Entertainment Report :
The 14th edition of International Children’s Film Festival, organised by Children’s Film Society Bangladesh (CFSB), will begin in the capital today. The festival will feature 179 films nominated from a total submission of 1,116 films from 81 countries. International Children’s Film Festival will host films from 37 countries including Bangladesh, India, France, Japan, Italy, Iran, Australia, and China.
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud will inaugurate the festival as the chief guest and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid will be present at the
inauguration ceremony as the special guest. Morshedul Islam, renowned filmmaker and founder of CFSB,
will preside over the inaugural ceremony.
The 14th International Children’s Film Festival will host film screenings at three venues in the capital – Shawkat Osman Hall at the Sufia Kamal National Public Library, Sufia Kamal Auditorium at the Bangladesh National Museum and National Art Gallery at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The films will be screened under International Competitive Film, Young Bangladeshi Film, Social Film Competition, Special Film Competition marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and New Normal sections. Several awards will be given in
different categories including Child Filmmakers (Bangladesh and international), Young Bangladeshi Filmmakers, Social Film and International Competition
of Films Made for Children. Also, the festival will
feature four workshops and interactive sessions.
Noted director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and Tahsin Rahman will conduct a workshop on direction and
cinematography, while film critic and Dhaka Tribune Showtime Editor Sadia Khalid will conduct a session on scriptwriting. Also, acclaimed filmmaker Abu Shahed Imon will conduct a workshop on festival circuit and Ranjan Rabbani a session on production design. Popular singer Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Sunidhi Nayak,
Col Sajjad Ali Zahir, and first Bangladeshi woman
conqueror of Mount Everest Nishat Majumdar will
join the seven-day festival as special guests.
Proper health guidelines will be followed at the
festival; audiences will have to wear masks at the
venues, and seating capacities will be cut by half
for maintaining safety, said the organisers.
Annually organised by CFSB since 2008, the
14th International Children’s Film Festival will
end on February 5.
The 14th edition of International Children’s Film Festival, organised by Children’s Film Society Bangladesh (CFSB), will begin in the capital today. The festival will feature 179 films nominated from a total submission of 1,116 films from 81 countries. International Children’s Film Festival will host films from 37 countries including Bangladesh, India, France, Japan, Italy, Iran, Australia, and China.
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud will inaugurate the festival as the chief guest and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid will be present at the
inauguration ceremony as the special guest. Morshedul Islam, renowned filmmaker and founder of CFSB,
will preside over the inaugural ceremony.
The 14th International Children’s Film Festival will host film screenings at three venues in the capital – Shawkat Osman Hall at the Sufia Kamal National Public Library, Sufia Kamal Auditorium at the Bangladesh National Museum and National Art Gallery at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. The films will be screened under International Competitive Film, Young Bangladeshi Film, Social Film Competition, Special Film Competition marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and New Normal sections. Several awards will be given in
different categories including Child Filmmakers (Bangladesh and international), Young Bangladeshi Filmmakers, Social Film and International Competition
of Films Made for Children. Also, the festival will
feature four workshops and interactive sessions.
Noted director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and Tahsin Rahman will conduct a workshop on direction and
cinematography, while film critic and Dhaka Tribune Showtime Editor Sadia Khalid will conduct a session on scriptwriting. Also, acclaimed filmmaker Abu Shahed Imon will conduct a workshop on festival circuit and Ranjan Rabbani a session on production design. Popular singer Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Sunidhi Nayak,
Col Sajjad Ali Zahir, and first Bangladeshi woman
conqueror of Mount Everest Nishat Majumdar will
join the seven-day festival as special guests.
Proper health guidelines will be followed at the
festival; audiences will have to wear masks at the
venues, and seating capacities will be cut by half
for maintaining safety, said the organisers.
Annually organised by CFSB since 2008, the
14th International Children’s Film Festival will
end on February 5.
