Brochure - 12th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2019

Editor S M Aminul Islam Special Thanks To Abir Ferdous Mukhar Ashik Ibrahim Mehedi Ashraful Amin Fariha Jannat Mim Khan Mohammad Sashoto Seeam Mahzabin Fatema Kabir Esha Tasmiah Alam Executive Editor Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti Assistant Editor Asif-Ul-Islam Umme Abiha Saima Editorial Board Abdullah Al Tashrif Afra Nawar Anisha Navina Noon Taslim Homayra Sanzana Manha Kazi Rafiqunnabi Zihad Sajia Afrin Tabassum Tabriz Zinatun Nessa Tupa

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Graphic Design Asif-Ul-Islam Muhammad Galib Hassan Giffari Subinoy Mustofi Eron Content Management Homayra Sanzana Anisha Kazi Rania Mazher Manha Mb Abdul Al Mubeen Md Rafiur Rahman Md Shifatul Ahsan Apurba Md. Mohive Minal Mukramin Naziur Rahman Onim Rifat Ahmed Lingkon Sabrina Yshi Samia Hasan Tasnia Rahman Nikita Wasiqul Islam Sajan Wrivu Mustafa Illustration by Fariha Jahin Fida Al Mugni Mahatab Rashid Rakeeb Razzaq Printed by Ahsan Printers, Katabon, Dhaka Published by Children’s Film Society Bangladesh www.cfsbangladesh.org

MESSAGE Mohammad ABIR FERDOUS Festival Director 12th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2019 There is a saying goes, “What once began as an idea continued as tradition.” The tradition of this great film festival is an era old now. Which started with the great vision renowned filmmaker, Morshedul Islam.

The festival started 12 years ago and since then this festival has played a significant role to make individuals aspire to be a filmmaker and harbor enthusiasm for films. Stilly, but effectively, this festival keeps doing its work.

Right now, on behalf of Children’s Film Society, I am happy to announce that it is celebrating the 12th edition of International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh from March 2nd – March 8th in Dhaka.

As usual, this festival will project films which are ideally suitable for children and made by children. Almost 70 child and young filmmaker will join the festival as a delegate. We really hope that this young and fresh minds will play a great role in Bangladeshi Cinema by developing their skills throughout the seven days of the festivals which will be packed with learning events.

It is a matter of fact that we don’t see much opportunities for children and youngsters to showcase their talent in the platform of arts and culture. This festival tries to render that opportunity. This festival is not only creating future filmmakers, but also future leaders. All the organizers and volunteers are young, dynamic and extremely energetic. I personally thank all my volunteers and my colleagues without whom I could not have executed a single task. I would also like to thank my advisers and well-wishers.

It is very unfortunate that we need to organize this festival with a very limited budget, times and again. No corporate companies happen to come forward and extend their hands in organizing this great festival for children. I really request to the corporate houses to come forward and support this or else it will be very tough for us to continue the legacy of this event. Yet we are grateful to those who stood by our sides to help us when we needed them the most. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all our partners and sponsors.

This year, we will be having films made by Children aged under 18, Young Bangladeshi Section for youngsters aged between 19-25 and the Social Film Section and an International Film Section. The social section has a predetermined topic which is ‘Youth for change’.

We have a jury board of five members comprised of children to judge films made by children. We have a jury board comprised of three senior film experts from Bangladesh.

During the seven days of the festival, we organize many interactive sessions and workshop for the delegates so that they can learn many professional things about film making.

I would like to conclude my message with a dream that International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh becomes a bigger platform for young people all over the world who are passionate about filmmaking and also passionate about working in a creative field. Someday in the very near future, this festival will set new standards and it will work as a benchmark. We strongly believe that we will fulfill our dreams with the e slogan, ‘Future in Frames’.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ministry of Finance Ministry of Information Ministry of Cultural Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Film Censor Board Department of Public Libraries Dhaka Metropolitan Police Bangladesh National Museum Ahsan Printers, Dhaka Mighty Punch Studios Hootum Bangladesh Limited

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Slogan

Objectives: To open a new world of cinema to the children of Bangladesh and to give them an exposure to the culture and tradition of dierent countries through cinema.

One of the main goals of the festival is to give children a basic idea on film to create their interest on the media and to understand its role to build awareness on dierent social issues as well as a powerful media of learning through entertainment.

Number of participating countries

Number of child & young delegates

32

179

58

Probable number of audience countrywide

100000 approximately

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Number of screening at each venue per day

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FESTIVAL VENUES MAIN VENUE Shawkat Osman Hall Central Public Library, Shahbagh

OTHER VENUES Sufia Kamal Auditorium National Museum, Shahbagh Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Shegunbagicha British Council Fuller Road

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EVENTS AND SESSIONS Wednesday, March 6 3 PM

Face to Face with the Filmmaker Delegates

6 PM

Celebrity Adda

Thursday, March 7 10 AM

Interactive Session with Mejbaur Rahman Sumon

3 PM

Interactive Session

7 PM

Gala Dinner

Saturday, March 2 2 PM

Delegate Orientation

4 PM

Inauguration Ceremony

Sunday, March 3 10 AM

Workshop on Filmmaking Conducted by Rezaur Rahman Khan

6 PM

Workshop on Animation Conducted by Mighty Punch Studios

Monday, March 4 10 AM

6 PM

Workshop on Filmmaking Conducted by Rubaiyat Hossain Interactive Session with Piyush Chandrakant Panjuani

Tuesday, March 5 10 AM

Workshop on Visual Storytelling Conducted by Giasuddin Selim

6 PM

Celebrity Adda

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Friday, March 8 11 AM

Certificate Giving Ceremony by the President of Children’s Film Society Bangladesh Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

5 PM

Closing and Award Giving Ceremony

GUEST APPEARANCES Mejbaur Rahman Sumon started his career as a director. He is also known as a musician and a composer and is a significant member of one of the most praised bands in Bangladesh, Meghdol. He made an animated movie named ‘Gopal Bhar’ in the year of 2000. He independently produced ‘Ami Arupar Kache Jachhi’ in 2006. He maintains a distinctive touch at storytelling. ‘Tarporo Angurlata Nondoke Bhalobashe’ was one of those uniquely delivered films made by him.

His direction represents the culture and lifestyle of the Bangladeshi people. He has also made a few television commercials.

Piyush Chandrakant Panjuani has produced and directed almost 250 advertising films. The creative genesis began with a passionate experience as a theatre actor. He worked his way from an assistant director to building his own production company, EQUUS. He has shot/post produced commercials across continents. The global experience has allowed him to successfully communicate a cinematic language of storytelling with a universal appeal. He has been on the panel of Jury as a chairperson for prestigious awards of the country.

Rubaiyat Hossain is one of Bangladesh’s handful of female filmmakers. She debuted as a feature filmmaker in 2011 with ‘Meherjaan’. Her feature film ‘Under Construction’, was released in 2015 and has since been screened at film festivals around the world and received several awards. She is an interdisciplinary research scholar and has worked for prominent women’s rights NGOs in Bangladesh such as Ain O Salish Kendra and Naripokkho. She was also the co-coordinator for the first international workshop on Sexuality and Rights organized by BRAC School of Public Health in 2007.

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32 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

Argentina Bangladesh Brazil Colombia Croatia (Hrvatska) Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland India Iran (Islamic Republic of) Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea, Republic of

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Morocco Nepal Netherlands Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Russian Federation Singapore Spain Swaziland Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam

BOARD OF JURY International Film Competition

Giasuddin Selim Giasuddin Selim is a renowned Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter.

He became a much-talked-about director for his drama serial, ‘Biprotip’.

He is mostly known for directing movies, ‘Monpura’ and ‘Swapnajaal’. His adventurous drama serial, ‘Bishaash’ was broadcasted on BTV. His feature film ‘Monpura’ earned him the National Film Award in 2008 for Best Screenplay. He also won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best story for the film ‘Adhiar’ in 2003.

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, and film producer who is considered to be one of the leading figures to bring about a glimpse of modernism/realism in Bangladeshi cinema. He is also the pioneer of an avant-garde filmmakers’ movement called ‘Chabial’. His 2012 feature Television was the closing film of Busan festival and won Grand Jury Prize in Asia Pacific Screen Award 2013 in addition to 5 more international awards. He has become the first Bangladeshi to take the juror’s position at the Asia Pacific Film Awards.

Rezaur Rahman Khan Rezaur Rahman Khan aka Piplu R Khan is an international ad-filmmaker, a storyteller and the founder of Applebox Films Ltd. He attained major success after directing the historical docudrama, ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale in 2018. He is considered as one of the most influential ad-film directors in our country and has worked along with some of the most renowned brands. His distinctive approach of storytelling to bring ‘realism’ to his films traverses the treasures and trials of life and living in order to connect directly to the heart of the audience.

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BOARD OF JURY Child Filmmakers’ Section

Anchol Alokita Kabyo has started working with CFS in Foreign Delegate Management team since 11th International Children Film Festival 2018. She is a student of 12th grade at Viqarunnisa Noon College and an HSC candidate of 2019. She loves to watch movies. Yet, initially, she was not a fan of the process of filmmaking. Nonetheless, once she attended the Film Club’s Workshop in March 2018, gradually she started to understand that cinema is not only a medium of entertainment. It has so much more to it. She loves to recite poems and is proficient in Nazrul Sangeet as well which headed her towards achieving a lot. Kabyo is also working as an executive member at Ahoban, a nonprofit organization. She desires to become a lawyer and a film critic in the future.

Kazi Rania Mazher Manha has been with CFS since the 8th International Children Film Festival 2015. Currently, she is working in the department of Film Screening under the Projection team of CFS. She is an of 8th grader at Nalanda Bidyaloy. From a very early age, she started discovering her passion for acting, poetry, storytelling, and films. Manha did a few films and theater performances as an actor among which, Tokon Tagore’s ‘ Raajputtur’ is mentionable. She is also the 1st runner up of the last British Council Storytelling Competition. She aspires to be a filmmaker someday. As a part of working on her dreams, she is already in process of making her very first short film.

Pritom Mitchell Rodrigues is a film devotee. From 1950’s classics to 2000’s sci-fi, he loves it all but has a special intriguing affection toward art films. His journey at CFS began with the 7th International Children Film Festival as a member of the Web team. Rodrigues is pursuing his Bachelor’s at American International University Bangladesh in Computer Science and Engineering.

He used to perform at stage plays while attending his HSCs and loves to act. Having a passion for filmmaking has led him to attend workshops on it including one at the British Council and as he has an ardent for programming as well, he wants to collaborate both the ideas in the future.

Subinoy Mustofi Eron, an 11th grader from Engineering University College, BUET, is a young film enthusiast whose journey with Children Film Society Bangladesh started on the 10th International Children Film Festival 2017 as a Graphic Designer. He loves to watch movies and is intrigued about filmmaking which led him to become a part of CFS. Eron has a keen interest in Typography and already is involved with the largest online-based community of Bangla typography artists named ‘Matra’ as an administrative body. He has a zeal for writing poems. He desires to become a proficient UX Designer in the future.

Tasfiah Naowar is a student of 12th grade at Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls’ College and

is going to appear in the HSC exam this year. She is fervent about movies. She thinks that cinema is a great medium to tell people’s story and wants to become a good critic of it. Naowar is extremely passionate about singing and has been learning classical music since the age of four. She has received several awards for singing from renowned Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts, Bangladesh. As she has immense love for both music and movies, she aspires to become a playback singer one day.

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Director Samir Asran Rahman Concept Syeda Tasnim Rahman Storyboards Mahatab Rashid Asifur Rahman Production Designer Asifur Rahman Character Design Rakeeb Razzaq Props and Texturing Mosharraf Hussain Animated by Shahin Shajib Siddique Nabidur Rahman Faridul Islam Sudipta Barma Wahid Xaman Music Chitropot

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LOGO FILM Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

A little girl plans to film a video of three puppets,

একটা েছাট্ট েমেয় মঞ্চ সাজায়, তার পুতুলগ‌ুেলা ছিব েতালার জনয্। হঠাৎ একিট পুতুল জীবন্ত হেয় ওেঠ। এেক এেক সবগ‌ুেলা পুতুল পৰ্াণ পায়। েমেয়টা একটুও ভয় না েপেয় খুিশেত লািফেয় ওেঠ। তারপর পুতুল িতনটা তােক েদয়ােলর িভতেরর দু িনয়ায় িনেয় যােব, যা িকনা একটা পুতুল রাজয্। ধীের ধীের পুরােনা সাদা েদয়ালটা বদেল িগেয় রিঙন হেয় যােব। েসই পুতুেলর দু িনয়ায় সবাই চলিচ্চতৰ্ িনমর্াতা। কােরা হােত কয্ােমরা, কােরা হােত বু ম, েকউ ইন্টারিভউ িদেচ্ছ, েকউ ছিব তুলেছ। আর েবলু ন, পায়রা উড়েছ। একটা উৎসবমুখর পিরেবশ, যা িকনা আমােদর উৎসবেক পৰ্কাশ কের।

placing them on a stage she made. All of a sudden one of her puppets comes to life. The girl, instead of panicking, gets excited. The atmosphere fills her up with joy, one can tell that by the smile drawn on her face. The three puppets take her to their puppet kingdom inside the walls. The pale white walls gets vibrant colours from the puppet kingdom. People from their kingdom are filmmakers. They are either seen with booms in their hands, interviewing each other or taking photographs. There are colourful balloons in the air. Pigeons are flying in the sky, creating an environment of festivity and poise. The frame covers a wide shot now, covering from one end to other of the puppet kingdom.

INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA International Panorama takes the children to the world of world cinema.

Obviously, all films in this section help children know the dierent cultures of the world. It is believed, these films will play a vital role to shape the children’s minds to be a competent member of the global village. This year more than 150 films have been selected in this section.

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5 RUPEES India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Urdu - Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 82 min

OPENING FILM Suitable Audience

All Age Group Director Piyush Chandrakant Panjuani Story Shri Munshi Premchand Script/Screenplay Piyush C Panjuani Umera Ahmed Editor A Sreekar Prasad

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

We need to keep our eyes open to something

আেমনা একজন বৃ দ্ধ গিরব মিহলা িযিন তার সাত বছর বয়সী নািত হািমেদর সােথ িহমালেয়র পাদেদেশর এক েছাট গৰ্ােম বাস কের। রমযােনর েশষ িদেন, হািমদ পরিদন ঈদ উদযাপন করেত এবং বন্ধুেদর সােথ েমলােত যাওয়ার পৰ্তয্াশায় অধীর হেয় আেছ। িকন্তু যখন পাঁচ রুিপর মুদৰ্া, যা তার দাদী তার ঈদ উপহােরর জনয্ সঞ্চয় কেরেছন তা পাওয়া েগল না তখন এেকর পর এক ঘটনা শ‌ুরু হয় যা েশষ হয় দাদী ও নািতর এেক অেনয্র অপৰ্কািশত িদক পৰ্কািশত হওয়ার মধয্ িদেয়।

that’s of higher aspiration. Faith in love, faith in the beauty of love. After all, it is the purity of love that finally wins.

Synopsis in English Ameena is a poor old lady who lives in a tiny village in the foothills of the Himalayas, with her 7-yearold grandson Hamid. It’s the last day of Ramadan and Hamid is excited by the prospect of breaking his final fasting and celebrating Eid and going to the fair with his friends. But when the five-rupee coin his grandmother has been saving for his Eid gift goes missing, a chain of events start that end up with grandmother and grandson discovering hidden sides of each other.

Producer Bharatchandra J Thakker Ajitchandra J Thakker Vinita Panjuani Piyush C Panjuani Cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhaya Leading Casts Sahbana Azmi Yohaan Bimal Panjuani

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Piyush Chandrakant Panjuani has produced and directed almost 250 advertising films. The creative genesis began with a passionate experience as a theatre actor. He worked his way from an assistant director to building his own production company, EQUUS. He has shot/ post produced commercials across continents. The global experience has allowed him to successfully communicate a cinematic language of storytelling with a universal appeal. He has been on the panel of Jury as a chairperson for prestigious awards of the country.

A CURIOUS GIRL Nepal | 2017 | Other | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Nepali | Bangladesh Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Rajesh Prasad Khatri Story Rajesh Prasad Khatri Script/Screenplay Rajesh Prasad Khatri Editor Kiran Shrestha Producer Min Bahadur Bham Catherine Dussart Cinematographer Shishir Bisankhe Leading Casts Sharmila Khadka Nandalal Khadka Jhupri B.K. Saune B.K.

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Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

JAALGEDI

অনয্ানয্ িদেনর মেতাই জালেগিদ তােদর পিরবােরর গবািদপশ‌ুগ‌ুেলােক তােদর পৰ্তয্ন্ত গৰ্াম েথেক দূ রবতর্ী চরণভূ িমেত িনেয় যািচ্ছেলা। হঠাৎ একজন সাদা চামড়ার িবেদশী পযর্টেকর আগমেন গৰ্ােমর িশশ‌ুেদর মেন বয্াপক সাড়া েফেল িদেলা। কারণ তারা এ যাবৎকােল েকানিদনও এমন পযর্টক েদেখিন! িকছু ক্ষেণর জনয্ েকৗতুহলী জালেদগী তার সব দায়দািয়তব্ ভুেল তার অনয্ানয্ বন্ধুেদর মেতা পুেরা গৰ্াম ঘুের সাদা চামড়ার পযর্টকেক অনু সরণ করেত লাগেলা। তার িনেদর্াষ েকৗতুহেলর জনয্ পরবতর্ীেত িবশাল বড় সবর্নাশ ঘেট যায়।

Tagline Innocent curiosities of a girl.

Synopsis in English Jaalgedi takes her family’s domestic animals like any other day to pasture outside her remote village. However, the arrival of a white tourist sends shockwaves among the children of the village who have never seen a foreigner in their lives before.

Like all her friends, the inquisitive little girl gets distracted from her responsibilities for a while and follows the strange white man around the village only to find a catastrophe that has befallen because of her innocent curiosities.

Rajesh Prsadd Khatri is a graduate of Literature who has been active as a theatre actor and director for the last 10 years. He has also worked as a production manager in several films including The Black Hen (2015) winning the FEDEORA Best Film in Venice International Film Festival. A Curious Girl (2017) is his debut short film that won Best Short Film at Berlinale Generation Kplus, 2018 and Best Short Film at 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival, 2018, Taiwan.

A FAMILY TALE Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director José Corral Llorente Script/Screenplay Jose Corral Editor Jose Corral

Original Title

lo largo de la noche, cada miembro de la familia

UN CUENTO FAMILIAR

retomará el papel de la narración. A través del paso del tiempo y desplegando cada capítulo de la

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historia, cada miembro reflejará en él sus anhelos

While his mother prepares dinner, little Rubén

y privaciones emocionales. Al final de esta película,

narrates the adventures of Galactic Lighting.

el público conocerá a diferentes personas de los miembros de la familia.

Synopsis in English While his mother prepares dinner, little Rubén

Bengali Synopsis

narrates the adventures of Galactic Lighting.

যখন েছাট্ট রুেবেনর মা রােতর খাবার ৈতির করিছেলা, েস তখন বণর্না করিছেলা গয্ােলকিটক লাইিটং এর েরামাঞ্চকর কািহনী। গয্ালাকিটক লাইিটং িছল একজন সাহসী েস্পস িহেরা, েয তার সবর্শিক্ত িদেয় ড. ইিভেলর সােথ লেড়েছ! এেক এেক পিরবােরর অনয্ানয্ সদসয্ তােদর িনেজর মত গল্প বলেত আরম্ভ কের। রাত বাড়ার সােথ সােথ এবং এেককিট অধয্ােয়র দব্ারা পিরবােরর পৰ্িতিট সদসয্ তােদর সাধ-আহ্লাদ, পাওয়া না পাওয়া, বঞ্চনা সবিকছু িনেয় গল্পবলা পুনবর্য্ক্ত করেত থােক। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র েশেষ, দশর্কেদর সামেন উেঠ আসেব পিরবােরর সদসয্েদর অজানা নানা চিরতৰ্।

Producer Pedro Hernández Santos Maria Beltran Carlos Madler

Galactic Lighting is a brave space hero who fights

Cinematographer Willy Jauregui

chapter of the story, each member shall reflect in

Leading Casts Marian Álvarez Diego Martín Daniel Obrero Alba Vizuete Rubén Fulgencio

Dr. Evil, with all his might. Along the night each family member will retake the role of storytelling.

Through the passing of time and by unfolding each it their longings and emotional deprivations. At the end of this film, the audience will come to know the different personas of the family members.

Synopsis in Original Language Mientras su madre prepara la cena, el pequeño Rubén narra las aventuras de Galactic Lighting.

Logline

Galactic Lighting es un valiente héroe espacial que

Mientras su madre prepara la cena, el pequeño

lucha contra el Dr. Evil, con todas sus fuerzas. A

Rubén narra las aventuras de Rayo Galáctico.

José Corral, after graduating in fine arts, began his career as a film director after his girlfriend left him in 2002. After that, he made ‘El Desván’ which also garnered around twenty prizes; nominated for the Goya Awards in 2003 as the first ever Spanish short film at the SIGGRAPH Festival, Los Angeles. Then, he made his first short film without animation, written with Jeremiah Stafford, American scriptwriter, filming in Buenos Aires. ‘The Dark Side’ was also a massive success.

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A KISS FOR SOFIA Brazil | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Portuguese | No Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Calleb Jangrossi Story Calleb Jangrossi Script/Screenplay Calleb Jangrossi Editor Calleb Jangrossi Felipe Medeiros Producer Estella Braga Heimann Cinematographer Marco Escanhoela

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

Um Beijo para Sofia

Sofia é uma criança soropositivo de 11 anos. Sua mãe, também soropositivo, faz o possível para que

Tagline

as duas tenham uma vida normal. Para conseguir

Inevitably, it is my blood that loves you.

passar por uma intensa rotina de medicações e enfrentar seus problemas, Sofia cria um universo

Synopsis in English

onde unicórnios e seu melhor amigo Davi a

Sofia is an 11-year-old HIV-positive child. Her

ajudam enfrentar as dificuldades de sua infância.

mother, who is also HIV-positive, does her best for them both to have a normal life. In order to

Bengali Synopsis

get through an intense medication routine and

েসািফয়া এগার বছেরর এইচআইিভ েরােগ আকৰ্ান্ত একজন িশশ‌ু। তার মাও একই েরােগ আকৰ্ান্ত। িতিন েসািফয়া ও তার সব্াভািবক জীবনযাপেনর জনয্ সেবর্াত্তম েচষ্টা কেরন। পৰ্িতিদেনর িচিকৎসার তীবৰ্তা েথেক েরহাই পাওয়ার জনয্ েসািফয়া িনেজর কাল্পিনক এক পৃ িথবী ৈতির কের েযখােন রূপকথার েঘাড়া ও তার বন্ধু দািভ তােক সাহাযয্ কের তার ৈশশেবর এই চয্ােলঞ্জগ‌ুেলা েমাকােবলা করেত।

face her problems, Sofia creates a universe where unicorns and her best friend Davi help her face the difficulties of her childhood.

Leading Casts Ana Sophia Delicato Fernanda Viacaba Caio Laranjeira Assistant Director Ana Paula Gomes Background Music Marcelo Bertozzo Assistant Cinematographer Otávio Mandra

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Calleb Jangrossi is a passionate 24-year-old filmmaker, born in Piracicaba. He graduated in Filmmaking.

He was the producer of a feature film called ‘Cães Famintos’, directed by Beto Oliveira, a short-film called ‘Projeto M’ directed by Ana Paula Gomes and ‘Vernissage’ directed by Marco Escanhoela. He directed two short films one of which is ‘Um Beijo para Sofia’ (A Kiss For Sofia) and the other one is ‘O Ouro de Nossos Corações’.

AM I A WOLF? Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Let’s love our inner wolf.

Director Amir Houshang Moein Story Afsaneh Shaban-Nejad Script/Screenplay Amir Houshang Moein Editor Amir Houshang Moein Producer Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults KANOON, Iran

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ ھر‬.‫ﺑﭼﮫھﺎی ﯾﮏ ﻣدرﺳﮫ در ﺣﺎل اﻧﺟﺎم ﺗﺋﺎﺗر ﮔرﮔم و ﮔﻠﮫ ﻣﯽﺑرم ھﺳﺗﻧد‬ ‫ آﻧﮭﺎ در ﻧﻘش ﺧود ﻓرو رﻓﺗﮫ ﮐﮫ ﺣﺗﺎ ﮔﺎھﯽ‬.‫ﯾﮏ ﻧﻘﺷﯽ را ﺑر ﻋﮭده دارﻧد‬

Synopsis in English

‫ در اﯾن ﺑﯾن ﮐودﮐﯽ ﮐﮫ ﻧﻘش‬.‫ﻣرز ﻧﻣﺎﯾش و واﻗﻌﯾت ﭼﻧدان ﻣﺷﺧص ﻧﯾﺳت‬

The students are performing a theater called ‘The

‫ﮔرگ را ﺑر ﻋﮭده دارد و در ﻧﻣﺎﯾش ﻣﺣﮑوم ﺑﮫ ﺷﮑﺳت اﺳت ﺑﺳﯾﺎر ﺣس‬

Wolf and the Seven Little Goats’. Everybody has

‫ اوﺿﺎع‬.‫ او ﻧﻘش ﺧود را زﯾﺎدی ﺟدی ﻣﯽﮔﯾرد‬.‫ﺧﺷم و ﺗﻧﮭﺎﯾﯽ ﻣﯽﮐﻧد‬

a role. They are totally taken away by their roles

‫ﭘﺎﯾﺎن ﻧﻣﺎﯾش ﺟﻣﻊﺷدن ﮐودﮐﺎن و دوﺳﺗﺎن در‬ ‫ اﻣﺎ در‬،‫ﮐﻣﯽ ﺑﮫ ھم ﻣﯽرﯾزد‬ ِ

in a way that the boundary between reality and

‫ﮐﻧﺎرش او را از اﯾن ﻓﺿﺎ ﺧﺎرج ﻣﯽﮐﻧد‬.

acting can be barely distinguished. Meanwhile, the child who is acting as the wolf and is scripted to be

Bengali Synopsis

defeated feels lonely and irritated. He takes his role

ছাতৰ্রা ‘দয্ উলফ অয্ান্ড দয্ েসেভন িলটল েগাটস’ নােম একিট মঞ্চনাটক করেব। পৰ্েতয্েকরই নাটেক একিট কের চিরেতৰ্র পাটর্ আেছ। তারা এমনভােব তােদর চিরতৰ্গ‌ুেলার মেধয্ ঢুেক িগেয়েছ েয বাস্তবতা আর অিভনেয়র সীমােরখার মেধয্ খুব কমই পাথর্কয্ করেত পাের তারা। এিদেক, েয বাচ্চািট পরািজত এবং দিন্ডত েনকেড়র চিরেতৰ্ অিভনয় করেছ েস খুব িবরিক্ত আর একাকীেতব্ ভুগেছ। েস খুব গ‌ুরুতব্ সহকাের তার চিরেতৰ্র অংশটুকু িনেয়েছ। এখােনও খািনকটা িবশৃ ঙ্খলার সৃ িষ্ট হয়। অবেশেষ, তার পােশ অনয্ানয্ বাচ্চােদর এবং বন্ধুেদর উপিস্থিতর ফেল েস এই অসব্িস্তকর পিরিস্থিত েথেক েবিরেয় আেস।

too seriously. There is a bit of chaos. In the end, the presence of other children and his friends next to him take him out of this atmosphere.

Amir Houshang Moein Born in Esfahan, Iran on August 15, 1985. He graduated in animation at the Art University of Tehran. Also, he is an animation director, concept artist in various animation projects, and TV series. Amir is also a member of the International Animation Film Association member since 2011.

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ANYONE WHO SEES United Kingdom | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | English | International Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Some stories are stories. Some stories are true.

গভীর অরেণয্ িকছু একটা লু িকেয় আেছ এবং িপমােক েসটা েবর করেত হেব। যখন তার দাদীমা তােক ‘ইেয়িত’ নােমর একিট অবাস্তব জীব সম্পেকর্ বলল, েযটা তােদর বািড়র কােছ একিট জঙ্গেল থােক; িপমা তখনই উেদয্াগ েনয় েয েস িহমালেয়র গভীর অরেণয্ েসই অবাস্তব জীবেক খুঁেজ েবর করেব। েঝাপ-ঝােড় লু িকেয়, শ‌ুকেনা পাতার উপর িদেয় েহঁেট রাত নামার সােথ সােথ িপমা িনেজেক পুেরা জঙ্গেল একা আিবষ্কার কের। েস িক আসেলই একা, নািক সােথ েকউ আেছ?

Director Emily Ritchie Story Emily Ritchie Script/Screenplay Emily Ritchie Editor Emily Ritchie Producer Emily Ritchie

Synopsis in English Deep in the forest, something lurks and Pema is on a mission to find it. After her grandmother tells her about the mythical creature, the Yeti, which is meant to live in the forest near their home; Pema ventures out into the wilderness of the Himalayas to see if she can find it. Hiding in bushes and peaking through leaves, as night falls, Pema finds herself alone in the forest. Was she really alone?

Logline When a young girl is told the story of the Yeti by her Grandmother, she goes out to find the mysterious creature herself.

Cinematographer Emily Ritchie Leading Casts Emily Ritchie Music Director Sophie Leigh Hagen

Emily Ritchie has been studying film and animation for over a decade and has now achieved a 1st class honors in both her Undergraduate Degree in Film Production and Screenwriting, as well as in her Master’s in Animation.

Currently, she is working in a variety of jobs including freelance animation work producing props, characters and short pieces for use in a variety of projects.

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BALANCE Singapore | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Balance is a traditional animated short film about

Director Raymond Limantara Sutisna

a boy and a girl fighting for preserving space. Both

‘বয্ােলন্স’ একিট অয্ািনেমেটড সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্প একিট েমেয় এবং একিট েছেলর মেধয্ রঙ করার জায়গার জনয্ ঝগড়ােক িঘের িনিমর্ত। তারা উভয়ই েকউ কাউেক ছাড় িদেত চািচ্ছেলা না। যখন তােদর ঝগড়া চারপােশর পিরেবশ এেলােমেলা কের েফেল এবং তারা হুমিকর মুেখ পেড়, তখনই তারা ক্ষান্ত িদেত বাধয্ হয়। পরবতর্ীেত তারা বু ঝেত পাের এই অবস্থা েথেক েবর হবার একমাতৰ্ উপায় হেচ্ছ একসােথ কাজ করা এবং সহাবস্থান বজায় রাখা।

Story Raymond Limantara Sutisna Liao Zhibin Script/Screenplay Raymond Limantara Sutisna

characters refuse to give in until the mess they create goes out of control and threatens them.

They then realise the only way out is to work together and strive for coexistence.

Editor Raymond Limantara Sutisna Producer Raymond Limantara Sutisna Cinematographer Raymond Limantara Sutisna

Raymond Limantara Sutisna is a serial workaholic who happens to enjoy cartoons and design. He is a graduate from Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design, and Media. His work draws from the energy of youth, nature, and animation. In his spare time, he tries to maintain a healthy work-life balance. His other hobbies include growing a beard and daydreaming.

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BANARASI JASOOS India | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Action, Drama | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 82:37 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

A story of an ancient holy artifact being stolen and

ঐিতহািসকেদর মেত, েদবতা িশেবর আশীবর্ােদ েবনারস শহেরর

Director Pankuj Parashar

a gang of young detectives who set forth to solve

জন্ম হয়। তখন েথেকই শহরিট তীথর্স্থান িহেসেব পিরিচিত পায়।

the mystery.

েবনারস শহেরর িকছু েগাপন রহেসয্র এর আেগ সমাধান

Story Pankuj Parashar Mr. Rajeev Agarwal Mr. Manoj Lalwani

Synopsis in English

তার হােত এেস পেড়েছ তা েমােটই সহজ নয়। সমাধান করেত

According to legends, Banaras was found by Lord

হেল িমস িরয়ােক সাধু তুলিসদার পিবতৰ্ খড়ম খুেঁ জ েবর করেত

Shiva and hence is known as a holy religious site.

হেব, যা এতিদন পিন্ডতমশাই পাহাড়া িদেয় েরেখিছেলন।

Here, some mysteries were solved by the young,

পিন্ডতমশাই পারতপেক্ষ িনেজ না েপের েকসিট িমস িরয়ার হােত

Script/Screenplay Pankuj Parashar

aspiring detective, Miss Rhea Sharma. This time,

তুেল েদন। িরয়া শমর্া িবিভন্ন েকৗশেল িঠকই েসই হারােনা খড়ম

the case is not as easy as it seems. Pandit ji, who

েফরত িনেয় আেসন জায়গামত।

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Editor Mr. Deepak Kapoor Producer Children’s Film Society, India Cinematographer Mr. Lalit Sahoo Leading Casts Ishika GagnejaKey Ankushi GagnejaKey Soham ChaudhuriKey Ramakant DaymaKey Meghna Malik

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কেরিছেলন তরুণ েগােয়ন্দা িমস িরয়া শমর্া। িকন্তু এখন েয েকসিট

has been given the responsibility to safeguard Saint Tulsidas’s Holy wooden footwear, has lost his

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peace as the holy footwear gets stolen. Hence, he

Mirth, suspense and a surprise twist in the end.

hands over the case to the young detective Rhea, who plays a wonderful mind game in catching the real thief amongst the politician, antique dealers, thugs and frauds and brings the holy footwear back to where it belongs.

Pankuj Parashar is a director of Bollywood as well as TV serials. He has produced and directed over 400 commercials. As a film director, his most successful story is Chaalbaaz and a remake of Hema Malini’s Seeta Aur Geeta. Jalwa is a hit film by Pankuj Parashar. As a television director, detective series Karamchand is his most noteworthy work.

Pankuj is a gold medalist of FTII Pune.

BEAST United States | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | English | International Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

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All Age Group

After Daniel’s father disappeared in the sea, he

After his father mysteriously disappears at sea,

takes on a course to find his father which leads him

Daniel has a hunch about what happened.

Director Ben Strang Story Ben Strang Script/Screenplay Ben Strang Editor Manuel Crosby Producer Jonathan Maurer David Hartcorn Lara Pictet Ben Strang

to discover beyond what he was looking for. Who knew this would be a new experience for him?

Bengali Synopsis ‘িবস্ট’ বা ‘দানব’ নামক এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট ডয্ািনেয়ল এবং তার বাবােক িঘের। চলিচ্চেতৰ্র শ‌ুরুেতই েদখা যায় েয ডয্ািনেয়েলর বাবা রহসয্ময় ভােব সমুেদৰ্ অদৃ শয্ হেয় িগেয়েছ। বাবার সােথ কী ঘেটেছ এবয্াপাের ডয্ািনেয়ল খািনকটা অনু মান করেত পারেছ। আর এভােবই এিগেয় যায় ‘িবস্ট’ নামক চলিচ্চতৰ্িট।

Cinematographer David Bolen Leading Casts Chantal Nchako Elijah Mayo Jay Potter Helen Hedman

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Ben Strang is a Maryland-native award-winning writerdirector and a photographer. Operating out of Santa Monica, California, his commercial works have garnered millions of views online and he has directed for bluechip brands from around the world. As a photographer and a screenwriter, Ben’s work explores themes about holding onto the past, community identity, and the resilience of the human spirit and his latest project, BEAST won Best Independent Episodic at SXSW 2018.

BLACK EARED Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

A young actress is working as a kindergarten

একজন কমবয়সী অিভেনতৰ্ী িকন্ডারগােটর্ন স্কুেলর িশিক্ষকা িহেসেব

Director Behzad Azadi

teacher but she is incapable of doing her job.

কাজ করেছন। িকন্তু িতিন তার কমর্েক্ষেতৰ্ সফল না। তার

Her attitude makes the kindergarten’s manager

আচার-আচরণ স্কুেলর ময্ােনজােরর মেন সেন্দহ জােগ েয েস

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Story Behzad Azadi Script/Screenplay NAME

suspicious and she is about to get fired because of

িশক্ষক হয়েতাবা িশশ‌ু িনপীড়ন করেছন। এজনয্ ময্ােনজার তােক

child abuse. Meanwhile, she has to prepare herself

ছাটাইেয়র িসদ্ধান্ত েনন। এর মেধয্, ‘ব্লয্াক ইয়ারড’ নােমর একিট

for a theater play “Black Eared”. The film continues

মঞ্চনাটেকর জনয্ েস তরুণ অিভেনতৰ্ী পৰ্স্তুিত িনেত থােকন। ছিবিট

revolving the story of this actress cum kindergarten

এইভােব আগােত থােক এবং এই তরুণ অিভেনতৰ্ী-িশিক্ষকার

teacher.

জীবেনর নতুন নতুন অধয্ায় উেন্মািচত হেত থােক।

Editor Pooyan Sholevar Producer Behzad Azadi Cinematographer Shahin Araghi Leading Casts Mahdokht Molaei Sima Sheibani Giti Ghasemi Behzad Azadi was born in Kushiro of Hokkaido, Japan and went to the UK to study filmmaking at London Film School. After coming back to Japan, his short film, “At the Last Stop Called Ghost Chimney” was selected at 18th BUSAN IFF’s Wide Angle Competition and was screened in many film festivals across the world.

“Blue Wind Blows” (‘18) is his debut feature film. His upcoming project “Where Were We?” was selected in Biennale College Cinema 2018.

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BLUE United States | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Synopsis in English

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16 Years & Above

Blue is about the societal struggle to accept

ৈবসাদৃ শয্েক উপদৰ্ব িহেসেব না েদেখ তােক ভােলা িকছু িহেসেব

Director Maryam Farahzadi

differences as quality, rather than a nuisance. The

গৰ্হণ করেত েয সামািজক সংগৰ্ােমর সম্মু খীন হেত হয় তােক

idea of this film was inspired by the filmmaker’s own experience as an immigrant who came to the

িনেয়ই ‘ব্লু’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িনিমর্ত। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর িনমর্াতা িসেনমা িনমর্ােণর সব্প্ন িনেয় যু ক্তরােষ্টৰ্ পািড় জমান এবং অিভবাসী িহেসেব িনজ

USA to pursue his dream in filmmaking. Although

অিভজ্ঞতা দব্ারা ছিবিট অেনকখািনই অনু পৰ্ািণত। িনমর্াতার িনজ

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Story Maryam Farahzadi Producer Maryam Farahzadi Sound Director Benjamin Strack

Blue is very much influenced by the filmmaker’s

অিভজ্ঞতা দব্ারা অনু পৰ্ািণত হেলও, গেল্পর মূ লবাতর্ার সােথ অেনেকই

own experience, the core message is relatable for

সমব্ন্ধস্থাপন করেত পারেব। অিভবাসী, নারী, িবিভন্ন বেণর্র মানু ষ

others who shared the same challenges. “Blue”

এবং সমাজ হেত িবতািড়ত িকংবা অবেহিলত মানু ষেদর গল্প িনেয়ই

can be the story of immigrants, women, people of

‘ব্লু’ ছিবিটর গল্প ৈতরী হেয়েছ।

color, minorities, and all the people out there who are being excluded or rejected from society.

Maryam Farahzadi is a character designer and animator based in Los Angeles area, graduated from the faculty of fine arts at Tehran University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design in 2013. She is an MFA candidate of Film and Animation at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.

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BLUE TOES United States | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 10:18 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Blue Toes tells the story of a young boy named

Director Isobella Antelis

Mickey who is very secluded from his classmates

‘ব্লু েটাজ’ নােমর চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িমিক নােমর এক অল্প বয়স্ক েছেলর গল্প, েয তার সহপাঠীেদর কাছ েথেক দূ ের থােক এবং অনয্সব

Story Isobella Antelis Script/Screenplay Isobella Antelis Andrew Barrett

and is teased for liking things that other boys don’t

েছেলরা যা পছন্দ কেরনা েসগ‌ুেলা েস পছন্দ করার জনয্ তােক

typically like. The one person he feels that he can

েজার করা হয়। একমাতৰ্ তার েবােনর মােঝই েস িনেজর আশৰ্য়

be around himself is his older sister. One day at

খুঁেজ পায়। একিদন স্কুেল েস তার এক সহপাঠীর মুেখামুিখ হয়।

school he is confronted by one of his classmates

িমিক কী করেত যােচ্ছ েস িসদ্ধান্ত পুেরাপুির তার উপর বতর্ায়।

who makes fun of him for painting his nails and it’s up to him to decide what he is going to do.

Editor Zoey Peck Producer Sarah Grabman Iara Benchoam Cinematographer Isobella Antelis Leading Casts Kaden Clark Morgan Price Jaylen Cauthen

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Isobella Antelis was born and raised in the City of Chicago. She recently graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelors Degree in Film in May 2018.

Isobella recently made the move out to Los Angeles to pursue her career in film with the hopes of being a Director & Cinematographer. She believes in the power of storytelling and wants her work to help people feel less alone in the world and make films with important meaning behind them.

BLUE WIND BLOWS Japan | 2018 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Thriller | English | South Asian Premiere | 88 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Tetsuya Tomina Story Tetsuya Tomina Script/Screenplay Tetsuya Tomina Editor Tetsuya Tomina Producer MIna Hatanaka Cinematographer Susumu Miyazu Leading Casts Hizuki Tanaka Yayako Uchida Tsubaki Tanaka Ninon

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

A boy thinks his father was taken away by a

আঁও নােমর বােরা বছর বয়েসর একিট েছেল তার মা িমেডাির এবং েছাট্ট েবান িকঁই েক িনেয় জাপােনর সােডা দব্ীেপ বাস কের। তার বাবা হঠাৎই েকান েখাঁজখবর ছাড়াই লাপাত্তা হেয় যায়। বাবার জনয্ আঁওেয়র অেনক মন খারাপ হেতা। যখনই িমেডাির িনেজর মেতা কের তার এই ক্ষিতর েমাকােবলা করার েচষ্টা কের, তখন আঁও এবং িকঁই দব্ীেপর উপকূেল েদৗেড় িগেয় সমুেদৰ্র িদেক তািকেয় েজাের িচৎকার করেত থােক। এিদেক আঁওেয়র িবদয্ালেয় সােয়য্ােকা নােমর এক রহসয্ময়ী ছােতৰ্র আগমন ঘেট, েয িকনা িবদয্ালেয়র গৰ্ন্থাগার েথেক বই চুির কের েবড়ােতা। আঁও, সােয়য্ােকার মােঝ একিট িবশব্স্ত বন্ধু েপল। দু জন সব্প্নচারী িকেশােরর মেধয্ ভাব আদান-পৰ্দােনর জনয্ খুব কম শ ই লাগেতা। একসােথ তারা কম একাকীতব্ েবাধ করেতা। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট সব্প্ন, িকছু অপৰ্ািপ্ত এবং ৈদতয্-দানেবর গল্প বেল।

monster.

Synopsis in English Ao, a 12 year old boy lives with his mother Midori and little sister Kii on Sado island of Japan. He misses his father who has disappeared without a trace. While Midori tries to deal with the loss in her own way, Ao and Kii run across the island and scream at the ocean. In the mysterious transfer student Sayoko, who inconspicuously swipes books from a school library, Ao finds a confidant. Few words are needed between two, dreamy children.

Together, they feel less alone. The film tells of a tale of dreams, losses and monsters.

Logline A boy’s father disappeared. He thinks his father was taken away by a monster.

Tetsuya Tomina was born in Kushiro of Hokkaido, Japan and went to the UK to study filmmaking at London Film School. After coming back to Japan, his short film, “At the Last Stop Called Ghost Chimney” was selected at 18th BUSAN IFF’s Wide Angle Competition, and was screened in many film festivals across the world. “Blue Wind Blows” (‘18) is his debut feature film. His upcoming project “Where Were We?” was selected in Biennale College Cinema 2018.

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BOOBA. REMOTE CONTROL Russian Federation | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | International Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Booba finds himself in a hi-tech house and lays his

বু বা িনেজেক উচ্চপৰ্যু িক্ত সম্পন্ন বািড়েত আিবষ্কার কের এবং তার

Director Leonid Rakhmanin

eyes on a remote control. Check out what happens

েচাখ একিট িরেমাট কেন্টৰ্ােলর উপর পেড়। েস েদখেত চায় যিদ

when he presses the buttons…all of them! Who is

েস িরেমাটিটর সবগ‌ুেলা েবাতাম িটেপ েদয় তেব কী হেব!? িকন্তু

Story Aleksey Kotenochkin Script/Screenplay Aleksey Kotenochkin Editor Aleksey Kotenochkin Producer Nikolay Okorokov Cinematographer Aleksey Kotenochkin

Booba? Booba is cute and inquisitive, like a five-

‘বু বা’টা আসেল েক? বু বা পাঁচ বছর বয়সী বাচ্চােদর মেতা, বু িদ্ধমান

year-old kid. He explores the world without anger

এবং েকৗতুহলী। েস এই পৃ িথবীেক েকবল আনন্দ ও উল্লাস িদেয়

or resentment, only joy, and wonder. He doesn’t

অনু ভব কের। েস কথা বলেত পাের না, যিদও েস িকছু শ

talk, although he does make sounds to express

করেত পাের যা তােক তার মানিসক অবস্থা পৰ্কােশ সাহাযয্ কের।

his emotions. Nobody knows where he came

েকউই জােন না বু বা েকাথা েথেক এেসেছ। িকন্তু েস মানবসভয্তার

from, but he has obviously missed the last 100

১০০ বছেরর কৰ্মবধর্মান উন্নিত না েদেখই আধু িনক যু েগর অনন্ত

years of human progress and explores modern

শিক্ত এবং পরম উদ্দীপনা খুেঁ জ েবড়ায়। তার িবশৃ ঙ্খল

locations with boundless energy and enthusiasm.

চালচলনগ‌ুেলার সােথ তার জানার অদময্ ইচ্ছাশিক্ত, মােঝ মােঝ

His awkward movements, combined with a strong

হাসয্কর িকছু ঘটনা ৈতরী কের। যিদও এরূপ ফলাফল তার

desire to learn more about the world around him,

েকৗতুহলেক দমােত পাের না। তাই বু বার এই েরামাঞ্চকর যাতৰ্া

often have hilarious results! However, this doesn’t

পেরর িসিরজ গ‌ুেলােতও চলেত থাকেব।

satisfy Booba’s curiosity, so his adventures will continue in the upcoming series.

Leading Casts Aleksey Kotenochkin

Leonid Rakhmanin was born on December 20, 1968, in the city of Moscow, Russia. He graduated from MosGU in specialty direction in advertising.

Since 1999, he has been engaged as a producer at Production House DTV-MA. Since 2004, he has been a shareholder and producer of studio DELO-SL. He has extensive experience in the production of animation in advertising in different techniques. He has made his directorial debut through the animated series Booba.

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ৈতরী

BULTIR RESULT India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Bengla | Bangladesh Premiere | 116 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

বু িল্টর েরসাল্ট

Director Pinaki Sarkar

Synopsis in English

পিশ্চমবেঙ্গর বাতকুল্লা নামক এক েছাট েজলার বািসন্দা বু িল্ট। পৰ্চন্ড েমধাবী েস। একসময় তার েমধার েজাের িনেজর পৰ্তয্াশার বাইের েস পিশ্চমবেঙ্গর েবাডর্ পরীক্ষায় সাফলয্ অজর্ন কের। কলকাতার পৰ্খয্াত িবদয্ালেয়র ছাতৰ্েদর হার মানােনা বু িল্টেক িনেয় চারপােশ ৈহ-ৈচ পেড় যায়। চয্ােনেল চয্ােনেল তােক িনেয় খবর পৰ্চািরত হয়। খবেরর চয্ােনল এর িরেপাটর্ার এর সােথ বু িল্ট পািড় েদয় কলকাতা শহের, সােথ বু িল্টর বাবা। এিদেক বু িল্টর বাড়ী সকাল েথেক পাড়া পৰ্িতেবশী আর আত্মীয় সব্জেন ভিতর্। িকন্তু তারপর আেস নতুন েবৰ্িকং িনউজ, বদেল যায় সবিকছু । সারািদেনর ধকল সামেল বু িল্ট বাবার হাত ধের বাড়ী েফের িকছু নতুন উপলি সেঙ্গ িনেয়।

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Story/Script/Screenplay Pinaki Sarkar Editor/Producer Ritajaya Banerjee Cinematographer Pinaki Sarkar Leading Casts Shyamoupti Mudly Abhijit Guha Dola Chakraborty Aritra Dutta Uma Banerjee Sudeshna Basu Pinaki Sarkar Romit Ganguly Sumanta Mukherjee Nitya Ganguly Anindya Sain Siddhartha Chatterjee Music Director Protijyoti Ghosh Assistant Director Bishal Choudhury

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Residing in Batkulla, a township in Bengal with her family, Bulti is a small town girl who is brilliant in studies. Beyond her expectations, she manages to score the highest marks in the West Bengal board examination. This creates a roaring buzz as a ‘small town girl’ from an unrecognized school has beaten the ‘scholars’ from all the renowned English medium schools of Kolkata. From local sources, media representatives of a popular News Channel follow the story and without any delay, they visit Bulti’s school only to take her along with their studio, located in Kolkata. Bulti’s father tags along.

What follows is a series of craze and madness that takes place in the news studio while back in Batkulla it’s a chaotic day of celebration & festivity in Bulti’s residence, school & neighborhood. The story culminates as the tiring day of Bulti and her father comes to an end with a happy realization.

Pinaki Sarkar was born in Kolkata, India. He has secured a Master’s in Physics from Presidency College and in Engineering from Jadavpur University. Pinaki worked in Bengali TV Industry from 2001 till 2006 assisting as Chief in the serial “Protibimbo” for Zee Bangla and directed the serial ‘Nil Shimana’ for ETV Bangla. In 2007, he moved to Mumbai, joined Magik Lantern Films and worked as an associate director. He founded ‘Alter Ego Films” in 2011 where he works as Director/Writer/Cinematographer.

CAT LAKE CITY Germany | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Comedy | English | International Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

All Age Group Director Antje Heyn Story Antje Heyn Script/Screenplay Antje Heyn Alexander Isert Producer Protoplanet Studio Animation/Graphics Alexander Isert Ted Newiss Johanna Hochholzer Music Director Peer Kleinschmidt

Tagline Percy the cat is looking forward to a relaxing day in Cat Lake City .

Bengali Synopsis একিট পািসর্ িবড়াল একিট আলসয্ িদন উদযাপেনর জনয্ ‘কয্াট েলক িসিট - িবড়ালেদর অবকােশর নন্দন’ এর উেদ্দেশয্ এগ‌ুেত

Synopsis in English

থােক। িকন্তু েপৗছােনার পের জায়গািট িবড়ালিটর মনঃপূ ত হয় িন।

Percy the cat is looking forward to a relaxing day

এমনিক েতায়ােলেত েলেগ থাকা দাগটাও তার িনরাপদ মেন হেচ্ছ

in Cat Lake City. Which is also known as the cat

না।

vacation paradise. But the place is not as expected.

Not even the spot on the towel is as safe as he thought.

Synopsis in Original Language Percy Cat freut sich auf einen entspannten Tag in Cat Lake City; dem Katzen-Ferien-Paradies. Doch weder Aufblas-Flamingos noch Motorboote sind einfach zu handhaben und auch der Platz auf dem Badetuch ist nicht so gesichert, wie man denkt.

Kann Percy Cat mit Zuversicht und Einfallsreichtum den Tag noch retten?

Antje Heyn is a Berlin-based animation director and illustrator. Her work is inspired by daily observations of urban living and culture as well as nature and animals.

Besides setting her heart on creating characters and bringing them to life, she teaches animation at universities as well as art academies and is currently running the Protoplanet Studio.

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CHILDREN OF THE CEMETERY Turkey | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

MEZARLIK ÇALGICILARI

িদয়ারবািকেরর সার েজলার িসফেতহাভুয্জলার েগারস্থােন বাস করা

Director MEHMET İSMAİL ÇEÇENRAMAZAN AKKUŞ Story MEHMET İSMAİL ÇEÇENRAMAZAN AKKUŞ Script/Screenplay MEHMET İSMAİL ÇEÇENRAMAZAN AKKUŞ Editor MEHMET İSMAİL ÇEÇENRAMAZAN AKKUŞ Producer MEHMET İSMAİL ÇEÇENRAMAZAN AKKUŞ Cinematographer MEHMET İSMAİL ÇEÇENRAMAZAN AKKUŞ

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পাঁচ িশশ‌ুেক িঘের গেড় ওেঠ গল্পিট। তােদর মেধয্ সু মাইয়া ও Synopsis in English

িজলানী িবদয্ালেয় যায়৷ বু রাক, মািলক ও েভয্ইিজ িবদয্ালেয় যায়

This is the story of five children living in the

না। তােদর জীবেনর সবেচেয় আনেন্দর িদনিট হেলা, বৃ হস্পিতবার।

graveyard of the Çiftehavuzlar cemetery in the Sur

তারা পৰ্েতয্েক সব্প্ন েদেখ। েকউ মঞ্চ নাটক করার সব্প্ন েদেখ,

district of Diyarbakır. Of these children, Sümeyye

েকউবা হেত চায় িচিকৎসক। তােদর পৰ্েতয্েকর সব্প্নই ঘু েরিফের

and Geyleni go to school. Burak, Melike, and Veysi

েগারস্থানেকিন্দৰ্ক। তারা সকােল কমর্স্থেল থােক, সন্ধয্ায় বািড়

do not attend school. The happiest day of the

েফের। তােদর মেধয্ একজন বাবার মৃ তুয্র পর পিরবােরর সকল

children is Thursday. Because the dead relatives

খরচ বহন কের। িনতয্িদেনর েবঁেচ থাকায় তােদর েবঁেচ থাকার

most Thursday they come to visit. Each child has

উৎস হেলা, সু ম্মা। যার দরুণ, তােদর ৈদিনক আয় পিরবােরর

dreams about the future. Someone wants to be a

সবার মােঝ সমান ভােগ ভাগ হেয় যায়। িশশ‌ুগ‌ুেলার জীবেনর

theater actor, a hostess, a doctor. These children’s

অেনক বড় একটা জায়গা িঘের েরেখেছ েগারস্থানিট।

dreams are all related to the cemetery. Children do work in the morning and return home in the evening. One of these children takes care of the family that the father of the Silence died. the only livelihood of the family is the summa. That’s why the money earned in one day is divided into equal parts. A great part of these children’s lives is here.

Mehmet Ismail Cecen-Ramazan Akkus was born in 1991 in Diyarbakır. In 2014, he graduated from the Public Relations and Publicity Department of the Ege University Faculty of Communication. In the same year, Radio, Cinema and Television made a minor. The European Union Delegation to Turkey in 2013, the Human Rights viral video contest received 3 awards. In 2014, he won an award in the TÜRSAK Future Cinema Competition.

2017 9. He received project support award at TRT International Documentary Awards.

CIRCUIT Switzerland | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | No Dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

On a small planet, caught up in their own little

একিট েছাট্ট গৰ্েহর অিধবাসীরা তােদর িনেজেদর একান্ত বয্িক্তগত

Director Delia Hess

private universe, the inhabitants perform their

মহািবেশব্র মেধয্ অিবরামভােব তােদর কাবয্ধমর্ী কাযর্কলাপ

poetically surreal actions, which repeat themselves

পুনরাবৃ িত্ত কের চেল। তারা জােন না েয তারা একিট জিটল

in an endless loop. That they are all a part of a

বাস্তুতেন্তৰ্র অংশ েযখােন েকবলমাতৰ্ যিদ তারা তােদর পৰ্েতয্েকর

complex little ecosystem which can only function

ভূ িমকা পালন কের তেবই এিট কাজ করেত পারেব।

Story Delia Hess Script/Screenplay Delia Hess Editor Marcel Ramsay

if each of them plays his or her role, is something they are unaware of.

Film Logline On a small planet the inhabitants perform their poetically surreal actions, which repeat themselves in an endless loop.

Producer Marcel Ramsay Animation/Graphics Delia Hess Anja Sidler Jessica Studer Charlotte Waltert Music Director Alexandre Babel Sound Director Peter Bräker

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Delia Hess studied animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) in Switzerland. Since her graduation in 2012, she has been working as an animator, illustrator and filmmaker on different projects and commissions. “Circuit” is her first professional film.

CLOWNS Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

A disabled woman sitting on a wheelchair needs a

একজন িবকলাঙ্গ মিহলা িযিন িকনা হুইলেচয়ার বয্বহার কেরন,

Director Mehdi Yousefali

hand to pick up a product at the store. But there

একিদন এক েদাকান েথেক তার একিট িজিনস েনওয়ার জনয্ তার

is nobody in the aisle. After a while, a man sitting

সাহােযয্র দরকার হয়। িকন্তু েদাকানিটর কিরেডাের েকউ িছল না।

on a wheelchair and wearing a clown’s nose enters

িকছু ক্ষণ পের একজন েলাক হুইলেচয়াের কের কিরেডাের পৰ্েবশ

the aisle. The man stands up. He is not disabled

কের, িযিন নােক ক্লাউনেদর নাক পিরধান করিছেলন। যিদও িতিন

and gives the product to the woman. The voice of

িবকলাঙ্গ িছেলন না, তবু ও িতিন হুইলেচয়াের কের এেস

a boy is heard who’s calling his father. The man sits

মিহলািটেক তার িজিনসিট তুেল িদেলন। িকছু ক্ষণ পেরই একিট

Story Mehdi Yousefali Script/Screenplay Mehdi Yousefali Editor Mehdi Yousefali Producer Mehdi Yousefali Cinematographer Alireza Talebi Leading Casts Taha Yazdani Amir reza Ghorban Forogh Saadat

on his wheelchair and goes to the boy. The boy is

েছেলর কণ্ঠ েশানা যায় েয তার বাবােক খুঁজিছল। েলাকটা

sitting on a wheelchair, a real disabled and wears a

হুইলেচয়াের বেসই েছেলটার িদেক আগােত থােক। েছেলিটেক িছল

clown’s nose too. The father and the son are busy

সিতয্কার অেথর্ই িবকলাঙ্গ এবং েছেলিটও নােক ক্লাউনেদর নাক

in a wheelchair speeding race.

পিরধান করা িছল। বাবা এবং েছেল পরবতর্ীেত হুইলেচয়ার েরিসং এ বয্স্ত হেয় পেড়।

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ ﻧﯾﺎز ﺑﮫ ﯾﮏ دﺳت‬- ‫ ﻧﺷﺳﺗﮫ ﺑر روی ﺻﻧدﻟﯽ ﭼرﺧدار‬- ‫ﯾﮏ زن ﻣﻌﻠول‬ ‫ اﻣﺎ ھﯾﭻ ﮐس‬،‫ﺑﻠﻧد ﺑرای اﻧﺗﺧﺎب ﯾﮏ ﻣﺣﺻول در ﯾﮏ ﻓروﺷﮕﺎه را دارد‬ ‫ ﮐﮫ ﺑر روی ﯾﮏ‬- ‫ ﺑﻌد از ﻣدﺗﯽ ﯾﮏ ﻓرد ﻣﻌﻠول‬.‫در راھرو وﺟود ﻧدارد‬ ‫ وارد راھرو‬- ‫ﺻﻧدﻟﯽ ﭼرﺧدار ﻧﺷﺳﺗﮫ و ﯾﮏ ﺑﯾﻧﯽ دﻟﻘﮏ را ﻣﯽ ﭘوﺷد‬ ‫ و ﻣﺣﺻول را ﺑﮫ زن ﻣﯽ‬- ‫ او ﻣﻌﻠول ﻧﯾﺳت‬- ‫ ﻣرد اﯾﺳﺗﺎده اﺳت‬.‫ﻣﯽ ﺷود‬ ‫ اﯾن‬،‫ ﻣرد روی ﺻﻧدﻟﯽ ﭼرﺧدار ﻧﺷﺳﺗﮫ و ﺑﮫ ﺳﻣت ﭘﺳر ﻣﯽ رود‬.‫دھد‬ ‫ ﭘدر‬. - ‫ ﯾﮏ ﻣﻌﻠول واﻗﻌﯽ‬- ‫ﭘﺳر روی ﯾﮏ ﺻﻧدﻟﯽ ﭼرﺧدار ﻧﺷﺳﺗﮫ اﺳت‬ ‫و ﭘﺳر ﻣﺷﻐول ﻣﺳﺎﺑﻘﮫ ﺳرﻋت ﭼرﺧش ﺻﻧدﻟﯽ ﭼرﺧدار ھﺳﺗﻧد‬.

Mahdi Yousefali was born in Qom, Iran in 1989. After studying Computer Software Engineering ( B.A), he studied film directing at Iranian Youth Cinema Society ( IYCS ) and is now studying MA in Dramatic Literature at Soore University in Iran. He has produced various short films, documentaries and advertisements. He still studies theoretical and practical in cinema.

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DESTINY Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Persian | International Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

It’s about a fish breeding worker who lost his

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন মৎসয্-পৰ্জননকারীেক িঘের েয একিট

Director Azar Faramarzi

family in an accident. one day he saw a boy playing

দু ঘর্টনায় তার পিরবারেক হারায়। একিদন পুকুেরর পােশ একিট

around his pool and that reminds him about the

বালকেক েখলেত েদেখ তার দু ঘর্টনার স্মৃিত তাজা হেয় ওেঠ এবং

incident occurred with his family. But at last, he

েস অশান্ত হেয় পেড়। চলিচ্চেতৰ্র েশেষ েদখা যায় েয, েস অনু ধাবন

realizes life must go on and he needs to live his life

কের জীবন েসৰ্াতশীল নদীর মতন এবং েবঁেচ থাকেত হেল তােক

with the memory he had with his family.

সু স্থভােবই বাঁচেত হেব। এবং তারপর েথেক েস তার পিরবােরর

Story Azar Faramarzi Script/Screenplay Azar Faramarzi

সু ন্দর স্মৃিত মেন েরেখ জীবনযাপন কের। Synopsis in Original Language ‫ داﺳﺗﺎن در ﻣورد ﯾﮑﯽ از ﮐﺎرﮔران ﭘرورش ﻣﺎھﯽ اﺳت ﮐﮫ‬،،

Editor Ehsan Namdari Producer Azar Faramarzi Cinematographer Reza Rivandi Leading Casts Dariush Ashrafi

Azar Faramarzi is an Iranian filmmaker. She has graduated in filmmaking and acting from honor university and Iranian youth cinema associated in Iran and symbiosis in India. She has played the lead role in some tv series and acted in 9 feature films, in both main and supporting roles. Azar has also worked as assistant director on some feature films and tv projects.

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DREAMS India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 10 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

A paperboy’s dream

১২ বছর বয়সী িদলীপ পড়ােশানার পাশাপািশ পিতৰ্কা িবিলর কাজ

Director Athithya Kanagarajan

Synopsis in English

Suitable Audience

Story Athithya Kanagarajan Script/Screenplay Athithya Kanagarajan

কের। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত েদখা যায়, িদলীপ স্কুেলর অনু ষ্ঠােন ভারেতর সােবক রাষ্টৰ্পিত এ.িপ.েজ. আ ু ল কালামেক আমন্তৰ্ণ করেত চায়।

Dilip, a paperboy of twelve, wants to invite Dr. A. P.

তার এই ইচ্ছাপূ রেণ লাইেবৰ্িরয়ান রঙ্গরঞ্জন সাহাযয্ কেরন।

J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India to his

একসময় আমন্তৰ্ণপতৰ্ েপঁৗছায় আ ু ল কালােমর কােছ। কী হয়

school’s Annual Day celebration. Rangarajan, the

এরপর? বািকটুকু জানা যােব এই ছিবেত।

town librarian helps Dilip in ths process. Dr. Abdul Kalam Sir accepts his invitation. What happens then, is the rest of the story.

Editor Shantharuban Producer Athithya Kanagarajan Cinematographer Jagan Leading Casts Dilip as Dilip Pradeep as Librarian

Athithya Kanagarajan is from Cuddalore, Tamilnadu, India. He is a B. Tech Information Technology graduate from Anna University, Chennai. His love for stories lead him to films and he started making short films after his college. He has made five short films so far. Currently, he is working on his first feature film.

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ENDLESS? Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Persian | No Premiere | 80 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Maryam Zahirimehr Story Maryam Zahirimehr Script/Screenplay Maryam Zahirimehr Editor Matthew Nash Producer Maryam Zahirimehr Pourya Medhati Cinematographer Vahid Biouteh Leading Casts Farkhondeh Rava Shiva Sinaee Fatemeh Bazyar Abbas Maleki

Original Title

‫ وﺣﯾد‬،‫ ﺗﮭﯾﮫ ﮐﻧﻧده و ﮐﺎرﮔردان‬،‫ﻓﯾﻠم ﻣرﯾم ظﮭﯾری ﻣﮭر در ﻣﻘﺎم ﻧوﯾﺳﻧده‬ ‫ ﻋﻠﯾرﺿﺎ ﮐرﯾم ﻧژاد در ﮐﺳوت ﺻداﺑردار‬،‫ﺑﯾوﺗﮫ در ﻣﻘﺎم ﻣدﯾر ﻓﯾﻠﻣﺑرداری‬

‫ﺑﯽ ﭘﺎﯾﺎن؟‬

‫ ﺻداﮔذار و ﻣﯾﮑس و ﻣﺳﺗر از‬٬‫ راب ﮐوﺷو در ﻣﻘﺎم ﺗدوﯾﻧﮕر‬٬‫و ﻣﺗﯾو ﻧش‬ Synopsis in English

‫ﻟوﮔﺎن راﻣﺟو و اﻟﯾﺳﺎ ﺑﺎزﯾﻠوﯾﭻ و ﻣوﺳﯾﻘﯽ ﻣﺗن از ﺑﮭﺎر روﯾﺎﯾﯽ اﺷﺎره‬

Around the world and almost in every kinds of

‫ﮐرد‬.

nation, women are being tortured for various reasons. Forced marriage and dowry system is one

Bengali Synopsis

of those many reasons which gives birth to post-

সারািবেশব্ পৰ্ায় পৰ্িতটা সমােজ নারীরা িবিভন্ন কারেণ িনযর্ািতত

marriage violence. This film brings up the stories of

হেচ্ছ। েজারপূ বর্ক িববাহ এবং েযৗতুকপৰ্থা, এইসব বহু

women who are being brutally punished, and even

কারণগ‌ুেলার অন্তভুর্ক্ত যার কারেণ নারীরা তােদর িববাহ-পরবতর্ী

beaten to death by husbands and in-laws. Some

জীবেন অতয্াচােরর সম্মু খীন হেচ্ছ। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ উেঠ আেস েসসব

women even commit suicide to escape from the

নারীর গল্প, যারা তােদর সব্ামী ও শব্শ‌ুরবািড়র েলাকজনেদর দব্ারা

endless torture. All these are happening because

িনযর্ািতত হেচ্ছ। এই িনযর্াতন অেনকসময় তােদর মৃ তুয্র মুেখ েঠেল

of girls getting forcefully married off with the dowry

িদেচ্ছ। অেনেকই েবেছ িনেচ্ছ আত্মহতয্ার পথ। এ সকলই হেচ্ছ

system as a curse hanging over their heads.

কারণ েমেয়েদর কম বয়েস েযৗতুেকর েবাঝা মাথায় িনেয় িবেয়র িপঁিড়েত বসেত হেচ্ছ।

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ و‬٬‫ ارش ﺑﺎﻟش زر‬٬‫ ﻓﺎطﻣﮫ ﺑﺎزﯾﺎر‬٬‫ازدواج اﺟﺑﺎری ﮐودﮐﺎن ﻓرﺧﻧده روا‬ ‫ ارﺷﯾﺎ ﺑرزﯾن از‬٬‫ ﻋﺑﺎس ﻣﻠﮑﯽ‬٬‫ﺑﺎزﯾﮕران ﺧردﺳﺎل ﺷﯾوا ﺳﯾﻧﺎﯾﯽ‬ ‫ ﻓﯾﻠم ﺑﯽ ﭘﺎﯾﺎن ﻣراﺣل ﭘﯾش ﺗوﻟﯾد و ﺗوﻟﯾد را در ﺷﮭر‬.‫ﺑﺎزﯾﮕران ﻓﯾﻠم ھﺳﺗﻧد‬ ‫ ﺑﮫ ﭘﺎﯾﺎن رﺳﺎﻧد و ﻣراﺣل‬۹۶ ‫ﯾﺎﺳوج و روﺳﺗﺎی ﮐرﯾﮏ در ﺗﺎﺑﺳﺗﺎن‬

Logline A grief-stricken, reclusive, woman and a young newcomer, become intertwined by the pain of the woman’s past and the trauma that lingers.

‫ ﻋواﻣل اﺻﻠﯽ‬.‫ ﺻداﮔذاری و ﻣوزﯾﮏ ﻣﺗن در اﻣرﯾﮑﺎ اﻧﺟﺎم ﺷد‬٬‫ﺗدوﯾن‬

Maryam Zahirimehr is a native of Iran and was educated in the USA. She received her Master’s in Photography and Integrated Media from Lesley University, USA. Her short film “Like Pain Like Cigarette” was screened at Cannes short film corner 2017 and got nominated for the best New England film festival(MASSIFF) in USA-2017. “Endless?” is her first feature as a writer-directorproducer which won the best international feature award at RIFFA 2018 also and best experimental director from New York.

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FIND ME, MOTHER India | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 4:11 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

Maa Tuki

২৫ বছর বয়সী একজন নারী হাসপাতােল তার মােয়র েসবা-যত্ন

Director Suchana Saha

Tagline

অবািঞ্ছত পিরবতর্েনর মুেখামুিখ হয়। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্পিটেত তারা

An ongoing journey

উভয়ই দু ইভােব উপিস্থত হেয় গেল্পর শতর্াবলীেক পিরবতর্ন কের

Suitable Audience

Story Suchana Saha Script/Screenplay Suchana Saha Hemanth Saju Editor Hemanth Saju

কের। তারা একিট নস্টালিজক স্মৃিতর মেধয্ গিহর্ত। তারা একিট

েদয়। Synopsis in English A 25-year-old takes care of her mother in a

Logline

hospital. They delve into nostalgic memory. There

A sick mother reminisces her past as her daughter

is an encounter with an undesirable change. How

takes care of her in hospital.

the two comes to terms with the change is the story all about.

Producer Debamitra Mitra Cinematographer Suchana Saha Voice Casts Shireen Ghosh Samapti Saha Suchana Saha

Suchana Saha is currently pursuing her post-graduate diploma in Animation Cinema from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute. She did her Bachelor’s in Animation from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. She has interned at Eeksaurus in 2014 and Animagic India in 2015. She was born and brought up in Kolkata, the cultural capital of India.

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FLYING FISHES Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Kurdish and Persian | International Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Parvaz Mahiha

গৰ্ােমর স্কুেল নতুন েযাগদান করা িশক্ষক লক্ষয্ করেলন েয ক্লােসর

Tagline

সােথ িতিন এটাও লক্ষয্ করন েয, েমেয়িটর হােত িসগােরেটর

Director Moammad Towrivarian Story Ako Zandkarim Script/Screenplay Ako Zandkarim Editor Soran Fahim Producer Moammad Towrivarian

একিট েমেয়িট অনয্ কােরা সােথ েকােনা কথা বেল না এবং েসই Child abuse and oppression to women.

েপাড়া দাগ। এসব লক্ষণ িশক্ষকেক েমেয়িটর সম্পেকর্ ভাবােত বাধয্ করল।

Synopsis in English In the village school, a new teacher was appointed.

So, on his first day, he comes to the class and tries to break the ice with the students. While breaking the ice with the students, he notices that one of his student who is also the only girl in class does not talk much. And he also notices a cigarette burn in her hand. He becomes a bit worried about this issue.

Cinematographer Yahya zahdipue Leading Casts Korosh Shahuna Shima Molaei Fardin Ghadri Mohammad Towrivarian was born in Sanandaj city in the West of Iran in 1992. He grew up in Sanandaj.

After turning 18, he moved to Tehran, the capital of Iran and then in he started cinema activities. He gained a diploma from high school. Towrivarian is from a small family and he is the youngest child. He likes social movies.

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FOOTSTEPS Iceland | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Icelandic | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

fótbolta, en sú hugmynd heillar gamla manninn

All Age Group

Fótspor

lítið. Afinn samþykkir loks að spila við barnabarn sitt

Director Hannes Thor Arason

Tagline

fljótlega í ljós enda er gamli maðurinn ekki eins frár

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we

á fæti og sá ungi. Keppnisskapið kviknar í Afa sem

grow old because we stop playing.

neitar að láta aldurinn stoppa sig og byrjar að

Story Hannes Thor Arason Script/Screenplay Hannes Thor Arason Editor Hannes Thor Arason Producer Hannes Thor Arason Arnar Benjamin Kristjansson Cinematographer Gunnar Audunn Johannsson Leading Casts Elias Oli Hilmarsson Sigurdur Skulason

en þegar á völlinn er komið, kemur aldursmunurinn

undirbúa sig fyrir næstu viðureign þeirra.

Synopsis in English An elderly man goes about his daily routine until

Bengali Synopsis

his grandson shows up and is eager to play football

এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র শ‌ুরুেতই েদখা যায় একজন বৃ দ্ধ মানু ষেক। েয তার

with him. Their mismatch on the football pitch is

ৈদনিন্দন কাজকমর্ চািলেয় েযেত থােক িনজ গিতেত। িকন্তু তার

quickly apparent, with the youngster running rings

নািত এেস তােক ফুটবল েখলার জেনয্ েজারাজু ির করেল েস আর

around his senior. The old man with a bruised ego

মানা করেত পাের না। তেব েখলার ময়দােন পৰ্ােণাচ্ছল নািতর

and full of reminiscence of his youth begins to

পােশ তার মন্থর গিত সকেলরই দৃ িষ্টেগাচর হয়। ময়দােন তােদর

prepare for their next encounter.

অসম গিতর মােঝই বৃ েদ্ধর মেন পেড় তার েযৗবেনর কথা এবং েস িদব্গ‌ুণ িক্ষপৰ্তার সােথ পরবতর্ী আকৰ্মেণর পৰ্স্তুিত েনয়।

Synopsis in Original Language Rútína vanafasts og heimakærs eldri manns er brotin upp þegar barnabarn hans kemur í heimsókn með stuttum fyrirvara. Fljótlega byrjar stráknum að leiðast, enda hefur heimili Afa lítið fram á að færa fyrir ungan og orkumikinn dreng.

Hann skorar því á Afa sinn að koma með sér út í

Hannes Thor Arason is a native of Iceland. In 2017, Hannes was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards for his music video of the song Neon Experience by the artist Júníus Meyvant. His second short film titled “Footsteps” premiered at the Giffoni Film Festival in July 2017. The film has screened at multiple festivals around the world, including TIFF Kids and Mumbai Film Festival.

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GOAT Turkey | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Kurdish, Turkish | Bangladesh Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Bizin

েকান ভাষায় আমরা এেক অপরেক বু ঝেত পাির না? েহিভদার

Tagline

িশক্ষাজীবন শ‌ুরু কের। যিদও তার মাতৃ ভাষা কুিদর্ তবু ও তােক অনয্

Director Boğaçhan Ahmet İlyas Uzun Story Boğaçhan Ahmet İlyas Uzun Script/Screenplay Boğaçhan Ahmet İlyas Uzun Editor Boğaçhan Ahmet İlyas Uzun Cinematographer Yagiz Yesilkaya

নােমর সাত বছেরর একিট েমেয় পৰ্াথিমক িবদয্ালেয় তার In which language can we not understand each

ভাষায় িশক্ষা গৰ্হণ করেত বাধয্ করা হয়। চলিচ্চেতৰ্র এক পযর্ােয়

other?

েহিভদার তার বািড়র কাজ েশষ কের েযখােন েস ‘ছাগল’ শ িট িবিভন্ন ভাষায় েলেখ।

Synopsis in English In which language can we not understand each other? A seven-year-old girl Hevidar starts primary school. Although her mother tongue is Kurdish, she is subjected to compulsory education in a different language. Hevidar has homework to do.

She completes her homework where she writes “goat” many times in different language.

Leading Casts Melek Ak

Boğaçhan Ahmet İlyas Uzun is a first-time filmmaker and a film student at İstanbul Bilgi University with a full scholarship. Boğaç has been trying to make video arts and short films to understand how senses, languages, and borders dominate human’s feelings and trying to find out the visual counterpart of concepts.

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GOLDFISH Greece | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | Greek | Bangladesh Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

θα πάρει για δώρο γενεθλίων ένα ψαράκι. Ο

All Age Group

Χρυσόψαρο

συντηρητικός μπαμπάς του όμως απογοητεύεται

Director Yorgos Angelopoulos Story Yorgos Angelopoulos Script/Screenplay Yorgos Angelopoulos Editor Giorgos Georgopoulos Producer Ioanna Soultani Cinematographer Yannis Drakoularakos Leading Casts Michael Ikonomou Lyssandros Kouroumbalis Eva Angelopoulou

με την επιλογή του γιού του. Αυτό, γιατί ο Στρατής Tagline

αγοράζει ένα φανταχτερό χρυσόψαρο αντί για

Like a goldfish out of water.

έναν μονομάχο, που είναι πιο αγορίστικη επιλογή. Ενώ μπαμπάς και γιος επιστρέφουν σπίτι, ο

Synopsis in English

Στρατής αποκαλύπτει ότι το χρυσόψαρο του είναι

Stratis, a young boy, is excited to get a new pet fish,

γκέι κι αυτό φτάνει τον πατέρα του στα όρια.

in celebration of his birthday. His father, a rough conservative guy, takes him to the pet store but

Bengali Synopsis

ends up getting disappointed in his son’s choice.

েছাট্ট বালক স্টৰ্য্ািটস তার জন্মিদন উপলেক্ষ একিট নতুন মাছ

Stratis decides to adopt a chubby flamboyant

উপহার পাওয়া িনেয় ভীষণ উচ্ছব্িসত। স্টৰ্য্ািটেসর বাবা, েয িকনা

goldfish instead of the more “boyish” option of a

ভীষণ রুক্ষ েমজাজী এবং রক্ষণশীল আদেশর্ িবশব্াসী েস স্টৰ্য্ািটসেক

gladiator fish. During their return home, the boy

িনেয় েপাষাপৰ্াণী িকনেত পাওয়া যায় এমন েদাকােন িনেয়। বাবা

declares that his new goldfish is gay. His father

যখন েদখেলন েয গ্লয্ািডেয়টর মােছর বদেল েগালািপ রেঙর

cannot tolerate any of this anymore.

েগাল্ডিফশ পছন্দ কেরেছ স্টৰ্য্ািটস, তখন েস েবশ অসন্তুষ্ট হেলা। িকন্তু তার ৈধেযর্র বাঁধ েভেঙ্গ েগেলা যখন বািড় েফরার পেথ

Synopsis in Original Language

স্টৰ্য্ািটস েঘাষণা িদেলা েয মাছটা সমকামী।

Ο εφτάχρονος Στρατής είναι ενθουσιασμένος γιατί

Yorgos Angelopoulos was born in Athens in 1986. He studied Filmmaking in Thessaloniki Fine Arts University (AUTH), majoring in Directing. He was awarded a fellowship for a Master’s Degree in Screenwriting, on the University of The Arts in London. Yorgos is currently working for the Greek Film Centre and is engaged in film education. His debut film, “Goldfish”, has won 11 awards. The film he co-wrote, ‘Patision Avenue’, premiered in Venice Film Festival and won 2 awards in Clermont-Ferrand Festival.

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GOOD NIGHT Japan | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy | Japanese | South Asian Premiere | 6:22 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Original Language

All Age Group

For these twin boys, a little sibling rivalry is an

双⼦の⼦供たちの毎⽇の⼩さなケンカ。どんなに⼩さなケンカで

Director Makiko Nanke Story Makiko Nanke Script/Screenplay Makiko Nanke Editor Yukihiro Ishikawa Producer Irina Inoue

everyday occurrence. And no matter how minor

も、⼦供たちにとっては⼤事件！きっと彼らの⼼の中は毎⽇アクシ

the infraction, as far as they’re concerned, each

ョン映画のようにスリリングで、いつも全⼒で戦っているんだと思いま

quibble is like an act of war. It’s easy to imagine

す。そんな⼦供たちの成⻑を⾒守るようなお話です

that for them, every single day is as thrilling as an action movie, playing out in their heads. They’re

Bengali Synopsis

fighting with all they’ve got and even in dreams,

এই দু ই জমজ ভাইেয়র মােঝ পৰ্ায় েরাজই িকছু না িকছু িনেয় দব্ন্দব্

the battle rages on. The story peeks in on these

হেবই। আর ঘটনা যতই ক্ষুদৰ্ েহাক না েকেনা, তােদর কােছ েযেনা

two boys, and we have a chance to look on as they

েসটা যু েদ্ধর ময়দান-সম! এটা েভেব েনয়াই বরং সহজ, েয এই দু ই

grow.

ভাইেয়র জীবন েযন েকােনা একশন িসেনমার পটভূ িম। দু ’ভাই তােদর সমস্ত েখলনা িনেয় মারামাির কের আর েসই মারামাির েযন তােদর ঘু েমর মােঝও চলেত থােক। আর এভােবই এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্প এেগােত থােক।

Cinematographer Makiko Nanke Sound Director Chiaki Kato

Makiko Nanke is an animation artist in Tokyo, Japan. She created many beautiful animations for children via NHK Educational Channel in Japan for a long time. She is a graduate of the Musashino Art University, Department of fine arts and worked the digital animation studio Polygon Pictures from 2001 to 2016. She is active as a freelancer since 2016. Makiko has experience with all of the different facets of animation and design as well.

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GREED Morocco | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy, Drama | English | International Premiere | 2:20 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Marwan Chiguer Story Ayoub Chetrioui Script/Screenplay Marwan Chiguer Editor Marwan Chiguer Producer Marwan Chiguer

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

The film about a hunter who hunts birds. But

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন িশকারীেক িনেয় িযিন েলােভর বশবতর্ী হেয়

unlike other hunters, he hunts birds out of

পািখ িশকার করেতা এবং পািখর ডানার পালক িদেয় ‘েসানালী

extreme greed. Which makes him drown in the

পালক’ বানােতা যা তােক সারাজীবেনর জনয্ লু িকেয় রাখেতা। িকন্তু

golden feather of the bird and he loses his human

যখিন পালকিট েসই পািখর কােছ েফরত েদওয়া হয়, তখিন সকল

sense forever. But after a while, the feather returns

জীবন সব্াভািবক অবস্থায় েফরত আেস।

to the bird and life returns to normal.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ اﻷﻣر‬،‫اﻟطﻣﻊ ﻓﯾﻠم ﺗدور أﺣداﺛﮫ ﺣول ﺻﯾﺎد ﯾﺻطﺎد اﻟطﯾور ﺑطﻣﻊ وﺟﺷﻊ‬ ‫ ﻓﺗﻌود‬،‫اﻟذي ﺟﻌل ﻣن اﻟرﯾﺷﺔ اﻟذھﺑﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟطﯾر اﻟذي ﯾﻼﺣﻘﮫ ﺗﺧﻔﯾﮫ ﻧﮭﺎﺋﯾﺎ‬ ‫اﻟرﯾﺷﺔ إﻟﻰ اﻟطﯾر ﻓﺗﻌود اﻟﺣﯾﺎة اﻟﺳﻠﯾﻣﺔ واﻟطﺑﯾﻌﯾﺔ إﻟﻰ ال‬

Cinematographer Marwan Chiguer

Marwan Chiguer is an aspiring Arab director and a filmmaker from Morocco. He was born in 1995.

Marwan has produced films and participated in many local and international festivals. He has received several awards, as well as certificates of appreciation.

He wishes to be a successful filmmaker in the future.

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GUDIYAA India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 9:25 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Mainuddin Jamadar Story Mainuddin Jamadar Script/Screenplay Mainuddin Jamadar Editor Asim Inamdar Producer Anarkali Jamadar Azad Tamboli Cinematographer Amey Khade

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

Every girl is our responsibility.

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট গ‌ুিড়য়া নােমর িকেশারীেক িনেয় শ‌ুরু হয়। গ‌ুিড়য়া, সু হাস এবং সু ধার েমেয়। তারা িতনজেন িমেল েবশ সু েখ শািন্তেত

Synopsis in English

বসবাস করিছেলা, িকন্তু হঠাৎ কের িকছু অনাকািঙ্ক্ষত ঘটনা ঘেট

This story is about teenage girl Gudiya, daughter

এবং গ‌ুিড়য়া মারা যায়। িকভােব তােদর সু েখর িদনগ‌ুেলা আেস্ত

of Suhas and Sudha. Suhas and Sudha live

আেস্ত দু ঃসব্েপ্ন পিরণত হেত থােক এবং গ‌ুিড়য়ার মা-বাবা িকভােব

happily with Gudiya but some unaccepted

েশােক কাতর হেয় পেড়ন তা ধীের ধীের েদখােনা হেব এই

things happened with Gudiya and she died.

ছিবেত। আদালত েথেক গ‌ুিড়য়ার মৃ তুয্র িপেছ দায়ী আসামীেক

How happiness converted to sadness and how

মৃ তুয্দণ্ড েদয়া হয়। িকন্তু ঘটনা পাল্টােত শ‌ুরু কের, যখন সু হাস

mother and father will react after daughter death

আসামীর কনয্ােক দত্তক েনয়। সু হাস আর সু ধা েমেয়িটেক িনেজর

is revealed slowly. The court gave a verdict that

েমেয়র মেতাই মানু ষ করেত থােক। এখন লািলয়াই সু হাস ও সু ধার

the culprit should be hanged till death. But here

নতুন গ‌ুিড়য়া।

the story turns, Suhas adopts one girl and she is the daughter of the culprit. Suhas and Sudha accept her as Gudiya because every girl is our responsibility. Gudiya is not alive but Laliya is now Gudiya for Suhas and Sudha.

Leading Casts Aarti Tarade Kalpesh Vanarse Arya Ghare

Mainuddin Jamadar is from Mhaswad, Satara Maharashtra, India. He completed his graduation in Pharmaceuticals. Currently, he is working as a lyricist and screenwriter. His film is about a teenage girl, Gudiya, daughter of Suhas and Sudha. He is a director and also, a writer. Mainuddin is very passionate about making films.

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HEARTH Kazakhstan | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | Otau | International Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Zhadigerov Alisher Story Zhadigerov Alisher Script/Screenplay Zhadigerov Alisher Editor Zhadigerov Alisher Producer Zhadigerov Alisher Cinematographer Abdrakhman Dias Leading Casts Zhadigerov Alisher

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

Otau

Бала балғын шақ, қыр гүлын жинап, асыр сап

Tagline

өмірі қамсыз әрі ғажап емес. Олар адал маңдай

Money for them is not the main

тердің бағасын, өмірдің қиындығын түсінетін

ойнап өткізетін уақыт. Бұл ауыл балдараның

әлде қашан түсініп, қилы өмірдің толқынына Synopsis in English

кеме мініп, жүзіп кеткелі қашан. Бірақ бұл

Childhood is when the yellow color is bright yellow,

кейіпкерлер адалдық пен адамгершіліктің ара

trees are living giants, and before the moon, you

жігін кей ересектерден жақсырақ түсінеді.

can touch your hand when there is an invisible boy among friends, and under the bed obviously,

Bengali Synopsis

someone lives. It would seem those village children

ৈশশেব সবার মন একদম কলু ষতামুক্ত থােক। তখন হলু দ রঙটা

live a carefree life. But the story of these guys is

সবেচ উজ্জব্ল হলু দ হেয় েচােখ ধরা েদয়, বৃ হদাকার গােছরা েযন

unusual. They already understand some things

জীবন্ত-দানব! অথবা িবছানার িনেচ অবশয্ই েকােনা ভূ েতর বাসা

than adults today. The hearts of their children are

থােক; পা নামােলই খপ কের টান েদেব! বাচ্চােদর জীবন এমন

far from bad deeds.

সু ন্দর ভাবনাহীন হেব, এমনটাই সবাই ধের েনয়। িকন্তু এখােন এই িকেশার-িকেশারীেদর ঘটনা অনয্রকম। তারা এই অল্পবয়েসই জীবেনর কুৎিসত িদকগ‌ুেলা েদেখ েফেলেছ তােদর িকছু কােজর জনয্।

Zhadigerov Alisher was born in 1995 in the Republic of Kazakhstan. He started going to school since 2000.

During 2005, he fell from a tree and became disabled.

He studied computer science during his college years.

Now, he is studying in the second year in Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. K. Zhurgenov.

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HEIDI Switzerland | 2015 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Swiss German | International Premiere | 105 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Heidi, a five-year-old orphan, spends the

Director Alain Gsponer

happiest days of her childhood with her reclusive

পাঁচ বছর বয়সী অনাথ েহইিদ তার ৈশশেবর সবেচেয় আনেন্দর মুহূতর্গ‌ুেলা তার অসামািজক দাদার সােথ সু ইস পাহােড়র উপর একিট সাধারণ কােঠর ঘের কাটায়। েহইিদ ভাবনাহীন সব্ভােবর েমেয় েয সু ইচ পাহােড়র েখালােমলা পিরেবশ ভােলাবাসেতা। েস তার বন্ধুর সােথ ছাগলগ‌ুেলার যত্ন িনত। তেব, তার ভাবনাহীন িদনগ‌ুেলার সমািপ্ত ঘেট যখন তার খালা িডিট তােক ফৰ্য্াংকফুেট িনেয় যায়।

Story Johanna Spyri (novel) Script/Screenplay Petra Biondina Volpe Editor Mike Schaerer

grandfather in a simple wooden hut in the Swiss mountains. She has a carefree nature; enjoys the open space in the Swiss mountains and loves her freedom. Together with her friend, she tends the goats. However, her carefree days come to a halt, when she is taken by her Aunt Dete to Frankfurt.

Logline Freedom, friendship, love and dream - all in one.

Producer Jakob Claussen Lukas Hobi Ulrike Putz Reto Schärli Jens Oberwetter Cinematographer Matthias Fleischer Leading Casts Bruno Ganz Anuk Steffen Katharina Schüttler Quirin Agrippi Isabelle Ottmann Anna Schinz Rebecca Indermaur

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Alain Gsponer is a Swiss-German film director, screenwriter and consultant of drama genre. He grew up in Schinznach-Bad, Switzerland. He studied at the Academy of Film in Ludwigsburg, Germany from 1997 to 2002, graduating with his first feature movie Kiki and Tiger (2003). Before he began his studies, he had worked as a radio journalist.

HIDDENBOY Spain | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Sci-Fi | English | South Asian Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Juna is a city dweller who went on a vacation with

Director Pol Rodríguez

her father at Tagamanent’s mountain. There she

চলিচ্চেতৰ্র শ‌ুরুেতই েদখা যায় জুনা নােমর এক তরুণীেক েয তার বাবার সােথ অবকাশ যাপেন টয্াগামােনন্ট পাহােড় এেসেছ। এসমেয় তার পিরচয় হয় েবশ অদ্ভুত বালেকর সােথ। বালেকর রহসয্ময় বয্বহাের জুনা তার পৰ্িত আকৃষ্ট হয় এবং তােদর মেধয্ বন্ধুতব্ গেড় ওেঠ। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ পিরচালক জুনা এবং পাহােড় লু িকেয় থাকা অদ্ভুত বালেকর অভাবনীয় বন্ধুেতব্র গল্প তুেল ধেরেছ।

Story Dani Campmany Xavi Galbis Pol Rodríguez

finds a very strange boy with whom she shared a very strange connection. The boy behaved very mysteriously which amuses Juna the most. The film explains the impossible friendship between Juna and the special child hiding on Tagamanent’s mountain.

Script/Screenplay Dani Campmany Xavi Galbis Pol Rodríguez Editor Jose Luis Romeu Producer Mireia Martínez Cinematographer Takuro Takeuchi Leading Casts Aina Planas Andy Turner Berta Errando Jorge Yamam Ferran Lahoz

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Pol Rodríguez is an aspiring filmmaker from Barcelona, Spain. His passion for cinema dragged him to his career in cinematography when he was only 18. In the early years of his career, he worked in art, production, and photography, switching later on to directing. Pol has worked on numerous commercials and participated in 35 feature films. Many of which have received various awards in international film festivals.

HUNT Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Persian | South Asian Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

All Age Group

‫ﺷﮑﺎر‬

Director Ali Sadeghian Story Ali Sadeghian Script/Screenplay Ali Sadeghian Editor Mosayeb Hanaie Producer Ali Sadeghian Cinematographer Ehsan Dadras

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ ﭘﺎرﺳﺎ ﻧﺣوه ﺗﯾراﻧدازی را‬.‫ﭘدر ﭘﺎرﺳﺎ ﺑﮫ او اﻣوزش ﺗﯾراﻧدازی ﻣﯽ دھد‬ ‫ ﭘﺎرﺳﺎ ﺷروع ﺑﮫ‬.‫ﯾﺎد ﻣﯽ ﮔﯾرد وﻟﯽ ﻧﺣوه اﺳﺗﻔﺎده از ﺗﻔﻧﮓ را ﻧﻣﯽ آﻣوزد‬

Synopsis in English

‫ ﮐﺑوﺗر دوﺳﺗش‬.‫ او ﮔرﺑﮫ دوﺳﺗش را ﺑﺎ ﺗﻔﻧﮓ ﻣﯽ زﻧد‬.‫اﻧﺗﻘﺎم ﮔﯾری ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد‬

With shooting education and not informing Parsa of its potential dangers, Parsa’s father makes Parsa

.‫را ﻣﯽ زﻧد و در ﻧﮭﺎﯾت دوﺳﺗش را ﻧﯾز از ﭘﺎ در آورده و او را ﻣﯽ ﮐﺷد‬ ‫ﻋدم آﻣوزش درﺳت ﺑﮫ ﮐودﮐﺎن ﻣﯽ ﺗواﻧد زﻣﯾﻧﮫ ﺳﺎز اﺗﻔﺎﻗﺎت ﺗراژﯾﮏ‬

a person who wants to destroy everybody and

‫ﺷود‬

everything that cannot be beaten by him. He wins his friend in a game and when he thinks that his

Bengali Synopsis

friend’s cat has eaten his pigeon, he kills his friend’s

সম্ভাবয্ ক্ষিত সম্পেকর্ পারসােক অবিহত না কেরই পারসার বাবা তােক িনেক্ষপণ িবদয্ার সাহােযয্ এমন একজন মানু ষ হওয়ার দীক্ষা িদেয়িছেলন েয সবাইেক ধব্ংস করেত চাইত এবং একই সােথ ধব্ংস করেত চাইত সবিকছু যা তার দব্ারা সম্ভব হয়িন। পারসা তার বন্ধুর সােথ েখলায় িজেত যায় এবং যখন েস বু ঝেত পারেলা তার বন্ধুর িবড়াল তার পায়রা েখেয় েফেলেছ তখন েস তার বন্ধুর িবড়ালেক েমের েফলেলা এবং তখন তার বন্ধু পারসার আেরকিট পায়রা েমের েফলেলা এবং তারপর তারা এেক অপেরর সােথ মারামাির িলপ্ত হেলা। একসমেয় যখন পারসা বু ঝেত পারেলা েস তার বন্ধুেক হারােত পারেব না তখন েস তার বাবার বন্দুক িদেয় তার বন্ধু হাসানেক গ‌ুিল করেলা।

cat and then his friend kills Parsa’s other pigeon and then they fight with each other. After he realizes that he is not able to beat his friend and is defeated from him, he shoots to his friend, Hassan, with his father’s gun.

Ali Sadeghian was born on February 17, 1993. He has a master’s degree in TV producer and a Bachelor’s degree in directing from Iran Broadcasting University in Tehran. He directed short fiction, documentary, and animation. He has worked as assistant director in many films. He wrote a screenplay for short films and long films. He has also posed as a producer in two films.

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IMAGINAFRIEND France | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy | French | Bangladesh Premiere | 5:36 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

All Age Group

Amimaginaire

Suite à un tour de magie, un garçon de 5 ans fait la

Director Robin Barriere

Tagline

vont voyager au-delà de la réalité... Un court-

When a child meets his own imagination.

métrage pour tous publics qui évoque avec

Story/Script/Screenplay Robin Barriere Editor Robin Barriere Producer Robin Barriere Cinematographer Arnaud Schulz Nicolas Sahaguian Leading Casts Quentin Denis Magnier Prune Trojanski Sound Engineer Charlotte COMTE Cyril LEGRAIN Animation/Graphics Mess BESSAD Olivier GAIMARD Benoit NIETO Maxime REY-CAMET Background Music Olivier CUSSAC Loic LAPORTE

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connaissance d’un ami imaginaire. Ensemble, ils

douceur et humour la découverte de l’autre, en Synopsis in English

mélangeant images réelles et dessin animé. Une

By performing a magic trick, a 5-year-old kid

rêverie en couleurs qui représente l’imaginaire de

meets an imaginary friend. Together, they travel

l’enfance.

far beyond reality. This is a short film which will entertain everyone. This film will also evoke with

Bengali Synopsis

sweetness and humor the discovery of others,

জাদু র েকৗশল েদখােত িগেয় ৫ বছর বয়সী এক িশশ‌ু তার কাল্পিনক বন্ধুর েদখা েপেয় যায়। একসােথ তারা বাস্তবতা েথেকও আরও অেনক দূ ের ভৰ্মণ কের। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট সব বয়সী মানু েষর জনয্ উপযু ক্ত। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট দশর্কেক অনু ভব করােব েসই সু ন্দর অনু ভূিত যা আমরা নতুন মানু ষেক জানার মাধয্েম অনু ভব কের থািক। এিট একিট বাস্তবিচতৰ্ এবং িদব্মািতৰ্ক অয্ািনেমশেনর সংিমশৰ্ণ। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ ফুেট উেঠেছ েছাটেবলার মেনামুগ্ধতা এবং রিঙন ভাবােবশ।

mixing real footage and 2D animation. A colorful reverie about the charming world of childhood.

Robin Barriere has been working “always” in the audiovisual industry.

Multi-instrumentalist (he is screenwriter and editor of all his films), he has worked so to speak in all possible fields - advertisements, news, documentaries, series, performances, fictions etc. But his hobby is directing short films for children, whose heroes are themselves children. Since 2000, he has written and directed a dozen short films, some for children and others for the older audience, many of which have been awarded.

INVISIBLE SUE Germany | 2018 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Sci-Fi | German | South Asian Premiere | 93 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Markus Dietrich Story Markus Dietrich Script/Screenplay Markus Dietrich Editor Sebastian Thümler Producer Marcel Lenz, Guido Schwab Cinematographer Ralf Noack Leading Casts Ruby M. Lichtenberg Lui Eckardt Anna Shirin Habedank Victoria Mayer Luc Schiltz Patrick Hastert Tatja Seibt

Tagline

altklugen KI (Künstliche Intelligenz) Alfred muss sie

Being different is your strength.

mithilfe ihrer neuen Superhelden-Kraft jede Menge gefährliche Abenteuer bestehen, um ihre Mutter

Synopsis in English

aus den Klauen dunkler Mächte zu befreien, und

The unassuming 12-year-old Sue has physical

sich schließlich aus eigener Kraft als Super-Heldin

contact with a secret serum her mother has

beweisen.

developed for the good of humankind and suddenly she is able to make herself invisible.

Bengali Synopsis

Teaming up with her two dissimilar sidekicks, App

১২ বছেরর িবনয়ী ‘সু ’ এর সােথ একিট েগাপন িসরােমর আধয্ািত্মক সম্পকর্ রেয়েছ েযিট তার মা মানবজািতর মঙ্গেলর জনয্ ৈতরী কের িগেয়েছন। একিদন হঠাৎ সু ঐ িসরােমর সাহােযয্ িনেজেক অদৃ শয্ করেত সক্ষম হয়। তার অদৃ শয্ দু ইজন সহেযাগী ‘এপ’ ও ‘টিব’ এবং েসই সােথ কৃিতৰ্ম বু িদ্ধমত্তা সম্পন্ন এ.আই. (আিটর্িফিশয়াল ইেন্টিলেজন্স) আলেফৰ্ড এর সােথ দল গঠন কের। সু েক অেনক িবপদজনক এবং েরামাঞ্চকর অিভজ্ঞতার মধয্ িদেয় েযেত হয় তার সু পারিহেরা শিক্তর সােথ, যােত েস তার মােক কােলা শিক্তর হাত েথেক রক্ষা করেত পাের। অবেশেষ েস িনেজেক তার িনেজর শিক্তর মাধয্েম ‘সু পারিহেরা’ পৰ্মাণ কের।

and Tobi, as well as the precocious A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) Alfred, Sue has to undergo lots of dangerous adventures with her new superhero powers so as to free her mother from the clutches of dark forces and ultimately prove herself on her own abilities as a superhero.

Synopsis in Original Language Die unscheinbare 12jährige Sue kommt mit einem geheimen Serum in Kontakt, das ihre Mutter zum Wohl der Menschheit entwickelt hat, und kann sich plötzlich unsichtbar machen. Im Team mit den zwei ungleichen Sidekicks App und Tobi sowie der

Markus Dietrich was born in 1979 in Strausberg (Germany). He has studies Media Art and Design at the Bauhaus-University in Weimar, Germany. Markus is self-employed and free author as well. He is also the director of a feature film TV and cinema. Markus is acting as a director at the Thalia theater in Halle. And he is the Board member at the association German Children Movies.

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KHILAUNA India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | HINDI | International Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Situated In the slums of India. A Muslim kid has

ভারেতর একিট বিস্তেত একিট মুসিলম িশশ‌ু িছেলা যার িপৰ্য় েখলনা হেলা একিট িহন্দু েদবতার মূ িতর্ (গেণশ) এবং েসিটেক েস তীবৰ্ভােব ভােলাবােস। ইমরান এবং তার বন্ধু গেণেশর গল্প এবং তােদর মধয্কার বন্ধুতব্পূ ণর্ সম্পকর্ই এই ছিবিটর মুল ভাবনা। খুব সহজ একিট গেল্পর মাধয্েম একিট িবশাল শিক্তশালী িচন্তাধারা পৰ্কাশ করা হেয়েছ - যা দশর্কেদর নতুন আিঙ্গেক ভাবেত েশখােব।

Director Sriramm S G Story Sriramm S G Script/Screenplay Sriramm S G

his fascination over his favorite toy - A Hindu idol (GANESHA). The story of Imran and his friend Bal Ganesh and their relationship is the soul of the film. A long strong thought put in a simple story but I feel the impact leaves us thinking.

Editor Saket Jha Producer Ronnit Girdhar Cinematographer Yuvraj Batra Leading Casts Jhanav Gurnani Shilpa Iyer Vinod suryavanshi Aryan

Sriramm S G has graduated from SRM University, Chennai, as a mechanical engineer. He has also graduated BSc in Film technology and Diploma specialized in Direction, from WHISTLING WOODS international film school. He will be the assistant director in the upcoming Hindi film “Haathi Mere Saathi”. He’ll also be working in Tamil film “KUMKI 2” as an assistant director.

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KOMETEN Norway | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Sci-Fi | English | No Premiere | 73Min min Suitable Audience

17-18 Years

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

The Comet is a sci-fi film, which portrays the

‘দয্ কেমট’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট তরুণ গ‌ুস্তাভ ও তার বাবােক িঘের। ৮ বছর বয়সী গ‌ুস্তাভ ও তার বাবা মােঠ বেস গল্প করার সময় আচমকা একিট ধূ মেকতু তােদর খুব কাছ িদেয় যায়। এই ঘটনার পরপরই গ‌ুস্তােভর বাবা অদৃ শয্ হেয় যায়। এবং তরুণ গ‌ুস্তাভ তার বাবােক খুঁজেত থােক। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত পিরচালক তার মুিন্সয়ানার মাধয্েম বাবা ও েছেলর সম্পকর্েক তুেল ধেরেছ।

Director Bard Rossevold

relationship between a father and son named

Story Torben Bech

passed. And from then his father went missing.

Script/Screenplay Torben Bech

Gustav. At the age of eight, one night he was sitting with his father at the field and suddenly a comet This film is the journey of Gustav and his search mission for his father.

Producer Magnus Kristiansen Gyda Velvin Myklebust Cinematographer Knut Joner Leading Casts Axel Gehrken Boyum Julian Borchgrevink Næss Trond Espen Seim Jorgen Langhelle Theresa Eggesbo Cecilie Mosli

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Norway in Bangladesh Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka

Bard Rossevold was born in Norway. He was raised and fell in love with movies on the small island of Valderoy on the west coast of Norway. He started his education with studying Media Knowledge and English Literature at Volda University College before he went on to get his degree in film and tv production at the Griffith Film School in Brisbane Australia and at Ithaca College’s Los Angeles Campus.

KRENK Italy | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Italian | South Asian Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Tommaso Santi Story Tommaso Santi Script/Screenplay Tommaso Santi Editor Leone Santi Producer Tommaso Santi Cinematographer Duccio Burberti Leading Casts Alvia Reale Elio Guan Alessandro Mari

Tagline

sia Krenk, un alieno, simile a un polpo con un solo

Krenk, so extraordinary that he frightnes you.

occhio. Gianni immagina Krenk come una creatura straordinaria, capace di tutto, anche di conquistare

Synopsis in English

il cuore della maestra, dei compagni, della sua

New students arrived in a primary school in

fidanzata. Krenk è tanto straordinario da fare

Prato, Italy. Gianni, a student of Chinese origin, is

paura.

instructed by the teacher to prepare for welcoming the new boy to help him integrate. Proud and

Bengali Synopsis

worried about this role of great responsibility,

ইতািলর ‘পৰ্ােতা’ নামক জায়গার একিট পৰ্াইমারী স্কুেল একজন নতুন ছাতৰ্ এেসেছ। িজয়ানী েসই স্কুেলরই চীনা বংেশাদ্ভূত একজন দািয়তব্বান ছাতৰ্। স্কুেল নতুন আসা ছাতৰ্েক সব্াগতম জানােনার দািয়তব্ তােক েদয়া হেয়েছ। এ সংকৰ্ান্ত পৰ্েয়াজনীয় সব িনেদর্শনাবলী তােক স্কুেলর িশক্ষক িদেয়েছন। িজয়ানী একই সােথ গিবর্ত এবং িচিন্তত তার এই নতুন দািয়তব্ িনেয়। িকন্তু িজয়ানী স্কুেল নতুন আসা ছাতৰ্িটেক এিলেয়ন িহেসেব কল্পনা করেত থােক, যার নাম ‘কৰ্য্াঙ্ক’। িজয়ানী ভয় েপেত থােক এবং ভাবেত থােক হয়েতা নতুন েছেলিট তার সব জায়গা দখল কের িনেব। ফুটবল িটেম তার জায়গা, বন্ধুমহেল তার অবস্থান, িশক্ষকেদর সহানু ভূিত এমনিক তার েমেয়বন্ধুর মেনও নতুন েছেলিট জায়গা কের িনেব। পরবতর্ীেত ‘কৰ্য্াঙ্ক’ নােমর েছেলিট তার দািয়তব্ েথেক হুমিকেত পিরণত হয়।

Gianni imagines that the new boy is an alien, called Krenk. Gianni is afraid that the new boy will take his place in the soccer team, in his group of friends, in the sympathy of the teacher and also in the heart of the girlfriend. I know Krenk turns from an opportunity into a threat.

Synopsis in Original Language Un nuovo alunno sta per arrivare in una classe di una scuola elementare di Prato, in Italia. La maestra chiede a Gianni, un bambino di origine cinese, di aiutare il nuovo compagno ad integrarsi con i compagni. Gianni è orgoglioso dell’incarico, ma sente il peso della responsabilità, tanto da avere gli incubi. Immagina che il nuovo compagno

Tommaso Santi was born in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. He is 44 years old. He works as director and screenwriter in fields of cinema, theater and television. His works are on Italian National Television and in International Film Festivals. He won the best screenplay awards at 75° Venezia Film Festival - Migrarti Section. He also won del Italian Golden Globe of The Foreign Press in Italy with the doc “Restoring the Sky”. He further won the Solina’s Prize for best Subject.

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KURDISH Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Kurdish | International Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Jalal Saedpanah Story Jalal Saedpanah Script/Screenplay Jalal Saedpanah Editor Loghman Sokhanvar Producer Jalal Saedpanah Cinematographer Sarkew Mesgari

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

Ab E Yakh

‫ ﺗﺻﻣﯾم ﻣﯽ ﮔﯾرد‬،‫وﻗﺗﯽ ﭘﯾرﻣرد ﯾﺦ ﻓروش ﻗﺎدر ﺑﮫ ﻓروش ﯾﺦ ھﺎﯾش ﻧﯾﺳت‬ ‫ﯾﺦ ھﺎی آب ﺷده اش را در راﺳﺗﺎی ﮐﻣﮏ ﺑﮫ ﭼرﺧش طﺑﯾﻌت اﺳﺗﻔﺎده‬

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‫ در ھﻣﯾن ﺣﯾن ﭘﺳرﺑﭼﮫ وارد داﺳﺗن ﻣﯽ ﺷود و ﺑﺎ ﻓداﮐﺎری ﺧود آب‬.‫ﻧﻣﺎﯾد‬

Children’s self-devotions

‫ھﺎی ذوب ﺷده را ﺑﮫ ﮔوﺳﻔﻧد ھﺎی ﺗﻧﺷﻧﮫ ﻣﯽ دھد‬.

Synopsis in English When an ice seller old man who breeds sheep,

Bengali Synopsis

hens, roosters, and dogs. He cannot sell his ice

এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্পিট একজন বয়স্ক বরফ িবেকৰ্তােক েকন্দৰ্ কের, যার কাজ েভঁড়া, েমারগ-মুরিগ এবং কুকুর লালন-পালন করা। একিদন আেশপােশ েকােনা েকৰ্তা না থাকায় িতিন তার বরফ িবিকৰ্ করেত পারিছেলন না। তাই িতিন িসদ্ধান্ত েনন, িতিন বরফ গেল যাওয়া পািন িদেয় পৰ্কৃিতর সাহাযয্ করেবন। গেল্পর এই পযর্ােয় একটা েছাট েছেল আেস এবং েস এেসই সব পশ‌ু-পািখেদর বরফ গেল যাওয়া পািন িদেয় িভিজেয় েদয়।

because of no buyers around, he decides to use the ice melted water to help the cycle of nature.

Meanwhile, a little boy enters the story and he drenches the animals with the ice melted water.

Jalal Saedpanah is an Iranian Director born in Sanandaj, Kurdistan of Iran. He is both a movie director and a producer, working 30 years as a movie maker and a member of the Iranian Cinema House. Director and producer of 9 movies and has been awarded several international films such as Children Festival of Hamedan, Isfahan Hasanat Film Festival, Sama Film Festival of Tehran.

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LALO’S HOUSE United States | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | English | South Asian Premiere | 25 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

The film has been Inspired by true events. After

Director Kelley Kali

being taken from their home in Jacmel, Haiti, two

িসেনমার গল্পিট সতয্ ঘটনা দব্ারা অনু পৰ্ািণত। দু ই তরুণ েবানেক একিট কয্াথিলক অনােথর ছদ্মেবেশ েযৗন পাচারকারীর চকৰ্ হাইিতর জয্াকেমেল তােদর িনজ বািড় েথেক তুেল িনেয় যায়। এরপর েসই চেকৰ্র হাত েথেক পািলেয় যাওয়ার জনয্ তারা েচষ্টা করেত থােক। লােলার বািড়িট ৈতির করা হেয়িছল ওইসব িনশংসতায় পৰ্িতজ্ঞাবদ্ধ িবিভন্ন িবপেদর সময় গেড় ওঠা অনাথাশৰ্মগ‌ুেলার মুেখাশ খুেল েদওয়ার জনয্, িবেশষ কের েযইগ‌ুলােত অল্পবয়সী েমেয়েদর েযৗন কৰ্ীতদাস িহসােব বয্বহার কের।

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Story Kelley Kali Script/Screenplay Kelley Kali Yasemin Yilmaz Editor Jeremy Deneau Producer Victor Pource Kelley Kali

young sisters must escape a child sex trafficking ring, disguised as Catholic orphans. Lalo’s House was made to expose the atrocities committed by various motherless baby homes in Haiti during its crisis disguised as such to participate in evil practices especially using young girls as sex slaves.

Logline Inspired by true events. After being taken from their home in Jacmel, Haiti, two young sisters must escape a child sex trafficking ring, disguised as a Catholic orphanage.

Cinematographer Xing-Mai Deng Leading Casts Garcelle Beauvais Jimmy Jean-Louis Jasmin Jean-Louis Kyra Rose Kelley Kali received her MFA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her more recent work, Lalo’s House, filmed on location in Haiti won the 2018 Student Academy Award for Best Narrative Short Fiction, Silver Tanit Award for Best Short Film at the 2018 Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia and the Programmers’ Award at the 2018 Pan African Film Festival.

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LAND WITHOUT EVIL Argentina | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Musical | English | International Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

The real paradise is inside us and lies in the

ইিতহােস েদখা িগেয়েছ মানু ষ সবসমেয় সব্য়ংসম্পু ণর্ একিট জায়গা খুঁজেছ েযখােন েস শািন্তেত বসবাস করেত পাের। এই ক্ষীণ সমেয়র চলিচ্চতৰ্িট গ‌ুয়ারািন িমথলিজ সম্পেকর্ েলখা। গ‌ুয়ারািন জনেগাষ্ঠী দিক্ষণ মধয্ দিক্ষণ আেমিরকােত, মূ লত পয্ারাগ‌ুেয় এবং আেজর্িন্টনা, বৰ্ািজল এবং বিলিভয়ােক িঘের অঞ্চলগ‌ুলােত বসবাস কের। েযখােন সব্গর্ সম্পেকর্ িভন্ন দৃ িষ্ট েপাষণ করা হয়- েকমন হেতা যিদ সব্গর্ আমােদর মেধয্ই থাকেতা এবং সবিকছু র সােথ সমান সু ের একতার সােথ বসবাস করেতা?

Director Katalin Egely

harmony and unity of everything alive. What if the

Story Katalin Egely

Synopsis in English

Script/Screenplay Katalin Egely Editor Katalin Egely Producer Katalin Egely Cinematographer Katalin Egely

real paradise is inside us?

Throughout history, people have always been searching for a perfect place where they could live with peace. This short film is based on Guaraní mythology (The Guaraní people living in the south-central part of South America, especially in Paraguay and parts of the surrounding areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia.), offers another point of view on paradise: what if the real paradise is inside us and lies in the harmony and unity of everything alive?

Katalin Egely is continuing her studies focused on animation.

But lately, her interests have included documentary filmmaking.

She finds the spontaneity and teamwork involved with creating documentaries exciting. Also, she enjoys changing the “speaking” role to the “listening” role. Animated documentary films are especially interesting to her because with animation it is possible to express the more subjective parts of a narrative. Her focus is primarily on making music videos, credits and animated scenes for movies.

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LAYERS United States | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

TaglineMay the Layers help us journey on!

একিট অয্ািনেমেটড সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্ েযখােন ‘েলয়ারস’ পৰ্িতিনিধতব্ কের একজন গ‌ুরুগম্ভীর, ক্লান্ত ভৰ্মনকারীেক যােক একিট খাড়া পাহাড় েবেয় খাবােরর সন্ধান করেত হেব। েবেয় ওঠার জনয্ তার েদেহ রেয়েছ শ‌ুধু বয্থর্তার শিক্ত এবং তার িকছু রহসয্ময় স্তর, যা তার জীবেন পৰ্গাঢ় স্মৃিত িহেসেব জমা রেয়েছ। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন অয্ািনেমশেনর কাজ কেরেছন এবং েবশ িকছু মানু ষ েডেভলপেমন্ট, গান এবং সাউেন্ডর েক্ষেতৰ্ সহেযািগতা কেরেছন। দশর্করা এই চলিচতৰ্িটেক ‘িবউিটফুল’, ‘ইেমাশনাল’ এবং ‘অয্েমিজং’ বেল খয্াত কেরেছন।

Director/ Producer Scott Wiser Story/Script/Screenplay Scott Wiser Editor Scott Wiser Cinematographer Scott Wiser

Synopsis in English An animated short film, Layers features a massive, weary traveler, who has to climb a steep mountain cove to find food. To climb, she has only her failing strength and her magical layers, which store her life’s most vivid memories. The film was animated by one person with a few collaborators on development, music, and sound.

Score Composer Ryan Leach Character Co-Designer Lauren Chaikin Scott Wiser Production Design & Backgrounds Scott Wiser Tegan Clancy Lauren Chaikin Sound Designer Bob Pepek Vocal Actress Shiloh Nyce Story Advisory Nimble Collective

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Scott Wiser has worked as a character animator for films, games, television (Netflix), and commercials. He is the author/illustrator of the Kickstarter-funded novels - Vanishing Ink and Cirque De Solitude. He is currently freelancing with clients across the USA and building an animation studio nestled in the hills of the Wasatch Front.

LITTLE SUNNY Vietnam | 2018 | 35 MM | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Vietnam | International Premiere | 18 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

thấy mặt trời” có lẽ là ước mơ xa xỉ của cả hai anh

All Age Group

Em Thấy Gì Khi Trời Tắt Nắng?

em. Nhưng người anh vẫn cố gắng từng ngày, chật

Director TRẦN LÂM PHƯỚC TÀI Story TRẦN LÂM PHƯỚC TÀI Script/Screenplay TRẦN LÂM PHƯỚC TÀI Editor TRẦN LÂM PHƯỚC TÀI Producer LƯƠNG TẤN QUYỀN-TRẦN QUANG ĐỨC Cinematographer TRẦN LÂM PHƯỚC TÀI Leading Casts HƯNG VÕ GIA HÂN

vật giữa cơm áo gạo tiền để nuôi nấng ước mơ cho Tagline

cô em gái. Và, một cơ hội gõ cửa, cơ hội để cả

Is it sunny outside today?

người anh với tay gần hơn tới ước mơ mổ mắt cho em gái, cơ hội để người anh rời xa cái chật vật. đời

Synopsis in English

thường, và cơ hội để anh... rời xa cô em gái nhỏ bé

This is a story of a blind young girl living with her

phiền phức. Nhưng những lựa chọn chưa bao giờ

brother in a slum, they relied on each other for a

dễ dàng như vậy.

living thanks to his temporary job in a car wash.

“One day I can see the sun” was probably the

Bengali Synopsis

luxury dream of the children. But his brother still

এিট একিট অন্ধ েমেয়র গল্প েয তার ভাইেয়র সােথ একিট বিস্তেত বসবাস কের। তার ভাইেয়র গািড় েধৗত করার অস্থায়ী চাকিরর জনয্ তারা এেক অপেরর উপর িনভর্রশীল। একিদন আমরা সূ েযর্র আেলার েদখা পােবা সম্ভবত তােদর সবেচ িবলািস সব্প্ন িছল। তবু ও তার ভাই পৰ্িত িদন তােদর রুিট েজাগাড় করেত ও েবােনর সব্প্ন পূ রণ করেত সংগৰ্াম চািলেয় যায়। এবং, দরজার উপর একিট কড়া নাড়ার শ তার েবােনর েচাখ অপােরশেনর সব্েপ্ন েপঁৗছােনার এক সু েযাগ, তার ৈদনিন্দন জীবেনর সংগৰ্াম েথেক পালােনার জনয্ একিট সু েযাগ। তার িবরিক্তকর েছাট েবান েথেক দূ ের সের যাওয়ার সু েযাগ। িকন্তু এগ‌ুেলার মেধয্ েযেকান একটা েবেছ েনওয়া এত সহজও নয়।

kept trying each day, struggling to win their bread to nourish her sister’s dream. And, a knock on the door, a chance for his brother to reach the dream of eye operation for his sister, a chance for his brother to escape daily life struggles and a chance for him to get away from his annoying little sister.

But the choices have never been so easy.

Synopsis in Original Language Chuyện kể về một cô gái nhỏ bị mù sống cùng anh trai ở một xóm trọ nghèo nàn, họ nương tựa nhau sống qua ngày nhờ công việc tạm bợ của người anh ở một tiệm rửa xe. “Một ngày nào đó có thể nhìn

TRẦN LÂM PHƯỚC TÀI is from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He did not go to Art University. Instead, he started learning from everything around him. He believes nature and surroundings are the best possible way to gather experience. He observed his crew and bring the best out of them. He believes, with greater passion one can achieve anything.

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LIYANA Swaziland | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 77 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Five children in Swaziland dive into their

Director Aaron Kopp Amanda Kopp

imaginations to create an original African tale

একজন েসায়ািজ েমেয় তার যমজ ভাইেক েখাঁজার জনয্ িনেজর জীবন বািজ েরেখ েখাঁজ করেত থােক। এই অয্ািনেমেটড আিফৰ্কান রূপকথািট েসায়ািজলয্ােন্ডর পাঁচজন এিতম বাচ্চােদর কল্পনা পৰ্সূ ত, যারা তােদর অন্ধকারতম স্মৃিত এবং উজ্জব্লতম স্মৃিতেক একিতৰ্ত কের গল্প বেল। ‘একিতৰ্ত গল্পবলা’র কাযর্কলােপর উৎযাপেনর জনয্, তােদর কাল্পিনক চিরতৰ্গ‌ুেলা কািবয্ক এবং পযর্েবক্ষণীয় পৰ্ামািণক দৃ শয্ দব্ারা খিচত করা হয়।

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Story Sibusiso Zweli Phumlani Nomcebo Mkhuleko Script/Screenplay Aaron Amanda Kopp Editor Davis Coombe Aaron Kopp

about a girl on a dangerous quest.

Synopsis in English A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale was born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborated to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their

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darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their

Five children in Swaziland dive into their

fictional character’s journey was interwoven with

imaginations to create an original African tale

poetic and observational documentary scenes to

about a girl on a dangerous quest.

create a genre-defying celebration of collective storytelling.

Producer Sakheni Dlamini Cinematographer Aaron Kopp Leading Casts Gcina Mhlophe

Aaron Kopp is an award-winning filmmaker and national Emmy-nominated cinematographer who grew up in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Aaron shot and coproduced the Academy Award-winning documentary about acid attacks in Pakistan, Saving Face. He was also the cinematographer for the Sundance Audience Awardwinning and Academy Award-nominated film, The Hunting Ground, about sexual assault on college campuses.

Amanda Kopp is an award-winning photographer and artist. She was producer and cinematographer for the short film, Likhaya, which won a Golden Palm, People’s Choice, and Best Documentary awards at international festivals. She also filmed for the Sundance 2015 premiered film, The Hunting Ground. Amanda’s photographic work has been published in the UK, US, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Pakistan, and Italy.

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MAGIC PLAY United States | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3:26 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Magic Play, a 2D fantasy comedy adventure mainly

‘ময্ািজক েপ্ল’ একিট দু ঃসাহিসক অিভযােনর িদব্মািতৰ্ক ফয্ান্টািস - কেমিড মুিভ, েযটা আয্িনেমশন কেরেছন পৰ্ধানত পিরচালক নাতাশা কােনপা। উইজাডর্ নামক একিট েছেলেক িঘের ছিবিটর গল্প েয িকনা অতয্ন্ত অধয্বসায়ী িকন্তু এখেনা লাজুক এবং িনেজেক েস তার জাদু িবদয্া িনেয় অধয্য়ন করার জনয্ িনেজর ঘের িনেজেক তালা িদেয় রােখ। একিদন, তার মা তােক পৰ্িতেবশী েমেয়িটর সােথ েখলা করেত েজার কের পাঠায় যােত েস তার কাজকমর্ েথেক মন সিরেয় একটু মজা করেত পাের। েযটা তার কােছ খুবই সাদামাটা এবং শান্ত সময় বেল মেন হিচ্ছেলা েসটা হঠাৎই পােল্ট েগল যখন তার নতুন সঙ্গী তার জাদু িদেয় পাগলামী িকছু করেত চাইেলা। উচ্চশে েস চূ ড়ান্ত শ িট উচ্চািরত করবার সােথ সােথ ওটা ওেদরেক িনেয় িবশাল পাক েখেত েখেত সময় জািম্পং কের েরামাঞ্চকর এক অিভযােনর িদেক যা শ‌ুধু রূপকথার কিল্পত বইগ‌ুিলর মেধয্ েদখা যায়। অদ্ভুত এক জগেতর পৰ্িতিট েকাণায় েকাণায় নানান অনাকািঙ্খত িবপদ িক তােদর উভেয়র জনয্ সবর্নাশ েডেক আনেব নািক এিট তােদর মেধয্ একিট কৰ্মবধর্মান বন্ধুতব্ সৃ িষ্ট করেব?

Director Natasha Cánepa Story Natasha Cánepa Script/Screenplay Natasha Cánepa Editor Natasha Cánepa Producer Natasha Cánepa Cinematographer Natasha Cánepa Background Music Shanae Roberts

animated by director Natasha Cánepa, centers around Wizard Boy, a studious yet shy kid who locks himself up in his room to study up on his magic. One day, his mother forces him to a play date with his peculiar neighbor Witch Girl in hopes of him taking his mind off of work to have some fun. What was supposed to be a calm and normal time for him turns awry when his new partner decides to go crazy with her magic. Like a crescendo, she activates the ultimate spell that takes them to a dimension-warping, time-jumping and overall thrilling adventure that could have only existed in fantasy books. With a journey leading them to strange worlds with unexpected danger in every corner, would this prove to be catastrophic for both of them, or would it lead to a blossoming friendship between them?

Natasha Cánepa has been a native to Puerto Rico for twenty-one years and a Savannah local for four years. With an intense passion for drawing and a heart for telling stories, she pursued her education at Savannah College of Art and Design with her goal in earning a B.F.A in Animation in June 2018. Within the curriculum, she is specialized in Character Animation with a focus on personalized acting and timing to make the scenes enjoyable to watch.

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MAGICAL Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

Sahand, a young guy with down syndrome who

Director Bahador Adab

lives in a rehab center is going to the market to

সাহান্দ নােমর তরুণ েছেলিট ডাউন িসেন্ডৰ্ােম আকৰ্ান্ত এবং একিট পুনবর্াসন েকেন্দৰ্ তার বসবাস। েস বাজাের যািচ্ছল তার বানােনা যন্তৰ্পািত িবিকৰ্ করেত। িবিকৰ্ েশেষ তার েদখা হয় একজন িবেকৰ্তার সােথ েয িকনা িকছু ‘জাদু র কলম’ িবিকৰ্ করিছেলা। িবেকৰ্তার দািব, এই কলম িদেয় যা আঁকা হেব তা পরিদন সকােল বাস্তেব পিরণত হেব! সাহান্দ একিট িকেন চেল যায় িকন্তু কেয়ক ঘন্টা পর েফরত আেস আেরকটা িকনেত। িকন্তু সাহােন্দর পেকেট আেরকটা েকনার জনয্ টাকা িছল না। তা সেত্তব্ও, িবেকৰ্তা তােক একটা কলম েদয় এবং তা িনেয়ই েস পুনবর্াসন েকেন্দৰ্ েফরত আেস। িদব্তীয় কলম িনেত আসার সময় আমরা রাস্তায় সাহােন্দর আঁকােনা িকছু ছিব েদখেত পােবা এবং েস যখন েফরত েযেত থােক তখন আমরা বু ঝেত পাির তার কলমটা আসেলই েকন দরকার িছল!

Suitable Audience

Story Bahador Adab Pouria Heidary Oureh Producer Bahador Adab Pouria Heidary Oureh Leading Casts Sahand Shayesteh Amirreza Ranjbaran

sell the gigs he has made. After selling all his gigs he comes across a seller who is selling “magical markers”. A marker that brings whatever you draw into reality by the next morning, as claims the seller. Sahand buys one and runs away, he only comes back a few hours later to buy another one but he doesn’t have any money left as he spent all of it on the first marker. He somehow gets the second one and runs back to the rehab center.

On the way back we see some of his drawings and when we get back to the rehab center it can be seen what he needed the marker for.

Bahador Adab is at times a director, an editor and also a writer. He has directed many films. He is an editor of the films - Islands, The Special One and Txoria. He is the director of these two films - Magical and I Cherish My Home. He is also a producer of Magical and Avo.

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MIST (SIS) Turkey | 2017 | 35 MM | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Kurdish | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above Director Ramazan Akkus Mehmet İsmail Cecen Editor Cihat Blen Producer Mehmet İsmail Cecen

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

This film tells the story of 4 children Mubarak

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট চারজন েছেল েমাবারক (৯), কান (৯), আ ু ল্লাহ (১২) এবং েসহমুেজর (১৩) গল্প। যারা জীিবকা িনবর্াহ করেতা আবজর্না হেত নাইলন জমা করেতা। বাচ্চারা সূ যর্ােস্তর সমেয় ঘের েযত এবং সকােল আজােনর সময় আবজর্নায় িকংবা তােদর কমর্স্থেল চেল েযত। চলিচ্চতৰ্িট ২০১৫ সােল আহেমদ িফিলক নামক এক ১১ বছেরর িশশ‌ু পিরচালনা কের েয একিট আবজর্নার স্তুেপ মৃ তুয্বরণ কের।

(9), Can (9), Abdullah (12) and Şehmuz (13) who earn their living by collecting nylon from dump garbages. The children go to their home by the sunset and go to work in the dump after they set off with the prayer of the morning değiştir. The film was produced in the year 2015 by Ahmet Piliç, an 11-year-old who lost his life in a dump.

Cinematographer Mehmet İsmail Cecen

Ramazan Akkus was born in 1991 in the district of Diyarbakır. In 2014, he was graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Publicity. In 2014, he won a screenplay award at the TÜRSAK Foundation with the film ız Büyük Büyük ında.

He received the Project Support Award at the TRT 9th International Documentary Film Festival for her movie ıları Cemetery Players TR.

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Mehmet Ismail was born in 1991 in Bağlar, Diyarbakır. In 2014, he graduated from Ege University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Publicity. In 2014, she won a screenplay award award at the TÜRSAK Foundation with the film ız Büyük Büyük ında. She received the Project Support Award at the TRT 9th International Documentary Film Festival for her movie ıları Cemetery Players TR. He has shot 15 fiction and 8 documentary films.

MOTHER Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

This film is about a very short and minimalist

Director Nasim Eini Mohammad Ghane Fard

story of a mother’s snowman who takes care

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট খুিব সংিক্ষপ্ত েযখােন একজন মােয়র ৈতির তুষার মানেবর, েয ৈবিশব্ক উষ্ণায়েনর িবপেক্ষ তার তুষার িশশ‌ুর যত্ন েনয় এবং িকভােব েস তার িশশ‌ুেক ক্ষিত েথেক রক্ষা কের। এখােন পিরচালক িবেশষ কের নজর েদন মােয়র মমতা এবং পিরেবেশর েবশিকছু সমসয্ার পৰ্িত। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িশশ‌ুেদর এবং বড়েদর জনয্ েবশ েকৗতূ হেলাদ্দীপক।

Story Nasim Eini Script/Screenplay Nasim Eini

of her baby against global warming and shows motherhood and kindness and also some attention to environmental issues. It is an interesting film for children and also adult to see how a mother cares for her children and how she protects her from harm.

Editor Masud Shahverdi Producer Mohammad Ghane Fard Cinematographer Mohammad Ghane Fard

Mohammad Fard has graduated from Art University Of Tehran in Cinema in 2011. He has produced more than 20 short fiction films which took part in a lot of internal and external festivals. He has also finished a documentary film as a director and producer about an ancient Christian village between Syria and Lebanon which the terrorists had attacked a few years ago.

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MUSHROOM PARK United States | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

resulte ser una androide, que derrocha ingenuidad

All Age Group

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

y amor a raudales y arrastra a Carola a celebrar el

Director Timothy Rauch

Synopsis in English

Story Timothy Rauch Script/Screenplay Timothy Rauch Editor Timothy Rauch Producer Timothy Rauch Cinematographer Timothy Rauch, Kevan Peterson Leading Casts Betsy Sodaro Shondalia White

cumpleaños más divertido y loco de su vida.

Two friends locked in a love-hate relationship bury

Bengali Synopsis

a dead frog as rain begins to fall. They make a

বৃ িষ্ট শ‌ুরু হওয়ার িকছু ক্ষেণর মােঝ দু ’জন বন্ধু যােদর মেধয্ সম্পকর্ েবশ খুনসু িট-পূ ণর্, তারা দু ’জন িমেল একিট মৃ ত বয্াঙেক কবর েদয়। তােদর বন্ধন েবশ অদ্ভুত। তারা এেক অপেরর সােথ তুমুল ঝগড়া করেলও এেক অপেরর পৰ্েয়াজেন সাহাযয্ করেত িপছপা হয় না। িঠক এমন মুহূেতর্ তারা িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় েয তারা ঝড় না থামা পযর্ন্ত গােছর িনেচ অেপক্ষা করেব এবং েজেগ উঠেব এমন একিট জগেত েযখােন তােদর েকােনা জিটল সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হেত আর হেত হেব না।

fateful decision to wait out the storm under a tree and wake up in a world quite unlike the one they left behind where they face many difficulties. They fight with each other but they do not step back when one needs the other.

Synopsis in Original Language Carola, una adolescente superdotada y asocial, harta de estar sola, decide construirse una amiga robot. Pero un accidente provocará que Annie resulte ser una androide, que derrocha ingenuidad y amor a raudales y arrastra a Carola a celebrar el cumpleaños más divertido y loco de su vida.

Carola, una adolescente superdotada y asocial, harta de estar sola, decide construirse una amiga robot. Pero un accidente provocará que Annie

Timothy Rauch is an animation director. He lives in Los Angeles. He cocreated StoryCorps: The Animated Series- 25 short films and a Thanksgiving special which were awarded a Peabody, a Dupont Silver Baton and were nominated for multiple Annies & Emmys. This is a personal film about mortality and the importance of human relationships. Inspired by his relationship with his brother.

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MY BEST FRIEND Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | No Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Carola, una adolescente superdotada y asocial,

All Age Group

MI MEJOR AMIGA

harta de estar sola, decide construirse una amiga

Director Myriam Ballesteros Script/Screenplay Txema Ocio Editor Javier Cuesta Producer Myriam Ballesteros Cinematographer Pepo Salazar

robot. Pero un accidente provocará que Annie Tagline

resulte ser una androide, que derrocha ingenuidad

Carola, a gifted but awkward teen, decides to build

y amor a raudales y arrastra a Carola a celebrar el

a robot friend.

cumpleaños más divertido y loco de su vida.

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

Carola is a gifted but awkward teen. She decides

কয্ােরালা েযন ইশব্েরর আিশবর্াদপৰ্াপ্ত এক তরুণী। েযেহতু েস মানু েষর মােঝ একটু অপৰ্স্তুতেবাধ কের েসেহতু েস একিদন িসদ্ধান্ত িনেলা একিট েরাবট বানাবার েযটা িকনা ওর বন্ধু হেব। ঘটনাকৰ্েম েস অয্ািন নােমর একিট েরাবট বািনেয় েফেল েযটা আদেত খুব েস্নহময় সব্ভােবর। কয্ােরালার জন্মিদেন অয্ািন সেবর্াপির েচষ্টা কের যােত জন্মিদেনর অনু ষ্ঠান খুবই আনেন্দর ও উেত্তজনাপূ ণর্ হয়।

that she’ll build a robot friend. But she encounters an accident and ends up with Annie who is a sparky and affectionate android. The android attempts to make sure that Carola has the craziest and most fun-filled birthday of her life.

Synopsis in Original Language Carola, una adolescente superdotada y asocial, harta de estar sola, decide construirse una amiga robot. Pero un accidente provocará que Annie resulte ser una androide, que derrocha ingenuidad y amor a raudales y arrastra a Carola a celebrar el cumpleaños más divertido y loco de su vida.

Myriam Ballesteros has a degree in journalism and studied film, television, and animation at New York University, BBC, EAVE, CARTOON, and others. She has worked as both a producer and director. Myriam set up MB Producciones and IMIRA where she directed cartoon series such as LUCKY FRED, SANDRA FAIRYTALE DETECTIVE and LOLA AND VIRGINIA, which have been sold in over a hundred countries and won awards at festivals such as CIFF and CARTOONS ON THE BAY.

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MY BEST FRIEND’S SHOES ndia | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Gujarati | Bangladesh Premiere | 18:31 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Rammat Gammat

চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর মূ লত দু ইজন বালকেক িনেয় যারা সমােজর িভন্ন অংেশর অন্তগর্ত হেলও ফুটবল েখলার মাধয্েম তােদর বন্ধুেতব্র সূ চনা হয়। িকন্তু একপযর্ােয় তােদর বন্ধুেতব্ ফাটল ধের একেজাড়া জুেতা িনেয়। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ খুবই সহজ ভাষায় সমােজর অসামঞ্জসয্তা তুেল ধের হয়। জাত, ধমর্, বণর্, ধনী-গিরেবর মােঝ েযসব বয্বধান আেছ তা েসগ‌ুেলা িনেয় দশর্কেক ভাবেত বাধয্ করেব।

Director Ajitpal Singh Story Ajitpal Singh Yogi Singha Script/Screenplay Ajitpal Singh Editor Shan Mohammad Producer Ajitpal Singh Cinematographer Tojo Xavier

Tagline One is a better footballer, other is richer, their friendship hits the crisis when money decides the merit.

Synopsis in English Rammat Gammat is a moving tale of two young boys from different backgrounds who bond over soccer until a new pair of shoes strains their friendship. It’s a simple story of complex characters, which will spark a discussion about merit vs money, poor vs privileged, class and caste, racial divisions and the role of friendship in it.

Leading Casts Shivam Math Yash Patel Swati Das Ajitpal Singh is an aspiring filmmaker. He was an 8 years old boy when his father ran a cinema hall.

After studying Chemistry and learning theatre and photography, he chose filmmaking as his calling. He was selected for Sundance India Screenwriters Lab in 2012. He was the youngest member of Indian delegation at Munich Film Festival 2009, selected

by Goethe Institute. He was also selected for 2007 Berlinale Talent Campus New Delhi edition.

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MY GIRAFFE Netherlands | 2017 | DCP | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Action, Comedy | Dutch | Bangladesh Premiere | 74 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Dikkertje Dap

পয্াটারসন এবং তার সবেচ ভােলা বন্ধু ‘রাফ’ েয িকনা একিট িজরাফ, একই িদেন জন্মগৰ্হণ কের। দাদু একজন িচিড়য়াখানার রক্ষক বেল পয্াটারসন রােফর সােথ পৰ্চুর সময় কাটােত পাের েসই েছাটেবলা েথেক। তারা এেক অপেরর খুবই ভােলা বন্ধু এবং তারা সবিকছু ই েশয়ার কের। ধীের ধীের পয্াটারসন বড় হয় এবং পৰ্থমবার স্কুেল যায় এবং েস েদেখ েয স্কুেল িজরাফ পৰ্েবেশর অনু মিত েনই। পয্াটারসেনর রাফেক অেনক মেন পেড়, পাশাপািশ তার অেনক েরামাঞ্চকর নতুন অিভজ্ঞতাও হয়! এমনিক ইেয়য্াস নােম তার নতুন বন্ধু হয়। রাফও পয্াটারসনেক খুব িমস কের এবং েসও সিতয্ই তার সােথ স্কুেল েযেত চায়। এজনয্ িডকাডর্জ িজরাফেক স্কুেল এেন ওেদর দু ই বন্ধুর মেধয্ িমল করাবার জনয্ মেনমেন একিট পিরকল্পনা কের।

Director Barbara Bredero Story Mirjam Oomkes Laura Weeda Script/Screenplay Mirjam Oomkes Laura Weeda Editor David Verdurme Michiel Reichwein (NCE) Producer Lemming Film: Erik Glijnis Eva Eisenloeffel Fleur Winters Leontine Petit

Tagline When Patterson Pepps starts school his friendship with Raf, a giraffe, suddenly changes.

Synopsis in English Patterson was born on the same day as his best friend Raf, a giraffe. Because his grandfather is a zookeeper Patterson gets to spend a lot of time with Raf. They’re inseparable and share everything.

That is until Patterson goes to school for the first time and finds out that giraffes aren’t allowed at school. Patterson misses Raf a lot but also experiences many exciting new things. He even

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makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Patterson

When Patterson Pepps starts school his friendship

too and really wants to go to school with him.

with Raf, a giraffe, suddenly changes.

So, Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and unite his two best friends.

Cinematographer Coen Stroeve (NSC) Leading Casts Liam de Vries Egbert Jan Weeber Medi Broekman Martijn Fischer Dolores Leeuwin Yannick van de Velde

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Barbara Bredero, after her studies in Theatre/Film/ Television at the University of Amsterdam, initially worked as a production assistant, to later become Assistant Director and First Assistant Director. A director has the skill to present serious themes in a light-hearted way.

She believes this to be a condition: “Whether it concerns children, adults or giraffes, you have to have goosebumps and a perspective”.

MY GRANDFATHER’S NOTEBOOK Spain | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 22 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Jacqueline Sánchez-Carrero Story Jacqueline Sánchez-Carrero Enrique A. Martínez Script/Screenplay acqueline Sánchez-Carrero Enrique A. Martínez Editor Jacqueline Sánchez-Carrero Producer Taller Telekids Productions Cinematographer Juan Antonio Vázquez Leading Casts Mencía Flores Laura Contreras Enrique Parrilla Mauricio Buendía

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ha criado desde que nació. Ante su actitud

In the journey of life we can all need refuge.

conflictiva el abuelo decide confiarle un misterioso cuaderno. Ella y su amigo John, descubren cómo él

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vivió el drama de ser refugiado.

11-year-old Lucia and her mother move to Seville, against Lucia’s will so that she remains separated

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from her grandfather who has raised her since

১১ বছর বয়সী লু িসয়া এবং তার মা সয্ািভেল চেল আেস লু িসয়ার ইচ্ছার িবরুেদ্ধ। কারণ লু িসয়া অেনক িদন ধেরই তার দাদার কাছ েথেক আলাদা হেয় আেছ, িযিন িকনা লু িসয়ােক জেন্মর পর েথেক বড় কেরেছন। লু িসয়ার মােয়র সােথ লু িসয়ার এই মেনামািলনয্েক সামাল িদেত লু িসয়ার দাদা িসদ্ধান্ত েনন েয িতিন লু িসয়ারেক একিট েগাপন কথা বলেবন, েযটা িঙ্কনা একিট রহসয্ময় েনাটবু ক সম্পিকর্ত। লু িসয়া এবং তার নতুন বন্ধু জন আিবষ্কার করেলা অতীেত তার দাদা িছল অনয্ েদশ, অনয্ সংস্কৃিত এবং অনয্ ধেমর্র িবশব্াসী।

she was born. In response to the tense situation with her mother, Lucia´s grandfather decides to share a secret with Lucia, a mysterious notebook.

Lucia, along with her new friend John, discovers the drama surrounding her grandfather’s past as a refugee, in other countries among other cultures and religions.

Synopsis in Original Language Lucía se muda con su madre a Sevilla en contra de su voluntad pues la separan de su abuelo que la

JacquelineI Sánchez-Carrero has done a lot of television programs from 1989 to 2000. Since 1996, she has been helping children and teenagers to produce their own works. “My grandfather’s Notebook” is her first professional fiction short film. With these productions, the children have won more than 50 national and international awards in the 5 continents.

Enrique A. Martínez He work teaching movies to children and teenagers in Spain and we also train teachers and parents. We work since 1996 when I started on Television. I have made a large number of documentaries for the University where I have been working since 1994. All are exposed on the channel uNIAtv. I have made a lot of documentaries for the University where I have been working since 1994. All of them are exposed in the uNIAtv channel.

NOEL Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Noel turns 8 years old and his birthday goes along

Noel cumple 8 años, y su cumpleaños coincide con

with a dress-up play organized by his teacher at

un juego de disfraces que organiza su profesora

the school

en el colegio. Piensa que disfrazándose de su

Director Kike Arroyo Script/Screenplay Kike Arroyo Editor Kike Arroyo Producer Kike Arroyo Cinematographer Beñat Belaza Leading Casts Jorge Andreu Esther Acebo Armando del Río Beatriz Carvajal Miguel Rellán Violeta Orgaz Alicia Chojnowski Maarten Dannenberg

personaje favorito, puede encontrar algún amigo Synopsis in English

que comparta su misma afición.

Noel turns 8 years old and his birthday goes along with a dress-up play organized by his teacher

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at the school. He has an idea which he plans

েনােয়ল ৮ বছর বয়েস পা িদেয়েছ এবং তার জন্মিদেন তার িশক্ষেকরা একিট ‘েডৰ্স-আপ নাটেকর বয্বস্থা কেরেছ। েনােয়ল মেন কের েয তার পছেন্দর চিরেতৰ্র েপাশাক কের েস তােক খুঁেজ পােব েয তার মতই একই চিরেতৰ্ অংশ িনেচ্ছ।

to implement through this play. He thinks that dressing as his favorite character could help him find a friend who would share his same hobby.

Logline Noel cumple 8 años, y su cumpleaños coincide con un juego de disfraces que organiza su profesora en el colegio.

Kike Arroyo (Madrid, 1986) works in fiction documentary and advertising as a production assistant, but his strong and true vocation is being a film director, which leads him to obtain a background and graduation in film direction.

While studying for graduation he produced and directed his first documentary short film “United For Life” that was shortlisted for the renowned Goya awards, among other national and international selections.

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NOINI India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

নইিন

Director Debashis Dutta

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েছাট্ট েমেয় নইিন। হািসখুিশ এবং ভারী িমিষ্ট েমেয় েস। নইিন তার মা এবং দাদু র সােথ থােক। নইিনর িনেজর একিট েছাট্ট জগৎ আেছ। এই জগেত েস ঘুের েবড়ায় আর পৰ্িতিদন নতুন নতুন মানু ষ আিবষ্কার কের। িকন্তু এত মানু েষর ভীেড়, েছাট নইিন তার মা এবং তার দাদু র মেতা একািকেতব্ েভাগা আর একিট মানু ষও েদেখ িন। িকন্তু নইিন সবসময় েচষ্টা কের তার মা এবং দাদু র মূ েখ হািস ফুটােত। মােঝমেধয্ এই কাজ করা িকছু টা কিঠন হেয় পড়েলও, েছাট নইিন তার সবর্াত্মক েচষ্টা কের তার িপৰ্য়জনেদর খুিশ রাখার জনয্।

Story Debashis Dutta Script/Screenplay Debashis Dutta Editor Niladri Roy Producer Debashis Dutta Manabendra Chaterjee Cinematographer Jaganath Karmaker

েছাট্ট নইিনর গল্প Synopsis in English Noini is a little girl. She is very sweet in nature. Her Ma and Grandpa also lives with her. Noini has a little world of her own, where she plays around and meets new people. In her little world, Noini has not ever met anyone who is as lonely as her ma and grandpa. But Noini always tries to bring a smile on their faces, despite the gloom. Sometime the job doe not seem easy, but little Noini tries her best to make her loved ones happy.

Leading Casts Arun Guhathakurota Arunita Datta Shree Majumder

Debashis Dutta is a Kolkata-based sound designer who works with various forms of the moving image, including film, documentary, and other experimental narratives. He is keenly interested in the different possibilities of sound, and often creates sound installations in collaboration with new media artists. “Noini” (2018) was his debut in Bengali, first time appearing as a Director.

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NOMAD Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Nómada

Director Evgeny Yablokov

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স্কুেল সবাই দািনেক িনেয় হাসাহািস কের এবং পােকর্ েকউ তােক ফুটবল েখলায় িনেত চায় না। দািন পুেরা িদন একিট েবেঞ্চ একা একা বেস িভিডও েগমস েখেল সময় কািটেয় েদয়। িকন্তু এক িবশাল হতাশা তােক েজঁেক ধের বেস। দািনর িদনগ‌ুেলা এভােবই েকেট যািচ্ছল িকন্তু একিদন পােকর্ এক েলাক এেস তার পােশ বসেলা।

Script/Screenplay Evgeny Yablokov Editor Evgeny Yablokov Producer Evgeny Yablokov Cinematographer Rigel Pomares Amaré

At school everyone laughs at Dani and in the park nobody invites him to play football.

Synopsis in English At school, everyone laughs at Dani and in the park, nobody invites him to play football. Dani spends his days sitting alone, on a bench, playing videogames.

These make him go through rapid frustration. Until one afternoon when he was sitting in the park, a man sits next to him.

Leading Casts Izan Corsino José María Pertusa Yala Romero Samuel Pérez Martin Susana Fernández

Evgeny Yablokov was born in the Russian city of Ivanovo in 1988. After studying business, he moved to Moscow where he founded a company and achieved some success, but instead of continuing with business, he decided to change his life and moved to Madrid to study filmmaking. There, he started feeling lonely, far from his country, his friends and family.

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ONE FINE DAY India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Tamil | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Some times small things matters the most.

এিট একিট সাধারণ িদন িহসােব শ‌ুরু হেয়িছল। একিট অল্পবয়সী েটাকাই েছেল তার েরাজকার আবজর্না কুড়ােনার রাস্তায় েদৗেড় যাওয়ার পেথ একিট অপৰ্তয্ািশত িজিনেসর সন্ধান েপেলা। এিট িছল একিট গ‌ুপ্তধেনর িসন্দুক, যা তরুণ েছেলিটর এবং তার েবােনর জীবন সু ন্দরভােব পিরবতর্ন কের িদেয়িছেলা। এভােবই একিট সাধারণ িদন একিট সু ন্দর িদেন পিরবিতর্ত হেয় েগেলা।

Director M.R. Vibin Story M.R. Vibin Script/Screenplay M.R. Vibin Editor Vineeth Pallakkat

Synopsis in English It started as a regular day. A young rag picker was running on his usual garbage route when he finds something unexpected. It was a treasure chest that changed the lives of the young boy and his sister in beautiful ways. Thus, from a regular day, it became one fine day.

Logline The day turns into a beautiful one for a rag picker when he discovers a treasure chest.

Producer Sreejith Nair Mrinal Mukundan Jayakrishnan G.K Cinematographer Aravind Puthussery Leading Casts Siddharth, Neelaanjana Vibin M.R was born in the state of Kerala, India. He is a postgraduate in commerce. Earlier, he worked as a copywriter in advertising firms for around five years. Then, he tried writing Malayalam films. Now, he is working as a writer/associate director in the film industry. He also wrote dialogues and lyrics for 4 movies. ‘One fine day’ is his directorial debut.

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PANGO TALES Colombia | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4:12 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

An endearing short film.

their lives.

িতনিট পান্ডা একিট লমব্া ভৰ্মেণ যােচ্ছ। যােহাক, তারা কখেনা ভাবেতও পােরিন েয সামেন তােদর জনয্ একিট ঘটনা অেপক্ষা করেছ যা ওেদর জীবনেক বদেল িদেব। একিট শিক্তশালী িশক্ষাসহ নাটকীয় ঘটনা যা েচােখ পািন এেন িদেব এবং তার সােথ হাসােবও। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত আেছ একািধক দু ঃসাহিসক অিভযান, একিট িনজর্ন এবং েমাহনীয় বেন এক অিভযাতৰ্া, যা ভুলবার নয়।

A dramatic story with powerful teaching which

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will bring you to tears and also make you smile.

In a remote forest, 3 pandas are embarking a long,

It is a film containing several adventures, an

dangerous and unforgettable journey.

Director Adrian X Guerrero Story Adrian X Guerrero Script/Screenplay Adrian X Guerrero Dayana Arroyo Editor Adrian X Guerrero

Synopsis in English Three pandas are embarking on a long journey.

However, they cannot imagine what awaits them as an upcoming event would change the course of

unforgettable trip in a magical and remote forest.

Producer Adrian X Guerrero Cinematographer Adrian X Guerrero Music Director Adrian Guerrero Animation/Graphics Adrian Guerrero Dayana Arroyo Jorge Valverde

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Adrián Xavier Guerrero Ortega is an architect, illustrator, musician, graphic designer, actor and currently film director. He was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on October 7, 1997. He is currently a student of Graphic Design and Architecture at the Universidad Del Norte and Universidad Del Atlántico respectively. He is full of ideas and inner experiences that feeds his soul. As a director and audiovisual producer, Pango Tales corresponds to the first step of his career and his first approach to cinema.

PEACE CARPET Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Synopsis in English

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11-15 Years

“Peace Carpet” is a traditional animation that tells

Director Ziba Arzhang

about the role of a pregnant deer trying to save

এই অয্ািনেমশন চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট গভর্বতী হিরেণর তার অনাগত িশশ‌ুেক বাঁচােনার পৰ্েচষ্টার গল্প। চার িমিনেটর এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট মূ লত িশশ‌ুেদর জেনয্ হেলও এখােন সন্তােনর পৰ্িত মােয়র িনঃশতর্ ভালবাসা সবার হৃদেয় নাড়া েদেব। এবং একই সােথ িশশ‌ুেদর অনু েপৰ্রণা েদেব পৰ্াণীেদর সােথ সদয় হওয়ার জনয্।

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Story Ziba Arzhang Script/Screenplay Ziba Arzhang

its child’s life. This movie is made especially for children. This story is based on real life incidents about a mother’s love for her child. This movie is made to encourage children to love animals and to be kind to them. Iranian traditional designs are used for the graphic work of this movie which is based on the concept of Persian carpets.

Editor Benjamin Ghochagh Producer Hozeh Honarii Cinematographer Ziba Arzhang

Ziba Arzhangis is an independent filmmaker who focuses on animation and documentary. She graduated from the Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS) and holds a B. A. degree on Handicraft-oriented Batik Printing. She is also a member of ASIFA, an Iran build Animation Filmmakers’ Association. Ziba has made several independent short films that have presented on more than thirty domestic and foreign festivals. She won various mentionable national and international awards for her films till date.

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PERFECTLY NAUGHTY KIDS Russian Federation | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Tatiana Kiseleva Story Dmitry Mosyagin Tatiana Kiseleva Script/Screenplay Tatiana Kiseleva Editor Tatiana Kiseleva Producer Nikolay Makovsky Dmitry Mosyagin

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LÉK NA POSLUŠNOST

এই অয্ািনেমশন চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট রািশয়ান গেল্পর আেলােক ৈতির করা হেয়েছ। এিট একিট িবস্ময়কর গল্প একজন বৃ দ্ধেলাক, ডক্টর পয্াটিকনেটািকওর এবং একজন বালেকর। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত ভেয়স িদেয়েছন িবখয্াত রািশয়ান অিভেনতা। এবং এই অয্ািনেমশনিটর সঙ্গীত রিচত করা হেয়েছ টয্ানিটয়ানা িযিন তার চমৎকার কেম্পািজশেনর জনয্ পিরিচত।

Synopsis in English This is an animation film based on the tale of a Russian writer Ksenia Dragunskaya’s “Medication from Obedience” It is an amazing story about how a mischievous gnome helped Dr. Pyaktin to cure the excessively obedient children. Famous Russian actor Konstantin Khabensky did voice

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over in this film. The music has been composed by

Funny and a bit dramatic story about children on

the magnificent composer Tatiana Shatkovskaya-

vocation.

Eisenberg, winner of numerous international competitions.

Animation/Graphics Tatiana Kiseleva Elena Likhovskikh Anastasia Koychieva Irina Mosyagina Irina Homeriki Tatiana Kiseleva was born in Pushkino town of Moscow, Russia. In 1998, she graduated from the Lyceum of Animation Cinematography. In 2007, she graduated from the Art department, Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) with a specialty as “Animator Artis and Computer Graphics (A Golenko’s workshop)”.

Since 1998, she has been working as an animator on different Moscow animations studios.

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PESIYAVARGALIN PEYARGAL India | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Action, Drama | Tamil | Bangladesh Premiere | 3:44 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Karthi Keyan MS Story Karthi Keyan MS Producer Karthi Keyan MS Leading Casts Shanoji Prdeep Rajkey Jai Sinth

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Bengali Synopsis

A story about a boy who stands up against

এই গল্পিট একিট ষষ্ঠ েশৰ্ণীেত পড়ুয়া ছাতৰ্েক িনেয় যােক তার িশক্ষক েকােনা কারণ ছাড়া আঘাত কের। তার বাবাও পুিলশেদর েবআইিন মামলার িবরুেদ্ধ কথা বলেত পােরিন। িকন্তু ছাতৰ্িট িসদ্ধান্ত িনল সমােজ েস তার বাবার মেতা েস েবঁেচ থাকেত পারেব না। এজনয্ েস উৎপীড়েনর িবরুেদ্ধ আওয়াজ তুলেব বেল মনঃিস্থর করেলা।

injustice.

Synopsis in English “Pesiyavargalin Peyargal” is a film based on a story of a student, studying in sixth grade who was hit by his teacher for no such reason. His father also could not raise his voice against the illegal charge of police. So he decides to take the responsibility on his own shoulder by raising voice against the violation. He chooses not to lead his life like his father in this society.

Karthi Keyan MS is an Indian filmmaker. He is 30 years old. He is an avid learner. Filmmaking is one of his great passions. He makes Tamil as well as other films. This film, Pesiyavargalin Peyargal, has been screened at CMS, International Children’s Film Festival (ICFF), Lucknow, India, Aakruti International Film Festival AIFF, Mumbai, India.

It has also bagged numerous awards such as Best Story Award from Trichy Film Festival 2018, Trichy, India.

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PETIT Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

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solo quede una opción...HUIR. -- Mateo, se

All Age Group

Mateo is all alone. The world around him seems to

encuentra solo. El mundo a su alrededor parece

Director Asier Ramos

spin too fast and everyone seems too insensitive,

girar demasiado rápido y encima todos parecen

no one realizes.

demasiado insensibles, nadie se da cuenta...

Script/Screenplay Asier Ramos Editor Adrian Bernal Producer Diego Castiñeiras, Anna Moragriega Cinematographer Joan Martínez Leading Casts Jaume Solà, Silvia Aranda Marcos Rubio Jesusa Andany Adriana Escalas

Mateo, se enterará de algo que hará que solo Synopsis in English

quede una opción...HUIR.

The story is based on Mateo, to whom this world seems too fast and people around him seems

Bengali Synopsis

insensitive. He will find out something and to

ময্ািটও খুবই একাকী একজন বয্িক্ত। েস সবসময় িনেজর মেতা থােক। তার চারপােশর পৃ িথবী পৰ্িতিদনই িকছু না িকছু পিরবতর্েনর মেধয্ িদেয় যােচ্ছ, এবং এই পিরবতর্নগ‌ুেলার সােথ ময্ািটও িঠক মািনেয় িনেত পারেছ না। সময় ময্ািটও এর জনয্ খুব েবিশ দৰ্ুত চেল যায়। এমন েকােনা মানু ষ েনই যার মােঝ ময্ািটও একিট বন্ধু খুঁেজ েপেত পাের। আেশপােশর সকলেক তার অসংেবদনশীল মেন হয়। ময্ািটও তার জীবেন পিরবতর্ন আনার িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় এবং েস পািলেয় যােব বেল িঠক কের।

run away from it will be the only one option. He does not want to communicate with the people living around the world anymore. As he dedicates himself to find out the meaning of life, he starts his journey for it.

Synopsis in Original Language Mateo, se encuentra solo. El mundo a su alrededor parece girar demasiado rápido y encima todos parecen demasiado insensibles, nadie se da cuenta... Mateo, se enterará de algo que hará que

Asier Ramos, since childhood has always felt the vocation to tie life ad cinema. He was eight years old when he explored his love for films and wanted to become a filmmaker. Since then he has been trying to tell stories. He finished the artistic high school at his hometown and decided to move to Terrassa, Barcelona, to study on Cinema and Audiovisual Media degree in ESCA. In the last four years, he has been able to make eight short films and one full-length film.

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PRELUDE India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

িনষ্পাপ

কলকাতার একিট আঁকার ক্লােস মন িদেয় ছিব আঁকেছ িপকলু । িকন্তু িপকলু র বন্ধু িব্লয়াস আজ বড় িচিন্তত। েস আজেক বয্ােগ কের তার অঙ্কন পৰ্িতেযািগতার পুরস্কার িনেয় এেসেছ। িকন্তু পৰ্িতেযািগতায় েস িনেজর ইচ্ছায় অংশ েনয় িন এবং এই কারেণ েস তার বন্ধু িপকলু েকও িমেথয্ বেলেছ। িব্লয়ােসর মা তােক বার বার কের বেল িদেয়েছ পুরস্কারিট সয্ারেক েদখােত। িকন্তু িব্লয়াস িক কের েয সয্ারেক বলেব? িপকলু েক েয েস িমথয্া বেলেছ এটাই এখন তার মাথায় ঘুরেছ।

Director Saptarshi Bhattacharya Story Saptarshi Bhattacharya Script/Screenplay Saptarshi Bhattacharya Editor Kenneth Cyrus Producer Saptarshi Bhattacharya

Synopsis in English In an art class, somewhere in Kolkata, while Piklu in engrossed in his paintings, his longtime friend Blyash, suffers from a dilemma. She has won an award in an art competition where she was sent by her parents against her wish. Now she has to show her award to her teacher. She cannot convince herself enough to do so since she is tormented by the fact that she had lied to Piklu about taking part in the competition.

Cinematographer Kenneth Cyrus Leading Casts Gayatri Mahajan Shreyan Banerjee Suparna Bhattacharya Sayan Mondal

Saptarshi Bhattacharya is sensitive to his own wandering Bengal soul. He spent his childhood in the 90’s Calcutta, India, learning how to paint and reading stories. His passion for storytelling through film has endured over the years. He is a self-taught film enthusiast and producer of his own films. He is also keen on expressing his stories through other mediums like theater, computer games and graphic novels.

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QADAM KHEYR Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 86 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

Morad, a teenage boy comes to a village to bring

Director Masud Farkhondeh

an old woman called Nane Qadam Kheir (Persian

িকেশার মুরাদ গৰ্ােম আেস নােন কােদম েখর (ফারসী ভাষায় যার অথর্ দাঁড়ায় িযিন আশীবর্াদ েদন) নােমর একজন বৃ দ্ধােক তার মৃ তপৰ্ায় দাদার কােছ িনেয় যাওয়ার জনয্। েস বলিছল নােন কােদমেক তার দাদার কৃতকেমর্র জনয্ মাফ কের আশীবর্াদ িদেত হেব যােত েস শািন্তেত মৃ তুয্বরণ

Suitable Audience

Story Masud Farkhondeh Producer Masud Farkhondeh Leading Casts Farideh Darya, Majid Potki

word for a mascot or a blessing woman) to his dying grandpa’s bed. He says that Nane Qadam Kheyr must go to his grandpa and forgive him for his past doings so his grandpa could die painlessly.

In the past, Nane Qadam Kheyr was badly treated

by Morad’s grandpa (Ghobad). Hence, she denies to go to his bed but later accepts as Morad insists and her children accept her going to the old man.

Morad directs Nane Qadam Kheyr to a cart that is brought for her. He gets the old woman in the mountains and plains. Along the way, they start quarrelling and it comes to a point that Morad

করেত পাের। পৰ্থেম নােন কােদম তা করেত রািজ হয় না কারণ পূ েবর্, মুরােদর দাদা েঘাবাদ, তার সােথ েবশ খারাপ আচরণ কেরিছেলন। িকন্তু পের মুরােদর েজারাজুিরেত েস রািজ হয়। একটা েঠলাগািড়েত কের তারা রওনা হয় এবং পাহাড়, সমতলভূ িমর মেধয্ িদেয় েযেত থােক। পিথমেধয্ তােদর মেধয্ ঝগড়া বাঁেধ এবং একপযর্ােয় মুরাদ তার আসল পিরকল্পনা খুেল বেল। ফেল নােন কােদম একিট বড় রকেমর দব্েন্দব্র সম্মু খীন হয়। এিট তােদর পরবতর্ী যাতৰ্ােক আরও দু ঃসাহিসক কের েতােল।

clarifies his plans and this makes Nane Qadam Kheyr face a big challenge, which makes it a fascinating adventures for them.

Masud Farkhondeh is a director, writer and producer from Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran). He is a well-known director of his country. He has directed many films till date. He has uniqueness in his direction which is portrayed in his films. His directed short film “Qadam Kheyr” is a very exciting film.

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REBIRTHING Spain | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 18 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

We all have some stories to tell. On the occasion

আমােদর পৰ্েতয্েকরই বলার মেতা গল্প আেছ! ডয্ািনর ‘পুনজর্ন্ম’ উদযাপন উপলেক্ষ তার বন্ধুরা একিট পািটর্ করেব বেল িঠক কের। এই গেল্পর মেধয্ আমরা এই বােরা জন িকেশার-িকেশারীর গল্পগ‌ুেলা আিবষ্কার করেবা েযখােন আমরা েদখেবা কীভােব তারা তােদর জীবনীশিক্ত এবং েসন্স অফ িহউমার কােজ লািগেয় তােদর অসু স্থতাগ‌ুেলা েমাকােবলা কেরিছেলা। গল্পগ‌ুিল সিতয্কােরর ঘটনা এবং আেবেগ পিরপূ ণর্, যা আমােদরেক েদখায় েয তারা অনয্ানয্ িকেশার-িকেশারীেদর মেতা। তারাও চায় সু স্থভােব েবঁেচ থাকার অিধকার, চায় তােদর আনন্দগ‌ুেলা ভাগাভািগ কের িনেত, আনেন্দর মুহূতর্ ৈতরী করেত আর খুব কের হাসেত! আেলজােন্ডৰ্া, লু িসয়া, মািরয়া, িডেয়েগা, পাওলা, আইভান, লু িসয়া, মািরও, রােকল, ইেয়ালান্ডা, ডয্ািনেয়ল এবং আইিভ একিট সাহসী অিভযােন যু ক্ত হেয় আমােদর েদখায় েয কীভােব সৃ জনশীল দৃ িষ্টভিঙ্গ িবেশব্ পিরবতর্ন আনেত পাের।

Director Jorge Naranjo Story & Script/Screenplay Jorge Naranjo Editor Miguel A. Trudu Producer Fundación Diversión Solidaria, Primera Toma Cinematographer Tito Carlón Leading Casts Alex O’Dogherty Raúl Peña Fran Perea Lucía Medina Alejandro Vergara Daniel García Ivie Idahosa Yolanda Muros Lucía Moncada Paula Rubia Mario Sánchez Diego Basurto María Angulo Iván Aguado Raquel Cabezaolías.

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of the celebration of Dani’s ‘Rebirthing’, his friends decide to organize a party to celebrate life.

Throughout this story we will discover the stories of these 12 teenagers and how they have faced their illness with vitality and sense of humor.

Stories based on real facts and emotions that show us that they are just another adolescent, who want to share, create, enjoy and laugh! Join Alejandro, Lucia, Maria, Diego, Paula, Ivan, Mario, Raquel, Yolanda, Daniel and Ivie in this adventure in which they show us how only a creative point of view can change the world.

Jorge Naranjo is from Singapore who is currently keeping a great balance as a writer as well as a director. Currently, he is working on a television series named “Los Hombers de Paco”, “Impares”, and “Buenafuente” along with his film projects. Among his short films, it is worth mentioning that “Liama ya”, “Cinco Contra Uno”, “Los Ninfos de Charlot”, and “Superhero”, all of them awarded with prizes at different local and international film festivals.

RIDER Korea, Republic of | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 25 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Cheer up daddy!

Director Seo Tae-soo

Synopsis in English

এিট একিট বাবার গল্প। নয্াক-চুন একজন বয্থর্ একাকী বাবা যার জীিবকার জনয্ েকান চাকির েনই। িতিন কাজ করার জনয্ একিট সাইেকল চালান। যখন িতিন কাজ খুঁজেত বাইের েবর হন, তার েছেলও তার সােথ যায়। দিরদৰ্ বাবািট েজজুর নীল উপকূেলর রাস্তাঘাট এবং পাহােড়র মাঝখান িদেয় সাইেকল চািলেয় যান।

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Light Park Song-beom Producer Tmung Media Cinematographer Eun Young-chul

Divorced and unemployed man, comes to his hometown and feels good after coming here. He goes to work on his old bicycle and his son calls someone and then goes out. The day gets harder and his son has a tough day. A day of hardship

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for the dad and son comes to and end by running

A story about a father, a failed single dady,

beside the beautiful Jeju Sea beach and middle of mountains and finishes with the beautiful sunset.

Leading Casts Lim Ho-Jun Lee Jae-hee

Seo Tae-soo was born 15 July 1974 in Busan, Korea. He graduated from Hye Kwang High School and then got admitted into Kyungsung University. He did his film debut as an independent filmmaker after that, and then completed another graduation on filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in London and has been actively producing independent films since then.

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ROBOT WILL PROTECT YOU Estonia | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Sci-Fi | English | South Asian Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Nicola Piovesan Story Nicola Piovesan Script/Screenplay Matt Willis-Jones Editor Nicola Piovesan Producer Nicola Piovesan

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

A sci-fi animation about a little girl’s search for

২০৬২: সাইবার েস্পস অনলাইেন সম্পূ ণর্ মানিসক সন্তুিষ্ট পৰ্দান কেরেছ। জনসংখয্া িনয়ন্তৰ্েণর জনয্ সরকার জনগণেদর উৎসাহ িদেচ্ছন এবং ইনেসনিটভ েরাবট পৰ্দান করেছন যােত েরাবটগ‌ুেলা মানু ষেক সন্তান জন্মদােন সহায়তা করেত পাের। এক বৃ িষ্টমুখর রােতৰ্ নয় বছর বয়সী িটনা এবং তার েরাবট অিভভাবক, এস.এ.এম-৫৩, একিট অিভযােন েবর হয় েযখােন তার একিট পৰ্েশ্নর উত্তর খুঁেজ, যা হেলা: যিদ সাইবারেস্পস কল্পনাপৰ্বণ ভােলাবাসা অচল কের েদয়, তখনও িক পৃ িথবীেত ভােলাবাসার পৰ্েয়াজন থাকেব?

meaning in a world without emotions.

Synopsis in English In 2062, the cyberspace offers total emotional satisfaction online. To maintain the population, the government encourages people to procreate by offering the incentive of a free robot to help with the children. One rainy night, a nine year old girl Tina and her guardian robot, SAM-53, set off on a quest that asks: if cyberspace has made romantic love obsolete, do we still need love in the real world?

Cinematographer Nicola Piovesan Leading Casts Richard Epcar Lizzie Freeman Animation/Graphics Eleftherios Kokkinakis Animation/Graphics Preetham Tej Assistant Director Andriy Muzichenko Music Director Yann Latour

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Nicola Piovesan was born in Venice, Italy, on the 1st of April, 1979. He graduated majoring in Cinema in 2004 from Bologna University. As a filmmaker, he won more than 70 awards in hundreds of festivals worldwide, directing short films, animations, documentaries and music videos. Since 2013, he has been living in Estonia, working as a freelancer with many customers worldwide.

SCHOOL Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

All Age Group

The headmaster of a girls’ school suspends a

Director Mohammad Hassan Shahmohammadi Story Mohammad Hassan Shahmohammadi Script/Screenplay Mohammad Hassan Shahmohammadi Editor Shahram Mirabaqdam

Synopsis in Original Language

student who has cheated in the exam. Her little daughter’s interference and other students’ entrance make her doubt her decision. The story revolves around the doubt of the headmaster of a

‫ﻣدﯾر ﻣدرﺳﮫ دﺧﺗراﻧﮫ ﯾﮏ داﻧش آﻣوز را ﮐﮫ ﺗﻘﻠب ﮐرده ﺑﺎزﺧواﺳت ﻣﯽ‬ ‫ دﺧﺎﻟت ھﺎی دﺧﺗر ﮐوﭼﮑش و ورود داﻧش آﻣوزان دﯾﮕر او را در‬.‫ﮐﻧد‬ ‫ ﻣدﯾر ﻣدرﺳﮫ دﺧﺗراﻧﮫ ﯾﮏ داﻧش آﻣوز را‬.‫ﺗﺻﻣﯾمﮔﯾری ﻣردد ﮐرده اﺳت‬ ‫ دﺧﺎﻟت ھﺎی دﺧﺗر ﮐوﭼﮑش و ورود‬.‫ﮐﮫ ﺗﻘﻠب ﮐرده ﺑﺎزﺧواﺳت ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد‬ ‫داﻧش آﻣوزان دﯾﮕر او را در ﺗﺻﻣﯾمﮔﯾری ﻣردد ﮐرده اﺳت‬.

girls’ school in deciding about students’ violations, whether to observe the rules or consider students’

Bengali Synopsis

conditions.

একজন ছাতৰ্ী পরীক্ষায় নকল করায় েমেয়েদর স্কুেলর পৰ্ধান িশক্ষক তােক েবর হেয় েযেত বেলন। তােব েছাট্ট েমেয়িটর হস্তেক্ষপ এবং অনয্ানয্ ছাতৰ্ীেদর অনু পৰ্েবশ তার িসদ্ধান্তেক িদব্ধাগৰ্স্ত কের েতােল। ছাতৰ্ীর িনয়ম লঙ্ঘেনর জনয্ পৰ্ধান িশক্ষক তার িসদ্ধােন্ত অটল থাকেবন নািক ছাতৰ্ীর অবস্থা িবেবচনা কের িনেবন তাই িনেয় িদব্ধাগৰ্স্ত হেয় আেছন। এই িদব্ধােক িঘেরই গল্পিট েবেড় উঠেত থােক।

Producer Mohammad Hassan Shahmohammadi Cinematographer Amir Ali Alaie Leading Casts Marjan Qamari Maryam Bolourforoosha Melina Moqiseh Diyana Bahari Sara Khademi Melika Asadbeygi

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Mohammad Hassan Shahmohammadi was born in Tehran, Iran. He has a Master’s degree on Information Management. He is an independent filmmaker and produces his own films. He is a director, writer, distributor as well as producer. His films have been screened in many international festivals all over the world and has received many awards.

SCHOOL CHALEGA...?

India | 2017 | Blu-ray | 2.39:1 | Color | Action, Drama | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 109 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Ameet Prajapati Story Ameet Prajapati Script/Screenplay Ameet Prajapati Editor Vikash Prajapati Producer Children’s Film Society, India Cinematographer Sumit Samaddar Leading Casts Satish Kaushik Svar Kamble Karan Dave Himangii Kavi Arbaaz

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Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

Left alone on the crowed station of Dadar, a 12

দাদােরর একিট বয্স্ততম েস্টশেন ১২ বছেরর েবাবা এবং বিধর একিট েছেল ‘গ‌ুঞ্জ’, একিট িশশ‌ু পাচারকারীর দেলর নজের চেল আেস েযিট ‘উসমান’ নােমর একিট েছেলর িনেদর্শনায় চেল। কিল নােমর এক বু িদ্ধমতী পথিশশ‌ু িকনা সরকাির পযর্েবক্ষেণ রেয়েছ, েস পুেরা বয্াপারিট বু ঝেত পাের। গেল্পর শ‌ুরু তখনই হয় যখন উসমান ‘িভজু’ নােমর একজনেক দেল েযাগ কের, েয িকনা সকল পাচার হওয়া িশশ‌ুেদর েনতৃতব্ দান কের৷ পরবতর্ীেত কিল গ‌ুেঞ্জর জীবন বাঁচােত পাের এবং পেররিদন সকােল গ‌ুঞ্জেক তার মােয়র হােত তুেল েদয়। অবেশেষ িশশ‌ু পাচারকারীর দলিট ধরা পড়।

year old deaf and mute boy Goonj, comes on the radar of a child trafficking gang led by Usmaan.

Kaali, an intelligent street kid who lives in the government’s observation home, spots helpless Goonj. The chase begins when Usmaan involves Vijju, the boss of all the smart street kid in the scene. At the end, with the help of other kids, Kaali manages to save Goonj’s life and helps him to meet his mother the next morning. The child trafficking gang gets busted.

Logline The two odd kids meet, the smarter makes the other to run for their lives and they conquer our heart.

Ameet Prajapati is an Indian filmmaker. He did his initial schooling in Guwahati, Assam, India. Since his childhood, he has been fond of films. He used to write poems and short stories since then. Ameet completed his filmmaking course from ASMS Noida UP and later, he enrolled at the faculty of screenwriting and film studies. He made three award-winning short films. His last short film was “Sangrah” which got selected in 2014 Cannes Short Film Corner.

SILENCE PLEASE Nepal | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 3 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

A girl gets molested in a library. Library, here, has

Director Parikshit Bickram Rana

been used as a metaphor and the librarian too as

একিট গৰ্ন্থাগাের একিদন এক েমেয়র শ্লীলতাহািন হয়। ‘গৰ্ন্থাগার’ এখােন একিট রূপক িহেসেব বয্বহৃত হেয়েছ। এবং ‘গৰ্ন্থাগািরক’ পুরুষতািন্তৰ্ক সমােজর একজন পৰ্তীক িহেসেব বয্বহৃত হেয়েছন। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত বয্বহৃত উপাদানগ‌ুেলার দব্ারা সাধারণ মানু েষর েকােনা ঘটনার পৰ্িত পৰ্িতিকৰ্য়া এবং েকােনা সমােজর েকােনা িনিদর্ষ্ট ঘটনার পৰ্িত পৰ্িতিকৰ্য়া েদখােনা হেয়েছ।

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Story Parikshit Bickram Rana Script/Screenplay Parikshit Bickram Rana Editor Peter Gurung Producer Surabhi Sapkota Parikshit Bickram Rana

a symbol of patriarchal society. Here the elements are used to show how a general reaction is given by the common people to an incident. And how society behaves in certain situations.

Logline A girl is molested in a library and her reaction.

Library here has been used as a metaphor and librarian too as a symbol of patriarchal society.

Cinematographer Rajkumar Bista Leading Casts Surabhi Sapkota Suman Thapa Parikshit Bickram Rana

Parikshit Bickram Rana has been working in the film sector for the last four years and is currently persuading diploma in Film Direction at National Film School, Nepal. This is his first full-fledged movie as a student of filmmaking. He wants to use film making as a way to tell stories to the society. He is a theater artist and has been involved with many street dramas which aims to tell social stories.

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SNOWY ROADS Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Drama | Turkish | South Asian Premiere | 29 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

All Age Group Director Hayedeh Moradi Story Hayedeh Moradi Script/Screenplay Hayedeh Moradi Editor Abdollah Skokri Producer Amin Sboor Cinematographer Abdollah Skokri

‫اردﺑﯾل ﯾﮑﯽ از روﺳﺗﺎھﺎی ﻣرزی در اﯾران اﺳت ﮐﮫ ﺗﺑﻌﯾض ﻣﯾﺎن ﭘﺳران‬ ‫و دﺧﺗران در ﻓرھﻧﮓ ﺧﺎﻧواده ھﺎ و ﺳﯾﺳﺗم آﻣوزﺷﯽ ﮐﺷور ﺑﮫ وﺿوح‬

Synopsis in English

‫ روﺳﺗﺎ‬224 ‫ ﺗﻧﮭﺎ‬،‫ روﺳﺗﺎی اﯾن اﺳﺗﺎن‬1855 ‫ در ﻣﯾﺎن‬.‫دﯾده ﻣﯽ ﺷود‬

Ardabil is one of the villages situated beside the

‫ درﺻد از‬95 ‫ ﺑﻧﺎﺑراﯾن ﺣدود‬،‫دارای دﺑﯾرﺳﺗﺎن ﺑرای دﺧﺗران ھﺳﺗﻧد‬

border in Iran that discriminates between boys and

،‫ از ﺳوی دﯾﮕر‬.‫دﺧﺗران اﯾن ﻣﻧطﻘﮫ ﻣﺟﺑور ﺑﮫ ﺗرک ﻣدرﺳﮫ ﺷده اﻧد‬

girls as the culture of families and the education

‫ اﯾن‬،‫ﻓرھﻧﮓ و ﺗﻌﺻب ﺧﺎﻧوادﮔﯽ و ﻓﻘدان ﺣﻣﺎﯾت آﻣوزﺷﯽ از ﺳوی دﯾﮕر‬

system of the country can be seen obviously.

‫دﺧﺗران را از ﺗﺣﺻﯾل ﻣﺣروم ﮐرده و آﻧﮭﺎ را ﻣﺣﮑوم ﺑﮫ اداﻣﮫ زﻧدﮔﯽ‬

Among 1855 villages of this province, only 224

‫ اﯾن ﻓﯾﻠم در ﺣﺎل ﻧﺷﺎن دادن‬.‫ﺧود ﻣﺎﻧﻧد ﻣﺎدر و ﻣﺎدرﺑزرﮔﺷﺎن ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧﻧد‬

villages have secondary school for girls thus,

‫زﻧدﮔﯽ ﺳﮫ ﻧﻔر از اﯾن ﮐودﮐﺎن اﺳت‬

around 95% of girls in this area has to leave school at a very early age. Social constraints and family

Bengali Synopsis

biasness on one hand and the lack of education

আডর্ািবল ইরােনর সীমান্তবতর্ী গৰ্ামগ‌ুেলার একিট, েযখােন পািরবািরকভােব এবং েদেশর িশক্ষাবয্বস্থায় েছেল এবং েমেয়র মেধয্ অতয্ািধক ৈবষময্ করা হয়। এই পৰ্েদেশর ১৮৫৫ িট গৰ্ােমর মেধয্, ২২৪ িট গৰ্ােম েমেয়েদর জনয্ মাধয্িমক িবদয্ালয় রেয়েছ। এজনয্ এই এলাকার ৯৫ শতাংশ েমেয়েদর পড়ােলখা ছাড়েত হেয়েছ। একিদেক সংস্কৃিত ও পািরবািরক চাপ, এবং অপরিদেক িশক্ষার অবয্বস্থাপনা- েমেয়েদর পড়ােলখা হেত দূ ের েরেখেছ এবং তােদর িনেজেদর মা-দাদী-নানীর মেতা জীবন চািলেয় িনেত বাধয্ করেছ। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত িতনিট পৰ্জেন্মর জীবেনর গল্প েদখােনা হেয়েছ।

support on the other, keep these girls deprived of education and condemn them to continue their lives as homemakers like their mother and grandmothers. This film picturizes the life of these three generations.

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Synopsis in Original Language ‫ﺟﺎده ھﺎی ﺑرﻓﯽ‬

Hayedeh Moradi was born in 1974 in Ardabil province. She studied Directory at Sooreh University of Tehran, Iran. She made a good number of feature films like “Read with me”, “Alarm clock”, “Second”, “Village stories” and “Lachak”. Her documentary films are: “Snowy roofs”, “Empty Frames” and “Snow roads”. She is currently writing the serial scripts of “Darzi Khane” for Ardebil center, “City of Signs” for provinces medias and “Saray” for Tabriz television.

SOHNA - A FLYING KID India | 2018 | Blu-ray | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 25:26 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Udaan Bachpan Ki.

Director Krishan Kumar

Synopsis in English

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট উত্তর ভারেতর উন্নাও েজলার ১১/১২ বছর বয়সী একিট গৰ্ােমর েছেলর গল্প বেল। েছেলিট ধনু ক সম্পৰ্দােয়র ভারতীয় বণর্ বয্বস্থায় িবেবিচত সবর্িনম্ন বণর্গ‌ুিলর মেধয্ একিট। সাধারণত, তার সম্পৰ্দােয়র েলাকজন িনম্ন আেয়র মানু ষ। েসাহনা পৰ্িতভাবান এবং উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষী েছেল। তার িপতামাতার দািরদৰ্য্ এবং িশক্ষার পৰ্িত তােদর অজ্ঞতার পাশাপািশ জীবেনর সব ইিতবাচক পিরবতর্নেক অসব্ীকার করার কারেণ েসাহনার জীবেন আরও দু দর্শা েনেম এেসেছ। একেজাড়া কয্ানভাস জুতা পাওয়ার পৰ্বল বাসনা তােক পৰ্িতকূল পিরেবেশ পিরচািলত কের। সকল িবরুপতায় ক্লান্ত হেয় েসাহনা সবিকছু েছেড় অেনকদূ ের উেড় যােব বেল িঠক কের।

Story Krishan Kumar Script/Screenplay Krishan Kumar Editor Swapnil Rishikant Sette Producer Jitendra Kumar Yadav Cinematographer Binod Babu Adhikari

The film shows the journey of an 11/12 year old village boy from Unnao, district of North India. The boy belongs to “Dhanuk” community (one of the lowest castes considered in Indian caste system).

Generally, his community people belong to lowincome strata. Sohna is a talented and ambitious boy. The poverty of his parents and their ignorance towards education as well as denial to all positive changes in life has made him more miserable.

His desire for canvas shoes leads him to an odd situation. Being tired of all biases, Sohna decides to fly away.

Leading Casts Luv Kush Verma Rajbanti Krishan Kumar Anchal

Krishan Kumar is both an actor and a director. He is a postgraduate from Bhartendu Natya Academy, Lucknow, India. He has also done film appreciation course from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute of Kolkata. “Sohna - A Flying Kid” is his debut film. He plans to continue his career as a successful filmmaker in future.

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SOMEONE’S MISSING Poland | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | International Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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skąd się bierze to zjawisko na przykładzie zwykłej

All Age Group

Friendship doesn’t have an expiration date.

rodziny, która właśnie wybiera się na wymarzone

Director Tomek Wilk Story Tomek Wilk Monika Buza Mariusz Walczak Script/Screenplay Tomek Wilk Monika Buza Mariusz Walczak Editor Tomek Wilk Producer Tomek Wilk Monika Buza Mariusz Walczak

wakacje.

Synopsis in English Living faster and getting more distracted

Bengali Synopsis

from reality, we often forget about what is

িদন যত এগ‌ুেচ্ছ ততই বাস্তবতা েথেক িবিচ্ছন্ন হিচ্ছ আমরা। আমরা পৰ্ায়ই ভুেল যাই েকানটা আমােদর জীবেন সবেচেয় েবিশ দরকার। যখনই েকােনা ছু িটর সময় আেস তখন আমােদর েবিশরভাগ বন্ধু-বান্ধবীরা ঘুরেত েবর হয়। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত এই বয্াপারিট উেঠ এেসেছ একিট সাধারণ পিরবােরর গেল্পর মেধয্ িদেয় যারা তােদর সব্েপ্নর ছু িট কাটােত যােচ্ছ।

really important in life. As the holiday season approaches, many of our friends starts going to vacation. This film tries to explain where this phenomenon comes from the example of an ordinary family who is just going to their dream vacation.

Synopsis in Original Language Kiedy nasze życie staje się coraz szybsze i coraz bardziej chaotyczne, coraz mniej zwracamy uwagę na to, co najważniejsze. W miarę zbliżania się sezonu wakacyjnego wielu z naszych przyjaciół staje się bezdomnymi. Film stara się wyjaśnić,

Cinematographer Tomek Wilk Tomek Wilk is a freelance animator resided in Warsaw, Poland. He graduated from the University of Warsaw with a Master’s degree in German Studies. He also studied at Warsaw Film and Television Academy.

His field of interest is mostly 2D animation, creating video for corporate clients, animated commercials, educational videos, music videos and animation for games.

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SPACE MOUNTAIN Spain | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

A Seven years old girl´s travel of 400Km to recover

বাবা-মােয়র িবেচ্ছেদর পর, সাত বছর বেয়সী েছাট্ট একিট েমেয় তার বাবােক খুঁজেত েবর হয়। েস তার জীবেন অনু ভব করা আনেন্দর িদনগ‌ুেলা েফরত আনার িপছেন ছু টেত থােক। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট ৈবজ্ঞািনক কল্পকািহনী, েযখােন নাটকীয়তার েছাঁয়া রেয়েছ। চলিচ্চতৰ্িট েসইভােবই েশষ হয় েযমন কের িনমর্াতা পৃ িথবীটােক েদেখন। বাবা-মার িবেচ্ছেদর কারেণ েযসব েছেলেমেয়র জীবেন দাগ পেড় েগেছ, তারা এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র েশষ দৃ েশয্র সােথ িনেজেদর বাস্তবতা িমলােত পারেব। ‘েস্পস মাউেন্টন’ ছিবিট একিট ইিতবাচক বাতর্া পৰ্দান কের, েযটা িবেচ্ছেদর কারেণ খন্ড-িবখন্ড হেয় যাওয়া মানু ষগ‌ুেলােক এক হেত সব্াগত জানায়।

Director Víctor Nores Story Víctor Nores Script/Screenplay Víctor Nores Editor Víctor Nores Producer Borja de la Fuente Ismael Olivares Cinematographer Jorge Roig

the happiness Synopsis in English After her parents separated, a seven year old girl sets on a journey to find her father and also regain her happiness. This film is a drama with a touch of science fiction and ends in a way the filmmaker sees the world at this time, with an almost happy ending. This ,ending seems familiar to all those children who were,like the filmmaker, scarred by the separation of their parents. However, the film “Space Mountain” demands a positive message, a message of union, communication and understanding, for all those who suffer or have suffered from a similar drama.

Leading Casts Paula Apolonio

Victor Nores, born in Madrid, 1983, has graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid. His further studies include screenplay and post-production, of which he was a teacher at a Vocational Education and Training school. He has acquired international acknowledgment as a director and screenwriter at several festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Austin Film Festival, Locarno Toronto International Film Festival, Heartland International Film Festival and a preselection for Goya® Awards.

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SPERO... THE HOPE India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4:26 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above Director Saurabh Thakare Story Saurabh Thakare Script/Screenplay Saurabh Thakare Editor Sumedh Gupte

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Bengali Synopsis

Child harrasment

েযসব নারীরা ঘেরর বাইের েযেত চায়, আশার আেলা েদখেত চায়, তারা এখেনা তােদর অতীেতর সােথ পৰ্িতিনয়তই েমাকািবলা কের থােক। চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট পৃ িথবীর সব্প্ন েদখায়, েযখােন অতীেতর েশকেল বাধাপড়া এই মানু ষগ‌ুেলা েশকল েভেঙ্গ েবর হেয় আসেত পাের। েসখােন তারা হতয্া করেত পাের তােদর আেক্ষপ এবং অনু তাপেক। গল্প আগােত থাকেল নারী ও িশশ‌ু চিরেতৰ্র িবিভন্ন িদক ফুেট উঠেত শ‌ুরু কের। ‘েস্পেরা’ শ িটর অথর্ ‘আশা’, এবং এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট আশার অেনব্ষেণ শ‌ুরু হওয়া একিট যাতৰ্ার গল্প বেল।

Synopsis in English A woman who wants to go outside her room searching for hope but is still dealing with the past. It’s a symbolic representation of a dark world where she wants to kill her in the past. It shows various shades of a child and a woman searching for hope. That is why the film is titled “Spero’’, which means hope.

Producer Abhishek Muthal Cinematographer Ganesh Dhale Leading Casts Renuka Joshi Palak Sharma

Saurabh Thakare is a 26 years old Indian theatre actor, director, dancer and short story writer. He completed his post-graduation in Theatre Arts. He did his graduation from Mechanical Engineering and then switched carrier to the field of Arts. Now, he is actively doing commercial plays and films as an actor.

He has worked with veteran Indian directors like Sai Paranjapey, Nadira Babbar, Shafaat Khan, Mohd, Zeeshan Ayub and Rasika Agashe.

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STOPPAGE TIME Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | International Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director David Comesaña Script/Screenplay David Comesaña Editor Chema Ramos Producer Eduardo David Rodríguez Comesaña Cinematographer Juan Antonio Díaz Vela Leading Casts Santi Martínez Claudia Martínez Almazán Andrés Palop Antonio Muñiz

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

TIEMPO AÑADIDO

Claudia es una niña de tres años que sufre mutismo traumático tras presenciar la muerte de

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su madre. Santiago, su padre, desbordado por

Claudia is a three years old girl who goes through

las circunstancias, ha convertido el fútbol en su

trauma after the death of her mother.

única válvula de escape. Viendo juntos un partido de fútbol por televisión de su equipo

Synopsis in English

favorito, un suceso dará un vuelco a sus vidas.

Claudia is a three year old girl who suffers

Claudia es una niña de tres años que sufre

traumatic mutism after witnessing the death of her

mutismo traumático tras presenciar la muerte de

mother. Santiago, his father, overwhelmed by the circumstances, has turned football into his only

Bengali Synopsis

escape valve. Watching together a football match

ক্লাউিদয়া নােমর িতন বছর বেয়সী একিট িশশ‌ু তার মােয়র মৃ তুয্ িনজ েচােখ পৰ্তয্ক্ষ করার পর আকিস্মকভােব তার বাকশিক্ত হািরেয় েফেল। তার বাবা, সানিটয়ােগা, এতিকছু র ভীেড় েবশ অেনকটা আচ্ছন্ন হেয় পেড়ন এবং এই পিরিস্থিত েথেক েবর হেত িতিন ফুটবলেক একিট মাধয্ম িহেসেব েবেছ িনেয়েছন। েটিলিভশেন একিদন বাবা ও েমেয় িমেল তােদর িপৰ্য় ফুটবল দেলর েখলা েদখার সময় একিট ঘটনা তােদর জীবনেক পােল্ট েদয়।

on television of their favorite team, an event turns their lives around.

David Comesaña has earned his Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences (Journalism). He has a wide experience of 10 years in different areas of TV, such asscript writing, VTRS editing, reports, news, and recordings coordinator along with as a program director. In the last few years, he has completed his Master’s degree in film directing at the Valencia Film School.

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THE AFTERBIRTH Spain | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Two twins discuss while still being inside their

দু ই জন যমজ িশশ‌ু তােদর মােয়র েপেট থাকেতই আেলাচনা করেছ, তারা জন্মগৰ্হেণর পর িক েদখেত পােব তা সম্পেকর্। তােদর মেধয্ একজন িবশব্াসই কের না েয েসখােন িকছু থাকেব, িকন্তু অনয্জন আশাবাদী েয মা িনশ্চয়ই তােদর সােথ েদখা করেত েসখােন থাকেব। ‘দয্ আফটারবাথর্’ জীবেনর রূপক গেল্পর ছিব, যার মধয্ িদেয় আমরা মৃ তুয্র আেগ কী ঘটেব তা েদখেত পাই।

Director Ignacio Rodó Blanca Bonet Story Wayne Dyer

mother’s womb about what they might find once they are born. One of them believes that there is nothing out there, but the other one is hopeful that their mother will be there to greet them. “The Afterbirth” is a metaphor of life. It is an illustration about what happens before we die.

Script/Screenplay Ignacio Rodó Editor Blanca Bonet Producer Ignacio Rodó Cinematographer Blanca Bonet Leading Casts Molly Malcolm Sophie O

Blanca Bonet was born on 1986 in Terrassa, Spain. He is a filmmaker and he directed more than 25 short films, which have won more than 100 awards and have been selected in more than 600 film festivals around the world. ‘The Afterbirth’ is the

Ignacio Rodó was born in 1987 in Beijing, China. Blanca has worked in animation studios in New York, Chile, and Spain. She now combines her work as a designer and animator with her personal projects, films that have had a long run in film festivals.

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THE BALL India | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Haryanvi | South Asian Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Gindii

Director Hariom Kaushik Shashank Virag

Synopsis in English

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট চারজন বালেকর েখলেত েখলেত আেগর বলিট হািরেয় যাওয়ার পর নতুন একিট বল েকনার সংগৰ্ােমর গল্প। তারা অেনকগ‌ুেলা পিরকল্পনা কের িকন্তু েশষেমষ মিন্দর েথেক চুির কের। চুিরর এই ঘটনার মেধয্ িদেয় পৰ্িতিট চিরেতৰ্র ঈশব্েরর বয্াপাের দৃ িষ্টেকাণ বদলাবার সংগৰ্াম রেয়েছ এই গেল্প। এ সময় তারা চুির করার অথর্ বু ঝেত পাের এবং অেথর্র গ‌ুরুতব্ বু ঝেত পাের।

Story Hariom Kaushik Script/Screenplay Shashank virag Hariom Kaushik Editor Ankit

The film is about the struggle of four friends trying to buy a new ball after losing the previous one while playing. They try several ideas before finally stealing from a local temple. The struggle while doing this changes, the characters’ perspectives towards God. In the process, they do several things that make them understand the meaning of theft and the importance of money.

Producer Hemant Kumari Cinematographer Shashank Virag Leading Casts Shubham Ankur Lokesh Harsh Vishwajeet Abhimanyu

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Hariom Kaushik is an acting graduate from SIFT, Rohtak. He has acted and directed several theater plays and short films. He is currently residing in Mumbai and working in a reputed casting agency -Jogi Film Casting. He is now working on the script of his next short film based on Haryana. He is also working on a feature film script where he will be doing solo directing.

Shashank Virag is a cinematography graduate from SIFT, Rohtak. He has recently worked as Lighting Chief in an upcoming Bollywood Film- Torbaz. He has done direction and cinematography in several short films, music videos and documentary films. He is now currently working on a feature film script. He is working on a few corporate and AD films with few production houses based in Delhi for HCL.

THE DOLLS BREATHE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Persian | International Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

‫ﻋروﺳﮏ ھﺎ ﻧﻔس ﻣﯽ ﮐﺷﻧد‬

Director Iman Soltani

Synopsis in English

পােশর বািড়র অয্ািরেজ্জা নােমর েমেয়িট তার পা েভেঙ্গ েফেল এবং পরবতর্ীেত তা সিরেয় েফলেত হয়। েমেয়িটর বাবা তােক একটু পুতুল েদয় যার একিটমাতৰ্ পা আেছ। েমেয়িটেক িনেয় তার সমবয়সীরা উপহাস করেতা তার এক পা েভেঙ্গ যাওয়ার কারেণ। এই অবস্থা েদেখ েমেয়িটর বাবা েসই পুতুলটার জনয্ একিট কােঠর পা বািনেয় েদন। পরবতর্ীেত পুতুলিট অয্ািরেজ্জার সবেচেয় কােছর বন্ধু হেয় যায়।

Story Iman Soltani Script/Screenplay Iman Soltani Editor Mohammad Khalili Producer Iman Soltani Cinematographer Mohammad Khalili

The girl next door breaks her leg and then stretches it. Her father gives Arezzo a doll that has one leg. The children of her age always mock her for being one-legged. Her father makes a wooden leg for his daughter’s doll. The doll becomes the best friend of Arezzo.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ ﭘدر‬.‫دﺧﺗرﺟوان ھﻣﺳﺎﯾﮫ ﭘﺎﯾش ﻣﯽ ﺷﮑﻧد و ﺳﭘس ﭘﺎﯾش را ﮔﭻ ﻣﯽ ﮔﯾرد‬ ‫ ﺑﭼﮫ ھﺎی ھم ﺳن و‬.‫آرزو ﻋروﺳﮑﯽ ﮐﮫ ﯾﮏ ﭘﺎ ﻧدارد را ﺑﮫ او ﻣﯽ دھد‬ ‫ ﭘدر آرزو ﺑرای ﻋروﺳﮏ دﺧﺗرش‬..‫ او را ﻣﺳﺧره ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧﻧد‬،‫ﺳﺎل آرزو‬ ‫ ﻋروﺳﮏ ﺟدﯾد ﺗﺑدﯾل ﺑﮫ ھﻣدم آرزو ﻣﯽ ﺷود‬.‫ﯾﮏ ﭘﺎی ﭼوﺑﯽ ﻣﯽ ﺳﺎزد‬

Iman Soltani was born in Rafsanjan city in the Kerman province of Iran. His high school education was on mathematics and physics and in which he earned a diploma degree. He learned about filmmaking when he was 17 years old in Iranian young cinema society.

He graduated in civil engineering from Rafsanjan University. He has carried out military service in the Iranian army with officer grade from 2015 to 2017.

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THE FISHNET AND FISH Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | persian | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 Years Director Ali Nikfar Story Ali Nikfar Script/Screenplay Ali Nikfar Editor Ali Nikfar Producer Ali Nikfar

‫ﺗور و ﻣﺎھﯽ‬

‫داﺳﺗﺎن ﭘﺳری ﮐﮫ در ﺳن ﮐم در ﺑﺎزاری ﮐﺎر ﻣﯾﮑﻧد و ﺑﮫ دﻧﺑﺎل راھﯽ‬ ‫ ﺗور و ﻣﺎھﯽ داﺳﺗﺎن ﺗﻣﺎم ﻣﺎھﯽھﺎی ﻛوﭼﮏ‬. ‫اﺳت ﮐﮫ ﭘوﻟﯽ ﺟﻣﻊ ﮐﺗد‬

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‫اﯾــن ﻓﯾﻠــم داﺳﺗﺎﻧﯽ ﮐوﺗــﺎه‬.‫درﯾﺎﺳت ﻛﮫ آرزوﯾﯽ ﺟز ﺑرﮔﺷت ﺑﮫ آب ﻧدارﻧد‬

It is about all little fishes in the world.

‫درﺑﺎره دو ﭘﺳــر ﺑﭼــﮫ ای اﺳت ﮐﮫ در ﺑــﺎزار ﻣﺎھــﯽ ﻓــروش ھــﺎ ﮐﺎر‬ ‫ﻣــﯽ ﮐﻧﻧــد ﺗــﺎ آﻧﮑــﮫ ﺑــﮫ دﻟﯾل اﺗﻔﺎﻗــﺎﺗﯽ ﻣﺟﺑــور ﺑــﮫ ﺗﺻﻣﯾــم ﮔﯾــری‬

Synopsis in English

‫ﺑــر ﺧـﻠـﺎف روﻧــد ﺳــﺎﺑﻖ زﻧدﮔﯾﺷــﺎن ﻣــﯽ ﺷــوﻧد‬.

It is about a boy who works as child labor and trying to find a better way to earn more money. In

Bengali Synopsis

order to do that he discussed it with one of

এিট একিট েছাট েছেলর গল্প েয িকনা িশশ‌ু শৰ্িমক িহসােব কাজ কের এবং টাকা সংগৰ্েহর উপায় খুঁেজ েবড়ায় এবং বাজােরর েভতর তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ সংঘেষর্ িলপ্ত হয়।

his friends, but instead of giving him advice to him, he steals his slippers and the conflict between two friends began from that point. This film actually portray the hardship of the working children and the way they survive.

Cinematographer Masoud Kazerouni Leading Casts Hojat Shuraki

Ali Nikfar is a 27 years old from Iran. Saeed started his career about ten years ago as an editor as well as an animator. He graduated from Azad University in Filmmaking Course in 2015 and during the years he made his debut as director by making short animations and documentaries and narrative “white (2012) – plastic date (2014) - fishnet and fish (2018) –Wash Me Please (2018).”

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THE GIRL AND THE TREE OF DESIRE Russian Federation | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Russian | Bangladesh Premiere | 17 minutes 12 seconds min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

The fairy tale story is about Zhenya, a five year

রূপকথার গল্পিট একিট পাঁচ বছর বয়সী েমেয় েঝিনয়ােক িনেয়। েস তার িপতামাতার মেনােযাগ িফিরেয় আনেত ইেচ্ছপূ রণ গােছর সন্ধােন েযেত এক অিবশব্াসয্ যাতৰ্া শ‌ুরু কের। যাওয়ার সময় েস রূপকথার পৃ িথবীর নানান চিরেতৰ্র সােথ পিরিচত হয়। সব বাঁধা অিতকৰ্ম কের েস তার ইেচ্ছপূ রণ করার একিট উপায় খুঁেজ েবর কের।

Director Alexndra Lupashko Story Alexndra Lupashko

old girl, who embarks on an incredible journey to the Desire tree to return her parents’ attention.

While being on the way home, she meets various characters from the fairy tale world. Overcoming all obstacles, she finds a way to fulfill her desire.

Producer Tatyna Gerasimova Cinematographer Anton Mironovich Leading Casts Denis Milyavsky Vitalia Kornienko Albina Tikhanova Olga Khokhlova Ivan Kosichkin

Alexndra Lupashko was born on January 1, 1992 in Moscow, Russia. She attended a workshop at B.V. Klyuyev. She gained experience on the drama and the theatre field. She aspires to develop her skills through experiences.

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THE INCOMPLETE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama, Musical | English | South Asian Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Nothing is perfect, nothing is completed! And, not

Director Erfan Parsapour

every opportunity is perfect!

‘িদ ইনকমিপ্লট’ হেলা সাত িমিনেটর একিট অয্ািনেমেটড শটর্ িফল্ম েযিট িকনা একিট ক্ষুধাতর্ েভাঁদেড়র গল্প বেল। েভাঁদড়িট খুঁতখুঁেত সব্ভােবর এবং আেবেগ আচ্ছন্ন একিট পৰ্াণী। েস চায় এমন একিট িনখুঁত িবশব্ েযখােন সবিকছু ই পৰ্স্তুত থাকেব। পের েস েদেখ েয পৰ্িতিট অসম্পূ ণর্ অংশ িমেলই একিট িনখুঁত িকছু ৈতির হয়।

Story Erfan Parsapour Script/Screenplay Erfan Parsapour Editor Erfan Parsapour

Synopsis in English ‘The Incomplete’ is a seven minutes animated short film which tells the story of a hungry but a perfectionist & obsessive otter. He wants everything complete in a perfect world. A world that has countless favorable chances to take. Later, he finds out that every favorable perfection must

Logline Can we have everything complete in our favorable perfect world!

be made by some incomplete parts.

Producer Ali Shahdad Cinematographer Erfan Parsapour

Erfan Parsapour is an aspiring filmmaker from Iran.

He started growing his interest in the creative sector by painting & drawing fluently from an early age. By the age of 6, his works started receiving attention among adult artists in international festivals. As he was engaged in the world of Disney classics, he decided to be a filmmaker someday. Thus ‘The Incomplete’ is his first venture in the field of films.

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THE JUGGLER Brazil | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Tagline

receives them. The city closes in a constant gray,

16 Years & Above

An animated documentary about street jugglers

and art, accompanied by love, brings relief and

Director Iuri Moreno

who add color to the monotonous day of urban

lightness to an insistently oppressive environment.

Story Iuri Moreno

Synopsis in English

Suitable Audience

Script/Screenplay Iuri Moreno Editor Iuri Moreno Producer Lara Morena Animation/Graphics Wesley Rodrigues Sound Director Thiago Camargo

life.

Bengali Synopsis The sound layer of this story presents us with testimonies of street clowns and jugglers while a narrative in animation draws the daily life of a particular character. First came the research, followed by the interviews, which were already planned from the beginning to enter only the sound layer of the film. After emerging in the world of jugglers, I created a script for the animation, with

এিট একিট অয্ািনেমেটড চলিচ্চতৰ্ রাস্তার বািজকরেদর িনেয় যারা একেঘেয় জীবেন রঙ েঢেল েদয়। এখােন পৰ্িতিট শে র স্তরগ‌ুেলা আমােদর সাক্ষয্ েদয় েয এই অয্ািনেমেটড চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট িনিদর্ষ্ট চিরেতৰ্রই আখয্ান। পৰ্থেম গেবষণা েক্ষেতৰ্ আসা হয় সাক্ষাৎকােরর মাধয্েম পিরচািলত হেয়, যা চলিচ্চেতৰ্র শ‌ুরু েথেকই িঠক করা িছল েয শে র স্তের পৰ্েবশ করার। বািজকরেদর রােজয্ পৰ্েবশ কের আিম অয্ািনেমশেনর মাধয্েম একিট িস্কৰ্প্ট ৈতরী কির যার উেদ্দশয্ই থােক বািজকরেদর জীবনকািহনী বলার।

the purpose of telling in a playful way the story of a day in the life of a street juggler. I have been fascinated by the circus since I was a child and I love it especially when I see its colors invade a medium that is not ready to receive them, but still

Music Director Dênio de Paula Iuri Moreno is a partner of Caolha Filmes, where he works as director and scriptwriter for animations and content aimed at children and young audience. He is currently releasing his third short film, ‘The Juggler’, and is one of the directors of the ‘Lanterna Mágica International Animation Festival’, as well as directing other projects for short films, features and series that are under development.

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THE LAST EMBRACE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Only children care

েছাট্ট একিট েমেয় তার আঁকা ছিব তার পিরবােরর সকলেক েদখােত চােচ্ছ। িকন্তু সবাই েবশ বয্স্ত মুেঠােফান আর েটিলিভশন িনেয়। েস তার দাদার কােছ ছু েট যায় িযিন িকনা িকচ্ছু ক্ষণ আেগই সবার নজর এিড়েয় চেল িগেয়েছন। পৰ্যু িক্ত আমােদর উপকাের আসেলও, িকভােব আমােদর অপকার করেছ তা এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গেল্পর মেধয্ িদেয় উেঠ আেস।

Director Saman Hosseinpuor Story Saman Hosseinpuor Script/Screenplay Saman Hosseinpuor Editor Saman Hosseinpuor

Synopsis in English A little girl has drawn a picture and she wants to show it to her family. But everybody is too busy with electronic devices like television and cellphone. She goes to her grandpa who has just passed away a few minutes ago without anybody noticing him. This film depicts an agonizing scenery

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of digitization.

The Little girl wants to show her drawing to her family, but everybody is busy with their cell phones.

Producer Saman Hosseinpuor Cinematographer Zanyar Lotfi Leading Casts Zhona Sajadi Fereiduon AliRamai Rashid Hosseinpuor Ali Panahi Mohammad Panahi Nima Hosseini Parvin Falahi Kazhal Safeghi

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Saman Hosseinpuor was born in Saqqez, Kurdestan, Iran in 1993. He started acting in theater when he was just 14 years old, and he started filmmaking in 2008.

In the meantime, he started writing a short story. He is now a director and writer. Saman Hosseinpuor directed six short films. Saman has a bachelor degree in Cinema Directing.

THE LINE Italy | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Il tratto

েফিদৰ্েকা একজন অন্তমুর্খী এবং িনঃসঙ্গ িশশ‌ু। েসেনগাল েথেক আসা একজন বয়স্ক িশল্পীর সােথ একিট আলােপর পর েলাকিট তােক তার পৰ্িতভা আিবষ্কার করেত সাহাযয্ কের এবং তারা এেক অনয্েক পিরপূ ণর্ভােব িচেন িনেত িশেখ। ‘দয্ লাইন’ একিট বন্ধুেতব্র গল্প যা ঐ পাথর্কয্গ‌ুিলর উপর পৰ্িতিষ্ঠত যা আমােদর পৰ্েতয্কেক অননয্ কের েতােল।

Director Alessandro Stevanon Story Claudio Giordano Alessandro Stevanon Script/Screenplay Claudio Giordano Alessandro Stevanon

Synopsis in English Federico is an introvert and lonely child. A meeting with an old artist coming from Senegal helps him discover his talent and learn to see others for what they really are. ‘The Line’ is a tale of a friendship that is founded on those differences that make

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each of us unique.

The Line is a tale of a friendship that is founded on those differences that make each of us unique.

Editor Fabio Bianchini Producer Daniele Segre Daniele De Cicco Cinematographer Giorgio Giannoccaro Leading Casts Mattia Musa Mohamed Ba Eleni Molos Jean Paul Dal Monte

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Alessandro Stevanon is an aspiring filmmaker who was born in 1982 in Aosta, Italy. Alessandro studied cinema at the State Institute for Cinematography, named “R. Rossellini”. This institute is situated in Rome, far from his birth place. Since 2004 he has been working as a director, cinematographer. Besides that, he is also an independent producer.

THE ONLOOKERS AND HIM India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Silent | International Premiere | 2:41 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

A perpetual disease and an occasional curse.

Director Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee

Synopsis in English

এক েলাক িনমর্মভােব মার খািচ্ছেলা। আেশপােশর সকল মানু ষ দশর্ক িহেসেব তা েদখিছল। হঠাৎ সকেল েদখেত পায়, দূ ের েকােনা এক ছােদর উপর একজন বয্িক্তর আিবভর্াব ঘেট৷ েস বািড়র ছাদ েথেক ছােদ লাফােত থােক িঠক একজন সু পারিহেরার মত, যার কাজ পৰ্িতিদন সবাইেক িবপদ েথেক বাঁচােনা। বয্িক্তর একিট বড় দালােনর ছাদ েথেক লাফ িদেয় ঘটনাস্থেল েপঁৗছায় এবং তার অস্তৰ্ তৎক্ষণাৎ েবর কের।

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Story Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Script/Screenplay Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Editor Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee

A man is getting brutally beaten to a pulp. As the onlookers keep watching, a solitary figure appears on a rooftop far away. He jumps from rooftop to rooftop, dashing towards the scene, just like a regular superhero who saves the day. He jumps from the top of a building, reaches the scene and takes out his weapon.

Logline A group of onlookers look on as a man is beaten to pulp and another dashes towards the scene just like a regular super hero does.

Producer Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Cinematographer Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Music Director Sunny Mukherjee Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee

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Saswata and Susruta Mukherjee is a young filmmaker from Kolkata who spends a significant part of his day reading books, watching films and sketching everything that can be seen and everything that can’t. Saswata along with this twin brother Susruta, graduated from St. Xavier’s College Kolkata with Animation and are currently working on their script for a feature film.

THE SHACKLES OF GENDER India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Nikhilesh Dinda Story Nikhilesh Dinda Script/Screenplay Nikhilesh Dinda Editor Sourav Choubey Ons Producer Nikhilesh Dinda

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

সব্র ও সতী

একিট েমেয়র ইচ্ছা -অিনচ্ছা, সব্প্ন এই পুরুষতািন্তৰ্ক মানিসকতার চকৰ্বু েহ অবদিমত হয় েরাজ, শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ কনয্াসন্তান হেয় জন্মাবার অপরােধ। তার মা তার ভাইেয়র েবেড় ওঠার বয্াপাের যতটা যত্নশীল িঠক ততটাই উদাসীন তার েক্ষেতৰ্। মােয়র কােছ েমেয়র সব্প্নগ‌ুেলার েথেক েবিশ গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ েমেয়র নারী হেয় ওঠার গতানু গিতক রীিতনীিত। অবজ্ঞা ও উেপক্ষার এই নাগপােশর মেধয্ই েমেয়িট হেয় ওেঠ ঋতুবতী –সম্মু খীন হয় চরম পিরণিতর।

Tagline Every gender is equal.

Synopsis in English The voice of a girl child gets strangulated in the shackles of the patriarchal psyche. A kind of circular military array of the feminine gender denies all her wills. The film showcases the stereo-

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typical predicament of a girl child that originates

There is no greater crime than to deny the dreams

from the deep-rooted malady - “Discrimination

of our children.

Against Girl Child.”

Cinematographer Subhadeeo Bag, Subha Dey Leading Casts Sima Maity Megha Santra Dipan Dinda Nikhilesh Dinda, in his early thirties, is a high school teacher as well as a filmmaker. He doesn’t have any professional film school degree or training for making films. But from his school days, he bore an instinct of telling and writing stories. He has earned a post graduate degree in English Literature. He also writes stories & dialogues along with filmmaking.

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THE SUMMER OF THE SWANS Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Kurdish | International Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Maryam Samadi Story Maryam Samadi Script/Screenplay Maryam Samadi Editor Tofiq Amani Producer Sanar Noriazar Cinematographer Mohammad Fakori

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Bengali Synopsis

Trying, believing in dreams.

েছেলিট এমন একজন িশষয্ েয িকনা একিট েশানা গেল্পর সব্প্ন এবং বাস্তবতার মেধয্ েবাঝাপড়া করেছ। গেল্পর েজর ধের েস জলাভূ িমর পািখেদর েদখেত েযেতা। একিদন গৰ্ােমর িশশ‌ুরা জানেত পাের পুকুের একিট রাজহাঁস েদখেত পাওয়া িগেয়েছ। েছেলিট এই কথা শ‌ুেন গৰ্ােমর অনয্ানয্ িশশ‌ুেদর সােথ পুকুরপােড় যােব বেল িঠক কের।

Synopsis in English The boy is a disciple who has come to terms between dreams and reality, based on a story that he had heard and it leads him to see the birds of the swamp. Until one day, the children of the village are informed that a swan has been spotted swimming on the pond. The boy then decides that he will go to the pond with the kids.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ﭘﺳر ﺑﭼﮫ ی ﻣﻌﻠوی ﮐﮫ ﺑﯾن روﯾﺎھﺎ و واﻗﻌﯾت ﺑر اﺳﺎس ﻗﺻﮫ ی ﮐﮫ ﺷﻧﯾده‬ ‫ ﮐﮫ ﺑﺎ دﯾدن ﭘرﻧده ھﺎی ﻗو ﺑﮫ آرزوھﺎﯾش ﻣﯽ رﺳد‬، ‫ﺑﮫ ﺑﺎوری رﺳﯾده اﺳت‬ ‫ ﺗﺎ اﯾﻧﮑﮫ ﯾﮏ روز ﺑﭼﮫ ھﺎی روﺳﺗﺎ ﺧﺑر ﻣﯽ آورﻧد در ﮐﻧﺎر ﺑرﮐﮫ ﭘرﻧده‬. ‫ ﭘﺳر ﺑﭼﮫ ﺗﺻﻣﯾم ﻣﯽ ﮔﯾرد ﺑﺎ ﺑﭼﮫ ھﺎ ﺑﮫ ﺑرﮐﮫ ﺑرود‬. ‫ ی ﻗو دﯾده اﻧد‬.

Leading Casts Amin Muhammadi Sara Dindar Diyar Tamri Serjik Samadi

Maryam Samadi was born in Iran. She has been interested in cinema since childhood and decided to follow her passion later on. Born in a busy family, she sees art as the best learning medium on the earth. After completing university, Maryam started her career as a filmmaker and has made several films so far.

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THE THIRST Nepal | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Nepali | International Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Bhabasagar Ghimire Story Bhabasagar Ghimire Script/Screenplay Bhabasagar Ghimire Editor Kiran Shrestha Producer Aarsu Production Bardali Films Cinematographer Kiran Shrestha

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Synopsis in Original Language

Tirkha

ितखार् एक छोटो चलिचत्र हो । यसमा िवद्यालय समयमै पुग्ने एउटा स्कु ले के टीको ितखार्लाइ िचत्रण गिरएको छ जसलाइ हरेक िदन टाढाबाट घरको िनम्ती पानी बोक्नु पनेर् बाध्यता छ । कथामा उनी र उनको भाइ बीचको सम्बन्ध र उनले िवद्यालय पुग्नको लािग गनुर् पनेर् सं घषर्लाई के लाइएको छ / कथामा उनी र उनको भाइ बीचको सम्बन्ध र उनले िवद्यालय पुग्नको लािग गनुर् पनेर् सं घषर्लाई के लाइएको छ ।

Tagline A girls’ dream.

Synopsis in English “Tirkha” is a short movie about a school girl of Nepal who has the thirst to be on time in school

Bengali Synopsis

despite other household chores like bringing water

‘িতরখা’ সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন েনপালী স্কুল ছাতৰ্ীর সম্পেকর্ যার বাসা-বািড়র কাজ করেত হেতা। েস বাসা েথেক অেনক দূ র েথেক পািন আনেত েযেতা। এত দূ র েথেক পািন এেন বািড়র সমস্ত কাজ কেরও েস তার স্কুেল িঠক সমেয় উপিস্থত থাকেত চাইেতা। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট েনপালী স্কুল ছাতৰ্ীর তার ভাইেয়র পৰ্িত ভােলাবাসার এবং িঠক সমেয় স্কুেল উপিস্থত থাকার সংগৰ্ােমর গল্প বলেব।

from a long distance. This story of this movie will tell her lovely relationship with her brother and her struggle to be on time in school.

Leading Casts Preeti Waiba Rahul Balami Bhabasagar Ghimire is a journalist and filmmaker from Nepal. He had done his theater course from Actor’s Studio Kathmandu. His first movie “Tirkha” (The Thirst) was officially selected and screened in We Art Water Film Festival, Spain 2018, Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) 2018 and In-short Film Festival, Naijeria 2018. He is now working on his first documentary project on shepard’s life.

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TINKI India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi | International Premiere | 21 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

The film deals with the insecurity of a lower class

চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর গল্পিট একজন িনচু বগর্ এবং ক্ষমতাহীন িরক্সা চালক বাবার িনরাপত্তাহীনতার গল্প যার একিট ফুটফুেট েবাবা বিধর িনষ্পাপ েমেয় িশশ‌ু আেছ। জামাল নােমর েসই বাবা কৰ্মাগত তার িনষ্পাপ েমেয়িটর জনয্ ভেয় ভেয় থােক েকননা অসু রিক্ষত অপরাধী অধু য্িষত গৰ্ামীণ সামন্ত সমােজ েযখােন িশশ‌ুেদর অপহরণ ও সেন্দহজনকভােব অদৃ শয্ হওয়া একিট পৰ্তয্ািশত ঘটনা, েসখােন তার েমেয়িট অবােধ ঘুের েবড়ায়। পৰ্ায়শই েস হািরেয় যায়। েস সবসময় হািরেয় েগেল তার সিঠকভােব িঠকানা েকাথায় তা বলেত পােরনা। ফলসব্রূপ, পৰ্িতেবশী, পুিলশ ও েদাকানদার যারা িতিঙ্ক এবং জামাল সম্পেকর্ সেচতন, তারা সবসময় তােক বািড়েত িনেয় যায় এবং ওর বাবােক অসেচতন হওয়ার জনয্ েদাষােরাপ কের। এিট জামােলর জনয্ হতাশা ও িটিঙ্কর জনয্ ভয় সৃ িষ্ট কের। িতিন চান েয িতিঙ্ক িনরাপদ থাকুক এবং িশিক্ষত েহাক। িতিন িতিঙ্কেক একিট অনাথ আশৰ্েম পাঠান। িতিঙ্ক অনাথ আশৰ্ম েথেক অদৃ শয্ হেয় যায়। জামাল িতিঙ্কেক সবর্তৰ্ খুঁেজ েবড়ান। অবেশেষ িতিন ওেক বািড়েত খুঁেজ পান।

Director Ankur Maan Story Utkarshini Vashishtha Script/Screenplay Ankur Maan Editor Jayant Verma Producer Ravindra Singh Simran Juneja Ankur Maan Cinematographer Suneet Vats Leading Casts Aarini Bhasin Dev Chauhan Radha Yadav Nitin Bhashin

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and powerless rickshaw puller who is father to a deaf yet lovely girl child. The father, Jamal constantly fears for his daughter who’s innocent and moves freely in vulnerable and criminal oriented rural feudal society, where kidnappings and suspicious vanishing of children is an expected occurrence. Often she is lost. She always is unable to tell her address and whereabouts whenever she gets lost. As a result, the neighbors, police and shopkeepers who are aware of Tinki and Jamal always end up escorting her to the house and blaming her father for being careless. This adds to Jamal’s frustrations and fears for Tinki. He wants Tinki to be safe and become literate. He sent Tinki to an orphanage. Tinki vanishes from the orphanage. Jamal looks everywhere for Tinki. He finally finds her at home.

Ankur Maan has graduated from Delhi University. He is from New Delhi, India. He is a theatre person and has worked in many Bollywood films with the most famous director as an assistant director. Ankur Maan assisted prominent directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Hansal Mehta. Now, he is attempting to make a mark with a full length feature film which will be coming soon.

TOUGH KIDS Brazil | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Portuguese | South Asian Premiere | 18 min Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 Years

Cascudos

A história se passa em uma das muitas fronteiras

Director Igor Barradas

Tagline

sobre o despertar de Pedrinho para um país

The awakening to an unequal country.

desigual e violento. Revela o difícil dia a dia e a

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Story Igor Barradas Script/Screenplay Igor Barradas Editor Rafael Mazza Igor Barradas Producer Sabrina Bitencourt Cinematographer Igor Cabral Leading Casts Thiago Xavier Pedro Henrique Gabriel Lima Renan Cláudio Eliane Costa Zé Mário Farias Eduardo Prates Ediélio Mendonça Letícia Lisboa João Pedro Bernardo Leandro Cesário Candhí

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que existem na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Fala

resistência dos meninos de rua. Ninguém pode Synopsis in English

com os moleques da Vila Ideal.

The story takes place in one of the many borders that exist in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It talks about

Bengali Synopsis

the awakening of Pedrinho to an unequal and

এই ঘটনািট ‘িরও েদ েজেনইেরা’ শহেরর অনয্তম সীমান্তগ‌ুেলার মেধয্ েযেকােনা একিট সীমােন্ত ঘেটেছ। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট েপিদৰ্নেহা নােমর এক শহেরর অসমান এবং িহংসাত্মক হেয় উঠার গল্প বেল। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িদেনর পর িদন পথিশশ‌ুেদর কিঠন িদনগ‌ুেলার পৰ্িতেরাধ সম্পেকর্ কথা বেল। গেল্প উেল্লিখত ‘িভলা আইিডয়াল’ এর েছেলেদর সােথ েকউ ঝােমলায় জড়ােত চায় না।

violent country. It reveals the difficulty day by day and the resistance of the street children. Nobody messes with the boys from Vila Ideal.

Logline Nobody messes with the boys from Vila Ideal.

Igor Barradas is a 40 year old Brazilian filmmaker and audiovisual educator. ‘Cascudos - Tough Kids’ is his 5th short film. He is interested in telling his stories from the point of view of those living in Rio de Janeiro - a violent and poor region but very creative and culturally rich. In partnership with filmmaker Heraldo HB, he developed the documentary ‘Amuleto’ about the film ‘O Amuleto de Ogum’, a 1975 production filmed

by Master Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

TWEET-TWEET Russian Federation | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Zhanna Bekmambetova Story Zhanna Bekmambetova Script/Screenplay Zhanna Bekmambetova Editor Zhanna Bekmambetova Producer Timur Bekmambetov Alexander Gorokhov Zhanna Bekmambetova

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

Our life is like walking on a tightrope.

আমােদর জীবন সাকর্ােস টাঙােনা রিশর উপর িদেয় েহঁেট যাবার মেতা। সমেয়-অসমেয় আমরা ভয় পাই অথবা আমােদর ভারসাময্ হািরেয় েফিল। যখন আমরা অেনক খুিশ িকংবা অেনক উৎসাহী থািক, তখন আমরা ভুেল যাই েয আমরা একটা দিড়র উপর িদেয় হাঁটিছ। এমনিক আমরা উড়েতও পাির! চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর পৰ্ধান চিরতৰ্ ‘লু বা’ নােমর একজন েমেয় এবং তার বন্ধু ‘চড়ুই পািখ’। েবাকা চড়ুই পািখিট ‘ভয়’-েক িচেনই না। চড়ুই পািখিটর সােথ েখলার সময় লু বা ভুেলই যায় েস একিট রিশর উপর আেছ।

Synopsis in English Our life is like walking on a tightrope. In times, when we are scared or lost, we lose balance. When we are happy and excited, we forget that we walk on a rope. The main characters are girl Luba and her friend Sparrow. Silly Sparrow doesn’t know fear. By playing with him, Luba forgets that she is walking on a rope.

Logline Our life is like walking on a tightrope.

Cinematographer Stas Shakhov Leading Casts Irina Grishina Tatyana Kosmacheva Kirill Komarov

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Zhanna Bekmambetova was born in Uzbekistan.

She moved to Moscow with her parents when she was 6 years old. During 2009, she graduated from Vgik (University of Cinematography). Her major was Concept Design for animation movies. She lived and studied in Los Angeles from 2010 to 2013. Since 2013, she has been living and working in Moscow.

TWO WORLD India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 12:44 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

An eight year old boy who is a garbage cleaner and

Director Satyajit Das

his mother is in a physical coma, this story is about

একিট ৮ বছেরর েছেল েয িকনা একজন পিরচ্ছন্নতাকমর্ী এবং তার মা একিট শারীিরক অসু স্থতার কারেণ েকামায় আেছ। এক পূ জার িদেন, েছেলিট তার আবজর্না িবিকৰ্ কের ১৫০ টাকা আয় কের। তাই েস তার মােয়র জনয্ একিট শািড় এবং িকছু িমিষ্ট িকেন আেন। েছেলিট একিট সব্প্ন লালন কের। এমন একিট সব্প্ন, েয তার মা একিদন িঠক েসের উঠেব।

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Story Satyajit Das Producer Tanumay Dey

him. During a puja day, the boy sells his garbage and earns 150 rupees. So he buys a saree for his mother and some sweet. The boy cherishes a dream. A dream that her mother will come around one day.

Leading Casts Sneha Biswas Tiyas Dey

Satyajit Das is a short documentary filmmaker from Delhi, India. He works with several renowned filmmakers in the Tollywood film industry. He studied in Delhi film school.

He is a young and talented filmmaker who has directed the short film “Two World” which is about an 8 years old boy who is a garbage cleaner and his mother is in coma physically.

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UNLESS THE WATER IS SAFER THAN THE LAND Philippines | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Filipino | International Premiere | 95 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Iar Lionel Benjamin Arondaing

Original Title

na usok na bumabalot sa kanilang silid. Agad na

Musmos na sumibol sa gubat ng digma

gigisingin ni Hamdan ang anak at ang asawa upang tumakas at umiwas sa gulo, ngunit makapal na ang

Tagline

apoy na gumapang na sa kanilang pananim na palay.

A coming-of-age tale set against a backdrop of age-old

Walang ibang madaanan, ay tatawirin nila Hamdan ang

Story Iar Lionel Benjamin Arondaing

clan wars, a Muslim girl named Eshal discovers herself

putikan sa gitna ng nagliliyab na palayan upang

as she is torn by both love and violence.

marating ang ilog kung saan naroroon ang bangka.

Script/Screenplay Iar Lionel Benjamin Arondaing

Synopsis in English

Hamdan. Bago ipaanod ang bangka sa ilog ay hihingi

This film tells the story of a young Muslim girl, Eshal

ng kasiguraduhan si Manahil na susunod si Hamdan

who escapes the life-threatening backlash of Rido, or

bago iluwal ang pangalawa nilang anak. Walang

inter-familial dispute. After losing her parents, Eshal is

kasiguraduhan ang sagot ni Hamdan ngunit bibilinan

left to care for her baby sibling and must conceal her

ang anak na si Eshal na alagaan ang ina kung sakaling

true identity if she is to stay alive. Along the way, she

hindi na siya makabalik.

Editor Regina Aceron Cj Villa Producer Cinemalaya Icy Marinas Executive Producers Minda Ponce-Rodriguez Vian Serranila Arlene Sy Cinematographer Mark Joseph Cosico Leading Casts Junyka Sigrid Santarin Jm Salvado Star Orjaliza Jun Salvado Jr. Romerico Jangad Darril Ampongan Haide Movero

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Sasakay ang mag-ina sa bangka at magpapa-iwan si

encounters a young boy who’s escaped the violent age-old culture and they develop some sort of a bond. Their low-key struggle for survival will take on a different turn as they soon realize the truths behind their demise.

Synopsis in Original Language Si Eshal ay labindalawang taong gulang, babaeng anak ng isang magsasaka na nagngangalang Hamdan (ama) at ng nagdadalang tao na si Manahil (ina). Biyernes ng gabi ng sugurin sila ng pamilyang matagal nang ka-rido ng kanilang angkan. Magigising si Hamdan sa makapal

Bengali Synopsis ইশাল নােমর এক েছাট্ট মুসিলম েমেয়র গল্প িনেয় এই ছিব। ইশাল, েয িকনা এমন একিট পািরবািরক কলহ েথেক েবঁেচ িফের যা তার জীবনেক হুমিকর মুেখ েফেল িদেয়িছল। মা-বাবােক হারােনার পর, ইশালেক তার েছাট ভাইেবানেদর েদখােশানা করেত হেতা এবং েবঁেচ থাকেত হেল তার পৰ্কৃত পিরচয় লু িকেয় রাখেত হয়। চলিত পেথ একটা কমবেয়সী েছেলর সােথ ইশােলর পিরচয় হয়। েছেলিটও এই ভয়ংকর কুসংস্কার েথেক েবঁেচ িফেরেছ এবং তােদর দু ইজেনর মেধয্ খুব দৰ্ুতই বন্ধুতব্ ৈতরী হয়। তােদর এই জীবন সংগৰ্াম একসময় িভন্নরূেপ আিবভর্াব হেব েযখােন তারা মৃ তুয্র ছায়া েদখেত পায়।

Iar Lionel Benjamin Arondaing is a multimedia artist from Manila, the Philippines who was born in 1989. He participated in several film workshops held in the Philippines that focuses on independent filmmaking and advocacy films. He is currently working on a full-length film that was funded and produced by Cinemalaya Foundation for its annual independent film. Lionel aspires to be a renowned filmmaker one day.

VARAHRAM Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

All Age Group

Children - family - drama - gender equality -

Director Mahdi Kamrani

cultural.

Story Mahdi Kamrani Script/Screenplay Mahdi Kamrani Editor Kaveh Azizi Producer Mahdi Kamrani

Synopsis in English A short film about a little girl who wants to play with other kids in their alley and play with ball but her mother prevents her even she locks the door to keep the girl inside the home, then other kids wants to play with her even with this situation that she is locked in her house.

Bengali Synopsis

এিট একিট সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্ েযখােন একিট েছাট্ট েমেয় তােদর গিলেত অনয্ানয্ বাচ্চােদর সােথ বল িনেয় েখলেত চায়, িকন্তু তার মা তােক েখলেত বাধা েদয়। এমনিক েমেয়িটেক বািড়র েভতের দরজা বন্ধ কের রােখ। তারপরও অনয্ বাচ্চারা েমেয়িটর সােথ েখলেত চায়। এিদেক েমেয়িট তখনও তােদর বািড়েত বন্দী হেয় আেছ। Logline A short film about a little girl who wants to play with other kids in their alley and play with ball but her mother prevents her even she locks the door to keep the girl inside the home, then other kids wants to play with her.

Cinematographer Majid Dehqan Leading Casts Taravat Khademi

Mahdi Kamrani is an aspiring Iranian filmmaker who has graduated from the Iranian Young Cinema Society in film making. Mahdi has learned screenwriting from the Iranian Young Cinema Society. Currently, he is living in Tehran. Varahram is the first film he made. Working as a telecom engineer pays his bills but his passion for filmmaking keeps him alive.

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VIDEO CHECK Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Since 2014, FIVB has approved video check rule

Director Mahyar Seifouri Mohammad Ghane Fard

to reduce refereeing mistakes. According to this

২০১৪ সাল েথেক, এফ.আই.িভ.িব. ভিলবল েখলার েভতরকার নানারকম ভুল হৰ্াস করার জনয্ িভিডও েচক রুল অনু েমাদন কেরেছ। এই িনয়ম অনু যায়ী, েরফািরগ‌ুিল আরও সিঠক িসদ্ধান্ত েনওয়ার বয্াপাের েক্লাজ-সািকর্ট কয্ােমরার কাছ েথেক সাহাযয্ পায় এবং এই েখলার েরফািরিগির করার েক্ষেতৰ্ আরও েবিশ সু িবচার িনিশ্চত কের। িভিডও েচক একিট পঙ্গু েছেলর গল্প, েয ভিলবল েখলা ভালবােস। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট দু িট িশশ‌ুেক িনেয় যারা ভিলবল েখলেত ভােলাবােস িকন্তু তারা এমন একিট পিরিস্থিতর মেধয্ পেড় যায় েয তখন িভিডও েচিকং এর পৰ্েয়াজন হয়।

Story Farhad Besaran Script/Screenplay Farhad Besaran Editor Mahkame Rezvani

rule, referees are helped by closed-circuit cameras to make more accurate decisions and do more justice in refereeing this sport. Video check is a story about a disabled child who loves playing volleyball. This film is about two children who love volleyball but they fall into a situation that needs video checking.

Producer Mohammad Ghane Fard Cinematographer Hamed Jalali Leading Casts Hamed Jalali

Mohammad Ghane Fard and Mahyar Seifouri has graduated from Art University Of Tehran in Cinema in 2011 and produced more than 20 short fiction films which took part in a lot of international and national festivals. He has also finished a documentary film as a director and producer about an ancient Christian village between Syria and Lebanon which the terrorists had attacked a few years ago.

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VS. SANTA Spain | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Comedy | No Dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Raul Colomer Válcarcel Aitor Carlos Herrero Larrumbide Story Elena Gobernado Script/Screenplay Elena Gobernado Editor Fran Benet Morella Producer Susana Milan

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

On a Christmas Eve, a child is alone in a large

বড়িদেনর আেগর িদন একজন িশশ‌ু একিট বড় অয্াপাটর্েমেন্ট একা আেছ। এসময় েস অবেশেষ তার বাসায় েদখা পায় পৰ্তীিক্ষত সান্টা ক্লেজর, েয পৰ্িতবছেরর মেতা এইবছেরও এেসেছ উপহার িদেত। তা সেত্তব্ও, সান্তা ক্লজ েয উপহারিট এেনেছ িশশ‌ুিটর জনয্ তা িশশ‌ুিটর পছেন্দর তািলকায় একদমই িছল না।

apartment when she finally gets the expected visit of Santa Claus who comes to his house this day each year with the purpose to fulfill his annual task: deliver gifts. Nevertheless, the gift that she wants is not the one that Santa has brought to him.

Synopsis in Original Language El día de Nochebuena, una niña se encuentra sola en un inmenso apartamento cuando por fin recibe la esperada visita de Santa Claus, que llega a su casa con el propósito de cumplir su tarea anual: entregar regalos. Sin embargo, el presente que quiere no es el que Santa le ha traído.

Cinematographer Raúl Colomer Leading Casts Laura Prats Lydia Gonzalez Josep Maria Alejandre David Lopez

Aitor Herrero and Raul Colomer, have years of experience working in animation. They work as teachers and take part in many projects.

Apart from their professional work, they have been working for nine years in a new project in two different schools. The short films that they have produced with their students have had a great hit in many festivals.

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WATERMAN India | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 1:30 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

11-15 Years

Waterman is a fictional character in the film. It tries

Director Anshul Sinha

to convey a messege, “Water comes from very far,

Story Anshul Sinha Script/Screenplay Anshul Sinha Producer Anshul Sinha Leading Casts Sandeep Sahu

so respect it”. A fictional character representing the struggles of water. Through the film, it is shown that people waste water a lot. So when they need water, they do not get water.

Bengali Synopsis

ছিবেত ‘ওয়াটারময্ান’ একিট কাল্পিনক চিরতৰ্। “পািন খুব দূ র েথেক আেস তাই পািনেক সম্মান কেরা”- এই বাতর্া পৰ্চার কের। একিট কাল্পিনক চিরতৰ্ পািনর এই সংগৰ্ােমর িচতৰ্ ফুিটেয় তুেলেছ। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম েদখােনা হেয়েছ েয মানু ষ পৰ্চুর পািনর অপচয় কের। তাই যখন তােদর পািনর পৰ্েয়াজন হয় তখন তারা পািন পায় না।

Anshul Sinha is an Indian filmmaker from Hyderabad, India. He worked as a program producer in HMTV news channel and has completed two short feature films and one feature film. He has filmed the short film ‘Waterman’.

He is passionate about film making. He is also a producer in the short film ‘Waterman’.

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WE ALL TOGETHER Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

Age All Age Group Director Mehdi Yousefali Story Mehdi Yousefali Script/Screenplay Mehdi Yousefali

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

While Ali and his friends are playing basketball,

আলী এবং তার বন্ধুরা যখন বােস্কটবল েখলিছল তখন তারা েখয়াল কের এক িবকলাঙ্গ েছেল তােদর েখলা েদখেছ। তারা িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় েয িবকলাঙ্গ েছেলিটেক সােথ িনেয় তারা সবাই একসােথ েখলেব। তাই সবাই িমেল কতগ‌ুেলা অিফসেচয়াের বেস যায় েসই িবকলাঙ্গ েছেলিটর সােথ েখলার জেনয্।

they realize that a disabled boy is watching them.

Noticing this, they decide to make everyone play together and include the disabled child into their game too. All the children sit on some office chairs to play basketball with the disabled boy.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ ﻣﺗوﺟﮫ ﻣﯽ ﺷوﻧد ﮐﮫ ﯾﮏ‬،‫وﻗﺗﯽ ﻋﻠﯽ و دوﺳﺗﺎﻧش ﺑﺳﮑﺗﺑﺎل ﺑﺎزی ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧﻧد‬

Editor Mehdi Yousefali Producer Hadi Yousefali

‫ آﻧﮭﺎ ﺗﺻﻣﯾم ﻣﯽ ﮔﯾرﻧد ھﻣﮫ ﺑﺎ ھم ﺑﺎزی‬.‫ﭘﺳر ﻣﻌﻠول آﻧﮭﺎ را ﺗﻣﺎﺷﺎ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد‬ ‫ ﺑﭼﮫ ھﺎ ﺑﺎ اﺳﺗﻔﺎده از ﺻﻧدﻟﯽ ھﺎی اداری ﺧود را ﺷﺑﯾﮫ ﭘﺳر ﻣﻌﻠول‬.‫ﮐﻧﻧد‬ ‫ﮐرده و ﺑﺎ او ﺑﺳﮑﺗﺑﺎل ﺑﺎزی ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧﻧد‬.

Cinematographer Mehdi Yousefali Leading Casts Abbas Mosavi Ali Ebrahimi Hadi Hasani Amir Hasani Hosseine Saeedi Panah Ahmad Mosavi Elshan Zibaee Mohammad Ebrahimi

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Mahdi Yousefali was born in Qom, Iran in 1989. After studying Computer Software Engineering (B. A.), he studied film directing at Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) and is now studying MA in Dramatic Literature at Soore University in Iran. He has produced various short films, documentaries, and advertisements. Currently, he is studying theoretical and practical in cinema.

WE NEED TO TALK Germany | 2017 | Blu-ray | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Ron Jäger Story Ron Jäger Script/Screenplay Ron Jäger Editor Vitali Kirsch Producer Ron Jäger Alexander Wittfoth Cinematographer Vitali Kirsch

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

A father and a son need to talk to each other.

মানু েষর অনু ভূিতগ‌ুেলা পৰ্কােশর জনয্ আমােদর জীবেন েবিশরভাগ েক্ষেতৰ্ই েকােনা শে র পৰ্েয়াজন হয় না। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ অেনকগ‌ুেলা কারণ এেস দাঁিড়েয়েছ দু ইিট পৰ্ধান চিরেতৰ্র মােঝ, যখন তারা েশেষর িদেক সকলেক একতৰ্ করার েচষ্টা করিছল। িকছু সমেয়র মেধয্ই এই সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট কতকগ‌ুেলা িবভৰ্ম সৃ িষ্ট করেব যা পৰ্িতিট দশর্েকর সােথ কথা বলেব।

Synopsis in English Very often in life, no words are needed to express human feelings. Many issues appear to stand between the two protagonists in the film ‘We Need to Talk’, while still uniting them in the end. Within a few minutes, the short film will create different illusions of what they need to talk about for every spectator.

Synopsis in Original Language Ein Vater besucht seinen Sohn. Es gibt wichtiges zu bereden, doch beiden fällt es schwer aufeinander zu zugehen.

Leading Casts Andreas Klinger Bjarne Meisel Sound Engineer Anton Dillinger Ron Jäger is a 23 years old film graduate. He studied in ‘Television and Film’ at the DEKRA Hochschule für Medien in Berlin. He focuses on subjects like adolescents, the generation gap and the madness of school life in his films.

He is also a film critic working for the Online Student Magazine Be Now and author of für Drei Cineasten.

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WENDY 2 - FRIENDSHIP FOREVER Germany | 2018 | Blu-ray | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 93 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

verbundene Geldprämie wären die Rettung für

All Age Group

True friendship can overcome any obstacle.

Rosenborg. Aber ihr Pferd Dixie ist und bleibt ein

Director Hanno Olderdissen Story Carolin Hecht Script/Screenplay Carolin Hecht Editor Nicole Kortlüke Producer Jan Kromschröder Eva Holtmann Cinematographer Benjamin Dernbecher Leading Casts Jule Hermann Jasmin Gerat Maren Kroymann Benjamin Sadler Nadeshda Brennicke

Zirkuspferd und will einfach nicht springen. Dann bringt Synopsis in English

Metzger Röttgers (Waldemar Kobus) das traumatisierte

Wendy has been living happily at Rosenborg or a year.

Turnierpferd Penelope von der Hohenlohe nach

Yet, the financial situation of the estate is dire. As Wendy

Rosenborg. Wendy erkennt sofort das Potential der Stute

learns about a tournament organized by the near-

und durchschaut auch ihr Problem: „Penny“ hat Angst

by modern riding stable, she decides that she has to

vorm Springen. Doch je mehr Wendy damit beschäftigt ist,

win. With the prize money, she might be able to save

Penny zu helfen, desto mehr fühlt sich Dixie

Rosenborg. But her trained circus horse, Dixie is not a

vernachlässigt… Wird es Wendy gelingen, ihre

jumper and surely does not feel like changing careers.

Freundschaft zu Dixie zu retten, Pennys Angst zu heilen

When a traumatized tournament horse called Penny

und mit ihr das Turnier zu gewinnen.

arrives at Rosenborg, Wendy immediately recognizes her potential, even though she is scared of jumping. Now Dixie

Bengali Synopsis

starts to feel neglected and Wendy faces a tall order; she

উইিন্ড েবশ ভােলাভােবই েরােসনবাগর্ আস্তাবেল এক বছর ধের থাকিছেলা।

has to save her friendship with Dixie while helping Penny

িকন্তু িকছু আিথর্ক সংকট িছল। এজনয্ যখন কােছ ধােরর আেরকিট

to overcome her fear and win the competition.

অশব্চালনা আস্তাবেলর আেয়ািজত একিট টুনর্ােমন্ট সম্পেকর্ েস জানেত পাের, তখন েস িসদ্ধান্ত িনেয় েনয় েয তােক িজতেতই হেব! পু রষ্কােরর টাকা িদেয়

Synopsis in Original Language

েস হয়েতা েরােসনবাগর্েক েবহাল দশা েথেক বাঁচােত পারেব। িকন্তু তার

Wendy (Jule Hermann) lebt seit einem Jahr mit ihren Eltern

পৰ্িশক্ষণপৰ্াপ্ত সাকর্াস েঘাড়া িডিক্স লাফঝাঁপ িদেত পাের না এবং েস তার

Heike (Jasmin Gerat) und Gunnar (Benjamin Sadler) sowie

েপশা বদলােতও ইচ্ছু ক না। যখন একটা মানিসকভােব আঘাতপৰ্াপ্ত

ihrem Bruder Tom (Julius Hotz) auf Rosenborg. Aber die

টুনর্ােমেন্টর েঘাড়া, েপিনর েরােসনবােগর্ আগমন ঘেট, তখন উইিন্ড সােথ

Lage ist ernst, denn der Reiterhof ihrer Oma Herta (Maren

সােথই তার ক্ষমতা বু েঝ িনেত সক্ষম হয়; যিদও েপিন লাফ িদেত িকছু টা

Kroymann) steht kurz vor der Pleite. Als Wendy von einem

ভীতই িছল। িকন্তু এখন একারেণ িডিক্স িনেজেক অবেহিলত মেন করেত

Jugendturnier erfährt, das Ulrike Immhof (Nadeshda

থােক এবং উইিন্ড মহা মু শিকেল পেড় যায়। উইিন্ডেক এখন একিদেক

Brennicke) auf ihrem modernen Reiterhof St. Georg

িডিক্সর সােথ তার বন্ধুতব্ রক্ষা করেত হেব, েসই সােথ অনয্িদেক েপিনেক

ausrichtet, ist sie sich sicher: Ein Sieg und die damit

তার ভয়েক জয় কের পৰ্িতেযািগতায় েজতার জনয্ও পৰ্স্তুত করেত হেব!

Hanno Olderdissen studied in film directing at the International Film School, Cologne. He graduated in 2008 with the award-winning short film ‘Robin’. After finishing his studies, he founds the directing team, ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’.

Together with fellow director Markus Sehr, he directs his first feature film the screwball comedy ‘Family Affairs’ for the German TV-Station NDR for commercials 2015. In 2016 he directed his debut for cinema, the youth drama ‘Rock my Heart’ followed by the children’s film ‘Wendy 2’.

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WILD AS A RASPBERRY Portugal | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | English | International Premiere | 3:10 min Suitable Audience

All Age Director Zahra Alemohammadi Story Zahra Alemohammadi Script/Screenplay Zahra Alemohammadi

Synopsis in English This short animation revisits the childhood of the director who wants to revive the memory of the adventurous spirit of exploring the wild in search of raspberries, a wild fruit. Several children head out to the nearby woods at the beginning of summertime to enjoy the natural scenery and collect raspberries.

Bengali Synopsis

সব্প্লৈদঘর্য্ এই অয্ািনেমশন চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর গল্প গেড় ওেঠ িনমর্াতার েছেলেবলার স্মৃিত িঘের। েছাটেবলায় বেনবাদােড় ঘুের ঘুের রাস্পেবির েখাঁজার েরামাঞ্চ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গেল্প ফুেট ওেঠ। অসংখয্ িশশ‌ু তােদর এলাকায় িনকটবতর্ী বেন গৰ্ীষ্মেক উপেভাগ করেতা এবং রাস্পেবির সংগৰ্হ করেতা। এই স্মৃিতগ‌ুেলােক েকন্দৰ্ কেরই গেড় উেঠেছ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট।

Editor Zahra Alemohammadi Producer Universidade Lusófona Cinematographer Zahra Alemohammadi Leading Casts Zahra Alemohammadi

Zahra Alemohammadi is from Portugal. She is a student of Animation at the largest Portuguese private university, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande. She loves to watch and make films, and aspires to become a filmmaker in future thus as a part of stepping forward to that, she is making films of different genres and taking part in a lot of film festivals around the world.

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WISH Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Biography | Kurdish | International Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Khaled Farjzadeh Script/Screenplay Khaled Farjzadeh Editor Mohammmad Farjzadeh

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

This film is about a poor family - a father, a son

এই চলিচেতৰ্র গল্পিট এক দিরদৰ্ পিরবারেক িনেয়; েযখােন বাবা, েছেল এবং ৩৫ বছর বয়সী মা থােকন। গেল্প েছেলিট অক্ষম থােক। পৰ্িতিদন েছেলিটর মা েছেলিটেক তার স্কুেল বেয় িনেয় যায়। মা িদবেস েছেলিট একিট হুইলেচয়ার আঁকেত চায় এবং েস চায় যােত তার মা আর িবরক্ত েবাধ না কেরন তােক বেয় িনেয় যাবার জনয্।

thirty-five-year-old mother. Their son is disabled.

Every day his mom carried him to school. At the mother’s day, the disabled child wants to paint a wheelchair and he wants his mom not to get annoyed for carrying him.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫زﻧدﮔﯽ ﯾﮏ روز ﺧﺎﻧواده ای ﺳﮫ ﻧﻔره ﮐﮫ ﻓرزﻧدﺷﺎن ﻣﻌﻠول‬/‫ﺧﻼﺻﮫ ﻓﯾﻠم‬

Producer Mohammmad Farjzadeh

‫اﺳت وﺗﻧﮭﺎ آرزوﯾش داﺷﺗن وﯾﻠﭼری ﺑرای زﻧدﮔﯽ ﺧود اﺳت‬

Cinematographer Khaled Farjzadeh Leading Casts Mehdi Jalili Fatemeh Roshani Sueba Sharifi

Khaled Farajzadah was born in Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran). He loves watching films and filmmaker. His film named ‘Wish’ has been produced by Mohammad Farjzadeh. Their collaboration is heading towards becoming a successful venture with this film.

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WITCH HUNT United States | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 22 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Solomon Onita Jr Story Solomon Onita Jr Script/Screenplay Solomon Onita Jr Editor Solomon Onita Jr Producer Jake Sheets Mike Sitnikov Hazar Eskandar

Synopsis in English

Logline

A folktale set in a West African village; a teenage

A folktale set in a West African village; a teenage

girl hunts down a hunchback boy and is forced to

girl hunts down a hunchback boy and is forced to

decide whether or not to follow an old superstition.

decide whether or not to follow an old superstition.

A folktale set in a West African village; a teenage girl hunts down a hunchback boy and is forced to decide whether or not to follow an old superstition.

Bengali Synopsis

একিট পিশ্চম আিফৰ্কার গৰ্ােম একিট েলাকগল্প পৰ্চিলত আেছ, েয একিট িকেশারী েমেয় একিট কুেজা েছেল িশকার কের এবং একিট পুরােনা কুসংস্কার অনু সরণ করেব িকনা েসই িসদ্ধান্ত িনেত বাধয্ কের।

Cinematographer Mike Buchbauer Leading Casts Jessica Obilom Abraham Adesoye Polycarp “MCPC” Akhigbe Dele Ogundiran Chet Bashari Anekwe

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Solomon Onita Jr., an award-winning writer/director, greatly influenced by both his Nigerian heritage and his American upbringing. Solomon uses a blend of both worlds to tell stories from a first-generation perspective, allowing him to expose audiences to the voices of a community rarely heard from in the mainstream films. Solomon is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Arlington, and of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television, where he received an MFA in Film & Television.

BANGLADESH PANORAMA Bangladesh Panorama is about the films made on children by Bangladeshi filmmakers. This section takes the viewers to the recently made films on dierent subjects related to children. It is open for the films have been selected for screening for the children. It is hoped, these film will act as a great inspiration for the young buds of the societies.

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A LITTLE RED CAR Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

We want a non-communal Bangladesh

Director Md. Abid Mallick

Synopsis in English

গৰ্ােমর েছাট্ট েমেয় লক্ষ্মী। েস মাতৃহীন। তার বাবা নারায়ণ েপশায় একজন মূ িতর্র কািরগর। নারায়েণর আিথর্ক অবস্থা করুণ। এমিনেতই ধার-েদনা কের তার সংসার চেল এর মেধয্ েবশ কেয়কিদন ধের িকছু েলাক েফােন তােদর কােছ চাঁদা দািব করেছ। একিদন নারায়ণ শহের যায় েকনা-কাটা করেত। যাবার আেগ লক্ষ্মী তার জনয্ একিট লাল রেঙর েছাট্ট গািড় আনেত বেল। নারায়ণ তােক কথা েদয় েয শহর েথেক আসার সময় তার জনয্ লাল গািড় িনেয় আসেব । নারায়ণ েবিরেয় যায় শহেরর উেদ্দেশয্। লক্ষ্মীর জনয্ লাল গািড় িনেয় েস েভাররােত বািড় েফের েস যা েদেখ তার জেনয্ েস েমােটও পৰ্স্তুত িছলনা ।

Story & Script/Screenplay Md. Abid Mallick Editor Md. Nahid Mollick Producer Md. Abid Mallick Cinemat ographer Md. Abid Mallick Leading Casts Arifa Sharmi Fahad Bin Firoz Golam Shahariar Shikto Firoz Reza Md. Fakhruzzaman Choudhury Joseph Mehedi Abu Taleb Md. Masud Bishakha Rani Pal Monika Pal Chanchala Rani Pal Rekha Pal Music Director Ripon Nath Assistant Director Fakir Md Badol

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Lakshmi is a little village girl who is motherless.

Her father Narayan is a statue maker. Narayan’s financial situation is not so good. Moreover, some people have demanded money from them on the phone for several days. One day, Narayan went to town to buy some stuff. Before leaving, Lakshmi asked him to bring a red car for her. Narayan tells him that after coming from the city, he will get a red car for her. While returning home in one morning, Narayan brings a red car for Lakshmi,

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which she was not ready to see.

A story of a father and daughter.

Md. Abid Mallick has completed a Masters in Television, Film, and Photography from the University of Dhaka. His dedication, punctuality and innovation work as his strength in filmmaking. His short film ‘PATH’ achieved the best film award ‘Bangladesh Short and Documentary Film Festival 2016’. Commitment to social awareness programs let him direct short films, television fiction, documentaries, and numerous television commercials. He also participated in the Producer Workshop in Marche Du Film at 70th Festival de Cannes 2017.

A PAPER KITE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

কাগেজর ঘুিড্ড

িশশ‌ু রিবউেলর জীবেন সবেচেয় গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ বস্তু হেচ্ছ একিট কাগেজর ঘুিড়। এই ঘুিড়িটেক অবলমব্ন কেরই রিবউল বাঁচার সব্প্ন েদেখ। েকননা, েস মেন কের ঘুিড়িট তার মৃ ত বাবার কােছ তােক না বলেত পারা কথাগ‌ুেলা েপঁৗেছ েদয়। িশশ‌ুিট িবশব্াস কের তার বাবা তােক আকাশ েথেক েদখেছ এবং সবর্দা তােক আশীবর্াদ করেছ। িশশ‌ু রিবউেলর অবেচতন ভাবনািট এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র অনয্তম উপজীবয্। রিবউল চা িবিকৰ্ কের জীিবকা িনবর্াহ কের। েস একিট গণতািন্তৰ্ক রােষ্টৰ্ জন্মগৰ্হণ কেরও তার েমৗিলক অিধকার গ‌ুেলা পায়িন। যখন রিবউেলর চা িবিকৰ্র ফ্লাক্সিট েভেঙ যায় তখন তার অথর্ সংগৰ্েহর পথিটও বন্ধ হেয় যায়। েস জােন না েস কীভােব এখন খাবার সংগৰ্হ করেব। কীভােব েবঁেচ থাকেব। রােষ্টৰ্র অবকাঠােমাগতভােব সু দৃশয্ উন্নয়ন করেছ িঠকই; িকন্তু রিবউলরা রেয় যায় এই উন্নয়ন েথেক সবেচেয় দূ ের। েস তার মৃ ত বাবােক সাহাযয্ করেত চায়। অথচ তােক অিনশ্চয়তায় েবঁেচ থাকেত হয়। মানবািধকার ক্ষুেন্নর এই খবর কী রাষ্টৰ্ রােখ? ‘কাগেজর ঘুিড্ড’ আদেত েসই বয়ান িদেচ্ছ পেরাক্ষভােব।

Director Ziaul Hoque Raju Story Robi Ghosh Script/Screenplay Ziaul Hoque Raju Editor Ziaul Hoque Raju Producer Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute Cinematographer Hasan Jewel Leading Casts Shanto

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তীবৰ্ জীবনসংগৰ্াম Synopsis in English Paper kite is one of the most important things in the child Rabiul’s life. This kite is like a messenger to connect to his father who died. Rabiul believes his father is staying in the sky and he always helps his son and his affection always surrounds him. His subconscious thinking is one of the most significant elements in this film. Rabiul survives by selling tea.

He was born in a democratic country but did not get his own human rights. When his tea selling flask broke, his job came to a stop. He did not know how to get food. The country was developing as per the visual infrastructure, but Rabiul’s life is so uncertain. He wants to help his father who is not alive. So the country should look after this street

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child. A paper kite indirectly speaks of the rights of

একিট কাগেজর ঘুিড়। এই ঘুিড়িটেক অবলমব্ন কেরই রিবউল বাঁচার সব্প্ন েদেখ। এই ঘুিড়িটর মাধয্েম েস তার সু খ দু ঃেখর খবর জানােত চায় পরপাের চেল যাওয়া িপতার কােছ।

the distressed.

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Ziaul Haque Raju is a passionate filmmaker. He started working as an assistant director for television dramas since 2009. He has completed his Honors in painting from UODA Fine Arts faculty in 2012. After 2015, he started working as an assistant director in advertisement creation. Since the beginning of the year 2017.

He acquired a postgraduate diploma in film management in Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute at the end of 2018.

BOOT POLISH Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | International Premiere | 12 min Original Title

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16 Years & Above

বু ট পিলশ

Director Shahariar Choyone

Synopsis in English

১০ বছেরর েছেল শাহিরয়ার চয়ন আিরফ। েস নগরীর িবিভন্ন রাস্তায় ঘুের ঘুের মানু েষর বু ট পিলশ কের েবড়ায়। পৰ্িতিদেনর মেতা েস তার কাজ করেত িগেয় একিদন রাস্তায় একটা েছাট িশশ‌ুেক কুিড়েয় পায়। এরপর েসই িশশ‌ুিটেক েস িনেজর কােছ আগেল রােখ। িশশ‌ুিট নগরীর অিলেত-গিলেত ঘুের েবড়ােতা। একসময় িশশ‌ুিটেক িনেয় জনমেন পৰ্শ্ন উেঠ। এেত আিরফ িশশ‌ুিটেক িনেয় িদব্ধায় পেড়। অনয্ িদেক আিরেফর বন্ধু িজহাদ িশশ‌ুিটেক েদেখ আিরেফর সেঙ্গ কথা বেল। একপযর্ােয় অেনক েভেব আিরেফর িবষয়িট িনেয় িজহাদ তার পিরবােরর সেঙ্গ আলাপ কের। িকন্তু িজহাদ তােত পিরবােরর সম্মিত পায় না। এভােবই এিগেয় েযেত থােক ‘বু ট পিলশ’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর গল্প।

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Story Nahida Sultana Suchy Script/Screenplay Shahariar Choyone Editor Ahmed Mahfuj Producer Dream making production Cinematographer Shahariar Choyone

Shahariar Choyone Arif is a 10-year-old child. He rides on the streets of the city and polishes the boots. Like every day, while doing his work, he saw a child on the street. Arif kept the child with himself. The child wandered in the city’s alleys.

Once, a question arose regarding the child among people. Arif was hesitant about the child. On the contrary, Jihad approached Arif later seeing the child. After all the speculations, Jihad reached out to his family regarding the matter but they refused to see eye to eye with him and the story of the film continues.

Leading Casts Arif Sabera Yasmin Sima Jihad Khan Lotif Shanto Choity

Shahariar Choyone was born in Shibganj Thana Sadar, Chapai Nawabganj in 1988. He completed his MA [English] from Rajshahi College. He is serving as the President of Chapainawabganj Film Society, Join Secretary of Rajshahi Film Society, Founder And President of Rajshahi Event Management, Founder and President at Dream Making Production. He is also a member of Ritwik Ghatak Film Society, Rajshahi Varendra Film Society, Rajshahi. He is an affiliate at Active Citizens, British Council 74 Batch.

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DEAR BARE BEARS Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Life beats along quietly in the city of loneliness

‘িডয়ারস েবয়ার িবয়ারস’ চলিচ্চেতৰ্ েবিশরভাগ শহরগ‌ুিলেত বসবাসকারী আজেকর িশশ‌ুেদর একাকীেতব্র গল্প তুেল ধরার েচষ্টা করা হেয়েছ। িদন-িদন িশশ‌ুরা বিহরঙ্গন িকৰ্য়াকলােপ তােদর আগৰ্হ হািরেয় েফলেছ। তারা ভাচুর্য়াল জগেতর পৰ্িত আসক্ত হেয় পেড়েছ। অিভভাবকরাও অিনরাপদ এবং অসব্াস্থয্কর পিরেবেশর কারেণ বাইের েখলেত িদেত চান না। গেল্পর মূ ল চিরতৰ্, রাইন, শহরিটেত কৰ্মবধর্মান িশশ‌ুেদর একাকীতব্ পৰ্তীক। একিট িচিঠর মাধয্েম েস সমাজেক তার একাকীেতব্র গল্প বেল। এই িনষ্ঠুর নগর জীবেন হাঁিপেয় ওঠার বিহঃপৰ্কাশ ‘িডয়ারস েবয়ার িবয়ারস’।

Director Mitali Ray Story Mitali Ray Script/Screenplay Mitali Ray Editor Alif Islam Mukut Producer Mitali Ray Cinematographer Abu Nayeem Tridib

Synopsis in English The film attempts to highlight the story of the loneliness of today’s children living mostly in cities.

Day by day children are losing their interests in outdoor activities. They are becoming addicted to the virtual world. Parents also do not allow them to play outside due to an unsafe and unhealthy environment. The Rhine, the protagonist, symbolizes the loneliness of a child growing in the city. Through a letter, he tells us about his loneliness. This film is about the untold words of

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his cruel urban life.

‘Dear Bare Bears’ attempts to highlight the story of the loneliness of today’s children living mostly in cities.

Leading Casts Rhine Shome Animation/Graphics Shopno Samudra Mitali Ray has been working in the field of cinema and TV media for 4 years. She got ICCR scholarship in 2008 and completed her Bachelors and Masters in fine arts from India. She is currently doing her Masters in Television, Film, and Photography from the University of Dhaka. She has made several short films, which got screened in various film festivals.

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DREAM OF MOINA Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | International Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Mahadi Hasan Story Nazmus Sakib Script/Screenplay Nazmus Sakib Editor Nipu Producer Mahadi Hasan

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ৈমনার সব্প্ন

ৈমনার ৈকেশােরর উচ্ছব্াস আর আেবদনগ‌ুিল িনিমেষই েশষ হেয় যায় আিথর্ক ৈদনতায়। একিদেক িশল্পায়ন এবং এরই উেল্টা িদেক সব্চ্ছল পিরবােরর িনঃেশিষত হওয়া পৰ্ভািবত কের তােক। নদীেত কলকারখানার বেজর্য্র কারেণ আেগর মত আর মাছ পায় না ময়নার বাবা। এরই দরুণ েপেটর দােয় কারখানায় কাজ িনেত হয় ময়নার। স্কুেল যাওয়ার পৰ্বল ইেচ্ছ থাকেলও, দিরদৰ্তা েসখােন বাস্তবতা হেয় দাঁড়ায়। িকেশার বয়েসর উচ্ছব্ােসর কথা তার কােছ এখন শ‌ুধু ই সব্প্ন।

Tagline Humility don’t get to fill up desire Synopsis in English Moina’s joyous adolescent experience demolishes under poverty. Industrialization against poverty in his family negatively influences him. His father couldn’t harvest fishes due river dump. All of this forced him to take on a job at a factory. He badly

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wanted to go to school but reality got in the way,

A child laborer wishes to go to school, but fortune

The innocent joy of adolescent becomes a luxury

did not get him to fill up his desire.

for him.

Cinematographer Rishat Hasan Leading Casts Moina Moinar Bap Moinar Ma Workshop Owner

Mahadi Hasan has completed his graduation from the University of Dhaka. Now, he is working as a journalist at Ekattor Television, a prominent news channel of Bangladesh. He had a great interest in filmmaking since his childhood. He plans to make good successful films in the future and gather appreciation as a successful director.

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GRAY LIGHT Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 21 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Kishor Mahmood Story Kishor Mahmood Script/Screenplay Kishor Mahmood Editor Leon Rozario Producer Tahamina Lopa Kishor Mahmood Cinematographer Kishor Mahmood

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Story of a 10 years old girl who got gang raped and

ছিবর গল্প েছাট একটা েমেয়েক িনেয়, েয েকবলমাতৰ্ ১০ বছর বয়েস গণধষর্েণর িশকার হেয়িছল। েমেয়িটর বাবা িনরুপায় হেয় চািরিদেক িবচার েচেয় েবড়ােচ্ছ িকন্তু েকউ তার সাহােযয্র জনয্ এিগেয় আসেছ না। এই অপরােধর িবচার পাওয়া অেনক দূ েরর বয্াপার মেন হেচ্ছ। বাবা তার েমেয়র িবচার েচেয় পুিলশ ও আইনরক্ষাকারীেদর কােছ সাহাযয্ েচেয়েছ। এমনিক পৰ্শাসন ও রাজনীিতিবদেদর কােছও িতিন িগেয়েছন। িকন্তু সবাই তােক িফিরেয় িদেয়েছ। এতসবিকছু েদেখ, বাবা িসদ্ধান্ত েনন তার েমেয়েক সােথ িনেয় আত্মহতয্া করার। এই দু দর্শার ইিত ঘটােত তার কােছ এটাই একমাতৰ্ পথ বেল মেন হয়।

her father.

Synopsis in English This film is the story of a young girl, who got gang raped only at the age of 10. His helpless father is fighting for justice but no one seems to take a step forward in helping them. Justice seems far away from being served to them. They have gone to the police and law enforcement agencies. They also pleaded administration and politicians to help them. But no one came to their favor. Seeing all of these, the father decides to commit suicide along with his little girl. It seems like the only way to end their misery.

Leading Casts Pronab Ghosh Shanto Kishor Mahmood was born on 1st January 1983.

From his early childhood, he was strongly involved with theater groups. He has a great passion for making films. ‘Gray Light’ is his first film. He completed his graduation from the Department of Fine Arts. Now, he is working as a professional cinematographer.

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MISTI Bangladesh | 2014 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Horror | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Mohammad Sarwar Preetom Story Mohammad Sarwar Preetom Script/Screenplay Mohammad Sarwar Preetom Editor Mohammad Sarwar Preetom Producer Shahana Nira

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িমিষ্ট

েছাট্ট একিট েমেয় িমিষ্ট। েস তার বাবা-মা েক েস্টশেন হািরেয় েফেলেছ। তার মা-বাবােক েখাঁজার েকােনা উপায় না েপেয় েস েস্টশন মাস্টােরর রুেম যায়। েস্টশন মাস্টার েমাবারক েহােসেনেক বেল তার বাবা-মােক খুঁেজ িদেত। েমাবারক েহােসন িশশ‌ুেদর এেকবােরই পছন্দ কেরন না। িকন্তু যখন িতিন রহসয্ময় বািলকা িমিষ্টর সােথ কথা বলেলন, তখন িতিন তাজ্জব বেন েগেলন। কারণ িমিষ্ট তার সম্পেকর্ সবিকছু আেগ েথেকই জােন।

Tagline Sweet sometimes does not taste sweet Synopsis in English The film is about a little girl named Misti who lost her parents at the station. She contacts with the station master Mobarak Hossain for finding her parents. Mobark Hossain didn’t like any children.

But the station master was shocked after meeting with the mysterious girl named “Misti”. Because Misti knows everything about Mobarak Hossain.

Cinematographer Mohammad Sarwar Preetom Leading Casts Mir Mukul, Moumita

Sarwar Preetom is an independent filmmaker, cinematographer, director, scriptwriter, screenplay writer, video editor. He is also a storyteller & photographer.

Sarwar studied filmmaking at the Pathshala Department of Film and Television. Sarwar Preetom wants to be a part of the Revolution of Bangladeshi Commercial film. He wants to bring our film industry to a new level.

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MUKTI Bangladesh | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | International Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

মুিক্ত

বতর্মান সমেয়র যািন্তৰ্ক িবেনাদন মাধয্মগ‌ুেলা েযন মানিবক সম্পকর্গ‌ুেলােক যািন্তৰ্ক কের তুলেছ। একিট িশশ‌ুর সবর্াঙ্গীণ িবকােশর জনয্ েলখাপড়া, ধমর্িবষয়ক জ্ঞান অজর্ন ও এমনিক ছিব আঁকা েশখা যতটা গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ মেন করা হয়, তার েথেক কম গ‌ুরুতব্ েদয়া হয় মুক্ত পিরেবেশ েখলাধু লােক। ‘মুিক্ত’ নােমর সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত এই িবষয়গ‌ুেলা তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ একিট পিরবােরর মা ও েমেয়র পারস্পিরক দব্েন্দব্র মেধয্ িদেয়।

Director Jannatul Ferdous Story Jannatul Ferdous Script/Screenplay Jannatul Ferdous Editor Jannatul Ferdous Producer Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute, Ministry of Information, People’s Republic of Bangladesh Cinematographer Jannatul Ferdous

Tagline Every child needs open place for proper mental development Synopsis in English Today’s mechanical gadgets for entertainment have turned the human relations mechanical too.

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in an open environment is much less than given

িশশ‌ুর মানিসক ও শারীিরক িবকােশর জনয্ েখলার মাঠ চাই

to studying, gaining religious knowledge and even drawing pictures. And as an example of this, the short film Mukti was made based on the silent tension between a mother and her daughter were the daughter who pleads for her freedom to the mother.

Leading Casts Jhumur Asma Jui Jannatul Ferdous Neela is an aspiring Bangladeshi filmmaker. Neela did her post graduate diploma course in Film Direction from Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute, Dhaka. ‘Mukti’ (Freedom) is her first children short film. Neela has also recently taken part in a competition for Bangladesh Government’s grant for short films with a script named ‘Aarong’. In which, she got the grant and currently, the filmmaking is on progress.

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OPU Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Md. Sayedul Hossain Story Md. Sayedul Hossain Script/Screenplay Siddiq Ahmed Editor Md. Sayedul Hossain Producer Md. Sayedul Hossain Cinematographer Md. Sayedul Hossain Leading Casts Shanto Abdullah Al-Tasbih Khan Loba Ahmed Rahamatul Karim

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Bengali Synopsis

অপু

অপু খুব গিরব পিরবােরর একজন েছেল। সংসােরর টানােপােড়েন টাকা উপাজর্েনর জনয্ তােক বাইের কােজ েযেত হয়। িকন্তু তার কাজ করেত একদমই ভােলা লােগ না। তার ভােলা লােগ মােঠ ছু টেত, পািখর সােথ েখলেত - পৰ্কৃিতর সােথ েখলেত। আর এজনয্ই অপুেক পৰ্িতিদন মার েখেত হয় বাবার কােছ। অপু ওর মােক জব্ালােত ভীষণ পছন্দ কের। তাই পৰ্িতিদনই েকান না েকান ভােব েস তার মােক জব্ািলেয়ই থােক। একিদন অপু েদখেত পায় একটা েছেল কাগজ িদেয় পািখ বানােচ্ছ। পািখগ‌ুেলাও তার েবশ পছন্দ হয়। েসিদন েথেক পৰ্ায় পৰ্িতিদনই অপু পািখগ‌ুেলা চুির কের। িকন্তু একিদন অপু িনেজই েসই েছেলেক ওর কুিড়েয় পাওয়া সংগৰ্হ েথেক িকছু মােবর্ল আর পািখর পালক েদয় এবং েছেলিটেক ইশারা কের তার িপছু িপছু যাবার। েছেলিট অপুর িপছু িপছু যায় এবং একটা জায়গায় িগেয় েস থমেক দাঁড়ায়। েছেলিট েদখেত পায়, অপু

Tagline The Innocent Synopsis in English Opu is a poor child who has to earn for his family but instead, he loves to play with nature, birds and so on for which, he was punished every day.

He also did dummy things with his mother. One day, he saw a boy making some origami birds.

He started stealing those birds every day. Later, Opu quietly gave that boy some of his collections like marbles & bird feathers and then ran away.

Before leaving, he gave that boy a tip to join him.

He followed Opu and was surprised when he saw that Opu tied all those origami birds with a big tree.

After that, they started feeling like a bird and kept playing together.

েছেলিটর বানােনা পািখগ‌ুেলােক একটা বড় গােছর সােথ ঝুিলেয় িদেয়েছ এবং পািখগ‌ুেলা বাতােস দু লেছ। িকছু ক্ষেণর জনয্ তােদর দু ’জেনরই মেন হেত থােক তারা পািখ এবং পািখর মত কল্পনার ডানা েমেল তারাও েখলা শ‌ুরু কের েদয় আর েসই সােথ হািরেয় যায় পািখেদর রােজয্।

Sayedul Hossain Srabon is 30 years old and graduated from the Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology. After graduation, he started his professional career in 2012 as a visualizer in a reputed advertising agency. He loves cinematography and aerial filming. Now, this is his profession. He is still learning as learning never stops.

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PASSING ON...

Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

চলেছ চলেব...

আশা কীভােব পৰ্জন্ম েথেক পৰ্জন্মান্তের আসেছ, তা িনেয়ই এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট। বাবা এবং েছেল িবশব্কাপ েদখেত বেস তােদর িপৰ্য় দল েজতার আশায়। িকন্তু দলিট এবং তােদর আশা, উভয়ই হতাশাজনকভােব েহের যায়। তবু ও তারা আশা রােখ। েহের যায় না। পরবতর্ী িবশব্কােপও তারা েহের যায়। তবু ও তােদর িপৰ্য় দল েজতার আশা অক্ষত থােক। এভােব আশা েবঁেচ থােক পৰ্জন্ম েথেক পৰ্জন্মান্তের।

Director Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko Story Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko Script/Screenplay Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko Editor Mahfuzul Haque Ashique Producer Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko Cinematographer Refat Shafique Tamal

Tagline Hope, love and innocence never dies.

Synopsis in English The film talks about how certain elements generates hope in generations after generations.

A father and his son tuck in their seats to watch

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the world cup match with a hope to watch their

JOURNEY OF A FOOTBALL FAN’S LIFE.

favorite team win. But both the team and their hope fail miserably. So the duo waits till the next cup. But, sadly, the day of glory never arrives.

Yet the hope remains alive through the next generation.

Leading Casts Iftekhar Bin Salam Risal Ahmed Alveena Chowdhury Zaydaan Ardashir Hossain Asif Jahangir Arko is an architect, filmmaker, cartoonist, dancer & a collector. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh and studied filmmaking (direction, cinematography, editing) at Pathshala South Asian media institute, department of film & television, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has been awarded ‘Best Film (Fiction)’ award for his first short film Dur-Alapon.

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CAPTAIN KATHAL IN BAAPER RASTA: THE WRONG ROAD Suitable Audience

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When the Kathal Drops

বরাবেরর মেতা ঢাকা শহের েসিদনও রাত ঢেল পেড়। এক ডাকাত তৰ্য়ী সাফেলয্র সােথ ডাকািত েসের বয্াংক েথেক েবর হিচ্ছল। িকন্তু, একজন সাধারণ ঢাকাবাসী সাধারণত পিথমেধয্ েয সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হয়, তারাও েসই সমসয্ায় পড়েলা, যা িছল ঢাকার যানজট। এই সমসয্া এড়ােত তারা ভুল রাস্তা িদেয় িনেজর যান েটেন েনয়ার িসদ্ধান্ত িনল। যখন তারা িরকশা এবং অয্ামব্ুেলন্স এিড়েয় ডাকািতর ধন েভাগ করার পিরকল্পনা িনেয় বয্স্ত িছল, তখনই তােদর পিরকল্পনার গ‌ুঁেড় বািল িদল কয্ােপ্টন কাঁঠাল; িযিন িকনা একজন কিঠন েদশেপৰ্মী এবং সব্ভােব রিসক।

Written and Directed by Samir Asran Rahman Dialogue and Voices Oliver Simon Halder Lead Storyboards Asifur Rahman Lead Animator Shahin Shajib Siddique Animators Faridul Islam Sudipta Barma Shah Abesh Rahman Mreethmandir Gunjan Kumar Roy Naziat Aurthy Nabidur Rahman Wahix Xaman Backgrounds and Props Mosharraf Hussain Additional Compositing Shahrukh E. Romario Music Composition and Foley Rakat Zami Baivab Titam

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Synopsis in English On a night like any other in the mad metropolis that is Dhaka City, a trio of bank robbers have just completed a successful heist, and are making a getaway, when they are faced with something every Dhakaite is intimately familiar with: a traffic jam. They respond to this obstacle the way many Dhakaites do – they decide to drive on the wrong side of the road. While they’re busy dodging rickshaws and ambulances on their road to riches, they haven’t figured one probability into their plans: Captain Kathal, a patriotic superhero with a prickly temper.

Mighty Punch Studios is a Bangladesh-based production company that specializes in eyepopping illustrations, comic books and animation.

Besides doing commercial projects, Mighty Punch is a firm believer of creating their own original storytelling. To that end, they have released many comics over the years featuring such colorful characters such as Shabash, Ms. Shabash, Captain Kathal, Lathial and Zooey. Captain Kathal in Baaper Rasta marks their first animated short and they hope to give him his own series soon. A Ms. Shabash animated short is also in the works.

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ANA BIKHAYR’ Philippines | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Hannah Ragudos Story Hannah Ragudos Script/Screenplay Julliene Regemne Edrosolan Rimando Editor Quevin Rey A. Alcantara Producer Dr. Raquel Rarang-Rivera Cinematographer Mark Giddel O. Liwanag Director of photography Rochelle Ann L. Lantoria Music Director Joshua S. Sanchez

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ng mga salita at gawa. Ang lahat ng ito ay dahil

Okay lang ako (I’m okay)

lamang sa isang napakasimpleng dahilan, dahil siya ay Muslim. Kahit na wala naman siyang ginagawang

Synopsis in English

masama sakanila, ayaw siyang lubayan ng mga ito,

Basha is a quiet Muslim student who is regularly

sa personal man o sa isip niya.

picked on by her schoolmates. As she looks at the

Sa kabila ng lahat, mapapalitan parin ang mga

mirror, she sees nothing but the violence directed

malulungkot ng masasaya at mabibigyan siya ng

to her by almost everyone. But thanks to a phone

pagkakataong mapatunayan ang sarili niya.

call, she gets the chance to join a contest to step up and eventually prove her worth. She prays in

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silence and asks God to help her.

বাশা একজন মুসলমান ছাতৰ্ী, েয পৰ্ায়ই তার সহপাঠীেদর কটূ িক্তর িশকার হেতা। আয়নায় তািকেয় েস তার িদেক করা অনয্ােয়র ছাপ েদখেত পায়। আর িকছু ই তার েচােখ পেড় না। িকন্তু একিদন একিট েফান কল তার ভাগয্ খুেল েদয়। েস জানেত পাের একিট পৰ্িতেযািগতায় িনেজেক পৰ্মাণ করার সু েযাগ েস েপেয়েছ। েস ঈশব্েরর কােছ সাহাযয্ েচেয় পৰ্াথর্না করেত থােক।

Synopsis in Original Language Mahilig si Basha sa paggawa ng mga bangkang papel. Ilalagay niya ang mga bangkang papel sa tubig, pero ito lang din ay kanyang palulubugin, gaya ng pagbaba at pagkalugmok ng kanyang tiwala at pagpapahalaga sa sarili. Lagi na lamang siyang inaapi ng kanyang mga kamag-aral, binubuhusan

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siya ng tubig, tinitignan siya sa nakakainsultong

A paper boat floats freely on the water, she puts a

paraan, at dinu-duro duro. At hindi lamang doon

rock on it to make it sink.

nagtatapos, siya rin ay binubulas sa pamamagitan

Assistant Director Crisza Lae Casas Leading Casts Basha Saripada - Lailah Ragudos

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Hannah Tabaquero Ragudos is a pure Muslim while her parents are “Balik Islam” Filipino. She graduated elementary as the class valedictorian and is currently a junior high school student under the Special Program for the Science, Technology, and Engineering Program. She is part of the Alaminos City National High School Layag Productions.

STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT United States | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 5:35 min Tagline

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11-15 Years

A student gets more than he bargained for.

Director Jack Thornton

Synopsis in English

হঠাৎ একিদন এক ছােতৰ্র মাথায় দু ষ্টুবু িদ্ধ েখলা করেলা। আর েসটা হেচ্ছ েকােনা একাউন্ট েথেক টাকা েবর করা। েস অনয্ানয্ ছাতৰ্েদর সােথ কথা বেল এবং তার পিরকল্পনা সবার সামেন তুেল ধের সকলেক তার সােথ েযাগ েদওয়ার আহব্ান করেত থােক। পরবতর্ীেত েস তার পিরকল্পনা আেরাও বড় কের এবং আেরাও অেনকেক তার দেল েটেন িনেত থােক। সবেশেষ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গেল্প েদখা যায়, তারা বয্াংক েথেক েতালা সমস্ত টাকা খরচ কের েফেল এবং আসন্ন িবপেদর সােথ একেজাট হেয় েমাকািবলা কের।

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Story Kate Manning Script/Screenplay Kate Manning Editor Kate Manning Producer Jack Thornton

A student comes up with a very interesting idea to siphon money from an account. He tries to lure other students to take his side by talking to them and by presenting his case. He then stretches the idea even further and brings more students along with him. They spend the money and deal with the consequences.

Logline An up and coming student gets caught up in school-related drama.

Cinematographer Jack Thornton

Jack Thornton has made films for three years at Henry Hudson Regional School in Highlands, New Jersey. Jack likes to make films of comedy genre, mostly. In her leisure, she likes to explore the work of her favorite directors.

She is one of the premier equipment managers and the founders of the Audiovisual Aides Club at her high school.

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THE FIVE SENSES United States | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 1:34 min Tagline

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11-15 Years

A visual Poem

Director Kerry Harper

Synopsis in English

এই সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট তােদরেক িনেয় যারা তােদর সমগৰ্ িচন্তা-েচতনা িদেয় পৃ িথবীর েসৗন্দযর্ উপেভাগ কের না। তাই পৰ্িতিট মানু ষ েযন তােদর অন্তরস্থ িচন্তা-েচতনােক জাগৰ্ত করেত পাের এবং তােদর আেশপােশর জগতেক উপলি এবং তার গ‌ুরুতব্েক উপলি করেত পাের, তা এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ। একিট ইংেরজী কিবতা ‘দয্ ফাইভ েসেন্সস’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর িপেছ অনু েপৰ্রণা িহেসেব কাজ কেরেছ।

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Story Kerry Harper Script/Screenplay Subroto Sinha Editor Kerry Harper

This short film is about someone who doesn’t use all of his senses to experience the world for all of its beauty. The video showcases the importance of utilizing all of one’s senses into his own body to understand the world around them. An English poem worked as an inspiration for ‘The Five Senses’ film.

Logline A girl experiences the various senses in life.

Producer Kerry Harper Cinematographer Kerry Harper Leading Casts Valeria Arvelo

Kerry Harper loves making films. She likes to direct, edit, produce and act. She is going to an American College where she is doing major in Film Studies. She is currently in AP Honors. Kerry had spent her four years of high school at Henry Hudson Regional High School in Highlands, New Jersey. While studying there, she has made many short films, which were screened in many places over different occasions.

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ZOE Croatia (Hrvatska) | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Sci-Fi | English | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Fantasy, Children, Multidimensional

Director Marta Krunić

Synopsis in English

কুিতনার অদূ ের েছাট্ট একিট গৰ্ােম মািটর্ন নােমর এক েছেলর বসবাস। মহাশূ েনয্র একেজাড়া চশমার সন্ধােন মািটর্েনর অিভযােনর মধয্ িদেয়ই শ‌ুরু হয় িসেনমার গল্প। েসই জাদু করী চশমার উপর ভর কের েস স্কুেলর পরীক্ষায় ভােলা করেত থােক। সব্প্ন ও বাস্তবতার এমনই এক মাতৰ্ায় মািটর্েনর জীবেন আেস েজা নােমর এক েমেয়। একসময় তারা এেক অেনয্র েপৰ্েম পেড় যায়। গল্পিট আগােত থাকেল চলিচ্চতৰ্িট তার বহুমািতৰ্ক বাস্তবতা ও িবমূ তর্ পৰ্কৃিতর কারেণ দশর্েকর কােছ িভন্ন িভন্ন বয্াখয্া দাঁড় করায়।

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Story & Screenplay Marta Krunić Editor Roberto Badanjak

Martin is a boy who lives in a small village near Kutina. The beginning of the film follows his search for a pair of glasses from outer space. He finds them and uses them at school to do well at tests and examinations. Somewhere between dreams and reality, in a dimension unknown to man, a

Producer Primary School ”Stjepan Kefelja”, Kutina, Croatia -Film Group

dimension on the verge of shadows, a girl enters

Cinematographer Primary School ”Stjepan Kefelja”, Kutina, Croatia -Film Group

in his life. Her name is Zoe. They fall in love. Due to

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its abstract nature, the film is multi-dimensional,

Martin is a boy who lives in a small village near

allowing for an individual interpretation of the

Kutina. The beginning of the film follows his search

story, particularly its ending. It is atmospheric,

for a pair of glasses from outer space.

detail-oriented and full of fairy tale elements.

Leading Casts Valentina Sedlar Martin Manwe Kurtz Alma Škiljić Zoran Kustura Sound Engineer Dino Šapić Animation/Graphics Hana Fotak Background Music Dalibor Prochazka

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Marta Krunić is a 14 years old girl and lives in Kutina. She was born in Pakrac on 29th of May 2004. She has been a member of the school film group since fifth grade. Every year the group makes several successful films. Most of them include feature, documentary, experimental short films.

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A HORRIFIC DAY Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Horror | Bengla | No Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

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11-15 Years

ভয়ংকর একিদন

একদল বন্ধু একিদন সাহস কের েভৗিতক েকােনা এক জায়গায় একিদন যাওয়ার এবং থাকার পিরকল্পনা কের। তারা এেক অপরেক েবাঝােনার েচষ্টা কের েয, যাই েহাক না েকন তারা েকউ কাউেক েছেড় যােব না। িকন্তু িবপদ একা আেস না। এক এক কের তারা সবাই েভাগািন্তর িশকার হয় এবং তারা তােদর কােজর মাশ‌ুল েদওয়া শ‌ুরু কের।

Director M. M. Alif Ahmmed Story M. M. Alif Ahmmed Script/Screenplay M. M. Alif Ahmmed

Synopsis in English A group of friends planned to visit and stay over at a scary place for one day. They tried to convince themselves that no matter what happens they will stay together at any cost. But danger never comes alone. One by one they started crumbling down and paying for their courage.

Editor M. M. Alif Ahmmed Producer M. M. Alif Ahmmed Cinematographer M. M. Alif Ahmmed Leading Casts Ramjan Saiful Ohidul Alvi Masum Hridoy M. M. Alif Ahmmed is a filmmaker who is only 13 years old and passed JSC examination recently. He is looking forward to developing his filming passion day by day through practicing. He started to make films at a very early age. His dream is to be a renowned filmmaker one day.

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ALIVENESS Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 3:29 min Tagline

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11-15 Years

A journey into a soul

Director Afrida Mehzabin

Synopsis in English

একিট অিস্তেতব্র সংকেট েভাগা সব্ত্তব্া অন্ধকার শূ নয্গেভর্ পিতত হেয় িনেজেক একিট িনজর্ন দব্ীেপ আিবস্কার কের। এই দব্ীেপর হাটাহািট করেত করেত েস সমেয়র সব্ল্পতা এবং তার অিস্তেতব্র সামানয্তা তীবৰ্ভােব উপলি করেত থােক। েস যাই স্পশর্ কের তাই মুহূেতর্ই ধূ লায় পিরণত হয়।এবং েস এতটাই িবমষর্ হেয় পেড় েয অনয্ আেরকিট সত্তব্ার উপর েস আর িনভর্র করেত পাের না তার অিস্তেতব্র সংকট যখন গভীর হেত থােক, েসই দব্ীপিট তখন েভেঙ্গ পড়া শ‌ুরু কের। একই সময় েস দব্ীেপর চারিদেকর গভীর কােলা পািনর ভেয় কাঁপেত থােক। একসময় দব্ীপিট পুেরাপুিরভােব েভেঙ্গ পেড় পািনর সােথ িমেশ যায়, তার সােথ িমেশ যায় তার সত্তব্াও। ভয়ংকর কােলা সমুেদৰ্ যখন তার পতন হয়, েস আিবষ্কার কের েসই পািনর িনেচর অপরূপ েসৗন্দযর্য্েক। পািনর িনেচর অদ্ভুত সু ন্দর পৰ্াণীগ‌ুেলাই তােক ডাঙ্গায় ভািসেয় তুেল এবং েস এই মহািবেশব্র িবশালতােক উপলি করেত শ‌ুরু কের।

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Story Afrida Mehzabin Script/Screenplay Afrida Mehzabin Editor Afrida Mehzabin Producer Afrida Mehzabin Cinematographer Faria Begum Riya Animation/Graphics Faria Begum Riya

A soul is swooped into the black void of existential crisis and finds itself in an isolated island, which actually is a representation of its own spirit. As he explores the island, he realizes the shortness of time and existence. Everything he touches gets destroyed, it drives him down that he could not even comfort another soul. The islands start to fall apart slowly as he falls deeper into his existential crisis. But at the same time, he is scared of drowning into the black water that surrounds.

Then comes a time when the last remaining part of the island falls into the water and so does the soul. Under the dreaded black water, the soul finds a completely different world filled with exquisite

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beauty and the magical creatures pushes him to

A soul grasped by existential crisis find himself

the surface when he realizes the vastness and

on a journey inside his mind and heart where he

beauty of the universe.

explores both sides of life.

Afrida Mehzabin is a typical teenager who not only just listens to emo bands but also loves to create art.

As she believes that visual art can create an impact on global socialization. So, she tries to spread good messages to the humankind through her art. She also loves to watch documentaries based on sea creatures.

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AMRA BANGALI Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 3:18 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

আমরা বাঙালী

Director Sahid Islam

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একিট েদেশ িবিভন্ন সমসয্া হেতই পাের। তখন েদেশর ভাবমূ িতর্ হািরেয় েগেছ এবং েদেশর ভাবমূ িতর্ নষ্ট হেয় েগেছ - সবাই এমনটা মেন কের। এিদেক েকান বয্িক্তই তার দািয়তব্ পালন কের না। তারা আইন অনু সরণ কের না। তারা সমাধান িহসােব অেনয্র সােথ পরামশর্ ছাড়াই েদশিটেক পূ বর্াবস্থায় িফিরেয় আনেত েচষ্টা কের। অপরেক েদাষােরাপ করা আর অিভেযাগ করার অভয্াস ছাড়েত হেব। শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ তাহেলই আমরা জািতগতভােব সামেন এগ‌ুেত পারেবা।

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Story Sahid Islam Script/Screenplay Sahid Islam Editor Sahid Islam Producer Last Station Cinematographer Ornob

A country, the process, the solution of the problem is by itself-Ami Bangali Synopsis in English It is not unusual to face problems as a nation. But when we turn our head away from the problems the real trouble begins. To solve those problems, one must not always play the role of an advisor as giving away free advice doesn’t change anything. To bring about change for the better every single one of us must stop pointing fingers and start doing the work that needs to be done. Only then we can progress as a nation.

Leading Casts Billal Hossen Ornob Ahmed Bishal Sahid Islam Sahid Islam is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He is a student of 10th grade. He started making films back in 2017. Sahid also works as a child journalist. In the future, Sahid wants to make better films that matter.

He wishes to catalyze this medium to aware people regarding pressing issues.

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BIDESHI Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengla | No Premiere | 2:35 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Barnali Ahamed Shetu Story Barnali Ahamed Shetu Script/Screenplay Barnali Ahamed Shetu Editor Md Sabbir Alam Producer Salim Ahamed Sumon

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Bengali Synopsis

িবেদশী

বণর্ালীর দু ইজন সহপাঠী হেলা ফােতমা ও আরিল। বণর্ালী স্কুেলর নতুন ছাতৰ্ী। স্কুেলর পৰ্থম িদন তারা বণর্ালীেক তার নাম িনেয় বয্ঙ্গ কের। েস মন খারাপ কের বাসায় িফের এবং তার মােয়র কােছ স্কুেলর ঘটনািট খুেল বেল। িনেজর ভাষা ও সংস্কৃিতর পৰ্িত েপৰ্ম ও ভােলাবাসা মা ও েমেয়র কেথাপকথেনর মেধয্ িদেয় পৰ্কােশর গল্পই হেলা ‘িবেদশী’।

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আমারই বাংলা ভাষা Synopsis in English Fatema and Arli are classmates of Barnali. Barnali is a new student at the school. On the first day of

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school, they mocked Barnali for her name. She

িনেজর ভাষা ও সংস্কৃিতর পৰ্িত ভােলাবাসা পৰ্কােশর গল্পই হেলা ‘িবেদশী’।

returned home woefully and described all the incidents to her mother. “Bideshi” is a story that expresses love for one’s own language and culture through the conversation between Barnali and her mother.

Cinematographer Salim Ahamed Sumon Leading Casts Barnali Ahamed Shetu Maisha Haque Sneha Mahima Hossain Alija

Barnali Ahamed Shetu is a student of class eight in Nabokumar Institute in Dhaka. Her father, Salim Ahamed Sumon is a businessman and her mother Monalisa Haque Mita is a housewife. She has a younger brother and a sister. For the last five years, she has been involved in various cultural activities like dancing and acting. She is the youngest artist in the theatre group at Dhaka Padatik.

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BLUE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above Director Faisal Ahmed Story Imtius Bin Jakir Script/Screenplay Imtius Bin Jakir Editor Faisal Ahmed Producer Mahmudul helal Cinematographer Faisal Ahmed Leading Casts Hasan Mahdi Sifat shahriar S M Hafizur Rahman Jawda, Nahiyan.

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Bengali Synopsis

নীল

বয়ঃসিন্ধকালীন ৈদিহক পিরবতর্েনর মেধয্ িদেয় যােচ্ছ শাহীন এবং তােক িনেয়ই এই গল্প। বাবা, বড় ভাই, েছাট েবান িনেয় তার পিরবার। এসময় েস পনর্গৰ্ািফ নােমর একিট আগৰ্াসন তার েবেড় উঠার পথ দখল কের দাঁড়ায়। পনর্গৰ্ািফর এ অলীক জগৎ পুেরাটাই কাল্পিনক। এবং একিট কল্পনার জগতেক িঘের একজেনর মানিসক গঠন গেড় উঠাও সব্াস্থয্কর নয়। এই ভয়াবহ বয্ািধ আর দশ েছেলর মতই তােক গৰ্াস কেরেছ। এই িবশৰ্ী চচর্া েকেড় িনেয়েছ তােদর আনন্দেক এবং েজঁেক বেসেছ তােদর েবেড় উঠার সব্াভািবক পেথর মােঝ। শািহন শ‌ুধু একিট চিরতৰ্ মাতৰ্। ছিবিটর মাধয্েম ফুেট উেঠেছ পনর্গৰ্ািফর নীল কূেপ ডুবন্ত অসংখয্ শািহনেদর পতন।

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আেলার িবপরীেত এক নীল অন্ধকােরর গল্প Synopsis in English This story revolves around Shahin who is going through his puberty. Father and two elder siblings make up the rest of Shahin’s family. The common thing that disrupts the smooth transition from puberty to adulthood which grasped Shahin too is called pornography. The fantasy world of pornography is exactly that, a world of fantasy. But the building of one’s idiosyncrasy around fantasy

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is not the soundest thing to do. But like Shahin, a

This story is about a porn addicted boy who is

lot of the other kids of our time are falling victim

going through adolescence period in his life.

to this curse. This practice is ceasing them of their glee and hampering their natural process of growth. Eventually, Shahin and their kind fall off like dead leaves in the winter.

Faisal Ahmed was born on February 21, 2001. He currently lives in Tongi, Gazipur. He is an aspiring filmmaker and he wishes to keep making good films in the future. He also intends to make the world around him beautiful and happy. He loves to spend time with his family members.

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DAYS OF BEING ALONE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 5:33 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

একলা থাকার িদন

Director Kabbo Kabir

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এই সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট মানু েষর জীবেন সামািজক েযাগােযাগ মাধয্েমর পৰ্ভাব এবং কীভােব তা আমােদর মেধয্ দূ রতব্ ৈতরী করেত পাের তা সূ ক্ষ্মভােব ফুিটেয় েতালার েচষ্টা কেরেছ। আমােদর সমােজ িকছু মানু ষ সামািজক েযাগােযাগ মাধয্েম না অভয্স্ত হেয় উঠেত পাের, না তা বয্বহােরর সু েযাগ পায়। এর জনয্ িকছু মানু ষ তার িপৰ্য় মানু েষর কােছ অপৰ্াসিঙ্গক হেয় উেঠ। এটা তােদর একাকীেতব্র কারণ হেয় দাঁড়ায়। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর মূ ল উেদ্দশয্ হেচ্ছ সামািজক েযাগােযাগ মাধয্মগ‌ুেলার মানু েষর সম্পেকর্ ভাঙন আনার সিকৰ্য় ভুিমকা সম্পেকর্ আেলাচনার েক্ষতৰ্ ৈতির কের েদওয়া।

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Story Kabbo Kabir Script/Screenplay Kabbo Kabir Mujtaba Kabbo Editor Kabbo Kabir Producer Team Kabbo Kabir Cinematographer Kabbo Kabir Sadik Nayem

Some hopes are unexpected Synopsis in English This short film minutely tells about the effects of social media on human lives and how it creates distance among us. In our society, some people either can’t get accustomed to social media or they have no access to it. For that, they may feel irrelevant to their loved ones. This may cause them to feel lonely. So the aim is to start the conversation on how social media actively causes dissolution of human relationships.

Leading Casts Pavel Badhon Arman Foysal Sadik Nayem Rafiul Islam Kabbo Kabir was born on 1 September 2006 in Bogra, Bangladesh. Kabbo is a student of class 9 in APBN Public School. He always tries his best to come up with new and exciting ideas. Kabbo is quite passionate about filmmaking and in the future, he wants to be a professional filmmaker.

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DR. FARIYA Bangladesh | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Tagline

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11-15 Years

A little girl’s thought means a lot.

Director Atonu Mallik

Synopsis in English

বতর্মান পৃ িথবী অনয্তম গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ সমসয্াগ‌ুেলার একিট হেচ্ছ ৈবিশব্ক উষ্ণায়ণ। আমরা এক সময় এই পৃ িথবী েছেড় চেল যাব এবং আমােদর পরবতর্ী পৰ্জন্ম এখােন বসিত গেড় তুলেব। িকন্তু এই পৃ িথবীেক আমরা েকান অংেশই তােদর বসবােসর উপেযাগী কের েরেখ েযেত পারিছ না এবং এই দায় সম্পূ ণর্ আমােদর। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র ফািরয়া চিরেতৰ্র েছাট িনরীহ উেদয্ােগর মধয্ িদেয় পৃ িথবীেক ৈবিশব্ক উষ্ণায়ণ থাকা রক্ষা করার আহব্বান জানােনা হেয়েছ।

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Story Atonu Mallik Script/Screenplay Atonu Mallik Editor Ruhinu Mallik Producer Atonu Mallik

Global warming is a burning question of our time.

The future generations won’t be happy to see what we’ve done to this planet when they inhabit here.

The need for making this planet a better place to live is depicted through the little girl Fariya in this film. Fariya’s innocent yet futile attempt to save our planet from global warming may as well be the

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inspiration for us all.

Nowadays global warming is a big problem. To prevent it, we have to raise up from our own positions.

Cinematographer Atonu Mallik

Atonu Mallik was born in 2005. He is currently studying in tenth grade in BAF Shaheen College. He loves to spend time with nature and animals. He saves his pocket money in order to buy fish for his aquarium. In his leisure, he looks after his fishes and sometimes gift them to his neighbours. Besides all these, he won a good number of national medals for dancing.

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DUMB Bangladesh | 2017 | Other | 1.41:1 | Color | Drama | Chakma | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above Director Bivayon Chakma Story Pikaso Chakma Script/Screenplay Bivayon Chakma Editor Paritosh Talukder Producer AMA Productions Jhotil Bikash Chakma Cinematographer Faisal Ahmed Leading Casts Chizin Chakma Roudra Khisa Shuvo Chakma Nayan Chakma Bidarshon Chakma

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Tagline Don’t sneer at anyone.

Synopsis in English In the process of having a bit of fun, we sometimes don’t realize that our actions have consequences.

Case in point, our treatment of the disabled people. We tend to forget that they are people just like us and they too have a feeling that can be hurt.

Mocking them is the worst possible thing a person can do. This film tells about the ill-treatment disabled people have to face every now and then.

Synopsis in Chakma

উক্ক বু ব েপাের িনেন এই েফিলমও বানা উেয়। েফিলম অত েদগানা উেয় বু ব েপােবা িবেন্ন মাদান ঘুমত্তুন উিদেন মু-হাত েধাইেন েকািচং অত যায়। েকািচং অত েযবার আেগিন্দ তা সমােজ্জগ‌ুনেদাই লাগত পা-িপ অয়। েত তার সমােজ্জগ‌ুনর হদা শ‌ুিনেন, েকািচং ক্লাসত নঅ েযেন জােয়দ িবিল্ডং নােঙ ছাদ উগ‌ুের তারা েবড়ানেদাই। িসয়ত তারার নানান দেক্ক

হধা অর। েস হদা েহা-িহর সময়-আনত বু ব েপাবের নানান বােবা-দর বােন্ন হধা েহা ধিরলাক। আহ্ ইিন্দ েবজারা বােন্দাই বু ব েপােবা িসয়ান সেজ্জা গির নঅ পািরেন িসয়ত্তুন েদ যায়। যােদ চলাত আেরা উক্ক সমােজ্জ েলাই েদগা অয়। তা েস সমােজ্জ েবা বু ব েপােবাের িযগ‌ুেন বােন্ন হধা হন িসদু েনেজেন তারাের েবােঝ েসােজ হেয়। আর েস হয়েত তারা বু ব েপােবাের েযম পাই ন হন আর। Bengali Synopsis

হািস-ঠাট্টা করেত িগেয় আমরা পৰ্ায়শই ভুেল যাই পৰ্িতিট কােজর পিরণিত আেছ। এই িবষেয় কথা বলেত িগেয় আেলাকপাত করেত হয় আমােদর িনতয্িদেনর বয্বহাের, পৰ্িতবন্ধীেদর পৰ্িত। আমরা ভুেল যাই েয তারা আমােদর মেতাই মানু ষ এবং তােদরও আমােদর মেতাই অনু ভূিত আেছ। তােদর পৰ্িতবন্ধকতা িনেয় হািসঠাট্টা করার েচেয় েনিতবাচক আর িকছু হেত পাের না। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ সাধারণ মানু েষর বয্বহার িনেয় কথা বলা হেয়েছ, পৰ্িতবন্ধীেদর পৰ্িত।

Bivayon Chakma is a young filmmaker. He is a member of Chittagong Film Center (CHT Film Society), one of the leading film organizations in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is also a renowned story writer, songwriter and photographer. The film ‘DUMB’ is his third attempt at being a film director. His previous films are “Recharge” and “Parinoti”.

FOREARM Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 1:11 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

Anything could be done by hand but we need to do

Director Biozid Al Mahmud

the right thing.

এক বালক একিদন সকােল ঘুম েথেক উেঠই তার হােতর িদেক তাকােলা এবং ভাবেত শ‌ুরু করেলা, মানু ষ তােদর হাত িদেয় কত িকছু না কের! েকউ কের ভাল কাজ আবার েকউ কের অপরাধ। েকউ েকউ আবার এই হাত িদেয় িনেজর জীবন িনেজই েকেড় িনেত চায়। অেনক গভীর িচন্তাভাবনার পর েস িসদ্ধােন্ত আেস, যিদ এই হাত িদেয় িকছু করেতই হয় তেব েসটা অবশয্ই ভাল িকছু হেত হেব।

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Story Biozid Al Mahmud Script/Screenplay Biozid Al Mahmud Editor Haider Ayan Assistant Editor Abdul Ela

Synopsis in English A boy woke up in the morning and looked at his hands. Then he started to contemplate what were the things that can be done by hands and what people did each day. Different people did different things. Some did good things, others did bad things. Some of them even thought of taking their lives with their hands. Then he thought that if we were to do something, we had to do the right thing.

Producer Biozid Al Mahmud Cinematographer Haider Ayana

Biozid Al Mahmud was born on 15th December 2001 and lives in Dhaka. In 2018, he completed his HSC exam. He is a quick learner. He loves photography.

He is passionate about films. He thinks that film is the best way to express the thoughts, feelings and a story to everyone. Biozid is a member of Kishor Alo Film and Photography Club.

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I AM A ‘HIJRA’, GIVE ME SOME MONEY Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above Director Prokriti Projukti Tusti Story Subha Nawer Pushpita Prokriti Projukti Tusti Script/Screenplay Prokriti Projukti Tusti Editor Prokriti Projukti Tusti Producer Prokriti Projukti Tusti

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

িহজড়া মানু ষ, টয্াকা েদ

বাংলােদেশ তৃতীয় িলেঙ্গর বয্িক্তেদর, যারা সাধারণত ‘িহজড়া’ িহেসেব পিরিচত, একিট বড় অংশ পথ-ঘাট, িবেয়বািড় ইতয্ািদ স্থােন মানু ষেক উত্তয্ক্ত করার মাধয্েম টাকা আদােয়র েচষ্টা কের এবং এভােবই জীিবকা অজর্ন কের থােক। এই গেল্প এেদরই একজন এই অসম্মানজনক জীবন পিরহার করার িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় এবং পিরশৰ্েমর মাধয্েম জীিবকা িনবর্ােহর েচষ্টা কের। িকন্তু সমাজ িক তার এ িসদ্ধান্তেক সম্মান িদেব? তার পথ চলায় সমাজ িক তােক সাহাযয্ করেব?

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‘িহজড়া মানু ষ’ নয়, ‘মানু ষ’ হেত চাই। Synopsis in English A large portion of third gender people in Bangladesh (commonly known as ‘Hijra’) try to gather money by harassing people in streets, marriage ceremonies etc. In this story, one of them decides to get rid of this undignified life and tries to

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earn living by the means of labor. But does society

তৃতীয় িলেঙ্গর বয্িক্তরাও সব্াভািবক সম্মানজনক জীবেনর দািবদার।

appreciate this attempt and co-operate with the person?

Cinematographer Prokriti Projukti Tusti

Prokriti Projukti Tusti is the youngest daughter of Sudhir Chandra Das and Rita Rani Das. She studied for twelve years in Viqarunnisa Noon School & College. Dancing is her passion. Harry Potter means life to her. The only thing she thinks that she is capable of doing is acting. She believes that with her hard work and efforts, one day she will be able to make this planet a better place to live for everyone

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ICE-CREAM Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialogue | No Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

আইস-িকৰ্ম

এই গল্পিট একিট েছাট েমেয়েক িঘের আবিতর্ত হয় েযখােন েস আইসিকৰ্ম বািগেয় েনবার জনয্ েখলাচ্ছেল নানান রকম িনরথর্ক পৰ্েচষ্টা চালায়। পৰ্থেম েস তার মােক বািড়েত েফরার সময় তার জনয্ আইসিকৰ্ম আনেত অনু েরাধ কের। িকন্তু হতাশাজনকভােব তার মা ভুেল িগেয় তার জনয্ একিট লিলপপ িনেয় আেস। তারপর েমেয়িট বািড় েথেক একটু দূ েরই একিট আইসিকৰ্ম ভয্ান েদখেত পায়। িকন্তু যতবারই েস ভয্ােনর িপছু িপছু েযেত থােক ততবারই েকােনা না েকােনা বাধা আেস। অবেশেষ একিদন েস শ‌ুধু একিট নয়, এেকবাের দু ’দু িট আইসিকৰ্ম পায়। আেরকিট েছেলর সােথ ও এই খুিশ ভাগ কের েনয় েয িকনা ওর উপর মস্তািন করেত এেসিছেলা। অবেশেষ তারা এেক অপেরর বন্ধু হেয় যায়।

Director Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti Story & Screenplay Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti Editor Hossain Ahmed Producer Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti Cinematographer Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti Leading Casts Syeda Pratiti Purna Raihan Ahmed Amiree Bashneen Faham Shagor Mahfuz Assistant Directors Bashneen Faham Tazkia Tarannum Fawaz Al Faham Nawaf Al Faham Azmol Chowdhury Isaba Shuhrat Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha

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Tagline Run for your ice-cream to get ice-creams Synopsis in English This story revolves around a young girl and her playful yet futile efforts to get hold of ice-cream.

First, she asks her mother to bring ice-cream for her on her way home. Being forgetful, her mother, disappointingly, brings a lollipop instead. Then she discovers an ice-cream van near her place. But every time she goes chasing after the van, some hurdle occurs. Until one day she finally gets to have not one but two ice-creams. She shares the

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joy with another kid who came to bully her. They

A little girl, in quest for ice-cream.

ended up being friends with each other.

Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti is a city dweller who discovers something new to learn every day. She loves to read books, watch movies, listen to music and travel. She has an obsession for buses as a mean of regular traveling since she gets to gather stories from the travelers in it. She writes as a contributing feature writer in national dailies. She aspires to be a filmmaker.

ITEE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 6 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

ইিত

Director Fatiha Ormin Naser

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চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িতনজন বন্ধুেক িনেয়। সমেয়র সােথ সােথ তােদর বন্ধুতব্ িফেক হেয় যায়। বয়ঃসিন্ধকােলর েশেষ সামািজক মাধয্মগ‌ুেলােত অতয্ািধকভােব ঝুঁেক যাওয়ার কারেণ তােদর সম্পেকর্র সু েতা িঢেল হেত আরম্ভ কের। এবং একসময় তা পুেরাপুির নষ্ট হেয় যায়। পৰ্েয়াজেনর সময় এেক অপরেক সাহাযয্ করার বদেল একজন আেরকজেনর মজা িনত। এভােবই তােদর বন্ধুতব্, যা একসময় পৰ্াণবন্ত িছল, তা ধীের ধীের িতক্ত হেত থােক।

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Assistant Director Mohammad Mustafa Mushfiq Story Mohammad Mustafa Mushfiq Script/Screenplay Fatiha Ormin Naser Editor Zahirul Islam Nahid

The termination of fastening sorcery Synopsis in English This story revolves around three childhood friends whose friendship got ruined. Their friendship came to an end by the end of their teenage years because of the excessive use of social media.

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Instead of helping each other in their time of need,

We are all lonely, hiding behind the musk of

they got used to mocking the helpless ones. Their

sarcasm and show-off.

friendship turned sour which was lively once.

Producer Fatiha Ormin Naser Cinematographer Takfirul Alam Disney Fattahia Shafihun Nafim Leading Casts Obydul Islam Abdullah All Noman Mostofa Nayem Shafuan Sharar Shafin Arifin Faisal Muztaba Muttafiq

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Fatiha Ormin Naser Aurpa is a 17-year-old Bangladeshi girl. She is studying in class 11 in Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls’ College.

She has a great interest in photography. She dreams to be the first secretary general of UN from Bangladesh. She is a good listener and a passionate traveler. She is also interested in volunteering. She is one of the people who want to discover the whole world with their own outlook.

KAJOL Bangladesh | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 6:27 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

কাজল

Director Atonu Mallik

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কাজল একিট বাসায় কােজর েমেয় িহেসেব কাজ করেতা। েস েবশ েমধাবী েমেয় িছল িকন্তু েসই বাসায় তার অবস্থা খুবই খারাপ িছল কারণ তার েমৗিলক চািহদাগ‌ুেলা েথেক েস বিঞ্চত িছল। েসখােন তার একিট েপাষা েতাতাপািখ িছল। েস েসই েতাতাপািখেক তার জীবন এবং সব্েপ্নর কথা বলেতা। একিদন কাজল ভাবেলা, তার এই েছাট্ট বন্ধুেক িদেয়ই আর সব্প্নপূ রণ করা সম্ভব। তাই েস েতাতাপািখিটেক তার মার কােছ পাঠােনার িসদ্ধান্ত েনয়।

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Story Atonu Mallik Script/Screenplay Atonu Mallik Editor Kabbo Kabir Producer Atonu Mallik Cinematographer Atonu Mallik

To feel the basic needs of children.

Synopsis in English A little girl named Kajol worked as a helping hand in a household. She was a very talent girl but the way she was being treated was bad, to say the least as she was deprived of her basic needs. In that house, she had a pet parrot. She loved to talk with that parrot about her life and her dreams. One day Kajol thought that she could make her dream come true by sending that parrot to her mother and so she did.

Atonu Mallik was born in 2005. He is currently studying in tenth grade in BAF Shaheen College. He loves to spend time with nature and animals. He saves his pocket money in order to buy fish for his aquarium.

In his leisure, he looks after his fishes and sometimes gifts them to his neighbors. Besides all these, he won a good number of national medals for dancing.

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KOLONGKO THEKE BACHA Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

কলঙ্ক েথেক বাঁচা

আমােদর একিট কাজ সম্পন্ন করেত েগেল নানান বাধার সম্মু খীন হেত হয়। বাধা েথেকই সৃ িষ্ট হয় িবেরাধ, সম্পকর্েচ্ছদ, পের আবার অনু তাপ েথেক জােগ িফের আসার অদময্ ইচ্ছা। এমন কেরই আমােদর সমােজ ‘িববাহিবেচ্ছদ’ নামক এক সমসয্া েদখা যায়। এমনিক এখন কােরা কােছ এিট একিট অহংকার করার িবষয় হেয় দাঁিড়েয়েছ। ধমর্ীয় েগাড়ািমেত আচ্ছন্ন সমাজ েথেক কুসংস্কার দূ র করেত এবং ধেমর্র সিঠক িনেদর্শনা সম্পেকর্ সেচতন করেতই িনমর্াণ করা হেয়েছ ‘কলঙ্ক েথেক বাঁচা’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট।

Director Mridu Jahid Molla Nowsin Tabassum Story Ismail Hossen Madani Script/Screenplay Mahmudul Hoque Suzan Editor MD. Sajol Producer Mridu Jahid Molla Nowsin Tabassum

Tagline Survival from Scandal Synopsis in English We face various stumbling blocks to have anything done in our life. From these obstacles arise arguments, hiccups and eventually the will to get back together. In the same way in our society, we see a form of schism named ‘divorce’. Dissolution of this bond seems to be a matter of pride for some of us. In order to get rid of this social prejudice and emphasize the right way of religion, the film ‘Kolongko Theke Bacha’ has been made.

Cinematographer Aubak Leading Casts Kaberi Sultana Rudro Rajon Mostofa Kamal Farjana Hassan Mim Sadia Sultana Rabbi Toriqul Islam Jiniya Mahbib Nihda

Mridu Jahid Molla is a Bangladeshi filmmaker who is a student of class 9 at Harimohan Govt. High School. His favorite hobby is filmmaking and “Kolongko Theke Bacha” is his first film. Mridu wants to change the way society thinks through his films. He believes that his films can make a positive impact on the minds of people.

Nowsin Tabassum is from Bangladesh. Currently, she is studying at 12 at New Govt Degree College. Nowshin’s favorite hobby is making films & painting. Besides these activities, she is very fond of listening to music and exploring various activities. She aspires to be a professional filmmaker in the near future and change society through meaningful films.

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LACK Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Afrida Mehzabin Manswureen Mahira Ahmed Story Afrida Mehzabin Manswureen Mahira Ahmed Script/Screenplay Afrida Mehzabin Manswureen Mahira Ahmed Editor Afrida Mehzabin Producer Afrida Mehzabin Manswureen Mahira Ahmed

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Bengali Synopsis

You can’t deny who you are but you can’t survive

একিট সজাগ মিস্তেষ্ক অেনকগ‌ুেলা চিরতৰ্ বাস কের। জীবেনর নানান িসদ্ধান্ত িনেত িগেয় েসই চিরতৰ্গ‌ুেলা িনেজেদর মােঝ েবাঝাপড়া কের উঠেত পাের না। অেনক সময় আমােদর মেনর আকাঙ্ক্ষাগ‌ুেলা সােথ বু িদ্ধপৰ্সু ত মিস্তেষ্কর দব্ন্দব্ শ‌ুরু হয়। এমন সময়গ‌ুেলােত মিস্তষ্ক সাধারণত মেনর আেবগপৰ্বণ কথাগ‌ুেলােক দূ ের সিরেয় রােখ। এেত আপাতদৃ িষ্টেত সমসয্ার সমাধান হেয়েছ বেল মেন হেলও মেনর গভীের েয অপেদবতারা ৈহৈচ কের েবড়ায়, তােদর সােথ েপের উঠা মুশিকল হেয় পেড়। তাই এই অপেদবতােদর হাত েথেক িনেজেদর রক্ষা করেত মন ও মিস্তেষ্কর একাতব্তা েঘাষণা করাই সবর্সাকুেলয্ কলয্াণকর।

without it.

Synopsis in English A multitude of characters together resides in a conscious mind. On the matter of life’s decisions, the mind remains divided. Very often the desires of the soul stand against the will of the intelligent conscience. Amidst such conflict, the mind tends to discard the voice of the soul to calm the raged winds. Though that may seem to solve all matters under daylight and tangibility, what has remained of the mind isn’t enough to deal with the demons that lurk within. The mind can’t keep secrets from itself. So, when mindful monsters of our private worlds are out to hunt we can’t but unite with who we truly are to take them over.

Cinematographer Manswureen Mahira Ahmed Afrida Mehzabin is a typical teenager who not only just listens to emo bands but also loves to create art. She thinks that visual art can make a big impact on global socialization. She hopes to spread good messages to the humankind through her art and she is also a dog person.

Manswureen Ahmed thinks she is a platypus. She has a special attachment towards plants and horses. Her love for theater is boundless as she can do whatever she wants in there and reciting poems makes her feel elated and she hates oranges. She is too humble to write this biography properly.

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MEGH BILEEN Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director S. R. Tabassum Ava Story S. R. Tabassum Ava Script/Screenplay S. R. Tabassum Ava Editor S. R. Tabassum Ava Producer Ela Saima, S. R. Tabassum Ava Cinematographer Ela Saima S. R. Tabassum Ava

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Bengali Synopsis

েমঘ িবলীন

এই সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট েমঘ নােমর মাদকাসক্ত এক িকেশারী েমেয় ও তার মােক িঘের িনিমর্ত। েমঘ ও তার মােয়র িদনকাল সাধারণ মা-েমেয়র মত নয় কারণ তােদর জীবেনর বড় একিট পৰ্ভাবক হেচ্ছ মাদক। চমৎকার একিট পািরবািরক সম্পকর্েক বন্দী কের েরেখেছ মাদেকর কারাগার। মাদক েয শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ মাদকাসেক্তর জীবনই গৰ্াস কের েনয় তা নয়, একইসােথ তােদর ভালবাসার মানু ষগ‌ুেলার জীবনও গৰ্াস কের েফেল।

Tagline Drug is not only consuming you but also your loved ones.

Synopsis in English This film revolves around Megh, a drug-addicted teenager, and her unfortunate mother. A day in the life of Megh and her mother is not an ordinary day,

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for drug plays a pivotal role in both of their lives.

While stuffing those weird emotions behind the

Oh, how a beautiful family relation is imprisoned

curtains, will addicted Megh survive?

by drugs! Drugs do not only devour all the joys from the life of the addicted like a monster but also sucks the lives out of their loved ones.

Leading Casts Raihan Ahmed Noor E Saba

S. R. Tabassum Ava was born in Dhaka in 2004. She is a student of class 9 at Viqarunnisa Noon School And College. She has worked as a volunteer in ‘71 Abinashi Shotta’, ‘Children’s Film Society’ and ‘Khelna Bank’. She loves to read books. She is fond of writing teen fictions.

Watching films is her favorite pastime. She was always curious about those characters behind the magic box, about how they work and how they are created.

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METANOIA Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.6:1 (8:5) | Color | Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance | Bangla | International Premiere | 21 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

েমটানয়া

Director Ishmum Naoar

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কয্ােডট জীবন িক আসেলই যতটা েদখােনা হয়, িঠক ততটাই সু ন্দর? না িক েসটা িক অেনক িনয়ন্তৰ্েণর েশকেল বাঁধা বা কেঠার িনয়েম আবদ্ধ? না িক কয্ােডট জীবনটা বরং আত্মীয়তা, েস্নহ ও ভিক্ত দব্ারা পিরপূ ণর্? িমজর্াপুর কয্ােডট কেলেজর একিট অনাথ েছেলর এবং কয্ােডট কেলেজর অম্লমধু র জীবন সম্পেকর্ জানােনার জনয্ই ৈতির করা হেয়েছ এই চলিচ্চতৰ্, ‘েমটানয়া’।

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Story Ishmum Naoar Farhan Shariar Anaynda Script/Screenplay Ishmum Naoar Editor Ishmum Naoar Karin Ashraf Een

Say no to bullying & yes to friendship.

Synopsis in English How fascinating is this so-called cadet life? Is it too strict, a bit too formal? Or is it full of kinship, endearment, and devotion? In this film, the

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bittersweet lifestyle of a cadet and the ins and outs

An inside out of cadet life.

of the semi-military cadet life are depicted through an orphan boy of Mirzapur Cadet College.

Producer Ishmum Naoar Cinematographer Ishmum Naoar

Ishmum Naoar, an 18-year-old boy, studies in Mirzapur Cadet College. He loves filmmaking and traveling. He has a Youtube channel named ‘Tal Production’. Last year he got the 2nd prize in International Children’s Film Festival 2018 and 14th Meena Media Award-2018 by UNICEF for his first film ‘Friend - The Story of an odd friendship (2016)”.

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ONNOY Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.5:1 (3:2) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Prodipto Saha Story Safi Ahammad Script/Screenplay Prodipto Saha Editor Prodipoto Saha Producer Proshanto Cinematographer Prodipto Saha Leading Casts Prodipto Saha

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Bengali Synopsis

অনব্য়

মূ ল চিরতৰ্ নািহয়ান িবদয্ালেয়র পরীক্ষায় অকৃতকাযর্ হেয়েছ। এ খবর শ‌ুেন তার বাবা-মা তার সােথ রাগািনব্ত হেয় তােক মারধর কের। এেত নািহয়ান রােগ েক্ষােভ বািড় েথেক েবর হেয় যায়। পােকর্র েবেঞ্চ বেস েস তােদর পরীক্ষায় পৰ্থম স্থান পাওয়া ছােতৰ্র েদখা পায়। েস েছেলটার কােছ েযেয় তােক িজেগয্স কের তার িক হেয়েছ। েছেলিট নািহয়ানেক একিট কবরস্থােন িনেয় যায় এবং তার বাবা-মার কবেরর সামেন দাঁিড়েয় বেল েস ভােলা ফল করেলও তার সাফেলয্র আনন্দ ভাগাভািগ করার মেতা েকউ তার সােথ েনই। এই কথা শ‌ুনার পর নািহয়ান বু ঝেত পাের তার যা আেছ তাই িনেয় তার খুিশ থাকা উিচত এবং িনজ সাফেলয্র জনয্ আরও পিরশৰ্ম করা উিচত।

Tagline Your situation maybe bad but someone’s maybe worst.

Synopsis in English Nahiyan is a schoolboy who failed in his exam. As a result, his parents became angry with him beat him up. This made Nahiyan feel so mad and hopeless that he walked out of his home. As he was sitting on a bench in a park, he saw the first boy of his class. He went to the boy and asked him why he was there. The first boy took him to the a graveyard and told Nahiyan that both of his parents were dead and he had no one to celebrate his success with. This made Nahiyan realize that he should be happy with what he had and should work hard.

Prodipto Saha is a photographer and film enthusiast. He started photography at the age of 13. He also loves to make films and tries to speak through his work. After completing SSC, he created a team named “Birpurush” along with his two friends.

They made films about situations that matter to them. Prodipto Saha has directed three short films and a few audiovisuals. He wants to be a filmmaker and lead the life he loves.

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Adnan Turzo is a 16 years old boy with a lot of dreams. He is a film lover. His brain is always buzzing with stories and ideas. He loves to tell, visualize and write stories. He is a two-time gold medal winner in “Jatio Sisu Protijogita” for storytelling.

He directed and co-directed short films and audiovisual with team ‘Birpurush’. He also loves to act. He is a man who loves to pay attention to the details for living his dream.

OPERATION Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Synopsis in English

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16 Years and Above

In order to save his father, Shafiq needs to get to

Director Ashraful Islam

the hospital with the money he collected through

বাবার জীবন বাঁচােত একিট দাতবয্ সংস্থা েথেক সংগৃ হীত টাকা িনেয় হাসপাতােলর িদেক ছু টিছেলা শিফক। হাসপাতাল যাবার পেথ, শাওেনর গ‌ুণ্ডার দল তােক থািমেয় শিফেকর সবিকছু িছিনেয় েনয়। বাবার জীবন বাঁচােত বয্থর্ হেয় শিফক িনেজর জীবন েশষ কের েদয়।

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Story Ashraful Islam Script/Screenplay Ashraful Islam Editor Nahiyan Fahad

a charity campaign. But on the way to the hospital, he gets robbed by a gang of goons led by Shawon.

Failing to save his father’s life, Shafiq takes his own life.

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আপনার টাকার পৰ্েয়াজন েমটােত িগেয় আেরকজন বয্িক্তর জীবেন েনেম আেস কােলা অধয্ায়। এই কাজিট করার আেগ একিট বার েভেব েদখুন, আপনার টাকার পৰ্েয়াজেনর েথেক হাজার গ‌ুন েবিশ পৰ্েয়াজন হেত পাের েসই বয্িক্তিটর।

Producer Abul Kalam Azad Cinematographer Abul Kalam Azad Leading Casts Fahim Hossen Khan Mehedi Hasan

Ashraful Islam is a student of Diploma in Engineering.

He currently lives at Mohakhali in Dhaka city. He loves filmmaking and started working on films since the year 2016. “Operation” is his first film. His target is to make better films. Now, he is pursuing his studies in Dhaka Polytechnic Institute.

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OUNUTAP Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | NO DIALOGE | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Original Title

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11-15 Years

অনু তাপ

Director Labib Sakir

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বড়রা েছাটেদর কােছ অেনক েক্ষেতৰ্ অনু করণীয় হেয় থাকেলও এর িবপরীতটাও ঘটেত েদখা যায়। অেনক সময় বড়রাও েছাটেদর েথেক অেনক িকছু িশেখ। ‘অনু তাপ’ চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্পিট এমনই একিট ধারণার উপর িভিত্ত কের িনমর্াণ করা হেয়েছ। শৰ্মিবমুখ মানু ষেক কােজর পৰ্িত আগৰ্হী করেত, িভক্ষাবৃ িত্ত পিরহার করেত, েদশেক আরও এক ধাপ এিগেয় িনেত সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্র চলিচ্চতৰ্িট অনু েপৰ্রণা েযাগােব।

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Story Labib Sakir Script/Screenplay Mahmudul Hoque Suzan Editor M Kabir Producer Protiti Production House

A kid of discretion Synopsis in English The elders might always be the idol for the juveniles, though every now and then the seniors learn things from the juniors. The film ‘Ounutap’ has been structured with this concept. This movie is hopefully going to inspire the indolent people to work for themselves, help the beggars to overcome their poverty and ultimately elevate the country a step towards being a better place.

Cinematographer Md. Rubel Leading Casts Minhajul Islam, Rifat Anjum

Labib Sakir is a student of class 9 from Bangladesh. His favorite hobby is reading storybooks and spends his leisure time reading. Labib is a very helpful person. He wants to make a change in the world through his films. He plans to inspire people by his films so that they can take steps to alleviate social problems which haunt the distressed.

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PAPER BIRD Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | BENGALI | International Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Muzahidul Islam Zahin Story Muzahidul Islam Zahin Script/Screenplay Muzahidul Islam Zahin Asif Imtious Prome Editor Muzahidul Islam Zahin

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We can train birds or any other animals but can we

আমরা েযেকান পৰ্াণীেক েপাষ মািনেয় তােদর দব্ারা নানান কাজ কিরেয় িনেত পাির। আমােদর েপাষা পৰ্াণীগ‌ুেলা আমােদর সকল কথা েমেন চেল এবং আমােদর পৰ্িত অনু গত থােক। িকন্তু অনয্ পৰ্াণীেদর মত মানু েষর সােথও িক একই কাজ করা সম্ভব? আমরা িক চাইেলই অনয্ পৰ্াণীর মত মানু ষেক িনেজেদর েপাষ মািনেয় িনেত পাির? এই সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত এই পৰ্শ্নই উত্থািপত হেয়েছ।

do the same thing to human?

Synopsis in English We can train all kinds of animals to be petted and then teach them to do various things for us. They abide by every rule we set for them and we can control them however we like. But, can the same thing be done to humans? This question is asked in this short film.

Producer Muzahidul Islam Zahin Cinematographer Muzahidul Islam Zahin Leading Casts Asif Imtious Prome Tanvir Islam Emon

Muzahidul Islam is a filmmaker and activist. He was born in 2002 and is currently studying in Dhaka College. He considers cinema to be a strong medium of communication. He loves to make films and tries to describe a film according to his own philosophy. Besides cinema, he is interested in music, poetry and painting.

Some of his previous works are internationally acclaimed.

Asif Imtious Prome is a first year college student, studying in the science group.

He loves to read books and loves to express his own words to the world through cinema. He enjoys working in an organized process. He aspires to make his dream of becoming a prominent filmmaker someday true. His goal is to be a more skilled and experienced filmmaker thus he started his journey with Paper Bird (2018).

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RAINY Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 5 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years & Above

বৃ িষ্টস্নাত

Director Imtius Bin Jakir

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ছিবর গল্প েবেড় উেঠেছ একিট গৰ্ামেক িঘের, েযখােন ছিবর িনমর্াতা বড় হেয়েছন। েসখােন আেছ তার পিরবার, তার বন্ধুরা। বাস্তবতার কষাঘােত একিদন এই গৰ্াম েছেড়ই েস পািড় িদেয়িছল শহের। অেনক বছর পর েস বািড় যােচ্ছ। নদীর চের গেড় উঠা শান্ত গৰ্ামটা আজ বৃ িষ্টেত িভজেছ। বৃ িষ্টর টপটপ েফাঁটাগ‌ুেলা তার অতীেতর জানালায় কড়া নাড়েছ। মেন পড়েছ তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ মধু র সময়গ‌ুেলা। এমনই এক বৃ িষ্টর িদেন তারা তােক িবদায় িদেয়িছল। এমনই একিট িদেন তারা তােক েদেখ কতই না খুিশ হেব! দু ষ্টু কল্পনা গ‌ুেলা তার মগেজ হানা িদেচ্ছ। বৃ িষ্ট আসেলই অতীেতর জানালায় কড়া নােড়।

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Story Imtius Bin Jakir Script/Screenplay Imtius Bin Jakir Editor Faisal Ahmed Producer Mahmudul Helal Cinematographer Faisal Ahmed Leading Casts Nahiyan Habib Mahdi Rimon

একিট বৃ িষ্টেভজা িদন, আর আমার পুেরােনা বন্ধুরা। Synopsis in English This film evolves around the village, where the filmmaker grew up. The village that is soaked in memories, where his family lives, the village that he had left to come to this city to ease the hardship of his simple village life. After all these years he is going home. The calm village is by the riverbed is moistened with rainwater. The rain is making him

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nostalgic. He can recall all the sweet times he has

The rain knocks at the door of the past.

spent with his allies. On a rainy day like this, they bade him farewell. On a rainy day, they will be delighted to see him coming back nostalgia is filling his head. The rain sure knocks on the door of the past.

Imtius Bin Jakir is a young filmmaker living in Mymensingh. Now, he is eighteen years old and he is pursuing his Bachelor’s degree. He is interested in filmmaking and he wants to be a filmmaker in the future.

He is also interested in art & portrait. He loves his country with all of his heart and wants leave a mark by making films for his country.

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SUPROVAT Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.5:1 (3:2) | Color | Drama, Thriller | English | International Premiere | 5 min Original Title

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16 Years and Above

সু পৰ্ভাত

Director Prodipto Saha Safi Ahammad

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‘সু পৰ্ভাত’একিট িকেশােরর গল্প েয িকনা আত্মহতয্া করেব বেল িচন্তা কের। আত্মহতয্া করার আেগ েস েদেখ েয তার মা ঘুমােচ্ছ। মােয়র মমতাময়ী মুখ তােক তার িসদ্ধােন্তর বয্াপাের িদব্ধািনব্ত কের েতােল। েস িক করেব এটা িনেয় িবভৰ্ান্ত হেয় পেড়। িকন্তু েশষ পযর্ন্ত েস িসদ্ধান্ত বদেল িঠক কের েয, এই রািতৰ্ই তার জীবেনর েশষ রািতৰ্ হেব না।

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Story Rohan Raj Script/Screenplay Prodipto Saha Editor Prodipto Saha Producer Prodipto Saha

If the night was the end then there wouldn’t be a morning to start over.

Synopsis in English Suprovat is a story about a teenager who was about to commit suicide. Just before committing suicide, he saw his mother sleeping. Her graceful face made him hesitant about his decision. He was ambiguous about what to do. But in the end, he decided not to make the night of his last.

Cinematographer Prodipto Saha Leading Casts Adnan Turzo Sheuly Saha Prodipto Saha is a photographer and film enthusiast. He started photography at the age of 13. He also loves to make films and tries to speak through his work. After his SSC he created a team named “Birpurush” along with two of his friends. They made films about situations that matter to them. Prodipto has directed three short films and a few audiovisuals. He wants to be a filmmaker in future and lead the life he loves.

Safi Ahammad is an art lover. He loves to see the world from a different point of view. He is one of the founders of “Birpurush”. He co-directed in two films. He is an aspiring actor, painter, filmmaker, photographer. He just loves to think out of the box and tries to express his thoughts in various genres of art. He loves to do experiments with his works. He wants to be the superstar of his dream.

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THE DREAM Bangladesh | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

16 Years & Above Director Dewan Biddut Story Dewan Biddut Script/Screenplay Dewan Biddut Editor Dewan Biddut Producer Promise Foundation

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েখায়াব

রাজু একটা পথিশশ‌ু েয তার জীিবকা অজর্ন কের আবজর্না সংগৰ্হ ও িবিকৰ্র মাধয্েম। পৰ্িতরােত েস সব্প্ন েদেখ স্কুেল যােচ্ছ, তার মা তােক খাইেয় িদেচ্ছ, আর েস তার ফােক তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ েখলেছ। িকন্তু পরক্ষেণই তার সব্প্ন েভেঙ্গ যায় এবং েস িনেজেক আিবষ্কার কের েরলওেয় েস্টশেন। রাজু উপলি কের তার সব্প্ন, সব্প্নই রেয় যােব এবং তা হয়েতাবা কখেনাই সিতয্ হেব না।

Tagline Education is not a dream, it is our fundamental right.

Synopsis in English Raju is a street child who earns money by collecting and selling garbage from the streets. Every night he dreams of going to school, being fed by his mother and playing with his friends. Then he wakes up and finds himself at the railway station. Raju now realizes that dreams are just dreams and they may never come true.

Cinematographer Dewan Biddut Leading Casts Suyad

Dewan Biddut is a young filmmaker from Pabna. He is currently doing his Bachelor’s at National University. His father Dewan Masudur Rahman, is a businessman. His mother Shafia Begum, is a homemaker. When he was 15 years old, he made his first film, “The poster.’’ Renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is his idol. He wishes that one day he will be a director like Farooki Sir and earn fame.

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TIME Bangladesh | 2018 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Suprety Malaker Story Suprety Malaker Script/Screenplay Suprety Malaker Editor Hossain Ahmed Producer Suprety Malaker Cinematographer Safa Jerin Sukonna

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সময়

েছাটেবলায় একটা িশশ‌ু তার মােক বেল বড় হেয় েস নৃ তয্িশল্পী এবং িচতৰ্িশল্পী হেত চায়। মা িশশ‌ুিটেক বেল বড় হেয় েস যা করেত চায় তাই েস করেত পারেব িকন্তু বাস্তবতা আসেল সম্পূ ণর্ িভন্ন। বড় হওয়ার সােথ সােথ আমােদর আশাগ‌ুেলা পিরণত হয় দু ঃসব্েপ্ন। আমােদর পৰ্িতটা ইেচ্ছেক অনয্েদর পৰ্তয্াশার িনেচ ধামাচাপা েদওয়া হয়। িনেজর পছেন্দর মানু েষ পিরণত হওয়ার পিরবেতর্ আমরা বড় হেয় এমন মানু েষ পিরণত হই যােদর আমরাই একসময় ঘৃ ণা করতাম।

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Release of hope or prisoner of despair.

Synopsis in English During her childhood, a girl tells her mother that she desires to be a dancer and a painter when she grows up. Her mother vows to her that she can do as per she wishes. Although, the reality is completely different. As we age, our aspirations turn into nightmares. Our desires are pressurized under the pile of other’s expectations. We turn out to be someone we never wanted to be or probably hated.

Leading Casts Nobonita Malaker Anannya Shukti Malaker Suprety Malaker Suprety Malaker is a student of Dhaka City College. She is 17 years old and wishes to be a good human being in the first place as well as a successful director someday.

Currently, she is a volunteer at the Children’s Film Society Bangladesh. She is interested in exploring new concepts and ideas. Suprety is working to improve her skills day by day to make her dreams come true.

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ALIF Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 4:30 min Original Title

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16 Years and Above

আিলফ

Director Jubo Zubayer Hossain

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‘আিলফ’ পিরবার ও সমােজর দায়বদ্ধতার কােছ িনেজেক বিন্দ কের রাখা পৰ্জেন্মর গল্প। এই পৰ্জন্ম েযন েশকেল আবদ্ধ পািখর মতন, যারা েশকল িছেড় উেড় েযেত সাহস পায় না। যারা পৰ্িতিনয়ত জীবেনর সীমাবদ্ধতায় হািরেয় যায়। যারা যািন্তৰ্ক জীবেন মািনেয় েনওয়ার েচষ্টায় িনেজর েভতর েরাজ মের যায়। েয জীবেন এমনই একজন আটেক থাকা আিলেফর গল্প এটা। েয গৎবাঁধা িনয়েমর মেধয্ থমেক যায় যারা। এরা েসই িনয়ম েভেঙ্গ েবর হেত পাের না। আিলেফর মত এই পৰ্জন্মেক এই েশকল িছেড় েবর হেত হেব।

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Story Sheikh Ishtique Shudipto Script/Screenplay Jubo Zubayer Hossain Editor Jubo Zubayer hossain Producer Risart Chowdhury

A Captive Dream Synopsis in English ‘Alif’ is the story of the generation taken captive by social and familial accountability. These birds don’t have the courage to break the shekels and fly away. They are dissolved among the limitations of life. They die gradually, by succumbing to their mechanical lives. Their lives get stuck in all the

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mundane rules.

Alif is a symbol of a generation which got stuck in the shackles of society & family.

Cinematographer Jubo Zubayer Hossain Leading Casts Taufiqul Hasan Nihal Himel Sikder

Jubo Zubayer Hossain who is an undergraduate student of the State University of Bangladesh studying journalism communication and media studies. He wants to express his thoughts through his films. Zubayer believes that a film can teach people a lot. He wants to make some unparallel movies which can improve the film industry of his country. So, he started his journey in 2011. He wants to learn more in the future and he is quite passionate about that.

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AN EVENING TRAGEDY Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | English | No Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Direction, Story & Screenplay Shaikat Majumder Adiba Jahan Payel Editor Hasib Shakil Assistant Director Mahzabin Binte Zafar Nafiu Kabir Executive Producer Pinnacle Films

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One step from everyone that’s what the world

একিট তরুণী বয়স্ক েমেয়েক তার অজােন্ত একজন উত্তয্ক্তকারী অনু সরণ করেতা। একিদন েলাকিট েমেয়িটেক একিট েছেলর সােথ েদখেত পায় এবং তার মেন হয় েমেয়িটর েবাধহয় েছেলিটর সােথ পৰ্ণয়ঘিটত েকান সম্পকর্ আেছ। এ ঘটনায় উত্তয্ক্তকারী েলাকিট পৰ্চন্ড রাগািনব্ত হেয় েস একজন মানিসক িবকারগৰ্স্থ েরাগীেত পিরণত হয়। পিরেশেষ েসই েমেয়িটেক িদেনর েবলা উন্মু ক্ত কয্াম্পােসর মােঠ ছু িরকাঘাত কের িকন্তু আেশপােশর েকউই তােক সাহাযয্ করেত এিগেয় আেশ না।

needs right now.

Synopsis in English This film is about a psychopathic stalker who falls in love with a girl. As he starts to stalk her, he finds out that she has some sort of chemistry between some other guy. This makes the stalker very mad.

He proceeds to stab the girl to death in broad daylight and no one comes forward to help her.

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Producer BRAC University Cinematographer Kazi Tariqul Islam Rudro Anupam Chowdhuri Assistant Cinematographer Abed Hasan Rabby Leading Casts Omar Sharif Rafsan, Nowshin Najiba Islam Priyoshi, Arafat Naim, Sadbin Sumaya Liya, Farhan Razy, Kollok Saha, Sajib Bin Hasnat

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Shaikat Majumder is a student of computer science and engineering at BRAC University. He was born and brought up in Chittagong. Aside from engineering, he loves to spend his time doing extracurricular activities like public speaking, music, and videography. Writing is his hobby. His goal is to be a business intelligence analyst.

Adiba Jahan Payel is currently studying in the school of the law department of BRAC University. Currently, she is in the 4th semester.

She passed her SSC and HSC from Viquarunnisa Noon School and College in the year 2015 and 2017. Aside from her study, she loves to spend his time doing extracurricular activities like public speaking, music, and videography. She is very enthusiast about filmmaking.

ARGYHA Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Rudroneel Ahmed Story & Screenplay Rudroneel Ahmed Editor Risan Ahmed Producer Ridwan Mahfuz Rio Cinematographer Ridwan Mahfuz Rio Leading Casts Anik Das Nusrat Bijoya Oishik Sami Razib Rubel

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অঘর্য্

বঙ্গবন্ধু েশখ মুিজবু র রহমান িবজ্ঞান ও পৰ্যু িক্ত িবশব্িবদয্ালেয়র পৰ্থম বেষর্র ছাতৰ্ অঘর্য্ িবশব্ােসর ক্লােস উপিস্থিতর হার কম থাকায় ১৪ নেভমব্র ২০১৭ িবশব্িবদয্ালয় তােক পরীক্ষা িদেত েদয়না। এরই ফলশৰ্ুিতেত এবং িবশব্িবদয্ালেয়র নানান অৈনিতক কমর্কােণ্ডর িশকার হেয় অঘর্য্ িবশব্াস আত্মহতয্া কের। মৃ তুয্র আেগ তার িলেখ যাওয়া সু ইসাইড েনােটর উপর িভিত্ত কের ‘অঘর্য্’ নােমর এই কল্পিচতৰ্িট িনিমর্ত হেয়েছ।

Tagline Life: living or surviving Synopsis in English Arghya Bishwas was a student of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University. On 14th November 2017, the university administration declared that he can’t attend the exams due to his low attendance rate. He was also victimized by some unethical issues occurred by the administration. As a result, he committed suicide and left a suicide note. This film is based on the suicide note Arghya left.

Rudroneel Ahmed is a student of the Department of Philosophy at Jahangirnagar University in Honors third year. He is serving as the secretary of Jahangirnagar Cine Society. His school & college were Manirampur Govt pilot high school and Nowapara Model college respectively. He is trying to be a good filmmaker which is his dream. He likes to write poetry and stories.

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BANGED UP SUNDARBANS Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

Sundarbans Pirate.

Director Abu Sayeed Nishan

Synopsis in English

সু ন্দরবনেক বলা হয় ভয়ংকর সু ন্দর একটা জায়গা—েযখােন েযেত হয় সবগ‌ুেলা ইিন্দৰ্য়েক জািগেয় িনেয়, চলেত হয় সতকর্ভােব েকৗতূ হল িনেয় েদৗড়ােত থাকা শরীেরর গরম রক্তকণােক বু েক িনেয়। বাঘ-হিরেণর এই বেন আকষর্ণ েযমন আেছ, েতমিন আেছ িবস্ময় আর েচাখ জুড়ােনা ভােলাবাসা। আেছ জলদসু য্েদর আনােগানা। সু ন্দরবেনর বনয্পৰ্াণী িশকার কের তারা তােদর জীবন ধারন কের। গল্পটা তােদর িনেয়ই।

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Story Abu Sayeed Nishan Ashraful hasan Sazzad Script/Screenplay Abu Sayeed Nishan Editor Ashik Ibrahim Masudul Haq

The Sundarbans, a place where mysteries and uncertainties lurk behind every turn of the road, where all the senses are as awake as the soldiers guarding the borders. Wild animals roam around in the forest as they claim it as their home preying on the weaklings. Also, wanderers around this forest are pirates, waiting for their prey. The story is about those pirates.

Producer Abu Sayeed Nishan Shiplu Sami Cinematographer Abu Sayeed Nishan Ashraful hasan Sazzad Nirmol Kanti Sarkar Pervej Hasan Leading Casts Ashraful hasan Sazzad Jenarul Islam Mohammad Mithun

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Abu Sayeed Nishan is a student who is currently doing his BA Hons degree at Dhaka College. He was born on 15th May 1996. His father’s name is Abu Taher and mother’s name Sahera Khatun. Nishan was awarded 4th and the 3rth prize for his two films named ‘’Vootmontro” and “The mother” at the 2nd and 3rd International Children’s Film Festival. He writes stories, keeps an eye for photography. He is living the dream of a traveler and he loves making friends.

COLORS Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 10 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

সমােজর কােলা েচাখ

Director Ananna Zaman Nishi

Synopsis in English

অনয্ আর সকেলর মতই পৰ্েতয্কটা িদনই একটা নতুন শ‌ুরু িবথীর কােছ। িকন্তু অিচেরই েস উপলি কের েকবলমাতৰ্ গােয়র রেঙর জনয্ েস কতটা আলাদা অনু ভব কের অনয্েদর েচেয়। এেকবাের ৈশশব েথেকই ও বু ঝেত পাের সমাজ একিট েনিতবাচক মেনাভাব েপাষণ কের কােলা েমেয়েদর পৰ্িত। তািকেয় থাকা মানু ষগ‌ুেলার মুেখ মুেখাশ েদখেত পায় েস। িবথীর মেনর েভতর যু দ্ধ চেল, হীনমনয্তা ৈতির হয়; েযটা পৰ্কৃতপেক্ষ সমােজর চািপেয় েদয়া। তবু , েশষ পযর্ন্ত িবথী বু ঝেত পাের, মানু েষর েভতেরর েসৗন্দযর্ই আসল; বািহয্ক গােয়র রঙ নয় এবং েস সু ন্দর।

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Story & Screenplay Ananna Zaman Nishi Editor Ananna Zaman Nishi Producer Arshi Films Cinematographer Ananna Zaman Nishi Leading Casts Shahela Jannat Tariq Uz- Zaman Shayla Zaman

Like every other person, every morning is a new beginning for Bithi. Though, she realizes how different she is from many other people when she looks at her dark skin. The society has been cultivating a negative judgment on her for her dark skin tone. She does not see people’s face, she sees masks on them which are always staring at her.

Bithi fights with her inner feelings about the stigma that the society had imposed on her. In the end, it

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was her truest self winning and realizing, that she is

তব্ক ফসর্াকারী পৰ্সাধনীর িবজ্ঞাপেন েদখা যায়, েয আত্মিবশব্ােসর েনপেথয্ গােয়র রঙ; আড়ােল েঢেক যায় েভতেরর মানু ষটা।

beautiful as she is.

Ananna Zaman Nishi is passionate about filmmaking.

In 2014, after watching her friends making films, she felt the urge to make her own film in. ‘The Chair’ was her first film which won the third best film award in 7th International Film Festival. Nishi is a theater artist too.

In her spare time, she likes to travel and read.

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EKTI JIGGASHA Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 3:21 min Suitable Audience

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16 Years and Above

একিট িজজ্ঞাসা

কৃষক বাবা জিমেত কাজ করার সময় তার েমেয় েসখােন েখলাধু লা কের। গৰ্ােমর রিহম চাচার হেজব্ যাওয়ার কথা শ‌ুেন েমেয়িট বাবার কাছ হজব্, পাপ পুণয্, ইতয্ািদ িনেয় নানা রকম পৰ্শ্ন করেত থােক। বাবা দৰ্ুততার সােথ কাজ কেরন এবং েমেয়র পৰ্েশ্নর উত্তর িদেত থােকন। েমেয় বাবােক েজার কের আেরা েবশী বলার জনয্। িকন্তু কােজ বয্স্ত বাবা েমেয়েক বকা িদেয় দূ ের সিরেয় েদন এবং িকছু ক্ষণ বােদ আবার আদর কের েমেয়েক কােছ ডাকেল েমেয় আবার নানারকম পৰ্শ্ন করেত থােক। এক পযর্ােয় েমেয়িট এমন একিট পৰ্শ্ন কের যা সবাইেক গভীর িচন্তায় েফেল েদয়।

Director Bhabna Mukherjee Story Zahir Raihan Script/Screenplay Bhabna Mukheejee Editor Risan Ahmed Producer Jahangirnagar Cine Society

Tagline The Question that Makes You Think Synopsis in English This film is about a conversation between an inquisitive little girl and her father. The curious little girl always in search of answers constantly ask her father questions. The father tries his best to keep calm and answer all of her questions. But in the end, she asks such question that even the rustiest brains would have to shake up and fall into deep thought.

Cinematographer Mazharul Islam Soikot Leading Casts Srijoni Nazmus Sakib Rubel

Bhabna Mukherjee is a simple girl with a dream of being a film director. She wants to draw attention to people towards different facts and non-solving questions of the world. She has experienced a lot of social, familial and religious crisis moments which she believes have helped her recognize her dreams and what she really wants to do. Although she desires to be an engineer, she always has an interest in cinema.

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JOK Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengla | No Premiere | 5 min Original Title

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16 Years and Above

েজাঁক

Director Partho Paulinews Folia

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অনয্ানয্ আর সব সাধারণ েমেয়র মেতাই একিট েমেয়র শ‌ুধু একিটই পৰ্শ্ন িছেলা েয, েকানটা েবিশ গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্? একজন মানু ষ িহেসেব েবঁেচ থাকা, নািক তার কপােল মানু েষর েলেপ েদওয়া সামািজক কলঙ্ক? তােক কখনই েশখােনা হয়িন িকভােব সমােজ একজন ‘েমেয়’ িহেসেব িটেক থাকেত হয়। আমােদর েথেক েস খুব আলাদা নয়, িকন্তু তার এই আঘাতগ‌ুেলা অেনক গভীর যা তার আত্মােক ক্ষতিবক্ষত কেরেছ ।

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Story Aruba Ayesha Script/Screenplay Partho Paulinews Folia Editor Partho Paulinews Folia Producer Film Street Production

It’s not her fault!

Synopsis in English Nothing but an everyday story of a girl, who has just one question, which is more important, that if she is a human being or just a man-made social stigma. She is never taught how to survive as a

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girl in this society. She is just like us, but she has

Nothing but everyday story of a girl, who just has a

bruises deeper than it seems and scars wrapped

question, which one is more important her being

around her soul.

as human or man-made social stigma ?

Cinematographer Mumit Rahman Background Music Zakaria Tahsin Assistant Director Noor Mohammad Leading Casts Nusrat Jarin Kolpona Maria Folia Sayam Hossain Siam Samiur

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Partho Paulinews Folia was born on 23rd May in Bangladesh. He passed his college life at Notre Dame College. From his childhood, he has been interested in a creative field. Although he was attracted to arts, he found his new passion in photography. Some of his early photographs were exhibited in many exhibitions. After learning framing, composition, color management and depth of visual arts, he became more interested in doing extraordinary works.

KARTUJ Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama, Thriller | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 19 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Chashi Mahiul Islam Story Shadman Zahin, Chashi Mahiul Islam, Sadman Yasar Ridit Script/Screenplay Shadman Zahin Editor Chashi Mahiul Islam Producer BUET Film Society Cinematographer Gazi Abdur Rakib Chashi Mahiul Islam Leading Casts Ahmad Sakib Tanim, Abu Sayeed Nishan, Sadman Yasar Ridit, Abhishek Muhury, Gazi Abdur Rakib, Shoeb Rahman Akash, Dibyendu Pranto, Zahid Islam View, Kanak Das Assistant Director Gazi Abdur Rakib Shakib Mahmud Ayon Executive Producer Rhitu Prova Debnath, Nazifa Tasnim Ahmad, Shahrar Swapnil Visual Effects Gazi Abdur Rakib Shakib Mahmud Ayon

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Bengali Synopsis

কাতুর্জ

জুলাই, ১৯৭১। ঢাকায় একটা িবেশষ িমশন িনেয় এেসেছ কৰ্াকপ্লাটুেনর িকছু দু ধর্ষর্ েগিরলা। িবিভন্ন জায়গা েথেক সবাই অস্থায়ী অস্থায়ী িনরাপদ আশৰ্েয় জড় হেয় েগেলও দেলর অনয্তম সদসয্ আশরাফ এখনও েপঁৗছায়িন। কারণ আশরাফ ধরা পের েগেছ পািকস্তািন হানাদার বািহনীর হােত। টচর্ােরর এক পযর্ােয় েস ফাঁস কের িদল কৰ্াক প্লাটুেনর সবার নাম আর অপােরশেনর পিরকল্পনা৷ দেলর বািকেদর ধরেত েবিড়েয় পের হানাদার বািহনী। িকন্তু এই আচমকা হামলা েগিরলা বািহনী িকভােব পৰ্িতেরাধ গেড় তুলেব েযখােন তারা কল্পনাও করেত পােরিন েয আশরাফ পাক বািহনীর হােত ধরা পড়েত পাের।

Tagline The Last Trump Synopsis in English July 1971. A special guerrilla sub-unit of Crack Platoon has arrived in Dhaka with a secret mission.

Though every other member of the sub-unit has reached the Safe House, someone hasn’t arrived yet. Ashraf has been captured by the Pakistani army. After a series of unbearable torture, he reveals the information of the Crack Platoon

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members and their upcoming plans to the Pakistan

ধরা পড়েত যােচ্ছ কৰ্য্াকপ্লাটুেনর িকছু দু ধর্ষর্ েমমব্ার, অপৰ্স্তুত এই েগিরলা বািহনীর ধারণাও েনই িক আসেত যােচ্ছ সামেন, তারা িক পারেব পৰ্িতেরাধ গেড় তুলেত?

army. Pakistan army unit sets out to hunt down the rest of the team. But how will the unsuspecting Crack Platoon guerrillas defend themselves from this attack?

Chashi Mahiul Islam is studying Computer Science & Engineering at BUET. He started making short films with his school friends when he was in class 7. ‘The Dumb Age’, ‘Rupkotha’, ‘Jobbar Tales’ are few of the mentionable films he has made. three of his films got selected in the 7th, 9th, and 11th Internal Children’s Film Festival. He has a great interest in Cinematography and Editing.

LIGHT Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Tasnia Nahla, Tanzit Talat Anonto Story Tasnia Nahla, Aninda Nahiyan, Tahsin Nahian, Abrar Farhan Zaman Script/Screenplay Tasnia Nahla Editor Tanzil Talat Anonto Producer Brac University Cinematographer Abed Hasan Rabby Leading Casts Abrar Farhan Zaman Sheersho Zaman Eshika Ahmed Ayan Rahman Khan Wajiha Tarannum Chowdhury Mehnaz Mohsin Executive Producer Pinnacle Films

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Do you ever feel like you live in a world of

আধু িনক িবেশব্র এক চতুথর্াংশ হেলা েপ্লেটার গ‌ুহার রূপককািহনী। িক িনষ্ঠুর অথচ অদ্ভূত বাস্তবতার সম্মু খীন হই আমরা পৰ্িতিনয়ত এই সমােজ বসবাস করেত িগেয় সম্মু খীন হই। আর তাই এিট আমােদর জীবেনর িবকাশ ও অগৰ্গিতর পেথ সবেচেয় িনমর্ম িশকলগ‌ুিল েভেঙ েফলবার একিট পৰ্েচষ্টা।

shadows? What if I told you I’ve been outside the cave?

Synopsis in English This film depicts a quarter of a modern world interpretation of Plato’s allegory of the cave. The allegory of the cave is a cruel yet strikingly realistic

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depiction of the strain that comes with living in this

A depiction of modern, abstract constraint and

society of ours. How we tend to believe what we

mindlessness

are taught to believe regardless of the truth is a talking point of the film. This is an attempt to unearth the grieving shackles that are put on our lives in the guise of development and advancement.

Tasnia Nahla was born in 1996 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is majoring in English Literature at BRAC University. She loves reading and exploring the intricacies and diplomacy of this world. Filmmaking is a passion which she never knew would have grown. But ever since making the film “Light” she has ushered into a world which she didn’t know existed.

Tanzil Talat Anonto was born in 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has completed SSC from Motijheel Model and HSC from Dhaka City College. Currently, he is studying at Brac University majoring in CSE. He loves creative jobs that help him to explore his mind. Hence she stepped into the world of film making aspiring to be one of the greatest directors of all time.

LIVING THE NIGHTMARE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 7:25 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Shahla Islam Story & Screenplay Shahla Islam Editor Momin Biswas Producer Shahla Islam Cinematographer Kazi Ferdous Pavel Leading Casts Tahania Islam Oshin

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A child with poverty is never a stranger, he is

ঢাকা শহের বসবাসরত অপ্লবয়সী নারী ওিশেনর সন্তান দিরদৰ্তার কারেণ মারা যায় এবং তারপরই ওিশন একরােত দু ঃসব্প্ন েদেখ এবং তার আেশপােশর িশশ‌ু িভখারীেদর েদখেল ভয় েপেত শ‌ুরু কের। িতিন এই ভয়ংকর রাত েথেক পিরতৰ্াণ েপেত এক জায়গা েথেক অনয্ জায়গায় পালােনার েচষ্টা কেরন িকন্তু েশষ পযর্ন্ত িতিন েয একিটমাতৰ্ সমাধান খুঁেজ পান এবং তা হল দািরেদৰ্র অিভশােপর িবরুেদ্ধ লড়াই করা। সমােজ েয দািরেদৰ্য্র পৰ্িত ৈদনিন্দন দৃ িষ্টভিঙ্গ িতিন এতিদন েদেখ এেসেছন, তা হঠাৎ কেরই তার কােছ গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ হেয় ওেঠ যখন েস িনেজই এই অিভজ্ঞতার িশকার হেয়েছন।

an unfortunate future in our hand that we can change.

Synopsis in English Oshin, a young woman from the capital city of Bangladesh discovers herself in fear of child beggars as that night she had a nightmare of experiencing the death of her sick child because of poverty. She tries to run away from one place to another as she wants to get rid of this haunted night. But in the end, the only solution she finds is to fight against the curse of poverty. The everyday

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context of poverty in a society that she has been

A girl tries to run away from inner fight and real

overlooking for years suddenly becomes important

life trauma that has been following her everyday,

when she experiences it herself.

everywhere.

Production Manager Abdul Jabber Kasfim Location and Art Sidratul Safayet Daniel Assistant Director Sohana Urmee Towkir Tusher Ashraful Islam Tushar Pooja Khati

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Shahla Islam has co-directed her 1st short film ‘Tuktuk’s Specs’ when she was 16. Since then, she has been involved with filmmaking and youth leadership programs. In 2012, she participated in the University of Oklahoma with a scholarship to study New Media which later on, inspired her to open a youth-led organization ‘Dream On’ to empower youth on film/media. Currently, she is working with a film production company Chabial.

LOST Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 5:33 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Aniqa Ibnat Story & Screenplay Aniqa Ibnat Editor Aniqa Ibnat Producer Aniqa Ibnat

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Lost child, lost dreams...

গল্পটা ৮ বছর বয়সী এক পথিশশ‌ুর েয ঢাকার একিট নৃ তয্শালায় ঝাড়ুদােরর কাজ কের। েস ওইখােনর নৃ তয্কারেদর মত নাচেত চায়। িকন্তু এটা েকােনা মন ভাল করা গল্প না। বাচ্চাটার জীবেনর এই অবস্থা কীভােব এেলা এবং কীভােব আেরা খারােপর িদেক যায় েসটাই খািল েদখার পালা। কীভােব েস হািরেয় েগল আর কীভােবই বা েস তার সব্প্নেক হারােলা?

Synopsis in English The story follows an 8-year-old street child working in a dance studio in Dhaka as a sweeper. She aspires to be a dancer like the people who work in the studio. But as the story progresses, it is revealed how she got to where she is and how she ends up in an even worse situation in her small life - how she got missing and lost her dreams.

Cinematographer Aniqa Ibnat Leading Casts Street child- Konika Station master and Man in suit- Ta-seen Noman Animation/Graphics Aniqa Ibnat Sound Engineer Aniqa Ibnat

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Aniqa Ibnat was born on the 15th of November 1999 and currently lives in Dhaka. Aniqa was a student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. She enjoys watching cartoons, somtimes likes to draw and mostly likes to sleep . There isn’t much else to say about her other than she wants to continue to make a lot of interesting things in the future.

MANUS Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Mahabubul Antor Story Mahabubul Antor Script/Screenplay Mahabubul Antor Editor Mahabubul Antor Producer Mahabubul Antor Cinematographer Ahmed Tamim

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মানু ষ

সমােজ িটেক থাকেত হেল আমােদর সবাইেক একিতৰ্ত হেয় থাকেত হেব। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ েদখােনা হেয়েছ জেল ও স্থেল েয পৰ্াণীগ‌ুেলা বসবাস করেছ তারা কীভােব একিতৰ্ত হেয় বসবাস করেছ। তারা যত দূ বর্লই েহাক না েকন, যত বড় দু েযর্াগই আসু ক না েকন, তারা সবসময় একেতৰ্ থােক। িকন্তু মানু েষর েক্ষেতৰ্ তা িভন্ন। আমরা িনেজেদর সব্ত্তােক অবেহলা কির যখন তােদর আমােদরেক সবেচেয় েবিশ পৰ্েয়াজন হয়। অনয্ানয্ পৰ্াণীেদর তুলনার আমােদর মানু ষজািতর েয িজিনসিটর অভাব রেয়েছ, তা হেচ্ছ ‘একতা’।

Tagline Unity is strength Synopsis in English To strive as a society we must have the strength of unity. As shown in the film ‘Manush’ the animals of land and sea have what it takes to survive as a species, as a unit. So even the most weaklings survive in the face of any disaster. But in the case of humans, it is different. We seem to ignore our own kind when they are in need of us the most.

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The thing we lack unlike most other species of animals is unity.

Mahabubul Antor has completed his A’ levels. Now, he is studying film and television studies. He is so much passionate about making films. He loves to watch films, read books and cook. Antor has worked in Gazi Television and Bangladesh Television for several months. He has participated in many film making workshops during the years.

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MATHIN Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangle | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Zayed Shetol Story Zayed Shetol Script/Screenplay Zayed Shetol Editor Zayed Shetol Producer Sara Hossain

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মািথন

মািথন নােমর েছেলিট িবিভন্ন চিরেতৰ্ অিভনয় করেত ভােলাবােস। তার অিভনেয়র দক্ষতা বাড়ােত েস তার আেশপােশর সব মানু ষেক অনু করণ করার েচষ্টা কের। যার ফেল, তার জীবেন অেনক ঘটনা ঘেট েগেছ। পৰ্ায় পৰ্েতয্ক রােতই েস একই ধরেণর সব্প্ন েদেখ। িকন্তু েস এই সব্েপ্নর অথর্ জােন না। েস তার সব্েপ্নর অথর্ েখাঁজার েচষ্টা করেত থােক। এবং এভােবই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট এিগেয় যায়।

Tagline Feel you are your own king Synopsis in English Mathin is a young boy who loves to act out different characters all the time. For improving his acting, he always tries to copy all the mannerisms

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of all the people surrounding him. This causes a lot

It’s a secret dream

of crossing paths in his everyday life. Almost every night, Mathin dreams a dream he cannot fathom.

He tries to find out the meaning of his dream.

Cinematographer Riad Sikder Rad Leading Casts Abrar K Hrizal Anusree Bhowmik Leon,Nahidul Islam Sharmin Shumi Zayed Shetol was born in 1996. He has completed his graduation from a private university. He mostly likes tragic films. Zayed is also passionate about cinematography. He worked with many independent filmmakers as an actor and also a cinematographer. Now he is looking forward to learning and making good films.

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MOTHER Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Ahmed Tamim Story Ahmed Tamim Script/Screenplay Ahmed Tamim Editor Mahabubul Antor Producer Ahmed Tamim

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মা

মা; এমন একজন মানু ষ িযিন আমােদরেক আমােদর সব্প্ন পূ রেণ সাহাযয্ কেরন, আমােদর লক্ষয্ পূ রেণ সাহাযয্ কেরন। িকন্তু মা হবার আেগ িতিন একজন নারী। এই িশিক্ষত সমােজ নারীরা বািড়র ‘েশািপস’ যারা ঘেরর কাজ ছাড়া আর েকােনা কাজ করেত পাের না। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট েসইসব নারীেদর িনেয় যারা তােদর সব্প্ন গ‌ুেলােক েপছেন েফেল একজন ‘মা’ হেত েচেয়েছন।

Tagline Let them fly.

Synopsis in English Mother: a person who fulfills our dreams, helps us to reach our goals. But before becoming a mother she was a girl. In this educated society, girls are treated as just a showpiece who can do nothing but household works. This film is about all those girls who left behind all their dreams and desires to become a mother.

Cinematographer Mahabubul Antor

Ahmed Tamim is a student of Udayan higher secondary school. He has completed HSC last year. He aspires to study film and television studies. He is so much passionate about making films. He loves to collect film posters and read books. Previously he had attended a good number of filmmaking workshops.

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NO CONDITIONS APPLY Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 9 min Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

We people are too much selfish. We only care for

Director Rashid Abrar Riyad

about our own people, our own caste. Whenever

আমরা মানু ষরা খুব সব্াথর্পর। আমরা শ‌ুধু আমােদর পছেন্দর মানু ষেদর যত্ন েনই, িনেজর জািতর সবেচেয় েবিশ কদর কির। যখন আমরা অনয্ কাউেক সাহাযয্ কির, তখনও আমরা সবার আেগ িনেজেদর সু িবধা েদেখ িনই। আমরা অসহায়েদর সাহাযয্ কির যােত পরবতর্ী জীবেন আমরা িকছু পূ ণয্ কামােত পাির। আমােদর পৰ্িতটা কােজই শতর্ থােক। িকন্তু, পৰ্ভুর কােছ তার সকল সৃ িষ্ট সমান। েকােনা শতর্ তার কােছ গৰ্হণেযাগয্ নয়।

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Story & Screenplay Rashid Abrar Riyad Editor Saif Russel

we help others we also think about our own good.

We help the poor to gain some reward in the afterlife. There are always conditions. But to God, there is no difference between his creations. No conditions are applied.

Producer Kakmanob Films Cinematographer Rifat Rihan Leading Casts GM Nozu, Sumon Chandra Roy, Shahi Afzali, Brotadeb Roy, SB Suman, Anwar Hossain Rusho Director of photography Rifat Rihan Background Music Nabeen Khan Assistant Producer Alamin Mohammad Animation/Graphics Tanbin Mortuza

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Rashid Abrar Riyad doesn’t claim to be a filmmaker or a director but a storyteller. He has some stories to tell and he found that filmmaking is the strongest medium to showcase a story. Rashid is an undergrad student studying CSE at Mawlana Bhasani Science And Technology University. He has passed SSC from Rangpur Zilla School and HSC from Rangpur Cantonment Public School And College. His favorite director is Quentin Tarantino and his inspiration is Humayun Ahmed.

OI Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Dinan Ahmed Story Abdullah Al Mehraj Script/Screenplay Abdullah Al Mehraj

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Bengali Synopsis

ঐ

চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িনজ মাতৃভূ িমর পৰ্িত মানবজািতর এক অননয্ সংিক্ষপ্ত িচতৰ্ তুেল ধেরেছ৷ আজেকর আমােদর এই েদশ অিজর্ত হেয়েছ িতিরশ লক্ষ শহীেদর িবিনমেয়। আমরা লক্ষ শহীেদর সমািধর সামেন দাঁড়াই। এই মািট, পিবতৰ্ মািট। তবু ও আমরা এই মািটেক অসম্মান কির আমােদর িনতয্ িদেনর বজর্য্ েযখােন েসখােন েফেল। চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর মাধয্েম দশর্করা একিট পৰ্শ্ন খুঁেজ পােবন েয সিতয্কার অেথর্ আমরা আমােদর মািটর পিবতৰ্তা কতটুকু রক্ষা করেত পারিছ।

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একিট েদশ, তার মািট ও লােখা শাহীেদর রক্ত Synopsis in English The film paints a picture of the greatest sacrifice for the motherland in the history of mankind.

Our precious freedom was achieved through the

Editor Ariful Islam Fahim, Ajajul Islam, Dinan Ahmed

sacrifice of millions of lives. We stand on the graves

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of millions of martyrs. This soil is so sacred, yet we

লােখা শহীেদর রেক্ত েভজা এই মািটর পিবতৰ্তা রক্ষা হেচ্ছ েতা?

Producer Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja, Hasnain Rafi, Tahsin Reza, Ferdous Jahan, Ahnaf Jan Chowdhury, Aminul Asraf

respect the sacredness of our soil.

Cinematographer Arafat Hossain Shovon, Hasibur Rahman Leading Casts Saumik Tanveer Khan, Kuhu Kinnori, Abdullah Al Noman, Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja, Faisal Ahmed Bhubon, Ahmed Zarif Enan

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often disrespect it by throwing wastes everywhere.

‘Oi’ is a film questioning how much we are doing to

Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja is currently studying in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at American International University Bangladesh. From his childhood, Turja has always been fond of movies and cartoons. He always used to wonder how they are made. He dreams to be a professional filmmaker one day. In order to make that dream successful, he along with a few other hard workers started a small short-film production team named ‘Three Films’.

Dinan Ahmed is currently studying in Bachelor of Business Administration at American International University Bangladesh. He aspires to become a renowned successful director. From his childhood, he has always idolized Quentin Tarantino and wishes to make films with him someday. In pursuit of this dream, Dinan along with some other friends of him has created a small short film production team named ‘Three films’

PARAPAR COURIER SERVICE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Thriller | Bangla | International Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Najmus Saaqib Story Najmus Saaqib Script/Screenplay Najmus Saaqib Editor Asif Shahriar Cinematographer Najmus Saaqib

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Bengali Synopsis

পারাপার কুিরয়ার সািভর্স

‘পারাপার কুিরয়ার সািভর্স’ একিট কৰ্াইম িথ্ৰলার। এখােন একজন ভাড়ােট খুনীর গল্প বলা হেয়েছ। েয িকনা অদ্ভুতরকেমর মজার িকন্তু ভয়ংকর একজন মানু ষ। মুেখ কৰ্ূর হািস িনেয় েস মৃ তুয্ েডিলভাির কের। পারাপার কুিরয়ার সািভর্েসর মাধয্েম পােসর্েল পাঠােনা হয় মৃ তুয্। যা বহন কের সংগীতেপৰ্মী ঠান্ডা মাথার এই খুনী। টাকার জনয্ কাউেক খুন করেত েস িদব্ধােবাধ কের না।

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we are always at your service.

Synopsis in English Parapar Courier Service is a textbook crime thriller.

It is about a contract killer who delivers death with a wicked smile on his face as a parcel package.

He is a professional at his job as one can be. He is both funny and dangerous at the same time.

This music lover never hesitates to kill people after getting paid.

Leading Casts Mizan Ur Rahman Aadnan Hossain Chowdhury Asma Ul Husna Shatabdi Md Mubeen Assistant Director Jubayer Kisor Background Music Collected

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Najmus Saaqib is studying Theatre and Performance Studies at Rajshahi University. Theatre means love to him. He started working at Beacon Nattyakendra while studying in school. He likes playing harmonica and cajon. He owns a band named “Aadhpagla (Halfmad)”.

He along with his band members often make Zero Budget non-profitable short films. Till date he has made films of various genre.

PASSION Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3:10 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

Without passion, there’s no life.

Director Sadia Tabassum Preety

Synopsis in English

আমােদর সমােজ েমেয়রা তােদর পৰ্বল ইচ্ছা বা সব্প্নেক কােছ েপেত চাইেল সবিকছু সামেল িনয়ন্তৰ্ণ কের চলেত হয়। অেনক বাধার সম্মু খীন হওয়ার পরও, েমেয়রা তােদর সব্প্নেক সিতয্ করেত এিগেয় যায়। পৰ্িতিট মানু েষর জনয্ই আকাশ হেলা তােদর সব্েপ্নর েশষ সীমানা। শ‌ুধু পৰ্বল ইচ্ছা-আকাঙ্খা ছাড়া একিট জীবন কল্পনা কেরা, েসটা িক আেদৗও েকান জীবন? এই আকাঙ্খাই আমােদর বাঁিচেয় রােখ।

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Story & Screenplay Sadia Tabassum Preety Editor Laila Noor Chaity Producer Sadia Tabassum Preety

In our society, girls need to manage and compromise everything to get closer to their dreams. After facing all the hurdles, girls who make their dreams come true are the real champions.

As a matter of fact, what keeps us alive are those goals. Our passionate desire to fulfill all our dreams in the midst of all the struggle; is the thing that makes us feel truly alive.

Cinematographer Sadia Tabassum Preety Leading Casts Laila Noor Chaity

Sadia Tabassum Preety was born on 13 March 1994 in a countryside town Joypurhat of Bangladesh. She is now pursuing her MBA from the University of Dhaka. She is now working as the Marketing and Communication Coordinator of Canvas Magazine.

She has finished her undergraduate degree from Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur.

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PROTIRODH Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.6180:1 (16.18:10) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

পৰ্িতেরাধ

Director Shariful Islam Shamim

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রাম পাল এক জন দু ধ িবেকৰ্তা, েস েরাজ মানু েষর বািড় ঘুের ঘুের দু ধ িবিকৰ্ কের। অনয্ানয্ িদেনর মেতা আজও েস গৰ্ামবাসীেদর কােছ দু ধ িবিকৰ্ করেত যােচ্ছ। যখন েস দু ধ িবিকৰ্ করার উেদ্দেশয্ েনৗকায় ওেঠ অনয্ানয্ যাতৰ্ীেদর সােথ রাম পাল েদেখ তার দু েধর পিরমাণ কম। েস িক করেব বু ঝেত পারিছল না, তাই েস আেশ পােশ তািকেয় নদীর পািন দু েধ িমশােত থােক যােত দু ধ েবিশ মেন হয়। িকন্তু তার এই অপকমর্ এেকবােরই নজরিবহীন িছল না। এক সময় এক স্কুলবালক েদেখ েফেল রাম পােলর এই কাজ এবং েছেলিট িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় েয েস সমস্ত দু ধ পািনেত েফেল িদেব।

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Story & Screenplay Shariful Islam Shamim Editor Amirul Islam Shamim Producer Amin Khan Cinematographer Nayeem Fuad Leading Casts Papori Kakon Hridoy Khan

We want adulterant free food.

Synopsis in English Ram Pal is a vendor in a village who is a milkman selling from door to door. Just like every other day, he set out to sell his goods to the villagers. As he was crossing the river on a boat along with other passengers, he noticed that he was quite short on milk. So he decided to pour water in the milk pot to make the milk seem plenty. But his wrongdoings did not go unnoticed as a schoolboy saw the whole thing and decided to empty all the milk pots in the river. A brawl ensued between Ram Pal and the schoolboy.

Md. Shariful Islam Shamim is a filmmaker from Bangladesh.

He is now studying in Music at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

During school & college life, he acted in more than 40 stage dramas and directed more than 30 stage programs. In 2003, he acted a role of a child in a fiction drama named ‘Shukno Ful Rongin Ful’. It was his 1st TV drama fiction. From 2004 to 2008, he was awarded the ‘Bangladesh Children National Award’.

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PROTTABORTON Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16 Years and Above

পৰ্তয্াবতর্ন

Director Abul Hasnat Ashik

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গল্পিট একজন উিকেলর। েয তার মেক্কলেদরেক সাহাযয্ করার জনয্ অসদু পায় অবলমব্ন কের। নানাভােব েস েদাষী মেক্কলেদর িনেদর্াষ পৰ্মািণত কের। েস তােদর অসৎ উপেদশ েদয়। এভােবই িনেজর অজােন্ত একিদন েস িনেজর েমেয়রই ক্ষিত কের বেস। েমেয়িট তােক িজেজ্ঞস কের, আসেলই তার বাবা এ কাজিট কেরিছল িকনা। উিকল সােহব িছল লিজ্জত এবং অনু তপ্ত। এভােবই েস তার পােপর পৰ্ায়িশ্চত কেরন।

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Story & Screenplay Abul Hasnat Ashik Editor Abul Hasnat Ashik Producer Abul Hasnat Ashik Cinematographer Joseph Mehedy

As you sow, so you reap.

Synopsis in English The story is about a lawyer who defends his clients by any means necessary. He shelters his criminal clients by wrongly convicting the innocents. But one time unknowingly he causes his own daughter

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in trouble. His daughter asked him if he really had

মানু ষ অনয্ায় করেত করেত এক সময় িনেজর অজােন্তই িনেজর সােথই অনয্ায় কের।

done this. The solicitor was shocked and out of words.

Leading Casts Ziaul Hasan Kislu Anonna Ruma Emdad Hossain Shoppth Jibon Hossain Sohel

Abul Hasnat Ashik was born in Comilla. He studied in Comilla Zilla School and Comilla Victoria College. From his childhood, he had a fascination for filmmaking. So after passing his HSC exam, he got admitted to the Department of Television, Film & Photography at Dhaka University. He was awarded special jury award in the First TFP Film Festival, 2018. His dream is to be a good filmmaker.

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PUPPET HOUSE Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 10:13 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Ranjit Das Story Udoyon Rajib Script/Screenplay Rudroneel Ahmed Editor Sudipto Saha

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Bengali Synopsis

Children are the mirror of your behavior.

বাবা-মা দু ’জনই চাকিরজীবী। সকােল কােজ যাবার পর সারািদন একা একা কােট ৫ বছেরর েমেয় পুতুেলর। পুতুেলর সারািদেনর িনঃসঙ্গ জীবনযাপন এবং বাবা মা’র আচরেণর পৰ্িতফলনই এই ছিবর গল্প। পুতুেলর বন্দী

Synopsis in English Putul is a five years old girl whose parents have jobs that compels them to stay away from her almost all day, every day. How does Putul spend her time alone, away from her parents? ‘Puppet House’ tries to show a day in the life of Putul and

জীবেনর সারািদেনর কাজ তার বাবা মােক অনু করণ করা। এছাড়া একজন িশশ‌ু েয শ‌ুধু বইেয় মুখ গ‌ুঁেজ বেস না েথেক বাইেরর জগৎ েথেক িশক্ষা িনেত পাের এবং তার তা করা উিচৎ এই িবষেয়ও কথা বলা হেয়েছ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্।

how the absence of her parents affects her mental growth.

Producer Parbati Das Sadiya Priya Cinematographer Ridwan Mahfuz Rio Leading Casts Anondee Nusrat Bijoya Anik Das Ranjit Das is a student of Jahangirnagar University studying in the Department of Government and Politics and a member of Jahangirnagar Cine Society. This film is his first short film as a director. In the future, he wants to be a promising film director of Bangladesh.

He assisted in a lot of short films of Jahangirnagar Cine Society productions.

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SHWAPNO Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 3 min Original Title

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16 Years and Above

সব্প্ন

Director Nazia Parveen Nimra

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িকেশারী েমেয়টা লু িকেয় কারােত িশখেতা। তার বাবা মেন কেরন েমেয়েদর যত দৰ্ুত িবেয় িদেয় েদয়া যায় তেতা মঙ্গল। েমেয়রা েতা দু বর্ল, তাই িবেয়র পর জামাই েদেখশ‌ুেন িনরাপেদ রাখেব। েমেয়টা একিদন হঠাৎ কেরই জানেত পাের েয তার িবেয় িঠক করা হেচ্ছ৷ সন্ধয্ায় েছেলপক্ষেক েদখেত যােব। েস িঠক করেলা, তার বাবােক েস কারােত পৰ্িতেযািগতায় পাওয়া সদয্ েমেডলিট েদিখেয় জািনেয় িদেব েয, তার িবেয়েত িবন্দুমাতৰ্ ইেচ্ছ েনই। বরং তার সব্প্ন কারােত-েত চয্ািম্পয়ন হওয়া। যার মাধয্েম েস সহেজই আত্মরক্ষা করাও িশখেত পারেব।

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Story & Screenplay Nazia Parveen Nimra Editor Nazia Parveen Nimra Producer Nazia Parveen Nimra Cinematographer Nazia Parveen Nimra Leading Casts Nadia Parveen Esha Syed Noor Alam

Stop thinking “I should get my daughter married soon”, start believing “I should teach my daughter self-defense.”

Synopsis in English A teenage girl was secretly learning Karate by her own. Then one day her father, being concerned about the safety of his daughter, tells her to get ready for marriage. He thought, like many other

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fathers in our society do, that if he could marry

A girl should be taught self defense instead of

his daughter off, she would be safe in the hands

getting married early in this unsafe society.

of their in-laws and husband. But little did he know a girl can protect herself quite well through consciousness and learning to defend herself secretly. So, on the day, people of her would be in-law house comes over her place, she decides to ask her father if he would let her fulfill her dreams instead of getting married at this early age.

Nazia Parveen Nimra, a student of North South University was born on 11 June 1998. She currently lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Photography and cinematography are her passions. She also loves doing arts and craft. At present, she is a volunteer of Kishor Alo, member and coordinator of Kishor Alo Film & Photography Club and General Member of The Marketing Club of North South University.

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SOME ANCIENT TREES Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Hasnat Sohan Story & Screenplay Srijon Ghosh Hasnat Sohan Najmus Sakib Editor Srijon Ghosh Producer Access to Information (a2i), Honorable Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh Cinematographer Daniel Dany Leading Casts Pantha Shahriar Jyoti Chattopaddhay Pangkaj Majumder Kazi Uzzal Mehedi Tanjir Mehedi Mac Alamgir Rahman Munim Tarafder Mahbub Rahman

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পৰ্াচীন কেয়কিট গাছ

১৯৭১ সােলর ২৫ েশ মাচর্ নারকীয় গণহতয্ার পর সদয্ সব্াধীনতার েঘাষণা েদয়া নতুন রাষ্টৰ্ বাংলােদেশর রাজৈনিতক েনতােদর নতুন সংগৰ্াম শ‌ুরু হয় েদশেক মুিক্তযু েদ্ধর মাধয্েম শতৰ্ু মুক্ত করেত। পােশর েদশ ভারেত পািলেয় িগেয় তারা সম্পূ ণর্ নতুন ভূ খেণ্ডর জনয্ নতুন একটা সরকার গঠেনর পৰ্েয়াজনীয়তা অনু ভব কেরন। িকন্তু মুিক্তযু েদ্ধর সবেচেয় বড় ভূ িমকা রাখা েশখ মুিজবর রহমান তখন পািকস্তােনর কারাগাের বন্দী। তাঁর ফািসর বেন্দাবস্ত চলেছ। নতুন েদেশর জনয্ রণাঙ্গেন লড়েত থাকা মুিক্তেযাদ্ধারা েমেন েনেব েতা এই নতুন সরকারেক?

Tagline Friendship doesn’t have an expiration date.

Synopsis in English Just after the heinous genocide on 25th March 1971, the self-declared independent state Bangladesh’s political leaders start the pursuit of liberating the country from Pakistani rule through a freedom war. Being in exile in neighboring state India, they realize the necessity to form a government to run the struggle. However, the supreme leader for independence is captive in prison of Pakistan. He is conspired to be hanged.

In such situation, will the freedom fighters fighting in the battlefield for the liberty of the newly formed state consent and accept the newly formed government?

Hasnat Sohan is a young Bangladeshi film enthusiast. He has directed his debut film ‘Some Ancient Trees’ in December 2018. Hasnat aims to achieve mastering on moving image and anthropology of moving image. He is currently doing his Bachelor in Social Science of the Department of Televisions, Film, and Photography at the University of Dhaka.

THE INTENTION Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Monirul Islam Story Monirul Islam Script/Screenplay Monirul Islam Editor Monirul Islam Producer Abir Shikder

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Intentions of struggling people.

গল্পিট একজন িরক্সাচালেকর িযিন িকনা েছাটেবলা েথেকই একজন িশক্ষক হেত চাইেতন। যিদও তার সব্প্ন অেনক বড় িছেলা, তবু ও তােক পৰ্িতিনয়তই তার পৰ্িতিদেনর খােদয্র জনয্ সংগৰ্াম করেত হেতা। খুব েছাটেবলায় দিরদৰ্তা তােক িশক্ষা েথেক বিঞ্চত কের। তাই এই দিরদৰ্তার সােথ েমাকািবলা করেত এবং িনেজর পােয় দাঁড়ােত তােক কেঠার পিরশৰ্ম করেত হয়। তার এই পিরশৰ্ম দব্ারা েস সব্চ্ছল হেত চায়, এতটাই সব্চ্ছল যােত কের েস আবার িশক্ষা গৰ্হণ করেত পাের যা েথেক েস বিঞ্চত হেয়িছল।

Synopsis in English This tale is about a rickshaw puller who aspires to be a teacher. Although his dreams are big, he is struggling to earn his bread. Poverty took away his opportunity to get a good education from him at a very early age. Through hard work, he now wishes to become a well off person, so well off, that he would manage to get the education he was deprived of.

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Cinematographer Mamun Abdullah Abir Shikder Leading Casts Harun-ur Rashid

Monirul Islam is a Bangladeshi filmmaker who grew up in Khulna.

After completing Secondary School Certificate he couldn’t continue his study because of family needs. At the age of 18, he grew his interest in making films. Besides, he is a professional photographer (Wedding) & Video Editor. Already he made two documentaries and two short films. In the future, he wishes to make some soul-touching films.

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THE MASKING TAPE Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | English | No Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Tabassum Islam Tamanna Story Tabassum Islam Tamanna Script/Screenplay Tabassum Islam Tamanna Editor Raidah Rehma

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Does freedom of expression exist?

নািফসা, একজন তরুণ সাংবািদক, মািস্কং েটেপর সাহােযয্ তার সকল করনীয় কােজর তািলকাগ‌ুেলা আটেক রােখন। তােক বতর্মান সমেয়র বহুল পিরিচত একিট িবষেয় িফচার িলখেত হেব। িকন্তু িফচারিট িলখেত িগেয় একিট বাঁধা আেস েকননা এটার সােথ অতয্ন্ত শিক্তশালী একজন রাজনীিতিবদ জিড়ত। এভােবই গল্পিট সামেন আগায়।

Synopsis in English Nafisa, a young journalist who sticks her to-do list with the help of masking tapes. She has to write down a feature on an extremely buzzing news. But what comes in the path like a barrier is that very feature which involves one of the most powerful

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politicians. And then the story progresses.

Are we accepting the harsh reality of letting our rights be curtailed?

Producer Tabassum Islam Tamanna Cinematographer Tabassum Islam Tamanna Leading Casts Nafisa Nawal

Tabassum Islam Tamanna, is an undergrad student from Bangladesh University of Professionals. She cherishes her hobbies which includes painting, photography, and videography. She has won many awards in the painting sector in her very childhood which includes gold medals from Egypt Embassy, Japan Tour from Navana Toyota dream car art contest and many more. She has been affiliated with Children’s Film Society since 2009.

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THE ROHINGYA CRISIS UNFOLDING IN BANGLADESH Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Biography | English | International Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Almost a million Rohingya refugees who fled

পৰ্ায় দশ লক্ষ েরািহঙ্গা শরনাথর্ী, যারা মায়ানমােরর সিহংসতা েথেক পািলেয় এেসেছ, বতর্মােন তারা কক্সবাজাের বাস করেছ েযিট িকনা িবেশব্র সবেচেয় বড় শরনাথর্ীেদর আশৰ্য়াস্থল। এই আশৰ্য়াস্থেল তােদরেক অেনক বড় বড় সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হেত হেচ্ছ। েযমন: আশৰ্য়, পািন, পিরেবশ, িশশ‌ুেদর সব্াস্থয্ এবং আেরা অেনক িকছু । এই সমসয্ার পাশাপািশ আশৰ্য় দানকারী েদশ অথর্াৎ ‘বাংলােদশ’েক েসই শ‌ুরু েথেকই িবিভন্ন সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হেত হেচ্ছ। এই সমসয্া গ‌ুেলা েদেশর জনয্ হুমিক হেয় দাঁিড়েয়েছ পিরেবেশর জনয্, আইন-কানু েনর জনয্, অপরাধ পৰ্িতেরাধ েযমন: মাদক পাচার, মানু ষ পাচার এবং পিততালয়, স্থানীয় অথর্নীিত এবং জাতীয় িনরাপত্তার জনয্। যতই িদন এগ‌ুেচ্ছ, ততই এই সমসয্াগ‌ুেলা বাড়েছ এবং আরও বড় হুমিকর কারণ হেয় দাঁড়ােচ্ছ।

Director Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Story Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Script/Screenplay Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Editor Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Producer Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Cinematographer Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Assistant Director Sakibuzzaman

violence in Myanmar are living in Cox’s Bazar which has been transformed into the world’s largest refugee camps. Here in the camp, they are facing many challenges regarding shelter, water, environment, child health, and nutrition and so on.

Along with these, the host country Bangladesh is also facing many problems from the beginning.

These have created a threat for the country, the environment, law, and order, for crime prevention such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, and prostitution, for the local economy and for national security. Day by day these problems have been intensifying exponentially.

Logline The Rohingya Crisis is the most inhumanitarian refugee crisis of the world.

Dewan Ashfaqul Alam is an independent young filmmaker from Bangladesh. He also writes stories and scripts. He is studying Bachelor’s in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Dhaka.

He wants to express the facts and build peace through his films.

He is very passionate about filmmaking from his childhood. His first film “The Deprived” was selected for official screening at the 8th International Children’s Film Festival in 2015. His aim is to help the world through films.

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THE SHELL Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Horror, Thriller | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 2:36 min Suitable Audience

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It takes.

Director Monzur Morshed Anik

Synopsis in English

আইেডিন্টিট েথফট বা পিরচয় চুির িনেয় এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট। পিরচয় চুিরর এিট একিট িভন্ন রকেমর ঘটনা। গেল্পর সময়িট শহেরর েকান এক শ‌ুনশান রাত। ঘুঁটঘুেট অন্ধকার েভদ কের মধয্রােতৰ্ একদম জনমানবশূ ণয্ খািল রাস্তায় লয্াম্প-েপােস্টর নীেচ িদেয় যাওয়ার সময় একজন মানু ষ একিট মানবাকৃিতর অবয়েবর মুেখামুিখ হন। েসই মানবাকৃিতর অবয়েবর সাক্ষাৎ পরবতর্ী পিরণিত িছেলা মানু ষিটর কােছ অপৰ্তয্ািশত।

Story Monzur Morshed Anik Script/Screenplay Monzur Morshed Anik Editor Monzur Morshed Anik Producer Safat Chowdhory

This is the story of identity theft of the strange kind.

The man expects the least bit of danger when he passes through the empty street at night under the street lights. But danger comes where the danger is least expected. A strange human-like being seemed to take him captive and steals his identity, the identity that represented him the most, his

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face.

A man encounters a being that possesses him and imprisons him inside its shell

Cinematographer Monzur Morshed Anik Leading Casts Sakib Khondoker Fahim Faysal

Monzur Morshed Anik is an aspiring independent filmmaker who loves filmmaking. With his devouring love for filmmaking, he works passionately and diligently to make better and better films with time.

Thereby, he hopes not to just make films that are the purest forms of art but also improve the Bangladeshi standard of films especially in the thriller, horror and movies with critical psychological aspects.

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WHO KNOWS Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Abdul Ela Haider Ayan Story Abdul Ela Script/Screenplay Haider Ayan Editor Abdul Ela Haider Ayan

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Do not let your past shape your future.

জীবন নােমর এই যাতৰ্া সহজ নয়। এই যাতৰ্া এতই ঘটনাবহুল েয মােঝমেধয্ এই পথ আমােদর লক্ষয্ েথেক ছু ঁেড় েফেল িদেত েচষ্টা কের। তাহেল আমরা কী করেবা? আমরা িক তাহেল েথেম যাব? নািক আমােদর এই যাতৰ্া থািমেয় িদব? নািক আমরা আরও িকছু র পৰ্তয্াশায় সামেন এেগােত থাকব? এই পৰ্শ্ন গ‌ুেলা এই চলিচ্চতৰ্ আটেক যায়।

Synopsis in English In journey life, the road is not smooth. The ride gets bumpy, so bumpy that it tries to throw us off the track. What do we do then? Do we stop moving? Do we end our journey then and there?

Or do we move along for better times may await?

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These questions are tackled in this film.

Don’t proceed to suicide, who knows what’s gonna happen.

Producer Abdul Ela Cinematographer Haider Ayan Leading Casts Sarder Akib Latif Suprety Malaker Tahmid Khan

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Abdul Ela was born was born in Dhaka on 26th July 1996. He is a companionable character. In 2017, he has completed a Diploma in CSE. He proclaims to be a selflearner. He loves street photography. Along with being a director, he is also a good actor and editor. Now, he has grown an interest in film making. He is a member and Deputy co-ordinator of Kishor Alo Film and Photography club.

Haider Ayan is a photographer and a cinematographer. He was born in 2002.

Now he is 17 years old and wishes to be a successful photographer. He started his photography journey when he was 10 years old. Now he is a regular photographer of Kishor Alo and a member of Kishor Alo Film and Photography Club and a DOP of a media production company called “Steadfast”. He also owns a media production company called “Filmbug”.

SOCIAL FILM SECTION Subject:

Youth For Change

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BOOMERANG Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 6:25 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Wahid Raj Story Wahid Raj Script/Screenplay Wahid Raj Editor Wahid Raj Producer Room No. 202 Production Cinematographer Wahid Raj

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বু েমরাং

টৰ্ািফক িনয়ম উেপক্ষা এবং আমােদর িনেজেদর ৈতির সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হওয়া িনেয় চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িনিমর্ত। িফল্মিট ৈতিরর িপেছ সবেচেয় গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ উেদ্দশয্ হেচ্ছ সেচতনতা ৈতির করা। এিট মানু ষেক েবাঝােত পারেব েয আমরা পৰ্িতিদন রাস্তায় েয সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হিচ্ছ তার জনয্ আমরাই দায়ী। ছিবর েশষ পিরণিত েথেক আইনভেঙ্গর ফেল কতটা েনিতবাচক পিরণাম হেত পাের তা জানা যায়। এই ছিবিটর বাতর্া খুবই স্পষ্ট । নামকরেণর সাথর্কতা সব্রূপ অয্ািনেমশন চলিচ্চতৰ্িট এই বাতর্ািট িদেচ্ছ েয আপিন যাই করেবন তা আবার বু মােরং এর মেতা আপনার কােছই িফের আসেব।

Tagline Facing The Reflection Synopsis in English Boomerang is a stop motion animation short film based on real life occurrences. It is a film about ignoring traffic rules and how the problems someone creates can fall back upon themselves.

The most important motive of this film was to create awareness. It is about making people realize that we are the ones to blame for the problems we face on the roads every day. The tragic ending indicates how breaking the law can bring severe damage. Justifying its name, this animation film conveys the message that whatever you do karma will get it back to you just like a boomerang.

Wahid Raj was born in Madaripur, Bangladesh in 1995. He studies in Multimedia & Creative Technology at Daffodil International University.

Basically, he is a graphic and motion graphic designer and animator.

But, he is interested in film and media too. In the future, he wants to be a director. Currently, he is not working as a professional. But after completing his graduation, he wants to work in a professional firm.

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ONLINE PARASITE Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

16 Years and Above Director Mahamudul Hasan Pavel Story Mahamudul Hasan Pavel Script/Screenplay Mahamudul Hasan Pavel Editor Mahamudul Hasan Pavel Producer Mahamudul Hasan Pavel

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Everyone one is everywhere

আমরা ধীের ধীের ভাচুর্য়াল জগেতর পৰ্িত আসক্ত হেয় পড়িছ। ভাচুর্য়াল জগেতর এই আসিক্ত আমােদর কৰ্েম কৰ্েম বাস্তব জগত েথেক দূ ের সিরেয় িদেচ্ছ। যখন আমরা আমােদর ভাচুর্য়াল জীবন িনেয় েকােনা সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হই তখন আমরা ভীত এবং অিনিশ্চত হেয় পিড়। আমরা ভুেল যাই আমােদর একিট বাস্তব জগত আেছ এবং েসই জগেত আমােদরেক ভােলাবাসার এবং যত্ন েদওয়ার মেতা মানু ষও আেছ। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম বাস্তব জগেতর গ‌ুরুতব্ ও ভাচুর্য়াল জগেতর কুফল সমব্েন্ধ সেচতন করার পৰ্য়াস করা হেয়েছ।

Synopsis in English Our attachment to the online world and the people from online is growing intensely. This, in the process, is detaching us from the real world and moving us towards uncertainty. And whenever we face any trouble online, the fear and uncertainty intensify. We tend to forget that there are people, people who care about us, outside this alienating virtual world. This film tries to point out to the audience exactly that.

Cinematographer Mahamudul Hasan Pavel Leading Casts Nafi Sezan Ayman Siam

Mahamudul Hasan is currently studying in KUET. In his early life, he studied in Govt. Laboratory High school. From his school days, he has been into photography. After passing high school, he attended college and discovered that he is more interested in making films rather than taking photos. Since then he is learning and doing filmmaking.

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POTHER KONAI Bangladesh | 2018 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Mahmudul Hoque Suzan Story Mahmudul Hoque Suzan Script/Screenplay Mahmudul Hoque Suzan Editor Md. Sajol Producer Mahmudul Hoque Suzan Cinematographer Md. Sajol Lizu Leading Casts Mostofa Kamal Shahida Kona Sara Rashedul Rasel Hafizur

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Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

পেথর েকাণায়

সমাজেক কলু িষত হওয়ার হাত েথেক মুক্ত করেত তরুণ সমােজর িবকল্প েনই। আমােদর তরুণরা সেচতন এবং সমাজ েসবায় বৰ্তী হেলই পােল্ট িদেত পাের আমােদর েদেশর পিরিস্থিত। েযমিনভােব েপেরেছ ‘৫২ েথেক ‘৯০ এর দশেক। আমােদর গৰ্ামীণ সমােজ এখনও েবশ িকছু অসঙ্গিতপূ ণর্ ঘটনা ঘেট থােক। ‘পেথর েকাণায়’ চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম এমনই একিট ঘটনা তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ যার দব্ারা আমােদর তরুণরা েযমন অনু পৰ্ািণত হেব িঠক েতমনই গৰ্ামীণ সমােজর জনয্ থাকেব একিট সেচতনতামূ লক গল্প।

Tagline A story of discretion by young boys.

Synopsis in English There is no alternative to our youth when it comes to getting rid of society’s contamination. As shown in ‘52 and in ‘90 and all those years in between, our young population possess the power to change the course of history any time they want. There are still some inconsistencies in our rural society, such an incident is depicted by the film ‘Pother Konai’. This film will inspire the youth and people of the rural region to get up and work for the better.

Mahmudul Hoque Suzan is a student of Bachelor’s in Management.

His aim in life is to be a good human being and his dream is to see our country free from corruption. So, he intends to change our country by making social films. He took part in 5th, 6th and 9th CFS festival and he has experienced filmmaking and won the best film award at the 9th festival under social film category.

Reminiscing the previous festival

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AWARD WINNERS from the 11th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2018 INTERNATIONAL PANAROMA

IRONY

WALLAY

Director: Radheya Jegatheva

Director: Berni GOLDBLAT

THE BEEP TEST

DIE BESTE ALLER WELTEN

Director: Maxime Aubert

Director: Adrian Goiginger

YOUNG BANGLADESHI FILMMAKERS’ SECTION

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SOCIAL FILM COMPETITION

THE FUNERAL

DREAD

Director: Tanzina Rahman

Director: Farha Jabin Oyshee

AWARD WINNERS from the 11th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2018 CHILD FILMMAKERS’ SECTION

ONE TWO THREE Director: S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob

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FRIEND

SHADOWS

Director: Ishmum Naoar

Director: Samin Kader

FILM CRAZY

JOURNEY BY LIFE

Director: Sharmin Tonnima

Director: Fahim Ahmed

TEEN FILM WORKSHOP 3.0 December, 2018 - January, 2019

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Teen Participants

Renowned Instructors

Films Produced

Workshop Productions

Bhanumoti, 6 min

Aurangzeb, Asif Ul Islam, Ashir Intesher

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Keu Bhalo Na, 8 min Moumita Sarkar, Bikram Aditya

Shoe Society, 6 min

Tashfiq Rahman, Prokriti Projukti Tusti, Suprio Labonno Poroma

Children’s Film Society Bangladesh Founder

Morshedul Islam

President

Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

General Secretary

Munira Morshed Munni

FESTIVAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman Vice-Chairman Members

Program Advisor

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Mustafa Monwar Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Professor Anisuzzaman Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed Rasheda K. Chowdhury Advocate Sultana Kamal Mahbub Jamil Hashem Khan Nawajish Ali Khan Mosih Uddin Saker Aly Zaker Khushi Kabir Farah Kabir M. Hamid Asaduzzaman Noor Liakat Ali Lucky Yasmeen Huq Ali Imam Fuad Chowdhury Faridur Reza Sagar Nargis Jahan Banu Morshedul Islam Catherine Masud Munira Morshed Munni Shahneoyaj Cacoly Pran Roy Sadek Hossain Sony Syed Asaduzzaman Rayeed Morshed Renate Zylla

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Festival Director Abir Ferdous Mukhar Festival Co-Director Sukanto Saha Festival Coordinators Sadia Tabassum Preety Masudul Haque Mahzabin Fatema Kabir Esha Muneruzzaman Shajib S M Aminul Islam Festival Supervisors Md. Touqir Islam Ashik Ibrahim Ashraful Islam Tushar Md. Mohive Minal Mukramin Chowdhury Jawata Afnan Abu Sayeed Nishan Members Towshiba Alam Fariha Jannat Mim Zamshedur Rahman Shajib Progga Ayshawria Pritom Mitchell Rodrigues Achuyat Saha Joy Khan Mohammad Sashoto Seeam Ashraful Islam Jasiya Shamem Mehnaj Tabassum Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Fariha Jahin Biva Tahsin J Roudra Afra Nawar

The team gets bigger and stronger every year by the grace of our elders

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FESTIVAL TEAMS Communications Department Bulletin Team Fariha Jannat Mim Zamsedur Rahman Sajib Homayra Sanzana Anisha Navina Noon Taslim Rahnuma Tahsin Riddha Anindya Ganguly Samia Sharmin Biva Tabassum Binte Tabriz Tajrian Tasnim Ahana Zinatun Nessa Tupa

Press and Media Team Jasiya Shameem Ananda Utsha Baktiar Alam Bulbul Mahi Ashraf Mohammad Mosharof Hossain Nawar-E-Jannat Raghib Yasar Polok Sadia Afrin Sadia Islam Sreza Zaman

School Team Ashraful Islam Estiak Hossain Shaikat Ikramul Akash Maliha Akter Md. Rakibul Islam Md. Towhidul Islam Shrabon N.M Tahsin Inteaz Alvee Samadrita Datta Jhinuk Sushnato Drobonti Tarek Hasan Sales Team Mehnaj Tabassum Arifa Sultana Rimi Avner Naireet Eshratul Rupoma Fairooz Ahmed Ekra Faria Jahan Eva Jannatul adon Kazi Ayat Khondoker Lukta Anjum Mujahidul Islam Ohi Rasnatul Islam Meghla Sawdha Hamid Tanzila Ashraf Mim Ummay Marium

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Operations Department Events Team Wrivu Mustafa Jannat Rahman Joyeeta Roy Md Abdul Al Mubeen Nadia Sultana Naziur Rahman Onim Rehnuma Abanty S.R. Tabassum Ava Sanjana Mehek Khan Suha OďŹƒce & Logistic Team Kazi Mahmudul Haque Linkon Aquif-Ur-Rahman Somoy Areeba Warda Bivan Saha Fardin Ahnaf Hasan Hasan Al Fardous Kazi Sadia Kabir (Shova) Khondaker Abrar Zilhajj Khondoker Kaef Ahmed Dhrubo Md. Rafiur Rahman Moinuddin Shariar Sameer Moshheir Goni Bhuiyan (Golpo) Nahiyan Abedin Khan Gunjan Rubaiya Zaman Audree Sabbosachi Mohonta Sabuj Sabrina Osman Yshi Sazia Esha Setu Akter Shahin Hossain Durjoy Sheamoon Hossain Shuvo Suchismita Livana Tahsina Saniat

Auditorium Team Raisul Islam Imon Adreeta Ibnat Khan Ahana Ghosh Shana Anika Tahlil Auntor Anirban Prithibi Barno Ashmita Ghosh Ankita Hafija Sultana Jui Laylatul Islam Rodela Limia Nawer Mahabi Joarder Avoy Md Sadad Saklain Sameer Mir Ragib Tajwar Mubasshira Ibnat Raeesah Ahmed Sarah Sagnik Mondol Swagato Sarina Hamid Soptorshi Saha Suhana Muntaha Syeda Protiti Purna Tabassum Binte Shahid Prottasha Tasnim Nigar Nowrin Mehtaz Tilottoma Rohinee Mondal Writi Nefartiti Zuyairia Ahmed Protyasha Hatti Matim Team Tabriq Hasan Khan

FESTIVAL TEAMS Programming Department Delegate Team Towshiba Alam Abdullah Al Tashrif Anisha Irin Ahmed Arnela Ghosh Hafsa Siddiqua Mahim Sarwar Md Faysal Khan Mihrab Hossain Novayraa Hossain Meghla Raisul Islam Imon Safin Sudipto Shanan As Saffat Muheymin Praggo Tasnuva Nusrat

Branding Department Videography Team Fariha Jahin Biva Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Hasib Turjo Md. Shahnawaz Ananta Samia Hasan Suprio Labonno Poroma Photography Team Achuyat Saha Joy Anika Tabassum Prithibi Asif Siddiki Badhan Atia Tus Salam Juie Riad Sikder Rad Shomit Anwar Tabassum Islam Tamanna

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Graphic Team Khan Mohammad Sashoto Seeam Fida Al Mugni Karima Sultana Mahatab Rashid Mohammad Shoaib Mubtasim Alvee Muhammad Galib Hassan Giffari Rakeeb Razzaq Rohit Rudra Subinoy Mustofi Eron Syeda Tasnim Rahman Web Team Pritom Mitchell Rodrigues Asif-Ul-Islam Ehsanul Hoque Abir Istiaque Zaman Choyon Moshiuzzaman Shatil

Programming Team Imran Hossain Md Shifatul Ahsan Apurba Rafiqunnabi Zihad Sajia Afrin Shormi Saha Syeda Ashfah Toaha Duti Umme Abiha Saima

Projection Team Progga Ayshawria Kazi Rania Mazher Manha Md. Shahariar Al Mamun Muzahidul Islam Zahin Promita Rahee Sikder Sumaita Shama Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

RAJSHAHI

CHITTAGONG

Advisors Prof.Hasan Azizul Houqe Prof. Ruhul Amin Pramanik Dr. Tosikul Islam Raja Dr. F.M.A. Zahid Dilip Kumar Ghosh Dr. Sajjad Bokul Kamar Ullah Sarker Abdul Zabid Apu Shorif Ahmed Biltu Shiblee Noman Mahud Hossanin Masud Tipu Islam Mijnhaj Uddin Taukir Islam Ahmed Mahfuj

Chairman Prof. Dr. AQM Serajul Islam

Convener Tareq Mahamud Rasel Co-Convener Sahariar Choyne Festival Director Ahasan Kabir Liton Member Secretary Sayed Khan Afradi Finance Secretary Sintheya Islam Coordinator Sahariar Mostahab Hossain Annaba Kabir Prokrit Volunteers Emon Hosain Belal Hosain Soume Mominul Islam Ashik Shikdar Tanjir Islam Mahafuj Hasan Akash

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Vice Chairman Saibal Chowdhury Director Ln Lokapriya Barua Secretary Mohammad Kamal Treasurer Mizanur Rahman Members Ahmed Rasel Ashish Nandi Bibhayan Chakma Faruk Islam Gias Ahmed Prabal Chowdhury Prithiraj Barua Rupal Barua Salauddin Sohel Shamol Kanti Nath Soham Chowdhury Joy Tanvir Mahbub Mohammad Abu Yusuf Advisors Dr. Anupam Sen Arun Das Gupta Abul Momen Bidhan Chandra Barua Biswajit Chowdhury Jasimuddin Chowdhury Kamal Parvez Mustari Shafi M A Malek Dr.Mahbubul Hoq Mahmud Hussain Murad Mohammed Noman Azam Nargis Sultana Osman Gani Omar Kaiser Pradip Dewanjee Ln Rupam Kishore Barua Rushu Mahmud Shila Momen Sukla Ifthekar Shantanu Biswas Sohel Mahmud Shakur Sulekha Chowdhury Shaoli Guha

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