Last updated: 7 November 2026
Zoha Shakoor is a filmmaker from Pakistan, a student of Mass Communication at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). Her short-film idea, Tazheek, was the first selected for funding by RINSTRA Technologies, a digital media platform that supports young filmmakers. The grant was reported by NUST.
She was a student of Mass Communication Batch 2K20 at NUST and was pursuing her Master’s in Mass Communication when her film was selected. Like the documentary filmmakers Syeda Abqurah Shaukat and Aisha Manzoor, she tells Pakistani stories through film.
Biography
Zoha Shakoor is a filmmaker and a student of Mass Communication at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). In May 2022, her short-film idea, Tazheek, was the first selected for funding by RINSTRA Technologies, a digital media platform that supports young filmmakers. She was a student of Mass Communication Batch 2K20 and was pursuing her Master's in Mass Communication at the time, working on her final year project. On women in media, she said: 'As a female, I believe that we need tell new stories, I feel that there should be more representation of women in mainstream media as we comprise almost 50% of the population and we can't be generalised based on how we are viewed by a select few who produce content.'
Education
- MS Mass Communication — National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Life Events
- 2022 – Her short-film idea Tazheek was the first selected for funding by RINSTRA Technologies.
Work Experience
Shakoor studied Mass Communication at NUST's School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H). Her short film Tazheek was supervised by her teacher, Assistant Professor Salman Nasir, who is the film's executive producer. The film was part of a series of short films enabled by RINSTRA Technologies, with funding secured for the project. RINSTRA's founder and CEO, Amir Jahangir, said RINSTRA supports young filmmakers and storytellers through its platform. Her professional profile lists her as a Senior Content Producer at Disrupt (formerly Gaditek) – SQUATWOLF, a role she has held since November 2023, with earlier roles at Astera and Casa De Tech.
Achievements
- Her short-film idea Tazheek was the first selected for funding by RINSTRA Technologies (2022)
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