The sixth episode of the podcast series of "Chobi Mela Shunno" was released online yesterday (February 15). Speakers of the session were filmmakers Shaheen Dill-Riaz and Nurul Alam Atique. It was hosted by Munim Wasif. Supported by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, the segment, titled "Chronology, Disorder and Pause – An Incomplete Conversation" saw the speakers talk about their
Online film screening begins at Goethe Institut on Friday
UNB
23rd January, 2021 06:58:35
An online film screening event titled ‘Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund’ will begin at Goethe-Institut in the capital on Friday.
World Cinema Fund (WCF) initiated the film screening series in South Asia (India, Paistan, Srilanka and Bangladesh), said a press release on Saturday.
The online series will showcase outstanding international productions in the next four months. In addition to the sessions, each screening will be followed by a live QA Talk with the filmmakers moderated by award-winning auteur Director Kamar Ahmad Simon from Bangladesh.
Kamar himself has been awarded with WCF for his upcoming film ‘Shikolbaha’ (Iron Stream). All the films have been carefully picked from more than two hundred WCF awarded films. The selected bundle has already been in official selection of many international festivals and made notable audience reception for their cinematic brilliance.
Kamar Ahmad Simon to host WCF’s ‘Berlinale Spotlight’
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Kamar Ahmad Simon will host the special online screening titled, Berlinale Spotlight: World Cinema Fund . The special screening has been arranged by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh for the first time in four South Asian countries namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
The Auteur will conduct the live Q&A session with Berlinale s Caligari Film Prize and Buenos Aires International Festival winner Tamer. I agreed to the event after knowing of the scope to chat with contemporary art-house filmmakers around the world, shared Kamar who has also received World Cinema Fund (WCF) from Berlinale for his upcoming film Shikolbaha (Iron Stream). The film is currently in the post-production phase.