Dhaka International Film Festival
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Founded byAhmed Muztaba Zamal
Hosted byRainbow Film Society
No. of films13
LanguageInternational
Websitewww.dhakafilmfestival.org

Dhaka International Film Festival (Bengali: ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995.

DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local film makers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Bangladesh. The festival was founded by Ahmed Muztaba Zamal of the Rainbow Film Society, which has, as of 2022, organized 20 editions of the event bringing international recognition to it.[1][2][3][4]

Awards

The festival authority chooses and invites Asian and Australian films to participate in different sections. The sections are:

The festival is devoted to feature films only. Documentary and short films may only be included in Women Filmmaker, Short and Independent, Spiritual Films and in other special sections where it is deemed fit.[5] A five-member independent international jury board adjudicate the Asian competition section. The international jury committee select one Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Script and Best Cinematographer. These awards consist of a crest and certificate. The Best Film award carries a cash prize of Tk 100,000.

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Dhaka International Film Awards ceremonies since 1992.

Edition Dates Best Film Best Director Notes Sources
1st 1992
2nd 1993
3rd 1994
4th 1995
5th 1997
6th January 20–28, 2000 A Scam in Verse no award [6]
7th January 20–28, 2002 Future Diary: The Movie no award screened 100 films of 19 countries [7]
8th January 15–23, 2004 Sulang Kirilli
(The Wind Bird)		 Anwar Jamal for Swaraaj
(The Little Republic)		 screened 100 films from 25 countries [8]
9th January 17–25, 2006 Café Transit Sekhar Das for Krantikaal screened 150 films of 30 countries [9]
10th January 10–18, 2008 Kargaran Mashgoul-e Karand (Men at Work) no award screened 31 films [4][10]
11th January 14–22, 2010 The Other Bank Mostofa Sarwar Farooki for Third Person Singular Number [11]
12th January 12–20, 2012 no award Sinan Çetin for Paper screened 200 films from 55 countries [1][12]
13th January 10–18, 2014 no award Parviz Shahbazi for Trapped screened 150 films from 50 countries including the first film entirely in Chakma language, Mor Thengari [13][14][15]
14th January 15–23, 2016 A Few Cubic Meters of Love Tom Waller for
The Last Executioner		 screened 184 films from 60 countries [16][17]
15th January 12–20, 2017 Daughter Parviz Shahbazi for Malaria screened 188 films from 67 countries [18]
16th January 11–21, 2018 Zer Onur Saylak for Daha screened 216 films from 64 countries [19]
17th January 10–18, 2019 Darak yry Pooya Badkoobeh for Dressage screened 218 films from 72 countries [20]
20th January 15-23, 2022 Pebbles Sujit Bidari for Butterfly on the Windowpane screened 225 films from 70 countries [21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Dhaka International Film Festival". Wall Street International Magazine. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  3. ^ "Dhaka International Film Festival on the cards". The Daily Star. 2011-10-16. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. ^ a b Ershad Kamol (2008-01-10). "10th Dhaka International Film Festival begins today". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  5. ^ "14th Dhaka International Film Festival 2016". Rainbow Film Society. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  6. ^ Sudhir Bose (Spring–Summer 2000). "Film Festivals: Dhaka". Cinemaya. Vol. 47–48. pp. 57, 74.
  7. ^ Hasneen Mujarrad Zamal. "7th Dhaka International Film Festival" (PDF). Dhaka International Film Festival.
  8. ^ Rafi Hossain (2004). "Film Festivals: Dhaka". Cinemaya. Vol. 63–64. pp. 53, 69.
  9. ^ Mostafa Kamal. "The Liberation Struggles of a Country and a Festival" (PDF). Dhaka International Film Festival.
  10. ^ Hasneen Mujarrad. "Report on the 10th Dhaka International Film Festival 2008" (PDF). Dhaka International Film Festival.
  11. ^ Peter Malone. "The 11th Dhaka International Film Festival" (PDF). Dhaka International Film Festival.
  12. ^ Peter Malone. "The 12th Dhaka International Film Festival" (PDF). Dhaka International Film Festival.
  13. ^ "13th Dhaka International Film Festival begins today". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-01-10.
  14. ^ "Sharing experiences: Women in Cinema". norway.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  15. ^ Jawad Ahmed Orko (2015-04-02). "My Bicycle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  16. ^ Fazle Rabbi Khan (January 23, 2016). "14th Dhaka International Film Festival". The Independent. Dhaka.
  17. ^ Ershad Kamol (2016-01-23). "Dhaka Int'l Film Fest Ends". New Age.
  18. ^ "15th Dhaka Int'l Film Festival ends". New Age. 2017-01-20.
  19. ^ "Turkish film Zer wins Asian Competition, Shohagir Goyna named best local film". New Age. 2018-01-20.
  20. ^ "Darak yry best Asian, Sonatan Golpo best local film". New Age. 2019-01-19.
  21. ^ Zaman, Nasir Uz (2022-01-23). "20th Dhaka International Film Festival ends". New Age. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

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