17th short film festival concludes聽
The eight-day long 17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival organised by Bangladesh Short Film Forum concluded at the National Museum in the capital on Friday.
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BSFF announces festival schedule amidst boycott call
Bangladesh Short Film Forum on Wednesday announced the schedule of their forthcoming 17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival with some of its members issuing a call to boycott the festival...
Killing of Intellectuals: Answer to Zahir Raihan鈥檚 disappearance could solve mystery: Jamaat
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Mia Golam Parwar on Saturday said that the mystery over the killings of intellectuals would be revealed if the mystery of missing filmmaker Zahir Raihan was revealed...
BSA holds month-long film appreciation course in Ctg
The Department of Drama and Film of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised a month-long film appreciation course in Chattogram....
Tareque Masud鈥檚 birth anniv today
The 68th anniversary of birth of acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud, best known for his much-acclaimed film 鈥楳atir Moina鈥� 鈥� the first Bangladeshi film to compete in the Oscars and won the...
Suborna Mustafa, husband not allowed to fly aboard
Awami League鈥檚 former lawmaker for reserved seat for women actress Suborna Mustafa and her husband filmmaker Badrul Anam Saud were barred from flying aboard at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday morning...
IFC holds Friday Movie Night in city
Independent Filmmakers Community has organised the Friday Movie Night with screening of 10 short films and one full-length film made by promising filmmakers at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital...
175 citizens call for separate film department at BSA
Filmmakers, writers, and artistes in a statement on Sunday demanded the formation of a separate film division at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...
Street Theatre Festival begins in Sunamganj
The drama and film department of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has organised a three-day Street Theatre Festival in Sunamganj...
Humayun Ahmed鈥檚 birth anniv observed
The 76th anniversary of the birth of fiction writer, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed was observed on Wednesday...
ULAB to launch first-ever filmmaker roundtable
Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival presents 鈥楥ine鈥檛a Roundtable鈥�, Bangladesh鈥檚 first-ever roundtable discussion featuring the nation鈥檚 most influential filmmakers.
Int鈥檒 Documentary Film Fest begins at Russian House
A three-day international documentary film festival, jointly organised by Russian House in Dhaka and RT Documentary, began on Tuesday at Russian House in Dhaka.聽
Jury board for national film award 2023 revised
The government has reconstituted a 13-member jury board for awarding national film award 2023.
Sadia Khalid participates in 41st TISFF as member of jury
Bangladeshi screenwriter and film critic Sadia Khalid Reeti participated in the 41st Tehran International Short Film Festival as a member of the jury...
Bangladeshi film 鈥楾ales of Banishanta鈥� premiered at Hof Int鈥檒 Film Festival
The directorial venture of Bangladeshi filmmaker Md Shahadat Hossain titled Tales of Banishanta was premiered at the 58th Hof International Film Festival in Germany on Friday.
Bangladesh filmmaker's 'The Story of a Rock' premiered in US
The debut feature film of filmmaker Zak Mir titled 鈥楾he Story of a Rock鈥� was premiered at the 19th Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle in the United States on October 19.
Abolishing film censor board is a positive step聽
THE interim government just announced that Bangladesh鈥檚 Film Censor Board will be discarded and turned into a Certification Board. This is a huge relief for those of us who have been vocal against all kinds of censorship not only during the Awami League regime but even prior. This decision, while long overdue, is a significant one as it acknowledges the...
Govt launches film certification board, abolishes censorship
The government established the Bangladesh Film Certification Board in response to persistent requests regarding the abolishment of the Bangladesh Film Censor Board from the film fraternity over the years...
Syed Salahuddin Zaki鈥檚 1st death anniv today
Today is the first anniversary of the death of filmmaker Syed Salahuddin Zaki...
Salman Shah鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 53rd anniversary of the birth of film artiste Salman Shah, who won the hearts of film lovers across the country with his acting in films like 鈥楰eyamat Theke Keyamat鈥�, 鈥楽ujan Sakhi鈥�, 鈥楽wapner Thikana鈥� and 鈥楢nanda Ashru鈥�...
Censor Board to be reformed as Film Certification Board: Nahid
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced plans to reconstitute the existing Censor Board into a new Film Certification Board. This change comes in response to ongoing discussions and criticisms surrounding censorship in the film sector...
Bulbul Ahmed鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 83rd anniversary of the birth of actor Bulbul Ahmed, who left his mark in several mediums, including television, film and theatre...
Actor Anwar Hossain鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 11th anniversary of the death of actor Anwar Hossain, who is best known for his titular role in the film 鈥楴awab Sirajuddaula鈥� in 1967...
Filmmakers demand environment for independent films, not project
Filmmakers on Friday demanded an environment for making independent films instead of project-based films at an event titled Cultural Politic: Uchila Cinema.
Salman Shah鈥檚 death anniv Friday
Today is the 28th anniversary of the death of film artiste Salman Shah, who won the hearts of millions of film lovers across the country with his acting in films like 鈥楰eyamat Theke Keyamat鈥�, 鈥楽ujan Sakhi鈥�, 鈥楽wapner Thikana鈥� and 鈥楢nanda Ashru鈥�...
The shocking revelations of 鈥楢lo Asbei鈥�
IT SEEMS that the entertainment arena has been thrown into turmoil once again 鈥� though this time, it鈥檚 not due to a blockbuster film or a controversial drama. Instead, the source of this noise is a simple, unassuming WhatsApp group. But don鈥檛 be fooled by its innocent name, 鈥楢lo Asbei鈥� (which one might think means 鈥楲ight Will Come鈥�), because this group...
Oscar-winner blasts Trump over handling of migrant children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump鈥檚 US administration was 鈥榠nhumane and cruel鈥�.
Venice Film Festival opens with 鈥楤eetlejuice鈥� sequel
The Venice Film Festival began on Wednesday with the debut of Tim Burton鈥檚 鈥楤eetlejuice鈥� sequel and a surge of star power for the glitzy competition on the sun-splashed Lido.
Zayed鈥檚 鈥楧arkaak鈥� bags Special Jury in Indian film fest
Filmmaker Zayed Siddiki鈥檚 short film titled Darkaak bagged the Special Jury Prize at the 10th International Film Festival of Shimla in India recently...
Probe body finds homeopathic college authorities鈥� indifference
The committee to probe the incident of demolishing internationally renowned filmmaker Ritwik Kumar Ghatak鈥檚 ancestral home in the Rajshahi city found Rajshahi Homeopathic College and Hospital authorities鈥� indifference to save the property...