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Creative Karachi

Karachi's production houses, studios, agencies and creative talent — 56 companies and 54 people, all verified, all with work you can see.

Studios & companies · 56
Production

Asim Raza's production house, one of Pakistan's most prominent — landmark TVCs, iconic music videos and feature films.

SOC Films

Karachi
Production

Documentary and animation house led by two-time Academy and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Production

Founded by director Jami — an artistic film, TVC and music-video house that helped redefine Pakistani music videos.

Production

Long-established Karachi house with 25+ years of work alongside top agencies in Pakistan, the Middle East, US and Europe.

Production

Media production house across fashion, films, commercials, music videos and documentaries, operating in Pakistan and Canada.

Mawj Media

Karachi
Production

Audio and video production house: music production, sound design, post-production and commercial content.

Production

Music, live-experience and brand-story house with a Dolby-certified studio, founded by Mizmaar's Kashan Admani.

Cinematech

Karachi
Production

Bespoke content production and equipment-rental company, production to post for TVCs, digital content and films.

Production

Major drama and film house founded by Humayun Saeed and Shehzad Nasib, behind top-grossing films and hit serials.

Production

Media production house and talent agency producing films, dramas, short films, TVCs and songs.

Recording

One of Karachi's oldest recording studios, active since 1974 and central to Pakistani film and pop music recording.

Recording

Karachi audio house specialising in mixing, mastering, Dolby Atmos and restoration for over two decades.

Recording

1,800 sq ft audio/video house with two control rooms and a live room for recording, mixing, mastering and dubbing.

Recording

Recording and jamming studio with an Avid Pro Tools HD room, 32-channel recording, vocal booth and live room.

Recording

Recording studio and audio-engineering school run by sound engineer Hassan Ali Shaikh.

Recording

Independent electronic and indie label/production outfit releasing experimental Pakistani music.

Ad Agencies

Local arm of the global Ogilvy network (WPP) — one of Pakistan’s most awarded creative and digital agencies.

Ad Agencies

One of Pakistan's largest agencies, affiliated with Leo Burnett — Most Effective Agency Network at the 2025 Effies.

Ad Agencies

International Advertising Limited, affiliated with Saatchi & Saatchi (Publicis) since 1989 — full-service, three offices.

Ad Agencies

Part of the Synergy Group and an affiliate of the Dentsu network — a 360° creative, film, digital and media agency.

Ad Agencies

Karachi brand-experience agency affiliated with the VML (formerly VMLY&R / Y&R, WPP) network.

Ad Agencies

Local office of the global Grey network (WPP), based in DHA Karachi.

Ad Agencies

Karachi-founded full-service agency affiliated with the MullenLowe Group (IPG), with a Lahore office since 1995.

Ad Agencies

One of Pakistan's pioneer marketing-communications agencies, with offices in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Ad Agencies

Multi-award-winning media planning and buying agency (Publicis affiliate, part of Z2C); a Google Premier Partner.

Ad Agencies

Long-established Karachi full-service advertising and PR agency, led by CEO Seema Jaffer.

Ad Agencies

Karachi independent advertising agency with decades of brand-building and a branch office in Islamabad.

Ad Agencies

Fast-growing advertising and media agency under the Z2C Limited group, with offices in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Ad Agencies

One of the oldest advertising agencies in Pakistan, serving national and multinational clients from DHA Karachi.

Digital & Content

Large full-service digital agency (listed on the PSX in 2023) — digital creative, content, social and influencer marketing.

Digitz

Karachi
Digital & Content

Full-service digital agency (brought Publicis-network Digitas to Pakistan) — social, content, PPC and web for FMCG brands.

Digital & Content

Pakistan's first independent branding and design consultancy — creative communications, digital, content and production.

Digital & Content

Creative communications group across advertising, activation, digital, content and branding, working in Pakistan and the GCC.

Digital & Content

Full-service digital agency building brands through design, content and online experiences.

Topline PR

Karachi
Digital & Content

Video-production and PR agency across Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad — branded content, social videos and commercials.

ArtX Films

Karachi
Digital & Content

Karachi video-production studio — cinematic corporate videos, TVCs, animation, product photography and UGC, with a rental studio.

Digital & Content

Strategic communication and digital agency — influencer marketing, PR, digital and full in-house production.

Digital & Content

Karachi agency focused on paid ads, DVC video production and social media for ecommerce, D2C and B2B brands.

Digital & Content

Communications and martech holding group bridging advertising, media, PR, sports marketing and digital tech.

Animation

Pakistan's first hand-drawn (2D) animation studio, behind the country's first hand-drawn animated feature.

Animation

Animation and post studio behind The Donkey King, the highest-grossing animated film in Pakistan.

Animation

One of Pakistan's largest VFX and animation houses (Lakson Group), with international film and commercial credits.

Post & VFX

One of Pakistan's earliest post and animation facilities — the studio that animated Commander Safeguard.

Animation

Animation studio (an ARY Films / SOC Films JV) that produced Pakistan’s first animated feature franchise, 3 Bahadur.

Post & VFX

Full-service video post studio — offline edit, color grade, VFX and animation for features and commercials.

The Artlab

Karachi
Post & VFX

Post-production studio — offline edit, color grading, VFX, 3D and sound design for major brands.

Animation

Animated video studio — 2D/3D animation and motion graphics for international and local clients.

Post & VFX

Dubbing-focused audio post studio with multiple dubbing rooms, specialising in foreign-to-Urdu dubbing.

Image1

Karachi
Photo & Rentals

Commercial and product photography studio in DHA Karachi — e-commerce, Amazon, industrial and corporate shoots since 1990.

VB Studios

Karachi
Photo & Rentals

Karachi photography and videography agency — fashion, product and commercial shoots plus studio rental.

Photo & Rentals

Karachi studio offering indoor and outdoor product and fashion shoot spaces for rent, plus content services.

Photo & Rentals

Karachi media production house — camera/lighting/grip rentals, vanity and studio rentals, crew and set design.

Photo & Rentals

Established Karachi film equipment rental firm (Light, Camera, Grip) supplying TVCs, features and corporate productions.

Weddings

Long-established Karachi (Clifton) photography and cinematography studio with 75+ years and offices reaching Dubai and the USA.

Weddings

Karachi wedding studio specialising in documentary wedding photography, cinematic films and luxury albums (500+ weddings).

Weddings

Internationally active luxury wedding photography and cinematography studio — Karachi, Lahore and destination weddings.

People · 54

Asim Raza

Karachi
Director

Veteran TVC and music-video director turned feature filmmaker, founder of The Vision Factory.

Jami

Karachi
Director

Pioneering music-video and ad-film director, founder of Azad Film Company; his feature Moor was Pakistan’s Oscar entry.

Director

Award-winning feature director known for satirical comedies made with Filmwala Pictures.

Kamal Khan

Karachi
Director

Director of Laal Kabootar and the most-watched Coke Studio video of all time, 'Pasoori'.

Director

Writer-director known for Cake and the progressive web series Churails and Barzakh.

Director

Veteran director of TV commercials and music videos whose feature debut was Baaji.

Director

Commercial and music-video director and former MTV VJ who works through his company AMP.

Director

Director of several of Pakistan's highest-grossing commercial comedies for ARY's film division.

Director

Director-producer of commercial road-trip comedies and creator of the YouTube show Voice Over Man.

Music Video Director

Veteran Coke Studio director known for ambitious single-take music videos including 'Blockbuster'.

Director

Award-winning filmmaker whose feature Khamosh Pani won the Golden Leopard at Locarno; founder of Vidhi Films.

Documentary Director

Academy and two-time Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, co-founder of the Documentary Association of Pakistan.

Mo Azmi

Karachi
Cinematographer

DOP behind award-winning Oscar-submission films, now also shooting international series in the UK/US/Dubai.

Ahsan Raza

Karachi
Cinematographer

Cinematographer behind the globally viral 'Pasoori' music video and numerous high-profile TVCs and music videos.

Director & Cinematographer

Director/cinematographer who has handled production for Coke Studio Pakistan and shoots commercials, music videos and docs.

Cinematographer

Documentary cinematographer who shot Academy and Emmy Award-winning films by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Cinematographer

Veteran cinematographer and owner of Key Light, known for feature film work and mentoring younger DOPs.

Cinematographer

ARRI-certified DOP and founder of Xpose Films who moved from wedding photography to feature-film cinematography.

Cinematographer

Cinematographer acclaimed for TV serials and the Oscar-submission film Saawan, which he also directed.

Cinematographer

Feature-film cinematographer credited on several mainstream Pakistani films.

Cinematographer

Director of photography credited on action and aerial-combat feature films.

Haider Ali

Karachi
Cinematographer

Rory Peck Sony Impact Award-winning cinematographer working with National Geographic, BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera.

Cinematographer

Television cinematographer and director best known for shooting and directing landmark Hum TV drama serials.

Waqas Qazi

Karachi
Colorist

Senior colorist and founder of Qazi & Co., internationally known for grading work for Prime Video, Adidas and The Weeknd.

VFX Artist

Visual effects artist on multiple Academy Award-winning Best Visual Effects films.

VFX Artist

The first Pakistani employed in Hollywood visual effects (1996), an animator/VFX artist and academic.

VFX Artist & Director

Filmmaker who began as a 3D character animator and VFX lead before directing feature films.

Maheen Zia

Karachi
Film Editor

Documentary filmmaker and film editor who teaches at the University of Karachi and co-founded the KaraFilm Festival.

Jokhay

Karachi
Hip-Hop Producer

Hip-hop producer and primary beatmaker for the duo Young Stunners since 2012.

Umair

Karachi
Producer & Artist

Alternative R&B and hip-hop producer who broke out with 'Asli Hai'; among Pakistan's most-streamed local acts in 2025.

Composer & Producer

Kaavish lead vocalist and pianist who debuted as a music director/producer on Coke Studio Season 9.

Sound Engineer & Producer

Audio engineer (A for Aleph) and electronic producer (Alien Panda Jury), co-founder of Sine Valley Festival.

Producer & Composer

Co-founder of pop-rock band Strings who produced and created music for multiple seasons of Coke Studio Pakistan.

Fashion & Art Photographer

Veteran fashion and art photographer, radio host and Nikon brand ambassador who has shot many of the country’s biggest stars.

Documentary & Portrait Photographer

Photographer specialising in street, documentary and portraiture; work held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Documentary Photographer

Freelance photojournalist best known as the creator of the 'Humans of Karachi' project.

Photojournalist

Independent photojournalist with nearly two decades on women's issues, humanitarian crises and climate.

Kohi Marri

Karachi
Commercial Photographer & Cinematographer

Oxford Brookes-trained photographer and cinematographer known for slick visuals on major music and film projects.

Fashion Photographer

Award-winning fashion photographer who has shaped the visual identity of many leading Pakistani fashion brands.

Fashion Photographer & Filmmaker

Karachi fashion photographer and filmmaker working extensively on editorial and brand campaigns.

Street Photographer

Street and documentary photographer ('thekarachiguy') capturing Karachi's streets, people and cats.

Fashion & Portrait Photographer

Fashion and portrait photographer based between Pakistan and the UAE, with work featured in Vogue.

Samya Arif

Karachi
Illustrator & Art Director

Illustrator and designer whose vivid work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and a Coldplay music video (via Taxi Fabric).

Sana Nasir

Karachi
Illustrator & Art Director

Award-winning illustrator and art director across music, festivals and activism, drawing on folklore and mythology.

Illustrator & Animator

Illustrator and animator whose bold, hijab-wearing female characters went viral after Instagram featured her work.

Artist & Fashion Designer

Parsons-trained artist and fashion designer (Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia) creating sculptural body-cast garments.

Visual Artist & Illustrator

Mixed-media visual artist whose pop-culture-infused work interrogates how gender is socially constructed.

Illustrator & Author

Illustrator and author (Forbes 30 Under 30, 2025) who paints portraits celebrating women of colour.

Chief Creative Officer

CEO and CCO of BBDO Pakistan, the only creative woman to head a global agency in Pakistan; won Pakistan’s first Glass Lion (Cannes 2023).

Ali Rez

Karachi
Chief Creative Officer

Creative leader heading Impact BBDO across MENA & Pakistan; first MENA-region Cannes Lions jury president.

Executive Creative Director

Award-winning Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy Pakistan with a film-production background.

3D Artist & Motion Designer

3D artist and motion designer with over a decade in production houses and TV networks including ARY Digital.

Filmmaker & Vlogger

Self-taught filmmaker credited with pioneering cinematic vlogging in Pakistan — vlogs that feel like short documentaries.

Travel Filmmaker

Abrar Hassan — German-Pakistani motorcycle traveller documenting long-haul rides across 90+ countries with documentary-level visuals.

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