 2013-2016.

Mathematics Teacher – Al-Noor Academy, Lahore – 2010-2013.

JOINING DATE

16.10.23

BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Sikandar Javed is working as Lecturer in the Department of Film & TV, School of Digital & Cinematic Art, Institute for Art & Culture (IAC), Lahore.

He did MA Filmmaking from the University of Bradford, UK in 2021. He has 5-years of experience in the field of freelance filmmaking as a Director, Screenplay Writer and Documentary Filmmaker. He completed his MS Film & TV form Beaconhouse National University in 2019 and achieved Thesis Distinction for his thesis film “The Café”. He won awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay Writer for his film “The Cafe” in the Thesis Screening 2019, Department of Theatre, Film & TV, BNU. Mr. Sikandar has 3 years of teaching experience as visiting faculty at Beaconhouse National University, University of Central Punjab and The Superior University. Furthermore, he did a short Course in Directing the Documentary form NFTS, UK and attended the masterclasses on Music Video & Commercials by Laura Northover, BLINK, UK in University of Bradford.

COURSES TEACHING AT IAC

Fundamentals of Photography

Cinematography

Fundamentals of Editing

Fundamentals of Photography Cinematography Fundamentals of Editing

Thesis Distinction – MS Film & TV, BNU 2019

Award for Best Director & Screenplay Writer – Thesis Screening – BNU 2019.

Academic Distinction – NCBA&E 2013.

Student of the year – Quaid Comist College 2011

Student of the year – Quaid Comist College 2010