Brochure - 13th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2020

Editor S M Aminul Islam Special Thanks To Achuyat Saha Joy Anchol Alokita Kabyo Ashraful Amin Fariha Jahin Biva Fariha Jannat Mim Mueed Hasan Tarit Executive Editor Asif Ul Islam Nargis Hamid Monami Noshin Anjum Nuha Raunaq Jahan Rafa Assistant Editor Mashraba Ahmed Chowdhury Sanjida Akter Samiha Shahriar Mamun Tabassum Tabriz Tahseen Nower Graphic Design Asif Ul Islam Gazi Shahbaz Mohammad Mahiul Islam Nazmus Sakib Sadia Rahman Shahriar Mamun

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Editorial Board Amritanjoli Shreshthesshory Fariha Muskaan Irfana Afreeda Kathleen Poushali Dhaar Kazi Rania Mazher Manha Mahajabin Rashid Lamisha Maliha Akter Mehelika Anan Mong Shonie Sabiha Sharmin Eva S. M. Jubayer Subhey Sadi Rahman Suhaila Obdhi Content Management Nargis Hamid Monami Raunaq Jahan Rafa Sadiq Mahmood Samia Hasan Subinoy Mustofi Eron Illustration by Mahatab Rashid Mubtasim Alvee Sadiq Mahmood Printed by Ahsan Printers, Katabon, Dhaka Published by Children’s Film Society Bangladesh www.cfsbangladesh.org

MESSAGE FARIHA JAHIN BIVA Festival Director 13th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2020 It is my utmost pleasure to let you know that Children’s Film Society Bangladesh is organizing the 13th edition of International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh. The festival will be held between 24 and 31 January 2020, across 5 venues in Dhaka. I would like to express my cordial gratitude to the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the amazing partners. Without their support, this wonderful initiative would only be a dream.

The festival is bigger than just a 7 day-long event, it is a platform for young filmmakers who dream to bring fresh ideas. Undoubtedly, it’s a window of opportunity where these talented youngsters get to meet film enthusiasts, share their creative aspirations, and be encouraged to bring change in the future of filmmaking. The potential of this magical event is truly endless.

It amazes me how this festival is not only for the children but also by the children. So many energetic and dynamic volunteers come together to execute this festival. This provides them with a practical field to showcase and practice their talent and brings out their leadership qualities. I am very grateful to the team, who worked vigorously to arrange this huge festival. This is my first festival as director and I must say it was made easy because of the guidance from the well-wishers and advisers.

A total number of 60 children and young adults have been invited to attend the festival as delegates. This is a valuable opportunity for all of them where they can learn about different customs and cultures around the world. The films are competing in 3 different sections. There is also an International Competition of films from abroad and Bangladesh. A five-member Jury Board comprised of children has been formed to judge films made by children and a three-member jury board comprised of senior film experts from Bangladesh has been formed to judge the other films. This year’s special competition is on ‘Bangabandhu through my Lens’ on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. There will be daylong workshops and interactive sessions exclusively for the delegates and volunteers of the festival.

The festival is huge and it is getting bigger every year. It has a distinctive goal of expanding the horizons of film for and to the youth of Bangladesh. I hope that the International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh becomes a global platform for young people all over the world who are passionate about filmmaking. May festival set new standards and establish a benchmark for the festivals around the globe.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

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Acknowledgements

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Article - An Era of Epic Awesomeness

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13th fest - At a glance

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Festival Venues

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Events and Sessions

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Guest Appearances

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Workshop Instructors

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Participating Countries

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Article - Kakababu Comes to Dhaka

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Jury Board - Senior Sections

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Jury Board - Child Sections

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Logo Film

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Festival Promo

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International Panorama - Feature

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International Panorama - Short

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Bangladesh Panorama

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Child Filmmakers’ Section - International

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Child Filmmakers’ Section - Bangladesh

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Young Bangladeshi Filmmakers’ Section

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Special Film Section

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Previous Fest Award Winners

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Previous Fest Photo Highlights

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Teen Film Workshop 4.0

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Festival - Behind the Scene

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Screening Schedule

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 Embassy of Switzerland The Royal Norwegian Embassy Ahsan Printers, Dhaka Essential Clothing Limited Hootum Bangladesh Limited Platform Shwapna Bhowmick

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AN ERA OF EPIC

AWESOMENESS International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh (ICFFB) has passed 12 glorious years of its efficacy. Children’s Film Society Bangladesh (CFS) started its journey in 2006 and the 1st ICFFB was arranged in January 2008. At first, the delegates came through essay writing competitions, but afterwards, the pool of delegates expanded to young filmmakers as well.

The festival went through some huge transformations- from being run by experienced and older film personalities to being a completely youth-led event; from having barely enough people to handle the workloads, to having enough manpower to form specialised. This is a place where volunteers come to work for the 7 days of the festival but end up being engaged in the organization of the festival for many years in the midst of a close and creatively engaging community. The pioneers of have believed in our vision of nurturing the potential filmmakers since the very beginning.

It is a week-long festival of joy, where filmmakers from different countries come together to discuss the topic of the film. They grow a friendship through the festival. They gather knowledge amidst fun and enrich their skills and gain a huge network within film, as many inspiring filmmakers take workshops in ICFFB. There are a bunch of former volunteers of CFS Bangladesh, who are now pursuing their life in the creative sector and filmmaking.

The working body of the festival will change and run accordingly. Our family will expand and so will the ICFFB. It has passed an era.

Many more eras to go!

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13th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2020

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 different 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 different social issues as well as a powerful media of learning through entertainment.

Number of participating countries

Number of child & young delegates

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175

60

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 Alliance Française de Dhaka Road 3, Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi Goethe-Institut Bangladesh Road 9, Dhanmondi

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EVENTS AND SESSIONS Friday, January 24

Tuesday, January 28

1:30 PM Delegate Orientation

6 PM

Celebrity Adda Joya chakma

7 PM

Gala Dinner

4 PM

Inauguration Ceremony

Saturday, January 25 11 AM

Workshop on Cinematography Conducted by Nehal Quraishi

Sunday, January 26 11 AM

6 PM

Workshop on Film Direction Conducted by Piplu R Khan Face to Face with the Filmmaker Delegates

Monday, January 27 10 AM

Workshop on Sound Conducted by Nahid Masud

6 PM

Celebrity Adda

Wednesday, January 29 11 AM

Workshop on Storytelling Conducted by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury

3 PM

Interactive Session with Freedom Fighter Haroon Habib

7 PM

Gala Dinner

Thursday, January 30 11 AM

Face to Face with the Filmmaker Delegates

3 PM

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

Friday, January 31 11 AM

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Closing and Award Giving Ceremony

GUEST APPEARANCES Abul Maal Abdul Muhith is an economist, diplomat, and a Bengali Language Movement veteran from Bangladesh. He was the country’s Finance Minister from January 2009 till December 2018. He is an alumnus of Dhaka University and Harvard University. He has a handsome number of literary works published which include ‘Bangladesh, The Emergence of a Nation (1978)’, ‘Issues of Governance in Bangladesh (2001)’, ‘History of Bangladesh: A Subcontinental Civilisation (2018)’ etc.

Haroon Habib is a writer, journalist and columnist of Bangladesh who

is well known for his bold independent writings. A powerful voice in journalism, creative writings and social activism for last three and half decades, he took part in the country’s Liberation War in 1971 as a student guerrilla fighter and simultaneously worked as war correspondent of the Joy Bangla weekly and Swadhin Bangla Beter Kendra radio, the two official mouthpieces of the provisional Mujibnagar government, that led the country’s independence war.

Jaya Chakma is a Bangladeshi sportsperson. She was a former player in the women’s National Football Team in Bangladesh. At present, she is serving as a coach for the BKSP’s Women’s Football Team. She is the first female FIFA referee from Bangladesh recognised by FIFA.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician and also

a member of the Parliamentary Treasury Bench. He is the youngest Minister of Bangladesh from his ancestral area of Singra in Natore, Rajshahi. His victory of the National Elections of 2008 at the age of just 28 has earned him fame as the Youngest Lawmaker of Bangladesh. Currently, he is serving the nation as the state minister of ICT division.

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WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS Amitabh Reza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. In his

career, he has directed nearly fifteen hundred television commercials. His debut film as a director was ‘Aynabaji’ which was released in 2016. ‘Aynabaji’ has won the award for the best film at the United States’s 11th Seattle South Asian Film Festival.

Nahid Masud is a Bangladeshi location sound recordist and mixer. He has worked in a wide range of TV programmes and feature films including documentaries, TVC, reality shows and drama for local and international productions. He is known for his work in movies like ‘ Sutopar Thikana’, ‘Tajuddin Ahmed: An Unsung Hero’, ‘Bamboo Stories’ etc.

Nehal Quraishi is a Bangladeshi Cinematographer. He is best known for his brilliant work of Cinematography in ‘Zero Degree’, a movie that was released in 2015. He also worked in ‘@18: All-Time Dourer Upor’ in 2013.

Rezaur Rahman Khan aka Piplu R. Khan or Piplu Khan is a

Bangladeshi filmmaker. After making several television advertisements, he found major success after directing the historical docudrama ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ in 2018. The docudrama is based on the life of Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

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39 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

Argentina Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Canada China Croatia Egypt Estonia Finland

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France Georgia Germany India Indonesia Iran Italy Kazakhstan Korea Lebanon Mexico Morocco Nepal

Netherlands Norway Philippines Qatar Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Spain Switzerland Ukraine United States Uzbekistan

At the 13th International Children’s Film Festival, CFS has arranged a special screening of ‘Yeti Abhijan.’ Indian Bengali filmmaker Srijit Mukharji adopted its story from a very popular Bengali adventure book-series.

If you are a Bengali adventurous or thriller novel enthusiast, you have heard about the characters Kakababu and Santu by Sunil Gangopadhdhay. He wrote a book-series full of thrills, adventure, and intellectuality named by the main character whose original name is Raja Roy Chowdhury, but mostly known by his nickname, ‘Kakababu’.

The story of this film has been adapted from one of the books of the Kakababu series, ‘Pahar Churay Atonko’. This should be noted that this is not Kakababu’s first ride on the screen. In 2013, Srijit Mukharji made the first Kakababu-film, ‘Mishawr Rawhoshyo.’ After its huge success, he decided to make a sequel in 2017.

The story is about Kakababu and Sontu unraveling the mystery of the legendary beast, the snowman, also known as the Yeti in Nepal. The uncle-nephew duo faces harsh circumstances in Gorakshep plateau while investigating about the beast. The quest introduces them to new characters such as Mingma and Norbu, local sherpas, who help them in the expedition. Their adventure leads them to discover the mystery of the Yeti.

KAKABABU COMES TO DHAKA

In this film, the renowned Indian Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee played the role of Kakababu. Our very own Bangladeshi actors, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim and Ferdous Ahmed starred as Chitrangada Verma and Thomas Tribhuvan Gupta respectively.

Srijit Mukharji is a film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. His first feature film ‘Autograph’ (2010), was a critical and commercial success.

His fifth film, ‘Jaatishwar’, won four national awards at India’s 61st National Film Award. He won the National Film Award for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for his sixth film, ‘Chotushkone’, at India’s 62nd National Film Awards. His 2018 release ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’ won the ‘Best Bengali Film’ Award at India’s 65th National Film Awards.

Most of the kids in our country grew up reading Kakababu novels. They fantasize about being part of the story.

Many of them imagine themselves as Kakababu solving mysteries and problems in their own life. For some of them, it was a means of escape from their monotonous life. For some, Kakababu ruled their entire life.

Watching our favourite books made into a film is a great feeling which we want to share with today’s generation.

CFS is glad to bring back this childhood nostalgia at the 13th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh.

- Nargis Hamid Monami and Sadiq Mahmood contributed to this article.

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BOARD OF JURY International Film Competition

Syed Salahuddin Zaki Syed Salahuddin Zaki is a prestigious Bangladeshi film director, producer and film writer. ‘Laal Benarasi’, ’Ayna Bibir Pala’ and ‘Guddi’ are some of his productions. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Dialogue for the film ‘Guddi’.

Shameem Akhtar Shameem Akhtar is a renowned Bangladeshi director and screenwriter. She is also a media activist.

She has been an activist in the ‘Cholochitro Sangshad Andolon’ during the 1980s. ‘The Conversation’, ‘Grohonkal (The Eclipse)’ and ‘Rina Brown’ are some of her productions. She has been active in the media for over three decades in different roles.

Shabnam Ferdousi Shabnam Ferdousi is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. She participated in the first documentary film course in Bangladesh. In 2009, Ferdousi was elected president of Bangladesh Documentary Council for a two-year term. She won the Best Shorts Award in the 14th Rainbow International Film Festival for the documentary ‘Bishkabbyo’. She also won Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award and Ananya Top Ten Awards. She has made 18 documentaries and an independent film ‘Ichchha Basanta’.

Young Bangladeshi Filmmakers’ Section

Nurul Alam Atique Nurul Alam Atique is a distinguished Bangladeshi television dramatist, scriptwriter and filmmaker.

Atique received the Bangladesh National Film Award as the best scriptwriter for the full-length feature film ‘Kirtonkhola’. He also received the Meril Prothom Alo Critic Award as the Best Director and best script writer for his first video film ‘Choturtha Matra’. In 2010, he was awarded The Daily Star SCB Critic Award for ‘Bikol Pakhir Gaan’ as Best Director.

Noor Imran Mithu Noor Imran Mithu is a prominent actor and director. He made his debut on the silver screen with ‘Ant Story’ in 2014. For this film, he was nominated for Meril Prothom Alo Awards 2014 in the Best Debut Actor/Actress category. He also directed some dramas for television. In 2018 he made his debut as a film director with ‘Komola Rocket’. He was awarded in the Jaffna International Cinema Festival in Sri Lanka as Best Debut Director in 2019 for this film.

Abu Shahed Emon Abu Shahed Emon is a renowned Bangladeshi film director, writer and editor. He received his Master’s degree in Fine Arts (MFA) from the Korean National University of Arts. He produced the first anthology film of Bangladesh titled ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’.

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BOARD OF JURY Child Filmmakers’ Sections (Bangladesh and International)

Asif Ul Islam has a fascination for film making since his childhood. He made his debut film, ‘Paper’s Dream’, a stop motion animation which was officially selected in the 7th International Children’s Film Festival, Bangladesh. He has been volunteering at Children’s Film Society Bangladesh since 2013. Now he is a film activist and studying at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.

Hafija Sultana Jui is a 10th grader from Viqarunnisa Noon School and

College. She started working with CFS in favour of developing a genuine interest in the film. Cinema has always occupied a special position in her life. She firmly believes that a good cinema can eliminate misconceptions prevalent in society.

Jui is incredibly interested in different sports. Her expertise in sports has enabled her to earn several awards at her school’s competitions. She is also keen to karate which has headed her towards achieving a Bronze in ‘International Invitational Goju Ryu Karate Championship 2019’.

Sadiq Mahmood is a film enthusiast and considers himself a critic. His affection for cinema made him join CFS. There he is volunteering as a graphic designer and learning technical and professional skills. Sadiq is interested in animation films and hopes to make one someday.

Shomit Anwar was born in 2007 in Dhaka. At the age of 4, he began reading books. He loves drawing, music and books. He started making stop-motion which marked the start of his journey at the age of 8. He made his first stop motion with his mother’s phone without her knowing. After he had shown his mother the film, she knew that he was in love with filmmaking. His grandfather, Saidul Anam Tutul, inspired him to join the Festival which helped him gain more knowledge on filmmaking. He also attended the ‘Teen Film Workshop 4.0’ by CFS, which enabled him to learn more about filmmaking.

Taslima Hossain Sanjana is currently studying at BUET. From a

very young age, her mother used to bring her to this festival. As this festival introduced her to the magical world of cinema, she joined CFS as a volunteer in 2014 and has been in the family ever since. She loves books, travelling and is fascinated by the art of storytelling. Also she is very much into animated films.

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A PLATFORM Production

LOGO FILM

Director Tahmina Yasmin

Synopsis in English

Bengali Synopsis

Two little scuba divers dive into the sea. As

দু ’জন েছাট্ট ডুবু ির সমুেদৰ্ ডুব েদয়। পািনর গভীের েযেত েযেত তারা আিবষ্কার কের সমুেদৰ্র তলেদেশ নতুন এক জগৎ; েযখােন জলজীবরা ৈতির করেছ তােদর িনজসব্ িসেনমা। পিরচালক আটেপয় অেক্টাপাস তার এক হােত ধের থােক মাইক; ক্লয্াপেবাডর্ িহেসেব কাজ করেছ কাঁকড়ার হাত; কচ্ছপ দািয়তব্ পালন করেছ িসেনময্ােটাগৰ্াফােরর; আেলা পৰ্েক্ষপেণর জনয্ বয্বহার করা হেচ্ছ অয্াংলার মােছর মাথার লাইট; িরেফ্লক্টর িহেসেব আেছ িস্টং ের। ক্ষুেদ ডুবু ির দু ’জন সমুদৰ্ তলেদেশ িনেজেদর আিবষ্কার কের িসেনমার রহসয্ময় পাতালপুরীেত।

Storyboard Tahmina Yasmin Editing Tahmina Yasmin Production Designer Towfik Ferdous Animation Naziat Aurthy Sajal Shill Muhammad Samit

they go deeper, they discover a new world underneath the sea; where sea creatures are making their own cinema. Director octopus is holding a mike with one of its tentacles; crab is using its hand as clapboard; tortoise is working as cinematographer; anglerfish is brightening the scenes with the light attached to its head; stingray is working as reflector. Thus the two divers explore the magical land of pearls and pictures.

Platform, is a collaboration of ideators, strategists and content producers of different mediums to create, produce and distribute all forms of entertainment. With the motto ‘Create, Care, Connect’, they believe in positive stories, with examples to follow and people to be proud of, which can enlighten targeted population and communities.

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Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

ছিবর েদেশ, মােছর েদেশ

আচ্ছা, এমন যিদ হেতা, মহাসমুেদৰ্র েঢউেয়র িনেচ খুব অজানা এক জগেত মাছেদর সােথ িমেলিমেশ ঘুের ঘুের িসেনমা েদখা েযেতা সারািদন! স্কুল, পরীক্ষা, মােয়র বকুিন

Synopsis in English What if, we could swim under the waves in the deep blue sea and watch films all day long?

Imagine ‘no school, no exams, and no more scoldings from mom. Just a few days to travel

এইসব কত শত যন্তৰ্ণা েথেক পািলেয় যিদ কেয়কটা িদন একটা হলু দ সাবেমিরেন কের ঘুের আসা েযেতা? আর সােথ যিদ থােক েদশ িবেদেশর নানান ধরেণর িসেনমা! তাহেল েতা কতই ভােলা হয়, তাই না?

the underworld in a yellow submarine!’ And if we could have cinemas from across the world, wouldn’t it just be a miracle?

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. She won the Best Film Award at the 12th ICFFB 2019 for the film ‘Aliveness’.

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA (FEATURE FILMS) International Panorama takes the children to the world of world cinema. Obviously, all films in this section help children know the different 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 24 films have been selected in this section.

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A REINDEER’S JOURNEY France | 2018 | Color | Adventure, Documentary | Finland | International Premiere | 86 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Guillaume Maidatchevsky Story Guillaume Maidatchevsky Script/Screenplay Guillaume Maidatchevsky Editor Laurence Buchmann Producer Laurent Flahault Cinematographer Teemu Liakka, Daniel Meyer Music Director Julien Jaouen

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

Aïlo - Une Odyssée En Laponie

Every day is a new adventure.

লয্াপলয্ােন্ডর এক গেল্প এক েছাট বনয্ বলগা হিরণ জীবেনর পৰ্থম বছর কীভােব ক্ষণস্থায়ী আর দু বর্লভােব পার কের তারই গল্প বেল। গল্পটা বনয্ জগেত লয্াপলয্ােন্ডর গৰ্ািন্ডজ লয্ান্ডেস্কপগ‌ুেলার বাস্তব িচতৰ্।

Synopsis in English

Logline

An odyssey in Lapland tells the fight for the survival

Vulnerable newborn reindeer Ailo must overcome

of a small wild reindeer, frail and vulnerable to

the challenges that stand in the way of his first year

the challenges that punctuate his first year. Its

of life in the stunning landscapes of Lapland.

Tagline

awakening to the wild world is a real tale in the heart of the grandiose landscapes of Lapland.

Synopsis in Original Language Une odyssée en Laponie raconte le combat pour la survie d’un petit renne sauvage, frêle et vulnérable aux défis qui rythment sa première année. Son éveil au monde sauvage est un véritable conte au cœur des paysages grandioses de la Laponie.

Art Director Jaana Isokangas Leading Casts Aldebert Prinssi

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Guillaume Maidatchevsky is a wildlife film director who works for independent production companies and other major international television channels; France2, France5, National Geographic, ZDF; most of the time with natural history as the subject matter.

ALFONS JITTERBIT COUNTDOWN TO CHAOS Germany | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Comedy | Germany | International Premiere | 92 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Story & Direction Mark Schlichter Script/Screenplay Anja Flade-Kruse John Chambers Mark Schlichter Editor Claus Wehlisch Producer Nicole Kellerhals Uwe Schott Stefan Arndt Cinematographer Christof Wahl Leading Casts Tilman Döbler Alexandra Maria Lara Devid Striesow, Lisa Moell Leopold Ferdinand Schill Ron Antony Renzenbrink Katharina Thalbach Wolfgang Stumph Bürger Lars Dietrich Olaf Schubert, Thorsten Merten Stephanie Stumph, Louis Held, Elias Siegmann Arved Kuhnhardt & Jonas Heinrich Laila Meinecke & Rosa Meinecke Tobi Krell, Jorres Risse, Helmut Roßmann Alexander Gerst

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Original Title Alfons Zitterbacke - Das Chaos Ist Zurück Synopsis in English What would Alfons Jitterbit do to be a great athlete, a super student, and an astronaut, just like Alexander Gerst. In reality, however, certainly isn’t so wondrous for him. The 11-year-old stumbles from one mishap to the next. Everyone seems to gang upon him. Unfair teachers, vicious classmates and a very strict father generally make life miserable for him – when out of the clear blue an aircraft competition offers the opportunity to participate in an astronaut camp and Alfons sees his chance: At last, he can show the world what a brilliant inventor he is!

Synopsis in Original Language Was würde Alfons Zitterbacke (Jitterbit) geben, um ein großartiger Athlet, ein Superschüler und ein Astronaut zu sein? genau wie Alexander Gerst. Aber so sieht seine Welt nicht aus. Der 11-Jährige stolpert von einem Missgeschick zum nächsten. Jeder scheint sich auf ihn einzulassen.

Unfaire Lehrer, bösartige Klassenkameraden und a Sehr strenger Vater macht ihm das Leben im Allgemeinen miserabel - wenn aus heiterem

Himmel ein Flugzeug kommt Der Wettbewerb bietet die Möglichkeit, an einem Astronautencamp teilzunehmen, und Alfons sieht seine Chance: Zuletzt kann er der Welt zeigen, was für ein brillanter Erfinder er ist! - besonders Emilia, das neue Mädchen in der Klasse. Emilia ist gerade nebenan eingezogen.

Synopsis in Bengali

আলেফান্স িজটারেবক কী করেল আেলক্সান্ডার জােস্টর্র মত একজন দূ দর্ান্ত কৰ্ীড়ািবদ, অসাধারণ িশক্ষাথর্ী এবং একজন নেভাচারী হেত পারেব? বাস্তেব ওর জনয্ অত িবস্ময়কর না। তার ১১ বছেরর জীবেন পেদ পেদ েহাঁচট খায়। সবাই েযন তােক ঝােমলায় েফলেত চায়। অসৎ িশক্ষক, দু ষ্টু সহপাঠী আর কেঠার বাবা তার জীবনেক আেরা দূ িবর্ষহ কের েতােল। যখন আলেফান্স নেভাচারী কয্ােম্পর একটা এয়ারকৰ্াফট পৰ্িতেযািগতায় অংশ েনওয়ার সু েযাগ পায়, তখন েস পৃ িথবীেক েদখােত পাের েস কত েমধাবী একজন উদ্ভাবক! িবেশষত ক্লােসর নতুন েমেয় ইিমিলয়ােক। েয সেবমাতৰ্ পােশর বাসায় চেল এেসেছ।

Mark Schlichter started his directing studies at the German Film Academy, Berlin (DFFB), he attended drama school and worked as an actor in theatre and film productions. Parallel to his studies at the Film Academy, he did work both as floor and production manager for various film and TV productions.

BELIEVE Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | Other | Color | Drama, Other | Kurdish | International Premiere | 85 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Borva

Director Parniya Kazemipoor

Synopsis in English

বাহমান একজন আট বছর বয়সী েছেল েয তার বদেমজাজী ও কেঠার মােয়র সােথ গৰ্ােম থােক। গৰ্ােমর স্কুলিটেত ছাতৰ্ছাতৰ্ীেদর ভিতর্ হওয়ার হার কম হওয়ায় এই বছর ক্লাস বািতল হেয় েগেছ। এখন তােক নতুন স্কুেল েযেত পৰ্িতিদন একিট নদী পার হেত হেব। এরপর তার সামেন আেস এক িবরাট িবপদ কারণ, বাহমােনর গভীর জল ও সাঁতােরর পৰ্িত ভীিত আেছ।

Suitable Audience

Story Mehrdad Majidi Parnia Kazemipour Script/Screenplay Mehrdad Majidi Parnia Kazemipour

Bahman is an 8-year old boy, who lives in the village with his nervous and strict mother. The school in the village is getting canceled this year due to low enrollment. Now, he has to cross the river every day to reach the new school. He faces a serious problem, Bahman has a fear of deep water and swimming.

Producer Mehrdad Majidi Leading Casts Aryan Yousefi

Parniya Kazemipoor was born in Shiraz in 1976. She began her career in the creative as a theater directing and a script writer.

Later on she started working as an assistant director in her first feature film named ‘Borva’.

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DINO DANA THE MOVIE Canada | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Action | English | International Premiere | 76 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director J. J. Johnson Story J. J. Johnson Script/Screenplay J. J. Johnson Christin Simms

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Dino Dana The Movie finds 10-year-old Dana, who

িডেনা ডানা মুিভিট ১০ বছর বয়সী ডানােক িনেয় িনিমর্ত, িযিন বাস্তব দু িনয়ায় ডাইেনাসর েদেখেছ এবং একিট পরীক্ষা সম্পন্ন কেরেছন যার মাধয্েম জানা যােব েয সমস্ত বাচ্চা ডাইেনাসর রেয়েছ। উত্তরিট খুঁজেত, ডানা, তার বড় েবান সারা এবং তােদর নতুন পৰ্িতেবশী মােতও এবং জািদেয়ল ডাইেনাসেরর েখাঁেজ যায়, এরকম অিভজ্ঞতার সম্মু খীন তারা আেগ কখনও হয়িন।

sees dinosaurs in the real world, completing an experiment that asks where all the kid dinosaurs are. To find the answer, Dana, her older sister Saara, and their new neighbours Mateo and Jadiel go on a dinosaur journey bigger than anything Dana has ever faced before.

Editor Courtney Goldman Producer J. J. Johnson Christin Simms Blair Powers Matt Bishop Cinematographer George Lajtai csc

J. J. Johnson is the creative force and founding partner of Sinking Ship Entertainment. He is an Emmy award-winning executive producer and director, and Emmy-nominated writer, with international acclaim for over 15 series and 500 episode credits.

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HALKAA - PICHKU’S DREAM India | 2017 | HD | Other | Color | Drama | Hindi | International Premiere | 114 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

रोशनी

Director Nila Madhab Panda

Synopsis in English

‘হালকা-িপচকুর সব্প্ন’ এক বিস্তেত থাকা বাচ্চার বীরতব্, আকাঙ্ক্ষা এবং সব্েপ্নর গল্প। মূ লচিরতৰ্ িপচকু অনয্েদর মেতা পৰ্িতিদন আেরা অেনক সমসয্ার সােথ লড়াই কের েবঁেচ থােক। তার মেধয্ একিট হেলা ্বাইের েশাধেনর মত সমসয্া।

Suitable Audience

Story Nila Madhab Panda Nitin Dixit Script/Screenplay Nitin Dixit Editor Archit Damodar Rastogi Producer Shiv Nadar Foundation Nila Madhab Panda Akshya Kumar Parija

Halkaa (Pichku’s Dream) is a unique take on a slum child’s heroism, aspirations and dreams. The child protagonist, Pichku fights for the basic problem that he faces everyday; defecating in the open among others.

Synopsis in Original Language

हलका (राहत) एक झुग्गी बच्चे की वीरता, आकांक्षाओं और सपनों पर एक अनोखा प्रभाव है। बाल नायक, पिचू बुनियादी समस्या के लिए लड़ता है जो वह हर रोज सामना करता है; दूसरों के बीच खुले में शौच करना।

Cinematographer Pratap Rout Leading Casts Paoli Dam Vipin Katyal Ranvir Shorey Tathastu Hemany Verma

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Nila Madhab Panda, has been hailed as a new-age sensation of Indian cinema. His first feature film, the highly-acclaimed I Am Kalam, has already won 24 international awards, one national award, two Industry award (Film fare and screen) and several nominations, which travelled over 60 International film festivals.

HERE MY VILLAGE Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Persian | Bangladesh Premiere | 83 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 Years

‫اﯾﻧﺟﺎ روﺳﺗﺎی ﻣن‬

‫ ﺳﺎﻟﮫ و ﻣﺎدرش در روﺳﺗﺎﯾﯽ در اﯾران‬۶ ‫ ﺳﺎﻟﮫ ﺑﮫ ھﻣراه ﺧواھر‬۱۲ ‫ﻓرھﺎد‬

Director Abas Aram

Synopsis in English

‫ﺑﮫ ﻧﺎم ﺑﮭروز ﮐﮫ ﺑﮫ ﻣﺎدر ﻓرھﺎد ﻋﻼﻗﮫ ﻣﻧد اﺳت از ﺷﮭر ﺑرای او ﻣﺟﻠﮫ‬

Farhad, a 12-year-old living with his mother and

‫ روزی ﺑﮭروز ﺑراﯾش دو ﻣﺟﻠﮫ‬. ‫ او ﭼوﭘﺎﻧﯽ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد‬. ‫ھﺎی ﮐﮭﻧﮫ ﻣﯽ آورد‬

6-year-old sister in a village. He lost his father

‫ روزی ﺑﺎ ﺧﺎﻧواده‬. ‫ﺧﺎرﺟﯽ ﮐﮭﻧﮫ ﻧﺷﻧﺎل ﺟﺋوﮔراﻓﯽ و ﻣد ﺑوردا ﻣﯽ آورد‬

5 years ago due to a fatal disease. Farhad is

‫ﺑﮫ ﺷﮭر ﻣﯽ رود و ﺷﯾﻔﺗﮫ دورﺑﯾن ﻋﮑﺎﺳﯽ دﺳت دوﻣﯽ ﭘﺷت وﯾﺗرﯾن‬

crazy about photos and magazines. One of their

‫ او ﺗﻼش ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد ﺗﺎ ھر طور ﺷده ﮐﺎر ﮐﻧد و ﭘول ﺧرﯾد‬. ‫ﻣﻐﺎزه ﻣﯽ ﺷود‬

neighbours named Behrooz brings him a magazine

‫ او‬. ‫دورﺑﯾن را ﺑﮫ دﺳت آورد وﻟﯽ ﻣوﻓﻖ ﻧﻣﯽ ﺷود‬

Story Abas Aram Script/Screenplay Abas Aram Editor Abas Aram Producer Arash Ranjbar Cinematographer Mohamad Anvarizad Leading Casts Amirhosein Malakoutikhah Asiye Banitaba Ava Mohamadi Ahmad Azhande

‫ ﯾﮑﯽ از ھﻣﺳﺎﯾﮫ ھﺎی او‬. ‫ او ﻋﺎﺷﻖ ﻋﮑس و ﻣﺟﻠﮫ اﺳت‬. ‫زﻧدﮔﯽ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد‬

from the town. One day Behrooz gets him two National Geographic and fashion magazines. He

Synopsis in Bengali

goes to the city with his family and gets fascinated

১২ বছর বয়সী ফারহাদ তার মা এবং ৬ বছর বয়সী েবানেক িনেয় গৰ্ােম বাস কের। ৫ বছর আেগ েস তার বাবােক হারায় এক মারাত্মক েরােগর কারেণ। ফারহােদর ছিব এবং ময্াগািজেনর পৰ্িত িবেশষ েঝাক রেয়েছ। তার পৰ্িতেবিশেদর মেধয্ েবহৰ্ুজ নােমর একজন বাজার েথেক িকছু ময্াগািজন আেন এবং ফারহাদেক েদয়। একিদন ফারহাদ তার পিরবােরর সােথ শহেরর বাজাের েগেল বয্বহৃত একিট কয্ােমরা তার েচােখ পেড়। েস কয্ােমরািট িকনেত চায় িকন্তু টাকার অভােব পাের না।

by a second-hand camera on the shop window.

He tries hard to work and to buy the camera, but he does not succeed. Finally, he sold one of their sheep and could buy the camera. But his mother figured out and made him get back the camera and refund the money.

Abas Aram was born in 1983 in Isfahan. He graduated as an engineer of exploration of mining from Birjand University. since he loved cinema he joined Iranian Youth Cinema Association and was awarded as a young filmmaker, in 2011. Later, he had made, 4 documentary films, 3 short movies, 65 video clips.

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IN THE FOREST OF HUCKYBUCKY Norway | 2016 | Color | Norwegine | Bangladesh Premiere | 72 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

Claus Climbermouse, Morten Wood Mouse, mister

Director Rasmus A. Sivertsen

here and all their friends dwell in the Hucky-

ক্লস িক্লমব্ারমাউস, মেটর্ন ঊড মাউস, িমস্টার িহয়ার এবং তােদর বন্ধুরা হািক-বািক বেন থােক যা িকনা থাকার জনয্ একিট ভােলা জায়গা। যিদও েছােটা পৰ্াণীেদরেক বড় পৰ্াণীেদর েথেক সাবধান থাকেত হয়। মািভর্ন নােমর েশয়ালিটর এক দু ভর্াগয্জনক পৰ্বণতা আেছ, তার পথ মাড়ােনা সকল ইঁদুরেদর েখেয় েফলার। এক অসামািজক েশয়াল েহেরস যখন মেটর্ন এর নানীেক েখেয় েফলবার পৰ্েচষ্টা চালায়, তখন েস একিট আইন পাস করােনার েচষ্টা কের, েযন পৰ্াণীর েকউ কাউেক না খায় ও বন্ধু িহেসেব বাস কের।

Suitable Audience

Story Abas Aram Script/Screenplay Karsten Fullu

bucky forest-a nice place to live, but the tiny animals always have to watch out for some of the bigger ones. Marvin the fox, in particular, has an unfortunate tendency to try to devour all the mice crossing his path. As Horace hedgehog attempts to eat Morten’s grandma, he tries to pass a law for all the animals to agree to be friends and stop eating

Editor Zaklina Stojjcevska Rasmus A. Siversten

each other.

Producer Eirik Smidesang Slaen Ove Heibourg Elishabeth Opdel

Claus Climbermouse, Morten Wood Mouse, Mister

Cinematographer Morten Skallerud K. Hansen Leading Casts Stig Henrik Hoff Ivar Norve Nils Jorgen Kaalsted Jan Martin Johnsen Espen Brathen Kristoffersen

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Synopsis in Original Language her og alle vennene deres bor i Hucky-bucky skogen - et fint sted å bo, men de små dyrene må alltid passe på noen av de større. Spesielt Marvin reven har en uheldig tendens til å prøve å sluke alle musene som krysser banen hans. Mens Herace pinnsvin prøver å spise morens bestemor, prøver han å vedta en lov for at alle dyrene skal bli enige om å være venner og slutte å spise hverandre

Rasmus A. Sivertsen a Norwegian filmmaker. He debuted with ‘Kurt’ in 2008. He has won the Amanda Award in the category “Best children’s movie” for ‘’Pelle police car on track’’ in 2013 and ‘’Solan and Ludvig - Jul i Flåklypa’’ in 2014.

KULTEGIN Kazakhstan | 2018 | 1.85:1 | Color | Action | English | South Asian Premiere | 60 min Synopsis in English

бегством. Ему суждено пройти через множество

11-15 years

The great Turkic state, united by three tribes,

испытаний, прежде чем вернуться в родной

Director Aday Abilda

comes under threat of disintegration. The great

дом. В пути ему помогают покровитель тюрков

Kagan Elteris, maintaining the unity of the Turkic

Кок Бори, предводители трех племен и его

peoples, dies at the hands of traitors.

родной брат Бильге. Объединившись, они

His son and successor to the throne, the 12-year-

побеждают злого врага и возрождают империю

old Kultegin, save himself through an escape. He is

тюрков. Кюльтегин становится военачальником

doomed to undergo many trials before returning

всего тюркского государства, посадив на трон

home. On the way, he is helped by the patron of

брата - мудрого Бильге кагана

Suitable Audience

Story Aday Abilda Script/Screenplay Zhanibek Nurbekuly Editor Aday Abilda Producer Aday Abilda Cinematographer Shyngys Mamytov

the Turkic peoples, Kok Bori, and the leaders of the three tribes, as well as his brother Bilge. In union,

Synopsis in Bengali

they win against the enemy and revive the empire

িতনিট উপজািতর দব্ারা একীভূ ত মহান তুিকর্ রাষ্টৰ্িট িবভক্ত হওয়ার হুমিকর মুেখ পেড়। তুরেস্কর জনগেণর ঐকয্ বজায় েরেখ দয্ েগৰ্ট কাগান এলটািরস িবশব্াসঘাতকেদর হােত মারা যান। তাঁর পুতৰ্ এবং িসংহাসেনর উত্তরসূ ির, ১২ বছর বয়সী কুলেতিগন, পািলেয় িনেজেক রক্ষা কেরিছেলন। েদেশ িফের আসার আেগ িতিন বহু পরীক্ষার সম্মু খীন হেয়িছেলন। পেথ তােক সহায়তা কেরন তুিকর্ জনগেণর পৃ ষ্ঠেপাষক, কক েবাির এবং িতনিট উপজািতর েনতৃবৃ ন্দ এবং তাঁর ভাই িবলজ। একিতৰ্ত হেয় তারা শতৰ্ুর িবরুেদ্ধ জয়লাভ কের এবং তুিকর্ জনগেণর সামৰ্াজয্েক পুনরুজ্জীিবত কের। কুলেতিগন তুরেস্কর রােষ্টৰ্র সামিরক েনতা হন এবং তাঁর ভাই, জ্ঞানী কাগান িবলেক িসংহাসেন বসান।

of the Turkic peoples. Kultegin becomes the military leader of the Turkic state, having placed his brother, the wise Kagan Bilge, on the throne.

Synopsis in Original Language Великое тюркское государство, объединенное Союзом трех племен, оказывается под угрозой распада. Великий Каган Елтерис, сохранявший единство тюрков, погибает от рук предателей, которые стремятся стать правителями нового государства. Сын Елтерис кагана, наследник трона, 12 летний Кюльтегин спасается

Aday Abilda was born in 1987 in the village of Maykonyr, Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan. He graduated from the ‘Zhurgenov Arts Academy’ in 2009. He is the head of the ‘Animation Cinema’ at Kazakhfilm Studio, co-founder and director of ‘Astana Film Company’. He is a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Kazakhstan (2002). His passion is making cinema.

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MISSION H2O Venezuela | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Español | Bangladesh Premiere | 94 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

10 years and below

Misión H2O

Cuando oscuros personajes roban el agua del

Director Alvaro Caceres Story Alvaro Caceres, Frank Baiz Angela Leon, Rafael Pinto Script/Screenplay Alvaro Caceres, Frank Baiz Angela Leon, Rafael Pinto Juan Padron, Jorge Oliver Editor Alvaro Caceres Producer Alvaro Caceres Adriana Somoza Esther Hirzel Armando Alba

maravilloso poblado de Buenaventura y secuestran Tagline

a Sara, sus amigos Samuel , Rosa y Hugo, a bordo

The battle for the water has begun

del poderoso Motor del Saber, se lanzan en una peligrosa aventura de proporciones épicas que los

Synopsis in English

llevará hasta la distante y misteriosa Antares.

When dark characters steal the water from the

Donde deberán rescatar a Sara y el agua de

wonderful town of Buenaventura and kidnap Sara,

Buenaventura

her friends Samuel, Rosa, and Hugo, aboard the powerful motor of Knowledge. They embark on a

Synopsis in Bengali

dangerous adventure of epic proportions that will

যখন অন্ধকার চিরতৰ্গ‌ুিল বু য়ানােভন্তুরা শহর েথেক জল চুির কের এবং সারা েক অপহরণ কের, তখন তার বন্ধু সয্ামুেয়ল, েরাজা এবং হুেগা, জ্ঞােনর শিক্তশালী বাহেন আেরাহণ কের। তারা এক ভয়ানক দু ঃসাহসী অিভযােন পা ফালায় যা তােদর িনেয় যায় দূ রবতর্ী এবং রহসয্জনক আন্টােরেস, েযখােন তােদর অবশয্ই সারাকেক এবং বু েয়নােভন্তুরার পািন উদ্ধার করেত হেব।

take them to the distant and mysterious antares, where they must rescue Sara and the water of Buenaventura.

Cinematographer Oscar Diaz Urbano Oscar Diaz Castillo Leading Casts Melanie Henríquez Laura de la Uz Manuel Bastos Germán Anzola Ignacio Márquez Rafael Monsalve Armando Volcanes

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Alvaro Caceres was born in Caracas in 1965. Although he is a student of both Physics & CS at the Central University of Venezuela, he has been working in films since the mid-’90s. He wrote, produced and directed short films ‘Zero, One and Two’. In 2001, he created ‘Albatros Productions’, where he works as a producerwriter-director of several digitally animated series.

MR. MOLL & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Switzerland | 2017 | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | Swiss German | International Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 years

Papa Moll

Ein Wochenende allein zuhause mit den Kindern –

Director Manuel Flurin Hendry

Tagline

Denn ährend Moll in der Schokoladenfabrik

Chocolate, moll, weekend.

Überstunden schiebt, entbrennt zwischen seinen

Story Edith Oppenheim-Jonas Script/Screenplay Matthias Pacht Manuel Flurin Hendry Jann Preuss Editor Kaya Inan Producer Lukas Hobi Reto Schaerli Cinematographer Felix Novo de Oliveira Leading Casts Stefan Kurt Isabella Schmid Martin Rapold Maxwell Mare Luna Paiano Yven Hess Erich Vock Philippe Graber Lou Vogel Livius Müller-Drossaart

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und schon bricht bei Papa Moll das Chaos aus.

Kindern und den bösen Jungs von nebenan ein Synopsis in English

verbitterter Kleinkrieg: um Zuckerwatte,

Papa Moll is home alone with his kids over the

Hausaufgaben – und um den berühmtesten

weekend, and mayhem ensues. While Moll is

Zirkushund der Welt. Papa Moll hat es in seinem

working overtime at the chocolate factory the kids

ersten Kinoabenteuer es in.

get into a feud with the nasty boys next door - a fight about cotton candy, homework and the most

Synopsis in Bengali

famous circus dog in the world.

পাপা েমাল সাপ্তািহক ছু িটর িদেন তার বাচ্চােদর সােথ বাসায় িবশৰ্াম করিছেলন এবং হঠাৎ কের তাণ্ডব শ‌ুরু হয়। যখন েমাল চকেলট কারখানায় অিতিরক্ত সময় কাজ করিছেলন তখন তার বাচ্চারা পাড়ার িকছু দু ষ্ট েছেলেদর সােথ হট্টেগাল বাঁিধেয় েদয়- একিট কয্ািন্ড, েহামওয়াকর্ ও সু িবখয্াত সাকর্াস কুকুেরর েজর ধের।

Manuel Flurin Hendry was born in 1973 in Zurich, Switzerland.

He Studied in German literature and film science at University of Zurich. He worked as assistant director in theatre, Studied film directing at the National Film and Television School, UK and at DFFB, Germany. From 1997 to 2003, he worked as film editor and television advertising

MUZBALAK Kazakhstan | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Kazakh | South Asian Premiere | 65 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Turdybek Maydan Tlek Toleugazy Story Erbol Boranshy Script/Screenplay TuTurdybek Maydan Tlek Toleugazy Aday Abilda Editor Tlek Toleugazy Producer Aday Abilda Cinematographer Turdybek Maydan

Original Title

беркут вступает в борьбу, чтобы защитить

Музбалак

своего птенца. В этой борьбе беркут побеждает

Synopsis in English

своего птенца, улетает далеко. А змея остается

и змея исчезает в своей пещере. Беркут, взяв

A long time ago, people made a snake woke up. It crept out of its cave and, gradually turned into a dragon, started sweeping away nearby auls, devoured the inhabitants and spread

прятаться в своем логове, выжидая свое время. Проходят годы, и змея снова выползает из пещеры…

unprecedented fear. Only the golden eagle took up

Synopsis in Bengali

a fight, protecting its baby bird. The golden eagle

অেনক অেনক আেগর কথা, অিধবাসীরা একিট সাপেক জািগেয় তুলিছেলা। সাপিট তার গ‌ুহার বাইর েথেক েবিরেয় এেলা যা ধীের ধীের ডৰ্াগেন পিরণত হয় এবং চারপােশর বসিত ছাড়খার কের েফেল, অিধবাসীেদর গৰ্াস করেত শ‌ুরু কের এবং তুমুল ভেয়র কারণ হেয় দাঁড়ায়। শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ েসানালী ঈগল লেড়িছেলা সাপিটর িবরুেদ্ধ, সােথ বাঁিচেয়িছেলা িনেজর ছানােক। েসানালী ঈগল িজেত েগেল সাপিট িনেজর গ‌ুহার িভতের িমিলেয় িগেয় লু িকেয় থােক িনেজর সু িদেনর অেপক্ষায়। বছেরর পর বছর েকেট যায় এবং পরবতর্ীেত আবার সাপিট গ‌ুহা থােক েবিরেয় আেস।

won, the snake disappeared in the cave and kept in hiding, waiting for its time. Years go by, and then the snake again creeps out of the den.

Synopsis in Original Language Давным-давно по вине людей просыпается змея, которая постепенно превращается в дракона. Змея выползает из пещеры и начинает сметать близлежащие аулы, пожирает жителей, порождая невиданный страх. И только один

Turdybek Maydan is graduated from Arts College in Khyzy, Shangdong region, the People’s Republic of China in 2001. He has been working in ‘Zhurgenov Arts Academy’ as a director of the animation since 2010. He is a passionate artist who wants to explore life through the visuals he creates from everyday life.

Tlek Toleugazy graduated from Zhurgenov Arts Academy, majoring in animation. Currently living in Russia. He made this film in 2018.

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PHANTOM OWL FOREST Estonia | 2019 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Action | Estonian | South Asian Premiere | 90 min Original Title

südameid võitnud mängufilmiga “Polaarpoiss”

16 Years and Above

Eia Jõulud Tondikakul

ning rahvusvahelisel areenil rohkete auhindadega

Director Anu Aun

Synopsis in English

Suitable Audience

Story Anu Aun Script/Screenplay Anu Aun Editor Margo Siimon Producer Maie Rosmann Mario Maasing Cinematographer Heiko Sikka Leading Casts Paula Rits Siim Oskar Ots Jaan Rekkor Märt Pius Priit Pius Priit Võigemast Mirtel Pohla Liis Lemsalu Tambet Tuisk Juhan Ulfsak Anne Reemann Tõnu Oja Meelis Rämmeld

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pärjatud lühimängufilmiga “Vahetus”. “Eia jõulud Tondikakul” on Auna teine täispikk mängufilm.

Whole family adventure film Phantom Owl Forest follows a 10-year-old Eia, whose Christmas holiday

Synopsis in Bengali

has taken an unexpected turn, after being brought

পুেরা ফয্ািমিল অয্াডেভঞ্চার িফল্ম ‘ফয্ান্টম আউল ফেরস্ট’ একিট ১০ বছর বয়সী ইয়ােক িনেয় িনিমর্ত, যার িকৰ্সমােসর ছু িট একিট অপৰ্তয্ািশত েমাড় িনেয়েছ, এেস্তািনয়ার গৰ্ামীণ এক রহসয্ময় খামাের যাওয়ার পের। েস তার মেনর কথা শ‌ুেনেছ একিট পুেরােনা আদয্ বনেক বাঁচােনার জনয্, দু িট েপৰ্িমকেক এেক অপরেক খুঁেজ েপেত সহায়তা কের। তাছাড়াও তার অদৃ েষ্ট িছল তার পিরবােরর না জানা েগাপনীয়তা পৰ্কাশ করা।

to a mysterious farm in rural South Estonia. She follows her heart to rescue an old primeval forest, helps two lovers to find each other, and is destined to unwrap her family’s well-kept secret.

Synopsis in Original Language Seiklusrikas laste jõulufilm kümneaastasest Eiast, kelle plaanid võtavad ootamatu pöörde, kui linnatüdruk viiakse talvevaheajaks ürgse loodusega salapärasesse Lõuna-Eesti tallu. Eia ei oska esialgu aimatagi, et õige pea asub ta päästma hukule määratud põlismetsa, kokku viima kaht armastavat inimest ning lahti harutama oma pere kiivalt hoitud saladust. ilmi autor Anu Aun on varasemalt silma paistnud kodumaise kinopubliku

Anu Aun has graduated with BA from TV Directing and completed postgraduate studies in Film Direct-ing in Baltic Film and Media School. She has produced and directed two feature films, several short films, and documentaries. Her latest feature Phantom Owl Forest reached over 147000 viewers in domestic cinemas which made it the most viewed Estonian film of 2018.

RED BRACELETS – THE BEGINNING Germany | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Germany | International Premiere | 115 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Felix Binder Story Felix Binder Script/Screenplay Jan Martin Scharf Arne Nolting Albert Espinosa Editor Anne-Kathrein Thiele

Original Title

seiner Schwester. Jonas wäre froh, wenn ihm sein

Club Der Roten Bänder - Wie Alles Begann

Bruder nicht das Leben zur Hölle machen würde.

Emma versucht alles, um es ihren Eltern recht zu

Synopsis in English

machen, und Alex hat Ärger mit seiner Lehrerin.

The lives of Leo, Jonas, Emma, Alex, Hugo, and Toni

Toni sagt immer unverblümt, was er denkt, und

do not seem to be different than those of other

sucht Hilfe bei seinem Opa. Und Hugo nimmt für

teenagers. Leo is cheerful, loves playing soccer with

einen Sprung vom Zehnmeterturm seinen ganzen

his friends and likes to spend time with his family.

Mut zusammen.

In contrast, Jonas would be glad, if his brother stopped making his life hell. Meanwhile, Emma is

Synopsis in Bengali

trying her best to please her parents and Alex has

িলও, েজানাস, এমা, অয্ােলক্স, হুেগা এবং েটািনর জীবন অনয্ানয্ িকেশার-িকেশারীেদর েথেক আলাদা নয়। িলও পৰ্ফুল্ল, েস তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ ফুটবল েখলেত ভােলাবােস এবং পিরবােরর সােথ সময় কাটােত পছন্দ কের। িবপরীেত, েজানাস খুিশ হেব, যিদ তার ভাই তার জীবনেক নষ্ট করা বন্ধ কের েদয়। এিদেক, এমা তার িপতামাতােক খুিশ করার জনয্ যথাসাধয্ েচষ্টা করেছ এবং অয্ােলক্স তার মিহলা গিণত িশক্ষকেক িনেয় সমসয্ায় পেড়েছ। টিন সবর্দা িনবর্াকভােব কথা বেল, েস বেল যা েস ভােব এবং তার দাদার সােথ আেলাচনা কের পরামশর্ চায় এবং হুেগা দশ িমটার ডাইিভং েবাডর্ েথেক লাফােনার জনয্ তার সমস্ত সাহস েজাগাড় কের।

trouble with his female math teacher. Toni speaks bluntly, says what he thinks and seeks guidance from his grandpa. And Hugo gathers up all his

Producer Jan Kromschröder

courage for a jump from the ten-meter diving

Cinematographer Thomas Schinz Harald Cremer

Synopsis in Original Language

board.

Das Leben von Leo, Jonas, Emma, Alex, Hugo und Toni scheint nicht anders zu sein als das von anderen Teenagern. Leo ist glücklich und liebt es, Fußball mit seinen Freunden zu spielen. Seine restliche Zeit verbringt er mit seinen Eltern und

Felix Binder was born in 1977 in Tübingen, Germany and made his first movie when he was 12, a hard-boiled spaghetti-western starring his playmobile figures. A decade later he attended ‘Hochschule der Medien’ in Stuttgart before studying Film at Hamburg University/Hamburg Media School. He wants to do more cinemas in the future.

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RICE CAKE TREE India | 2019 | Blu-ray | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 103 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

দু ধিপেঠর গাছ

গাঁেয়র েছেল েগৗর। বয়স ৭ বছর। বাকশিক্তর পৰ্িতবন্ধকতার জনয্ েস পিরস্কার কের কথা বলেত পােরনা। তবু ও চঞ্চলতা আর দু রন্তপনায় ভরা তার ৈশশব। েগৗেরর িশশ‌ুমেনর িবশব্াস, আম-জাম-কাঁঠােলর মতন িপঠারও গাছ হয়। েসই িবশব্ােস েস মািটেত িপঠা পুঁেত রােখ, িনয়িমত জল েদয় আর অেপক্ষা কের - এই বু িঝ িপঠার গাছ েবর হেব। একসময় েস এক নতুন েদেশর সন্ধান পায়, ঈশব্েরর েদশ, েযখােন নািক নানারকম িপঠার গাছ আেছ। কল্পনায় েসখােন উেড় েযেত চায় তার িশশ‌ুমন। একিদন সিতয্ই গৰ্ােমর েমেঠা পথ েছেড় েস েবিরেয় পেড়, তার মেন হয় েযেকােনা েটৰ্েন উেঠ পড়েলই েস েপঁৗেছ েযেত পারেব দু ধিপঠার গােছর েদেশ।

Director Ujjwal Basu Story Ujjwal Basu Script/Screenplay Ujjwal Basu Editor Anirban Maity Producer Payel Chakraborty Bhattacharyya Cinematographer Santanu Banerjee

Synopsis in English Gour, a 7 years old country boy, can’t speak properly due to speech disorder which sometimes makes him laughing stock even among his acquaintances. But his childhood is full of naughtiness and frisky activities. His tender mind believes that rice cake tree exists likewise other fruit-bearing trees. From this belief, he sows a rice cake, waters it and waits for the sprouting. One day to his surprise, he finds a seedling on this place, he asks to his grandmother, “Is this a rice cake tree?” She smiles and indulges which invigorates his belief. He fantasizes a new world where various rice cake trees are supposed to exist.

Leading Casts Harshil Das Riya Das Debangana Gon Daminee Benny Basu Shibani Maity Kaushik Roy Ujjwal Basu directed his first short film, ‘Not a CCTV’ in 2015. His next short film is ‘Pack Up’ (2017). ‘Doodh Pither Gachh’ is his debut film. He never approached anyone to produce his film, rather decided to make this film through crowdfunding, because he believes that if festivals can be organized by people’s contribution, then films can be made in a similar fashion.

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ROCCA CHANGES THE WORLD Germany | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama, Other | Germany | International Premiere | 101 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Story & Direction Katja Benrath Script/Screenplay Hilly Martinek Editor Jan Ruschke Producer Tobias Rosen Cinematographer Torsten Breuer Leading Casts Luna Marie Maxeiner Caspar Fischer Ortmann Luise Richter Leo Knizka Barbara Sukowa Fahri Yardim Mina Tander Michael Maertens Cordula Stratmann Detlev Buck Volker Bruch Claire Wegener Annika Vieider Nevio Wendt Marta Laubinger Lena Stolze Hedi Kriegskotte

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OPENING FILM Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

Rocca Verändert Die Welt

১১ বছর বয়সী েরাকা। একজন দক্ষ, সৃ জনশীল এবং সাহসী েমেয়। েস তার িশক্ষক ও কতৃর্পেক্ষর অবাধয্ হেয় একাই থােক। তােক তার সব্াধীনতা রক্ষা করেত লড়েত হেব এবং সবার কােছ পৰ্মাণ করেত হেব একিট িশশ‌ুও পৃ িথবী বদলােনার ক্ষমতা রােখ।

Synopsis in English 11-year-old Rocca. A clever, creative and brave girl lives all by herself in defiance of her teachers and the authorities. She has to fight to keep her independence and prove to everyone that a child

Logline

also has the power to change the world.

With never-ending optimism Rocca proves together with her new friends, that even a child has

Synopsis in Original Language

the power to change the world.

Die 11-jährige Rocca, ein kluges, kreatives und tapferes Mädchen, lebt ganz für sich, trotz ihrer Lehrer und der Behörden. Rocca muss kämpfen, um ihre Unabhängigkeit zu bewahren und jedem zu beweisen, dass ein Kind auch die Macht hat, die Welt zu verändern.

Katja Benrath pursued that career in her early professional life.

She became a theatre tailor and worked for Pina Bausch’s dance company. Following, she completed her studies in singing and acting in Vienna, Austria, where she also discovered her another passion, filmmaking. Her passion for filmmaking is reflected in her hard work.

ROMY’S SALON Netherlands | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Dutch | International Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

kann, damit keiner etwas merkt. Bis zu dem Tag,

10 years and below

Kapsalon Romy

an dem ihre Oma im Nachthemd im Salon steht ...

Director Mischa Kamp Story Mischa Kamp Script/Screenplay Tamara Boss Editor Sander Vos Producer Bunny Bos Cinematographer Melle van Essen Leading Casts Vita Heijmen Beppie Melissen Noortje Herlaar Guido Pollemans

Oma Stine kommt in ein Pflegeheim. Ob es ihr dort Synopsis in English

wirklich gut geht? Bestimmt würde sie sich riesig

Since her mother worked so much, Romy went to

freuen, wenn Romy noch einmal mit ihr an den

see her grandma after school. She usually helps

Strand ihrer Kindheit fahren würde.

her in the hairdressing salon. But lately, Grandma has been different, she forgets a lot, suddenly

Synopsis in Bengali

speaks Danish and keeps telling about her

েযেহতু েরািমর মা অেনক বয্স্ত িছেলন, তাই তার স্কুেলর পর েস তার নািনেক েদখেত চেল যায়। সাধারণত েস তার নািনেক চুলসজ্জার েসলু েন সাহাযয্ কের। ইদািনং িতিন অনয্রকম হেয় েগেছন, অেনক িকছু ভুেল যান, হঠাৎ কেরই ডয্ািনশ ভাষায় কথা বলেত শ‌ুরু কেরন, বেলন তার েডনমােকর্র ৈশশব এবং সমুেদৰ্র কথা। েরািম যখনই পাের তার নািনেক সাহাযয্ কের। এক রােত স্টাইন নািন একটা নািসর্ং েহােম যান। িতিন ্িক আসেলই ভােলা আেছন? েরািম যিদ তােক তার ৈশশেবর েসই সমুেদৰ্ িনেয় যায় তাহেল িতিন িক খুব খুিশ হেবন?

childhood in Denmark and the sea. Romy supports her grandma wherever she can so that nobody notices anything. Until the day her grandma is in the salon in her nightgown ... Grandma Stine comes to a nursing home. Is she really doing well there? She would definitely be delighted if Romy took her to her childhood beach again.

Synopsis in Original Language Seit ihre Mutter so viel arbeitet, geht Romy nach der Schule zu ihrer Oma. Sie hilft ihr dann meist im

Logline

Frisiersalon. Doch in letzter Zeit ist Oma anders, sie

Grandma Stine reluctantly agrees to look after

vergisst vieles, spricht plötzlich Dänisch und erzählt

granddaughter Romy when daughter Margot, who

immer wieder von ihrer Kindheit in Dänemark und

recently got divorced, is at work.

vom Meer. Romy unterstützt ihre Oma, wo sie

Mischa Kamp studied communication before turning to filmmaking.

After directing several shorts, documentaries, series and TV films for Dutch Television she made a wonderful children’s movie Le cheval de Saint Nicolas (2005), about a little Chinese girl trying to adjust to her new life in Holland. Shown everywhere around the world.

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SIMIN Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Persian | International Premiere | 78 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Simin

একিট েছাট েছেল তার পিরবােরর জীবন বাঁচােনার েচষ্টা কের, েতর বছর বয়েস েস পৰ্াপ্তবয়স্ক হেয় উঠেত বাধয্ হয়। েস িনেজর পিরবাের জীবন িস্থর রাখেত কেঠার েচষ্টা কের। েস আর বাচ্চা নয়। েস একিদন তার মােয়র মেতা হওয়ার সব্প্ন েদেখ। অবেশেষ, েস সবর্দা যা েচেয়িছেলন তা েপেয় যায় কারণ এখন েস জােন কীভােব মানু ষ হেত হয়।

Director Morteza Atash Zam Zam Story Morteza Atash Zam Zam Script/Screenplay Morteza Atash Zam Zam Editor Rasool

Synopsis in English A young boy tries to save the lives of his family, he is forced to become an adult at the age of thirteen.

He tries hard to keep things steady in his family.

He isn’t a child anymore. He dreams to be like his mother one day. At last, he gets what he has always wanted because now he knows how to be a man.

Producer Morteza Atash zam Cinematographer Fazileh Leading Casts Laleh eskandari

Morteza Atash Zam Zam is a famous director in Iran. His film received Baikal Special Prize at Baikal International Film Festival in Russia. He considers filmmaking to be a way of expressing his imagination and view of life.

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SMASH India | 2018 | 1.25:1 (5:4) | Black and white | Biography, Drama, Musical | Rajasthani | Bangladesh Premiere | 111 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

16 years and above

Chidi Balla

Story & Director Radheshyam Pipalwa

Synopsis in English

Script/Screenplay Radheshyam Pipalwa Pankaj Matta Editor Michael Arakkal Producer Radheshyam Pipalwa Cinematographer Suhash Gujarathi Leading Casts Chetan Sharma, Mayur More Abhimanyu Singh, Suneel Sinha Deepak Gupta, Maya Macunus Nadine, Ranjan Raj Sanjay Singh, Vineet Sharma Kailash Soni, Shishir Sharma Vijay Laxmi, Sandeep Lele Surendara Rajan, Deepak Gupta Hetal Gada, Samarth Sandhilya Sonal Bhojwani, Saurabh Jagariya Devu Khan, Jaykumar Pawar Mohan Dan, Bhimsen Hari Narayan, Gangaram Bhom Sir, Hetal Gada Gulabdi, Samarth Sandhilya Deepu, Sonal Bhojwani

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In the 1990s, Principal of Shekhawati High School in Fatehpur, Rajasthan, India is involved with the daunting task of saving the school from shutting down. The only way he can save the school is by

एक िनबोर्ध बालक को िदशा प्रदान करने और पुरे गाँव को एकजुट करने की कोिशस करता है। यह िफल्म परंपराओं से समृद्ध राजस्थानी सं स्कृ ित को दशार्ती है। राजस्थानी कला को एक फ्रांसीसी प्रवासी और राजस्थान प्रेमी औरत के माध्यम से िदखाया गया है। उसके जीवन का उद्देश्य राजस्थान की प्राचीन कला को पुनस्थार्िपत करना और उसकी रक्षा करना है, जो स्थानीय और प्रवासी राजस्थािनयों के द्वारा भुलाई जा रही है।

improving its academic results. Which is impossible

Synopsis in Bengali

in a village that gambles and fritters away their

১৯৯০ সােল ভারেতর ফেতহপুের েশখাওয়ািত হাই স্কুেলর িপৰ্িন্সপয্াল স্কুলিটেক বন্ধ হওয়ার হাত েথেক বাঁচােত মিরয়া হেয় ওেঠন। একটা পথ হেলা স্কুেলর ফলাফল অেনক ভােলা করা; েযটা অমন একটা গৰ্ােম িছল পৰ্ায় অসম্ভব একটা কাজ। আেরকিট উপায় িছল েস্টট েলেভেল স্কুলিটেক বয্াডিমন্টন পৰ্িতেযািগতায় জয়ী করা। িতিন িশক্ষাথর্ী ভগতেক েডেক বয্াপারটা েবাঝান। ওিদেক বয্াডিমন্টন েখলা সম্পেকর্ ভগেতর েকান ধারণাই িছল না। েস বরং বন্ধুেদর সােথ ‘িচিড বালা’ েখলেতই েবিশ পছন্দ করেতা।

time. The other option available for him is to somehow inspire the school to win the State Level Badminton Tournament. The Principal summons Bhagat and explains to him about the crisis faced by the school to stay afloat. Bhagat enjoys playing ‘Chidi Balla’ a colloquial term for a casual game of shuttlecock usually played with make-shift equipment and court, with his gang and has no idea about Badminton.

Logline Synopsis in Original Language

In Bhagat’s quest to save the school, the indolent

िफल्म िचड़ी बल्ला 1990 के दशक में िस्थत है। गाँव के एकमात्र स्कू ल के बं द होने की नौबत आ जाती है और िकस तरह िजम्मेदार प्रधानाचायर् स्कू ल को बं द होने से बचाने के िलए प्रयास करता है। वह

villagers rally around him and in the process; they themselves transform and turn over a new leaf.

Radheshyam Pipalwa is an Indian Film Producer & Director who specializes in Production Management, Executive Producing, and Content Development.

He has also contributed to the essential documentary film collection of India by producing a public diplomacy film titled – ‘Watering the Grassroots’ on micro-financing for rural women. His target is to use cinema as a weapon for social development.

SPIROU & FANTASIO’S BIG ADVENTURES France | 2018 | Other | Color | Adventure, Comedy | French | International Premiere | 89 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director & Story Alexandre Coffre Script/Screenplay Juliette Sales Fabien Suarez Editor Antoine Vareille Producer Olivier Delbosc Cinematographer Jean-François Hensgens Leading Casts Thomas Solivérès Fantasio Géraldine Nakache Seccotine Christian Clavier Le comte de Champignac Ramzy Bedia Zorglub Vincent Desagnat le jumeau Charlotte Gabris la jumelle Audio Recordist Pascal Armant Assistant Director Matthieu de la Mortiere Production Manager Samuel Amar Sound Engineer Cyril Holtz

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Original Title

deux-là deviennent amis, et pourtant, ils n’auront

Les aventures de Spirou et Fantasio

pas d’autre choix que de faire équipe pour sauver le comte de Champignac (Christian Clavier), un

Synopsis in English

inventeur excentrique mais brillant, kidnappé par

After his cult hit comedy The Volcano, Alexandre

les hommes de main du méchant Zorglub (Ramzy

Coffre is back with the long-time anticipated

Bedia).

adaptation of the ultra-cult French comics Spirou and Fantasio with a strong and rather unfortunate

Synopsis in Bengali

start. Spirou supposedly a bellboy in a palace of

‘িদ ভলকােনা’ নােমর কেমিডেক তার ধমর্ িবশব্াস আঘাত করার পর আেলক্সান্ডার কেফৰ্ দীঘর্ পৰ্তয্ািশত সিঠক সমেয় েপেল তার অতয্ািধক ধমর্ িবশব্াসী ফরািস কিমক িস্পেরা এবং ফয্ান্টািসও িনেয় িফের আেস। খুবই শিক্তশালী এবং অনাকািঙ্ক্ষত ভুিমকায়, িস্পেরা েয িকনা একজন ফরািস িরিভয়া পয্ােলেসর েবল বািজেয়র সােথ স্কুেপর জনয্ মিরয়া হেয় থাকা সাংবািদক ফয্ান্টািসওর (আেলক্স লু টজ) েদখা হেয়িছেলা। এই দু ’জেনর মেধয্ বন্ধুতব্ হওয়ার েকান সম্ভাবনাই িছেলা না, িকন্তু শয্ােম্পইেনর গণনা িঠক রাখার জনয্ তােদর একসােথ দল বাধা ছাড়া আর েকােনা উপায় িছেলা না। একটু উদ্ভট িকন্তু েমধাবী উদ্ভাবেক িভেলন েজারগ্লােবর গ‌ুন্ডারা অপহরণ কের িনেয় যায়।

the French riviera meets with Fantasio, a reporter desperate for scoops. There is no way these two can ever become friends, and yet, they will have no choice but team up together to rescue the Count of Champagne, an eccentric yet brilliant inventor, kidnapped by the henchmen of the villain Zorglub.

Synopsis in Original Language Après sa comédie à succès The Volcano, Alexandre Coffre est de retour avec l’adaptation attendue de longue date des bandes dessinées françaises ultraspirituelles Spirou et Fantasio! Avec un début fort et plutôt malheureux: Spirou (Thomas Soliveres), soi-disant groom dans un palais de la Côte d’Azur, rencontre Fantasio (Alex Lutz), un journaliste à la recherche de scoops. Il n’y a aucun moyen que ces

Alexandre Coffre first distinguished himself in advertising as an art director for seven years, during which he produced some advertising films. In 2004, he devoted himself to fiction and shot the six-minute short film, Tarif unique, with Mathieu Demy.

THE BOBOT Ukraine | 2018 | 2.39:1 | Color | Action, Sci-Fi | English | South Asian Premiere | 100 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

12-year-old dreamer Vlad gets caught in a conflict

Director Max Ksjonda

between two alien forces. Now he has to overcome

১২ বছর বয়সী সব্প্নদৰ্ষ্টা ভ্লাদ দু ই িভনগৰ্হীর সােথ একিট সংঘেষর্ জিড়েয় পেড়। এখন তােক তার ভয় কািটেয় উঠেত হেব যােত বেবাট নােম একিট ৈবদু য্িতক টৰ্ান্সফমর্ার বােক্সর সােথ েস িবশব্বয্াপী িবপযর্য় েরাধ করেত পা্ের।

Suitable Audience

Story Ivan Timshyn Script/Screenplay Ivan Timshyn Editor Denis Zaharov Producer Oleksii Moskalenko

his fear so that together with the Bobot, an electric transformer box, he can prevent a global catastrophe.

Synopsis in Original Language Вадик, 12-річний фантазер-брехло, волею долі потрапляє в центр протистояння двох неземних сил. Тепер від його сміливості залежить доля людства. Вадик розуміє, що брехати про свої подвиги легко, а от подолати себе вдається не кожному.

Cinematographer Volodymyr Ivanov Leading Casts Viktor Grigoriev Ivanna Borodai Volodymyr Rashuk Taras Shevchenko Ihor Miroshnychenko Mykolai Zmiievskyi Max Ksjonda was born on 17 September 1978. He did Masters in ‘Systems of quality’. He attended the Cinema faculty of Kiev National University of Theater, Cinema, and Television. He was a Copyrighter, later- Art director in an advertising agency. Since 2003, he has been directing commercials. He started working as a freelance director from 2009.

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THE SNOW MAIDEN Armenia | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Armenian | No Premiere | 70 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

ynker Artury.Ayd harcum nran ognum en urish

10 years and below

Dzyunanush

ashxaric ekat shoflinnery ev dprocakan ynker

Director Armen Simonyan Story Armen Simonyan Script/Screenplay Anahit Arpen Razmik Minasyan Editor Anahit Arpen Producer Armen Simonyan Cinematographer Vardges Manukyan Leading Casts Razmik Minasyan

Artury. Ayd harcum nran ognum en urish ashxaric ekat shoflinnery ev dprocakan ynker Artury.

Synopsis in English Getting ready to take part in the upcoming New Year party held at school, Astghik gets acquainted

Synopsis in Bengali

with Snow Maiden and promises to help her,

স্কুেলর আসন্ন িনউ ইয়ার পািটর্েত অংশ েনওয়ার পৰ্স্তুিত িনেত থাকা আস্তিঘক এর সামেন হঠাৎ এক তুষারকুমারীর আিবভূ র্ত হয়। অনয্ভুবেনর বিন্দদশা েথেক তােক উদ্ধার করেত এবং সান্তা ক্লেজর কােছ হািরেয় যাওয়া িচিঠ িনেয় েযেত আস্তিঘক তােক সহায়তা করার পৰ্িতশৰ্ুিত েদয়। অনয্ ক্লােসর েশািফন্স এবং আথর্ার এই বয্াপারটােত তােক সহায়তা কের।

having no idea what it is about releasing her from the captivity in another world and bringing the lost letters to Santa Claus. Shoffins from another world and her classmate Arthur help her in this situation.

Synopsis in Original Language Patrastvelov masnakcel dproci amanorya handesin, Astghiky tanotanum e dzyunanushi

Logline

het ev xostanum ognel nran. Sakayn na chi el

At the New Years night, Astghik meets the real

patkeracnum vor ognutyuny linelu e dzyunanushin

Snow Maiden and doesn’t even realise that she will

urish ashxaric gerutyunic azately ev korcrat

find a fairy world and get into lots of adventures

namaknery dmer papikin hascnely.Ayd harcum nran ognum en urish ashxaric ekat shoflinnery ev dprocakan ynker Artury. Ayd harcum nran ognum en urish ashxaric ekat shoflinnery ev dprocakan

Armen Simonyan is a director and producer. He was born in 1981 in Yerevan, Armenia. He has a Master’s degree student at the Faculty of Culture in ASPU, named after Khachatur Abovian, and is specialized in Directing. He has participated in a number of international film festivals. He has taken film-making as a strong passion.

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THE TALKING HANDS India | 2019 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Kannada | International Premiere | 98 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Mathaduva Kaigalu

Director Hemantha Kumar K

Synopsis in English

চন্দৰ্ী শৰ্বণ এবং বাক-পৰ্িতবন্ধী েমেয় েয স্কুেল যাওয়ার আশা বাঁিচেয় েরেখেছ এবং তার শ‌ুনেত পারা ভাইেয়র সমান েবাধ করেত চায়। স্কুল তােক ভিতর্র জনয্ পৰ্তয্াখয্ান কেরিছল, বাসাক্কা চিন্দৰ্েক উেপক্ষা কের, আত্মীয়েদর কাছ েথেক তােক দূ ের রােখ এবং তার েছেলেক উৎসািহত কের, যত্ন এবং আনেন্দর সােথ তােক স্কুেল পাঠায়। এিট চিন্দৰ্েক িনরুৎসািহত কের এবং েস একা অনু ভব কের। অিক্ষতা, একজন ভারতীয় সাইন লয্াঙ্গু েয়জ ইন্টারেপৰ্টার যখন তার জীবেন পৰ্েবশ কের তখন একিট চমৎকার ঘেট। বসাক্কা মেন কেরন েয বিধরতার েচেয় সাইন ভাষা িনেয় রেয়েছ আেরা েবিশ সামািজক কুসংস্কার।

Story Hemantha Kumar K Script/Screenplay Hemantha Kumar K Editor Pavithra Shivaram Producer Hemantha Kumar K

Chandri is a hearing and speech impaired girl who keeps her hope alive to go to school and wants to feel equal to her hearing brother. School refuses her for admission, Bassakka ignores Chandri, keeps deafness in secret from relatives and encourages her son, sends him to school with care and love. It discourages Chandri and makes her feel alone. When Akshatha an Indian Sign Language Interpreter enters into her life a miracle happens.

Bassakka feels that sign language is the social stigma, more than the deafness.

Cinematographer Hemantha Kumar K Leading Casts Yashashwini Jayanth Gowda Manjula Divya Ravi Hemantha Kumar K studied MBA, then worked in various companies till 2015. Concerns about social issues, child labour & child education lead his passion to make films. He directed his debut feature film on child labour in 2015, named ‘3 ½- ‘A life of an innocent child,’ which travelled around various film festivals.

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TKKG- DETECTIVE AGENCY Germany | 2019 | Other | Color | Action, Comedy | Germany | International Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Robert Thalheim Story Robert Thalheim Script/Screenplay Peer Klehmet Editor Stefan Kobe Producer Andreas Banz Dirk Engelhardt Matthias Miegel Robert Thalheim Cinematographer Henner Besuch Leading Casts Ives Moutaoukkil Lorenzo Germeno Manuel Santos Gelke Emma-Lousie Schimpf Mai Duong Kieu Milan Peschel Laura Tonke Trystan Pütter Phil Laude Antoine Monot Jr. Sauerlich Tom Schilling

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Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

TKKG

Tim, ein ehrgeiziger Athlet aus einer prekären Nachbarschaft. Willi, ein verwöhnter Sohn

Synopsis in English

eines Schokoladenherstellers. Karl, ein

Tim, an ambitious athlete from a precarious

autistischer Computersonderling. Und Gaby,

neighbourhood. Willi, a spoiled son of a chocolate

das angesagteste Mädchen der Schule.In ihrem

manufacturer. Karl, an autistic computer nerd,

allerersten Abenteuer werden diese vier völlig

and Gaby, the school’s hippest girl. In their very

unterschiedlichen Charaktere eine Verschwörung

first adventure, these four completely different

um einen gestohlenen Schatz lösen - und sich

characters will solve a plot around a stolen

schließlich zusammenschließen, um die berühmte

treasure – and finally team up to become the

Bande zu werden: T K K G!

famous gang: T K K G! Synopsis in Bengali

িটম একজন উচ্চাকাঙ্খী েখেলায়াড়। উইিল এক চকেলট ৈতিরকারেকর িবগেড় যাওয়া সন্তান। কালর্ একজন অিটিস্টক কিম্পউটার পাগল। গয্ািব েয স্কুেলর পৰ্গিতপন্থী েমেয়। তােদর পৰ্থম অিভযান, চারজন আলাদা চিরেতৰ্র েছেল-েমেয় একিট চুির যাওয়া িজিনস উদ্ধাের নােম। সবেশেষ তারা একিট িবখয্াত দল গঠন কের যার নাম িটিটেকিজ!

Robert Thalheim was born on July 2, 1974, in Berlin, Germany.

Between 1997-1998 he worked as Assistant Director at the Berliner Ensemble theatre. He studied New German Literature. He studied History and Politics at ‘Freie Universität Berlin’ and co-founded the Central Eastern European Culture Magazine ‘Plotki’. He is an active film-maker who takes cinema as an inspiration to live.

YETI OBHIJAAN India | 2017 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Adventure | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 120 min Suitable Audience

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16 years and above

ইেয়িত অিভযান

यह अभी तक काकाबाबू और संतू का एक और साहसिक कार्य है, जहां वे पौराणिक जानवर यति के रहस्य को उजागर करते हैं। गोरक्षपीठ पठार नया गंतव्य है जहां चाचा-भतीजे की जोड़ी खुद को विशालकाय जानवर के हमलों के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती विभिन्न घटनाओं के पीछे के वास्तविक सच को सामने लाने की प्रक्रिया में कठोर परिस्थितियों का सामना करते हुए पाती है। खोज उन्हें नए पात्रों जैसे मिंगमा और नोरबू, स्थानीय शेरपा से परिचित कराती है, जो उन्हें अभियान में मदद करते हैं। उनका रोमांच उन्हें एक गुप्त बुद्धिजीवी संगठन को उजागर करने की ओर ले जाता है जो यति मिथक के मुखौटे के साथ विभिन्न अवैध कार्यों को करता है।

Director Srijit Mukherji Story Srijit Mukherji Script/Screenplay Srijit Mukherji Editor Rick Basu Producer Shrikant Mohta Cinematographer Soumik Haldar Leading Casts Prasenjit Chatterjee Bhowmick Alexx O’Nell Ferdous Ahmed Tulika Basu Tridha Choudhury Nima Norbu Lama BIdya Sinha Saha

Synopsis in English This is yet another adventure of Kakababu and Santu, where they unravel the mystery of the legendary beast, the Yeti. Gorokhshep plateau is the new destination where the uncle-nephew duo find themselves facing harsh circumstances in the process of unwinding the actual truth behind the various incidents revolving around the attacks of the giant beast. The quest introduces them

Synopsis in Bengali

to new characters such as Mingma and Norbu,

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট আেরকটা কাকাবাবু আর শান্তুর দু ঃসাহিসক অিভযােনর গল্প, েযখােন তারা এক িকংবদিন্ত জন্তু ইেয়িতর রহসয্ উেন্মাচন কের। কাকা-ভাইেপার জুিটর নতুন গন্তবয্স্থল েগােরাখেশেপর মালভূ িম, েযখােন তারা ৈদত জােনায়ােরর আকৰ্মেণর েপছেনর কারণ উদঘাটন করেত িগেয় িবিভন্ন সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হয়। তােদর সােথ নতুন িকছু চিরেতৰ্র পিরচয় হয় েযমন, িমংমা এবং নরবু , স্থানীয় েশরপা, যারা তােদর এই অিভযােন সাহাযয্ কের। এই দু ঃসাহিসক অিভযােন তারা এক েগাপন বু িদ্ধজীবী সংস্থা যারা ইেয়িতর রূপকথা বেল অৈবধ কাজ করেতা তােদর মুেখাশ উেন্মাচন কের েদয়।

local sherpas, who help them in the expedition.

Their adventure leads them to unravel a secret intelligencia organisation which carries on various illegal work with the mask of the Yeti myth.

Srijit Mukherji is a film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. His first feature film Autograph was a critical and commercial success. His fifth film, Jaatishwar, won four national awards at India’s 61st National Film Awards.

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA (SHORT FILMS)

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11:40 Argentina | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Claudia Ruiz Story Claudia Ruiz Script/Screenplay Agustín Falco Editor Barbara Peleteiro Producer Fernanda Rocca Cinematographer Claudio Perin

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Just at 11:40, something is going to change

১০ বছর বয়সী েডিময়ান আর তার ৭ বছর বয়সী েছাট ভাই েমিটয়াস কারাগােরর পােশই এক স্কুেল যায়। েডিময়ান তার জন্মিদেন উপহার পাওয়া ঘিড়িটর িদেক িচিন্তত মুেখ তািকেয় আেছ আর অেপক্ষা করেছ সকাল ১১ঃ৪০ বাজার জনয্। কী হেব ১১ঃ৪০ বাজেল?

Damián’s life.

Synopsis in English 10-year-old Damián and his 7-year-old little brother Matias go to a school, located next to a jail. Damian looks at the watch he just received for his birthday

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and waits, anxiously, for 11:40 am.

Damián looks at the watch he just received for his birthday and waits, anxiously, for 11:40 am.

Synopsis in Original Language Damián y su hermanito Matías comienzan a asistir a una escuela ubicada junto a una cárcel. En ocasión de su cumpleaños, Damián recibe un reloj pulsera de regalo. Mientras se adapta al nuevo lugar y a sus nuevos compañeros, Damián mira su nuevo reloj y espera, ansioso, la hora 11:40.

Leading Casts Facundo Suárez Ceferino Rodríguez Ibáñez Cielo Eberhardt

Claudia Ruiz is the director of ‘El Molinete Animaciones’, specialized stop motion production company from the coastal region, Argentina; ‘Dr. Cocicienzo’ series; the science of cooking 2012; stop motion series ‘The League of the Five Pens’; animation stop motion ‘The Journey of Gaia’; animation fragment ‘Your Face Global JAM Bill Plymton’ and videoclips ‘FELISA’ and ‘Tres minutos’.

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15.7 KM Indonesia | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Indonesian | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Budi is an elementary student who lives in a

Director Rian Apriansyah

remote area in Bangka Island. He walks many

বাংকা আইলয্ােন্ডর মত পৰ্তয্ন্ত অঞ্চেল বসবাসকারী বু িদ একজন পৰ্াথিমক িবদয্ালেয়র িশক্ষাথর্ী। েস পৰ্িতিদন কেয়ক িকেলািমটার েহঁেট স্কুেল যায়। বু িদ ইেন্দােনিশয়ার েসই পৰ্তয্ন্ত অঞ্চলগ‌ুেলার েছেলেমেয়েদরই পৰ্িতিনিধতব্ কের যারা িনয়িমত মানসম্পন্ন িশক্ষার সু েযাগ েথেক বিঞ্চত হেচ্ছ।

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kilometers to school every day. Budi is a portrait of children from remote areas in Indonesia who are

Story Rian Apriansyah Script/Screenplay Rian Apriansyah Editor Moh. Azry Producer Ratna Sari Cinematographer Muhammad Afrizal

deprived of standard education facilities.

Synopsis in Original Language Budi adalah siswa sekolah dasar yang tinggal di daerah terpencil di Pulau Bangka. Dia berjalan belasan kilometer ke sekolah setiap hari dari rumah ke sekolahnya. Berjalan kaki dan menaiki sampan, dan JIka beruntung, Budi mendapat tumpangan dari motor yang lewat dan searah dengannya. Budi adalah potret anak dari daerah terpencil di Indonesia yang tidak memiliki fasilitas pendidikan yang memadai.

Leading Casts Jordi Armando Rian Apriansyah is an independent filmmaker from Bangka Island, Indonesia. He has studied film at Academy Film at Yogyakarta. 15.7 KM is the third film he has made in Bangka Island. He loves to tell his stories through his lens and explore the world of cinema.

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A CHILD TEACHER Nepal | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | Nepali | South Asian Premiere | 10 min Tagline

Synopsis in Original Language

16 years and above

A teacher at a village school in Nepal uses absolute

गुरु पुिर्णामाको िदन, िशक्षकको अत्यिधक सजायदेिख िदक्क भएको एक िबद्याथीर्ले

Director Phadindra Budathoki

discipline. But everything looks different through

अनुशासनको बारेमा आफ्ना धारणाहरुलाइ व्यबहारमा ल्याउछ -गुरु पुिर्णामाको िदन,

the imagination of a child.

िशक्षकको अत्यिधक सजायदेिख िदक्क भएको एक िबद्याथीर्ले अनुशासनको बारेमा

Story Phadindra Budathoki

Synopsis in English

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Script/Screenplay Phadindra Budathoki Editor Phadindra Budathoki

आफ्ना धारणाहरुलाइ व्यबहारमा ल्याउछ | On teacher’s day, a schoolboy, who is bothered

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by his teacher’s excessive punishment, puts his

িশক্ষক িদবেস, এক স্কুলছাতৰ্, েয তার িশক্ষেকর অতয্িধক শািস্ত দব্ারা িবরক্ত, তার িশক্ষেকর অনু শাসনেক অনু শীলেন রূপান্তর কের েফেল। েনপােলর একিট গৰ্ােমর িবদয্ালেয়র একজন িশক্ষক িনখুঁত শৃ ঙ্খলা অনু শীলন কের। তেব সবিকছু একিট িশশ‌ুর কল্পনা েথেক িভন্ন।

thoughts on discipline into practice. A teacher at a village school in Nepal uses absolute discipline. But everything looks different from the imagination of a child.

Producer Phadindra Budathoki Lokendra Budhathoki Cinematographer Bhuwan Shrestha Leading Casts Pratik Khadka Rupesh Khadka

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Phadindra Budhatoki is a graduate in filmmaking and currently pursuing masters in media tech. He worked as a mentor in film making workshops around Nepal. He is appreciated by the Nepalese Film Development Board for promoting the expansion of Nepalese films internationally. He is also a lecturer at the cinema & attended the master class with Vimukthi Jayasundara.

A FLOWERING TREE India | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min 28 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Based on a Kannada folktale translated by AK

Director Meera Krishnamurthy

Ramanujan, ‘A Flowering Tree’ is about Vanaja,

এ েক রামানু জন অনু বািদত ‘একিট ফুেলর গাছ’ ভানাজা নােমর এক যু বতীেক িনেয়, েয যাদু র মাধয্েম ইচ্ছামত ফুেলর গােছ পিরণত হেত পাের। এই পৰ্িতভার ফেল যখন রাজপুেতৰ্র সােথ তার িববাহ হয়, তখন ভানাজা তার েবান ৈকেকয়ীর মুেখামুিখ হয়, েয তার ক্ষমতায় ঈষর্ািনব্ত। েমৗিখক গল্প বলার সমৃ দ্ধ ভারতীয় ঐিতহয্েক উৎসািহত করেত এই িফল্মিটেত পােপট বয্বহার করা হয়।

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Story AK Ramanujan Script/Screenplay Meera Krishnamurthy Ankurina Sharma

a young woman who can magically turn into a flowering tree by will. When her talent results in an unlikely marriage to the prince, Vanaja encounters his sister Kaikeyi, who is envious of her gift. This film uses cut out puppets manipulated by hand to evoke the rich Indian tradition of oral storytelling.

Editor Meera Krishnamurthy Producer Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore Cinematographer Meera Krishnamurthy Leading Casts Meera Krishnamurthy Rishab Srikanth

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Meera Krishnamurthy is an Animation filmmaker based in Bangalore, Karnataka. She enjoys telling women-centered stories.

A Masters degree holder in Digital Media Arts from Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology of Bangalore. Meera is extremely passionate about the Saraswati Veena. She wishes to uniquely combine animation films and Carnatic music in the future.

A FULL MOON NIGHT Argentina | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 12 min 42 sec Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Tomás Morelli Story Malena Fainsod Script/Screenplay Malena Fainsod Editor Iván Aracena Producer Milena Michán

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Synopsis in Bengali

Who said there is only one way to be a princess?

িসেনমািটর গল্প এক রাজকনয্ােক িনেয়, েয আর রাজকনয্া হেয় থাকেত চায় না। এই রাজকনয্া েকােনা বড় সু ন্দর পৰ্াসােদ থােক না, বরং একটা েছাট ভাঙ্গা বািড়েত থােক, েয বািড়েত তার বাবা রক্ষণােবক্ষক িহেসেব কাজ কের। এই গেল্প েকান রাজকুমার এেস তােক বাঁচােব না, িকন্তু পিরকল্পনায় থাকেব িকছু কাগজ, একটা েছাট মিনটর আর একিট ছাদ।

Synopsis in English Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to quit being a princess. Of course, this princess did not live in a castle, but in an old tenement guarded by her dad, the administrator. In this story, no prince will come to her rescue, but a plan which involves some sheets, a baby monitor and

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a rooftop. Who says there is only one way to be a

Once upon a time there was a girl who wanted to

princess?

quit being a princess. No prince will come to her rescue. But she has a plan.

Cinematographer Pablo Bernst Leading Casts Antonia Brill Ivan Steinhardt Marcelo Sapoznik Romina Pinto Camila Cruz Alfredo Martínez Assistant Director Sabrina García

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Tomás Morelli graduated from CIEVYC in 2013. In 2015, his documentary ‘Ausentes’ was selected for the Raymundo Gleyzer ‘Cinema de la base’ (INCAA) Clinics. In 2016, he shot his first short documentary, ‘Recreo’. Tomás works in the field of production of national and international films, among which stand out: ‘Wild stories’, ‘Me Casé Con Un Boludo’ and ‘Focus’.

A LITTLE GIFT FOR YOU Mexico | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Comedy | English | No Premiere | 7 min 30 sec Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Roberto Padilla Sobrado Story Roberto Padilla Sobrado Script/Screenplay Roberto Padilla Sobrado Editor Daniel Meza Blanco Producer Roberto Padilla Sobrado Cinematographer Roberto Padilla Sobrado Leading Casts Clara Padilla Mariana Padilla

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Un Pequeño Regalo Para Tí

বড়িদেনর আেগর িদন কেতাগ‌ুেলা কয্ািন্ড িবিকৰ্ করেত দু ইজন েমেয় বাইের েবর হয়। তােদর মেধয্ একজন একিট পুতুল েদখেত েপেলা যা তার খুব পছন্দ হেলা িকন্তু েসই পুতুলটা িছেলা অনয্ একিট েমেয়র। তারপর েসই েমেয়টা একটা পুেরােনা নষ্ট কােচঁর মেধয্ পুতুলটার ছিব আঁকেলা। এটা েদেখ েমেয়িটর েবান তােক বলেলা একটা ইেচ্ছ পৰ্াথর্না করেত আর েসই কাঁেচর টুকেরাটা খুব িবেশষ কাউেক িদেত। এরপর যা হয় তা তােদর জনয্ একিট চমক!

Tagline When you have faith, everything can happen!

Synopsis in English On Christmas eve, 2 girls go out to sell candies to eat. One of them sees a stuffed doll that she likes, but that is another girl’s. She draws the doll in a disposable glass, and her sister convinces her to

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make a wish and give it to someone very special.

If you want something, and you have faith,

What happens next is a surprise for them.

everything can happen!

Synopsis in Original Language En la vispera de Navidad, 2 niñas salen a vender dulces para comer. Una de ellas ve un muñeco de peluche que le gusta, pero es de otra niña. Ella dibuja el muñeco en un vaso desechable, y su amiga la convence de que pida un deseo, y se lo regale a alguien muy especial.

Roberto Padilla Sobrado, born in México City, studied graphic design and character animation and has been working in animation and digital illustrated commercial since 1994, making comercial and cultural projects in 2D, 3D and stop motion techniques. He also teaches animation and digital illustration in Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, in México City.

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A TRIP TO MY FRIEND’S HOME India | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 23 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

Young Sohum is carried away by the make-believe

Director Hindol Deb

stories of Sayak, a new kid in his class. While the

ক্লােস আসা নতুন ছাতৰ্ সায়ক রঙ চিড়েয় নানান গল্প বেল। েসাহম েসইসব গল্প শ‌ুেন মুগ্ধ হেয় যায়। যিদও অনয্ানয্ ছাতৰ্রা েসাহম েক িমথু য্ক বেল ডােক, িকন্তু েসাহম সায়েকর গল্প শ‌ুেন িবেমািহত। েস সিতয্ িবশব্াস কের সায়েকর পৰ্েতয্কিট কথা। েস উপলি কের েয েসাহমই তার এক মাতৰ্ বন্ধু।

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Story Hindol Deb

rest of the kids make fun of him and bully Sayak by calling him a liar for the over the top things he says.

Sohum takes Sayak’s stories very seriously.

Script/Screenplay Hindol Deb Annapurna Basu Editor Viraj Selot Producer Ballori Roy Chowdhury SRFTI Cinematographer Ashutosh Kumar Leading Casts Shreyan Banerjee Arnab Mazumdar Ayush Chatterjee Riddhiraj Titas Bandhopadhyay

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Hindol Deb was born in Silchar, Assam. He has spent most of his school days in Kolkata. His interest in cinema dates back to the times when films were watched on VCRs or on Doordarshan during Sunday evenings. He is particularly interested in making visual essays and tries to tell stories of people and places that are endearing and compassionate.

ADAM Singapore | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Chinese, Malay | Bangladesh Premiere | 19 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

Tired of his turbulent family life, Adam seeks out

Director Shoki Lin

an alternative arrangement in hopes of finding his

িনেজর অশান্ত পািরবািরক জীবেন ক্লান্ত হেয় অয্াডাম তার জায়গার িবকল্প বয্াবস্থা সন্ধােনর আশা খুঁেজ পায়। েসই সন্ধানেক আশৰ্য় কেরই েস তার জীবনেক নতুন কের আিবষ্কার কের। েসই পথচলা িনেয়ই িনিমর্ত হেয়েছ এই চলিচ্চতৰ্।

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Story Shoki Lin

place. The story of this film goes on with adam’s surviving choice of life and how he manages his alternative living arrangement.

Script/Screenplay Shoki Lin Editor Al-Azmir Ibrahim Producer Wan Murni Queenie Loh Cinematographer Ibrahim Zubir Leading Casts Ayden Liow Wan Sharmila Elvis Chin Serina Sng Jacob Teo Shoki Lin studied Digital Filmmaking in School of Art, Design and Media at the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. ‘Adam’ was part of the Cinéfondation Selection at the 72nd Festival de Cannes. His previous works include ‘Chasing Paper’ which was in competition at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival and ‘Changi’.

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AILIN ON THE MOON Argentina | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

10 years and below

Ailin en la Luna

Trabajar, hacer las compras, cocinar, limpiar,

Story & Direction Claudia Ruiz

Tagline

madre de 40 años, agobiada por el cansancio y con

Looking and listening to the other is the key.

la intolerancia a flor de piel. Ailín (4), solo busca

Script/Screenplay Agustín Falco

planchar, cuidar a Ailín: esa es la rutina de Vilma,

jugar y demanda la atención de una niña inquieta, Synopsis in English

un día provoca el estallido emocional de la mamá.

Editor Bárbara Peleteiro

Working, shopping, cooking, cleaning, ironing,

La rutina que las alejó debe.

Producer Palua Rodriguez

mother of 40 years, overwhelmed by fatigue and

Synopsis in Bengali

skin intolerance. Ailín, just looking to play and

চাকির, েকনাকাটা, রান্নাবান্না, ঘর পিরষ্কার, কাপড় ইিস্তৰ্, ৪ বছেরর িশশ‌ু আইিলেনর েখয়াল রাখা, এই হেলা পিরশৰ্ান্ত ও রুক্ষ তব্েকর অিধকারী ৪০ বছর বয়সী মা িভলমােরর ৈদনিন্দন রুিটন। একিদন আইিলন েখলেত িগেয় এক দু রন্ত েমেয়র দৃ িষ্ট আকষর্ণ কের এবং মােয়র মানিসকভােব েভেঙ্গ পড়ার কারণ ঘটায়। েযই রুিটন তােদর িবিচ্ছন্ন কেরেছ, তােদর পুণিমর্লেনর উেদ্দেশয্ েসই রুিটনেকই েভেঙ েফলা পৰ্েয়াজন।

Cinematographer Claudio Perin Leading Casts Facundo Suarez Ceferino Rodriguez Ibañez Cielo Eberhart Lautaro Lencina Selma López Adriana Rodriguez Morena Vallejos Vilma Romero Carolina Cano Casting Director Ricardo Ryser Music Director Mario Martinez Sound Director Juan José Rodriguez Art Director Victoria Saez

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taking care of Ailín, that is the routine of Vilma, a

demanding the attention of a restless girl, one day causes the emotional outbreak of the mother. The routine that led them away must be broken to meet again.

Claudia Ruiz is the director of ‘El Molinete Animaciones’, specialized stop motion production company from the coastal region, Argentina; ‘Dr. Cocicienzo’ series; the science of cooking 2012; stop motion series ‘The League of the Five Pens’; animation stop motion ‘The Journey of Gaia’; animation fragment ‘Your Face Global JAM Bill Plymton’ and videoclips ‘FELISA’ and ‘Tres minutos’.

AYAM United States | 2017 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | Arabic, French | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min 38 sec Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Sofia El Khyari Story Sofia El Khyari Script/Screenplay Sofia El Khyari Editor Sofia El Khyari Producer Royal College of Art

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Three generations of women who are from

িতন পৰ্জেন্মর মরক্কান মিহলারা তােদর অনু ভূিত ও েছাট েছাট ঘটনা ভাগ কের েনওয়ার মাধয্েম ঈদ-উল-আযহার পৰ্স্তুিত িনেত থােক এেক অপেরর সােথ।

Morocco exchange their feelings and anecdotes towards life. This occurs while they are preparing for the traditional ceremony of Eid-ul-Adha. The story continues with the unravelling of some interesting parts of their life.

Synopsis in Original Language Trois générations de femmes marocaines échangent des anecdotes alors qu’elles préparent la traditionnelle cérémonie de l’Aid el Kebir.

L’histoire se poursuit avec le dénouement de certaines parties intéressantes de leur vie.

Cinematographer Sofia El Khyari Leading Casts Amina Rachid Nadia Boulal Sarah Addouh

Sofia El Khyari was born in Morocco. She went to Paris where she was struck by a visceral desire for creation and a fascination for movement and colour. Later, she taught herself the art of animation. Currently, she is an immediate graduate from the Royal College of Art in London. Her shorts have been awarded in numerous festivals worldwide.

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BAITULLAH India | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min 40 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Millions of children are engaged in child labor in

Director Jitendra Rai

India, in an increasingly growing number every

লক্ষ লক্ষ িশশ‌ুরা ভারেত অৈবধ িশশ‌ুশৰ্েম িনেয়ািজত রেয়েছ এবং এই সংখয্া পৰ্িতবছর েবেড়ই চেলেছ। যার ফেল এবং িশক্ষার অভােব এসকল িশশ‌ুেদর সব্প্ন কখনই বাস্তেব রুপান্তিরত হওয়ার সু েযাগ পায় না। বাইতুল্লাহ এমনই এক িশশ‌ুর গল্প েয তার সব্প্ন িনেয় মুমব্াই শহের সংগৰ্াম কের েবঁেচ আেছ, একিদন কারও নজের আসার অেপক্ষায়।

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Story Jitendra Rai Script/Screenplay Jitendra Rai Editor Archit D. Rastogi Producer Jitendra Rai Cinematographer Piyush Puty

year. And with that, millions of childhood dreams are never fulfiled as a result of a lack of education.

Baitullah is the story of one such child, with a dream, surviving in the maddening metropolis of Mumbai, waiting for someone to notice.

Synopsis in Original Language

में आज भी बढ़ती संख्या में हर साल बच्चे बाल मज़दूरी के दलदल में फँसते चले जा रहे हैं। शिक्षा ही एक मात्र उम्मीद है जो इन्हें इस बाल मज़दूरी के दलदल से निकाल सके।लेकिन शिक्षा से कोसों दूर बाल मज़दूरी के कीचड़ में फँसे असंख्य बच्चों के सपने दिन-रात दम तोड़ रहे हैं। बैतुल्लाह, मुंबई शहर के चकाचौंध में साँस लेते हुए एक ऐसे ही बच्चे की कहानी है, जिसकी नज़रें तलाश रही हैं उम्मीद की एक किरण को।

Leading Casts Om Kanojiya Ishteyak Khan Vipin Sharma Music Director Simaab Sen Jitendra Rai has given his decade of work with theatre legend Makarand Deshpande. He has built an excellent reputation in the theatre community in Mumbai and has worked extensively with NGOs that are related to children’s issues. He is highly active in conducting theatre workshops with children. He has worked as an assistant director on films like ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’.

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BALLAD OF PIPE AND NECKLACE Croatia (Hrvatska) | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Action, Comedy | No language | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Balada O Fruli I Ogrlici

Director Martin Babić

Synopsis in English

পৰ্স্তর যু েগ, এক েস্লােভিনয়ান যু বক পৰ্থম বাঁিশ আিবষ্কার কের এবং এক েকৰ্ােয়িশয়ান েমেয় িবেশব্র পৰ্থম েনকেলস আিবষ্কার কের। এই যু বক-যু বিতর েদখা হেল তারা দু ’জন দু ’জনেক ভােলােবেস েফেল। িকন্তু তােদর জািত পৰ্কােশয্ িবেরােধ জিড়েয় পেড়। এিট একিট দূ দর্ান্ত অিভযােনর গল্প।

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Story Janko Šurina Script/Screenplay Siniša Bahun Editor Martin Babić Producer Jure Bušić Cinematographer Dario Hacek

In the Stone Age, a young Slovenian man invented the first flute, and a Croatian girl invented the first necklace in the world. The young couple met and fell in love, but their tribes were engaged in open conflict. It all led to a great adventure Synopsis in Original Language Tijekom dalekog kamenog doba, mladi Slovenac izumi prvu frulu, a Hrvatica prvu ogrlicu na svijetu.

Mladi se par susretne i zaljubi, no njihova se plemena otvoreno sukobe. Početak je to jedne velike avanture. Tijekom dalekog kamenog doba, mladi Slovenac izumi prvu frulu, a Hrvatica prvu ogrlicu na svijetu. Mladi se par susretne i zaljubi, no njihova se plemena otvoreno sukobe. Početak je to jedne velike avanture.

Martin Babić was born in 1987 in Zagreb. He holds an MA degree in Animation & New Media from Academy of Fine Art in Zagreb. His debut film ‘Jure Grando-Štrigun from Kringa’ focused primarily on stop-motion puppet & 2D animation, and since then he animated Ivan Mirko Senjanović’s ‘Fruit’ and 3 episodes of Croatian animated documentary show ‘Tko preživi, pričat će’.

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BLIESCHOW Germany | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Tom and his cousin Matthias spend every summer

Director Christoph Sarow

at their grandparents’ farm, a place full of lightness.

Story Christoph Sarow

an emotional contest. This is a story about love,

টম এবং তার কািজন মািথয়া তােদর পৰ্েতয্ক গৰ্ীেষ্মর ছু িট কাটায় িনেজেদর দাদু র খামারবািড়েত। েসই স্থানিট সজীবতায় ভরা। িকন্তু এই বছরিট একটু িভন্ন। এই বছর তােদর িনেত হেব দািয়তব্। িকন্তু টম িনেজেক িনেয় দব্েন্দব্ পেড় যায়। গল্পিট ভালবাসার, মূ লয্ায়েনর এবং েবেড় উঠার।

Script/Screenplay Simon Thummet Christoph Sarow

Synopsis in Original Language

Suitable Audience

Editor Christoph Sarow Producer Lena-Carolin Lohfink

But this year is different; the two boys have to take on duties. That’s how Tom finds himself in appreciation and the journey of growing up.

Endlose Weiten, farbgewaltige Kulissen, ein roter Hund, der bis in den Himmel ragt. So erlebt Tom den Sommer in Blieschow, dem Bauernhof seines Großvaters. Dort wird er überwältigt vom Überschwang der Natur und erlebt sich im ständigen Vergleich mit seinem Cousin Matthias, der scheinbar alles besser kann. Neid und seine gelbe Farbe durchziehen in allen Nuancen die Landschaft und den jungen Tom, der alles von sich gibt, um gesehen und geliebt zu werden, und dabei an seine Grenzen stößt

Christoph Sarow was born in 1984 at Bergen on the island of Rügen. After obtaining his Bachelor in Applied Media Economics, he subsequently worked as an editor and post-production supervisor for German and American television stations. From 2011, Christoph studied animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

‘Blieschow’ is his graduation film.

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BLUE AND CURT Canada | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Other | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 1 min 16 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

A little, brown monster lives in a forest. He is very

Director Jesse Cote

stubborn. His name is Curt. One day, he receives

একিট েছােটা, বাদািম ৈদতয্ এক বেন থােক। েস খুবই েজিদ। তার নাম কাটর্। েস এক বু িদ্ধমান েছাট্ট পািখর েথেক িকছু উপেদশ পায়। পািখটার নাম ব্লু।

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Story Chris Muzyka

some advice from a clever little bird. The bird’s name is Blue.

Producer Jesters Animation

Jesse Cote has been animating and directing animation for the past 15 years. He has helped to create some world-class television animation while directing on shows like ‘Skunk Fu’ and ‘Kid vs Kat’. He has also Directed 3 DVD features of ‘Astonishing X-Men’ for Atomic Cartoons / Marvel. He is currently the co-owner and director of Jesters Animation.

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BOJE Germany | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama, Other | Germany | International Premiere | 10 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

How would I know if I love someone? Boje and his

Director Andreas Cordes Robert Köhler

father live in a remote cottage by the sea, with no

েবােজ আর তার বাবা সমুেদৰ্র তীের একটা কেটেজ থােক। কােছ-িপেঠ আর েকউ থােক না। েবােজর পৰ্শ্ন েস কীভােব জানেব েয েস কাউেক ভােলাবােস। েছেলটা উত্তেরর জনয্ অধীর হেয় থােক আর তার বাবা বরাবরই এর উত্তর িদেত িহমিশম খায়। যখন সমুেদৰ্র েছাট েছাট এেলােমেলা েঢউ তােদর মেধয্ ৈনঃশ তা িবদ্ধ কের তখন েবােজ জাদু র মত উত্তর খুঁেজ পায়। বাবা ও েছেলর সােথ কথা বলার উপায় েবর হয়।

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Story Andreas Cordes Robert Köhler Script/Screenplay Andreas Cordes Robert Köhler Editor Lani Aliikai Producer Moritz Jahn Felix Jahn Cinematographer Lukas Jung Patrick Wegener Leading Casts Boje-Boje Phileas Heyblom Holke-Holke Robert Köhler The Sea-The Sea Iris Berben

one but each other. A boy longing for answers, a father struggling for words. When suddenly the silence between them is penetrated by the waves of a choppy sea, answers magically find their way to Boje. Thus father and son find a way to talk.

Synopsis in Original Language Woher weiß ich, dass ich jemanden liebe? Boje und sein Vater wohnen in einem abgelegenen Häuschen am Meer. Mit niemandem außer einander. Ein Junge, der sich nach Antworten sehnt. Ein Vater, der nach Worten ringt. Als plötzlich die Stille zwischen ihnen durchdrungen wird die Wellen einer unruhigen See. Antworten finden magisch ihre Weg nach Boje - als Vater und Sohn einen Weg zum Reden finden.

Andreas Cordes has been working as a scriptwriter for films for several years with Jakob, Tilda, The Mind Pirates & Lucy Goes Gangster. He is currently working on two children’s feature film projects. Prior to that, he learned his trade at the Master School Drehbuch and worked for ITV Studios, Germany and ProSiebenSat.1. BOJE is Andreas’s directorial debut.

Robert Köhler born on October 4th, 1993 in Hamburg, has been working as an actor for most of his life. Among other projects, he starred in the tv series BINNY AND THE GHOST (Disney Channel) and GROOVE HIGH (Nickelodeon). He has also worked as an assistant director for various short films.

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BRIEF CHANGES Brazil | 2018 | Color | Comedy, Horror | Portuguese | International Premiere | 3 min 55 sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

10 years and below

Breves Trocas

Director Guilherme Munhoz

Synopsis in English

Story Joyce Matias Script/Screenplay Joyce Matias

Synopsis in Bengali

Penumbra is a silly and lonely dog who wishes anti-social cat Elvira to play with him. One day, he enters into Breno’s room, his owner, and found

েপনামব্​্রা একটা েবাকা আর একাকী কুকুর। েস চায় অসামািজক িবড়াল এলিভরা তার সােথ েখলু ক। একিদন েস তার মািলক েবৰ্েনার ঘের ঢুেক অেনক জাদু িবদয্ার বই েদখেত পায়। এেত তার মাথায় এলিভরােক আেরকটা কুকুের রূপান্তর করার বু িদ্ধ আেস।

various books of magics. Now he has an idea to transform Elvira into another dog.

Editor Larissa Alveno Producer Larissa Alveno Leading Casts Simone Jantsch

Guilherme Munhoz is a filmmaker based in Brazil. He is 19 years old. He is a student of animation and design. He made the short film titled ‘Breves Trocas’ in 2018.

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CAMPNILE Islamic Republic of Iran | 2017 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Persian | International Premiere | 12 min Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

10 years and below

‫ﮔﻠدﺳﺗﮫ ھﺎ‬

Director Mohammad Soraya

Synopsis in English

‫دو دوﺳت ﻣﯽ ﺧواھﻧد از ﺑﻠﻧدی ﻣﺳﺟد روﺳﺗﺎ ﺑﺎﻻ روﻧد و از ﺑﺎﻻ‬ ‫ھﻣﮫ ﭼﯾز را ﺑﺑﯾﻧﻧد اﻣﺎ ﻧﺎظم ﻣدرﺳﮫ آن ھﺎ را ﻣﯾﺑﯾﻧد و ﺗﻧﺑﯾﮫ ﺷﺎن‬ ‫ﻣﯽ ﮐﻧد‬.

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Story Adapted from Iranian author: Jalal Al Ahmad Script/Screenplay Mohammad Soraya

Two friends want to go up to the top of the village mosque and see everything from above. But the

Synopsis in Bengali

school supervisor sees them and punishes them

দু ই বন্ধু গৰ্ােমর সবিকছু উপর েথেক সব েদখেত চায়। তাই তারা মসিজেদর সবেচেয় উঁচু চূ ড়ায় যায়। িকন্তু িবদয্ালেয়র সু পারভাইজার তােদর এত ঝুঁিক িনেয় উঠেত েদেখ েফলেল তােদর বকা ও শািস্ত েদয়।।

for taking the risk.

Editor Masuod Roozafzon Producer Mohammad Soraya Cinematographer Mohammad Soraya

Mohammad Soraya attended the Tehran 94th International Short Film Festival and achieved the Three Coins Spring Freedom Award from the Ministry of Labor and co-operation along with the praise at Liberation Festival. He also attended Sama, Razavi, Chehlcharagh, Koomesh, Hassanat, Fourth Frieza Kosovo Festival 2016 and Magma Italy 2016.

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DAY X Germany | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Other | German, Russian | South Asian Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Katharina Rivilis Story Katharina Rivilis Script/Screenplay Katharina Rivilis Samuel Chalela Puccini Editor Guillaume Guerry Producer Cecilia Trautvetter Cinematographer Giulia Schelhas Leading Casts Ninel Skrzypczyk Katharina Rivilis Jan Pohl Nikolay Sidorenko

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

Der Tag X

জুন ১৭, ১৯৫৩, িফৰ্দার 8থর্ জন্মিদন, আনেন্দর সােথ উদযািপত হবার কথা, িকন্তু তার বদেল পূ বর্-বািলর্েনর রাস্তাগ‌ুেলােত টয্াঙ্ক ঘুরেছ। িফৰ্দা এবং তার মা জন্মিদেনর অিতিথেদর জনয্ অেপক্ষা করেছন, িকন্তু তারা আজ আসেবন না। তার িবপ্লবী বাবাও িবেক্ষাভ েথেক িফের আেস না এবং িফৰ্দার মা আেস্ত আেস্ত আত্মিনয়ন্তৰ্ণ হারােত শ‌ুরু কেরন। বাইের, িবেক্ষাভগ‌ুেলা রাজৈনিতক িবেদৰ্ােহ পিরণত হেত থােক এবং শাসকরা তা িনমর্মভােব েভেঙ েদয়।

Synopsis in English June 17th, 1953, Frida’s 8th birthday, was to be a celebration, but instead, tanks are rolling through the streets of East-Berlin. Frida and her mother are waiting for the birthday guests, but they won’t come today. Nor does her father return from the demonstration and Frida’s mother slowly begins to lose control. Outside, protests turn into a political

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revolt and it is being brutally crushed by the rulers.

East Berlin, 17 June,1953. Frida’s joy towards her eighth birthday turns into an endless wait, as her

Synopsis in Original Language

father part of the workers’ uprising against the

Der 17. Juni 1953, Fridas achter Geburtstag, sollte

Eastern Government, doesn’t return home.

ein Fest werden, doch stattdessen rollen die Panzer auf den Straßen von Ost-Berlin. Frida und ihre Mutter warten auf die Geburtstagsgäste, die aber an diesem Tag nicht kommen werden. Auch der Vater kehrt nicht von der Demonstration nach Hause zurück. Fridas Mutter beginnt langsam die Kontrolle zu verlieren. Die Proteste, die sich zum politischen Aufstand entwickelt haben, werden blutig niedergeschlagen.

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Katharina Rivilis was born in 1985 in Saint Petersburg. She studied Acting at the University of Film and Television Potsdam-Babelsberg, in Germany.

Since then, she has been acting in film and television productions.

Parallelly she directed her own first short film and wrote scenarios. In 2012 she began her studies at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB).

DOOBIE India | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Marathi, hindi | No Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Keith Gomes Story Keith Gomes Script/Screenplay Keith Gomes Editor Huzefa Lokhandwala

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Living in a garbage world, a 5-year-old ragpicker

আবজনর্াপূ ণর্ এই পৃ িথবীেত বসবাস কের একিট পাঁচ বছর বয়সী েটাকাই। েস সব্প্ন েদেখ এক েজাড়া জুেতার। িকন্তু যখন েসই েছেলিট েপৰ্েমর মুেখামুিখ হয় তখন েস েবেছ েনয় ভােলাবাসােক এবং েস েবর হেয় যায় িতন বছর বয়সী েমেয়টার েখাঁেজ, এই জঞ্জালপূ ণর্ মুমব্াই শহের।

dreams of owning a pair of shoes. But when conflicted by romance, he chooses to love and sets out in search of the 3-year-old girl in the madness of Mumbai.

Logline Giving up his dream to own a pair of shoes, a 5-year-old ragpicker goes in search of a 3-year-old in the mad city of Mumbai.

Producer Ashish Patwardhan Keith Gomes Cinematographer Archana Ghangrekar Leading Casts Rupesh Birade Krupa Patil Ramya Bisht Music Director Roshan Machado Production Manager Suresh Selvarajan

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Keith Gomes‘ previous short films travelled to LA shorts, NYIFF, Cannes Short corner. He has co-written Kick, a blockbuster film starring Salman Khan and has been a second unit director on some of the biggest Bollywood films. He features a script on indigenous kids and forest conservation in the final shortlist for the 2020 Sundance Lab.

DULLY Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | Iran | International Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Soheil Babaei

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

A girl named Baran loves her younger brother. One

বারান নােমর একিট েমেয়, েস তার েছাট ভাই েক অতয্ন্ত েস্নহ কের। একিদন েখলার ছেল বারান তার ভাইেয়র মুখ একিট প্লািস্টেকর বয্াগ িদেয় মুিড়েয় েদয়। এমন সময় তার মা ডাকেল েস উপের চেল যায়। যতক্ষেণ তার ভাইেয়র কথা মেন পড়েলা ততক্ষেণ অেনক েদির হেয় িগেয়িছল।

day, when the two of them were playing, Baran jokingly wraps a plastic bag around her brother’s face. Unfortunately, she gets busy when her mother calls her downstairs and she forgets about the bag until very late.

Soheil Babaei is a filmmaker based in Iran. He made the film ‘Dully’ in 2019. In this film, he wanted to showcase an interesting incident of a girl with her brother. He aspires to make more good films in future.

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FEW MILES AWAY India | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Abhishek Swain Story Abhishek Swain

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Few Miles Away is a story of two black and white

সাদা ও কােলা দু েটা িভন্ন সত্তব্ার অিধকারী মা ও েমেয় নাগিরক জীবন েছেড় এক নতুন যাতৰ্া শ‌ুরু কের। তারা পৰ্কৃিতর মােঝ তােদর জীবেনর রিঙন মুহূতর্গ‌ুেলা খুঁজেত েচেয়িছল িকন্তু েসই মুহূতর্গ‌ুেলা খুব েবিশিদন েটেকিন। জীবেনর এই মুহূতর্গ‌ুেলা তারা েসই বয্স্ততার মােঝ হািরেয় েফেল।

souls “Mother and Daughter” who started a journey out of their urban life to find colorful moments through nature but colors didn’t last so long. Their busy life compelled to lose colors.

Script/Screenplay Abhishek Swain Editor Abhishek Swain Producer Santosh Kumar Das Cinematographer Abhishek Swain Leading Casts Namasya Nayak (Mother) Debasmita Senapati (Daughter)

Abhishek Swain is an Indian short & documentary film director.

At the age of 22, he has worked in many well-known production units as an assistant director. He has won a couple of national & international awards for his directorial short films.

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FLIGHT OF FREEDOM India | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi | No Premiere | 30 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Udne Do

Director Aarti S Bagdi

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িসেনমািট িশশ‌ু েযৗন িনগৰ্হেণর িবরুেদ্ধ ক্ষমতায়েনর গল্প। িফল্মিট িশশ‌ু এবং পৰ্াপ্তবয়স্ক উভেয়রই কথা বেলেছ, পৰ্বীণেদর জনয্ সহানু ভূিতশীল সেচতনতা ৈতির করা এবং কতৃপেক্ষর এই সমসয্ািট েমাকােবলায় বাবা-মা এবং অনয্ানয্ কতৃর্েতব্র বয্িক্ততব্েদর মেধয্ আদশর্ আচরেণর উদাহরণ েদয়। চলিচ্চেতৰ্র েকন্দৰ্িবন্দুেত বন্ধুেতব্র এক সাবর্জনীন গল্প এবং কথা বলার শিক্ত রেয়েছ। িসেনমািটেত একিট িশশ‌ু স্কুেল েকানও িবশব্স্ত বয্িক্তেতব্র দব্ারা তার শ্লীলতাহানীর িশকার হয়। পরবতর্ীেত কীভােব বন্ধুবান্ধব এবং পৰ্াপ্তবয়স্কেদর সাহাযয্ িনেয় কথা বেল িনেজর পেক্ষ দাঁড়ায় েস সম্পেকর্ একিট খুব বাস্তব গল্প আমােদর সােথ েশয়ার কের।

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Story Aarti S Bagdi Script/Screenplay Sulekha Bajpai Karkare Editor Ganesh Sakpal Producer Usha Kakade Vinay Mishra Preety Ali Pallavi Rohatgi Cinematographer Shashank Telgote Ershad Shaikh

Our children deserve better.

Synopsis in English Udne Do is an empowering look at child sexual abuse. The film speaks to both children and adults, creating awareness while modelling ideal behaviour amongst parents and other authority figures in dealing with the issue. At the heart of the film is a universal story of friendship and the rejuvenating powers of speaking up. Udne

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Do shares with us an all too real story of a child

Udne Do is an empowering look at Child Sexual

molested by a trusted figure in school and how she

Abuse.

stands up for herself by speaking out with the help of friends and supportive adults.

Synopsis in Original Language उड़ने दो वास्तविक घटनाओं पे आधारित एक फिल्म है। जिसमें एक बच्चे पे उसके

Leading Casts Revathy Anaya Shivan Ayaan Jain

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ही स्कूल के एक भरोसेमंद कर्मचारी के हाथों उसका शोषण होता है। और कैसे वो बच्ची अपने दोस्तों एवम् अपने बड़ों की मदद से अपने लिए खड़ी होती , मुखर होती है/बोलती है।

Aarti S Bagdi is known for her Filmfare winning Khamakha, 9 Award winning Udne Do and Award Winning Free Fair & Fearless made as awareness for corruption free elections. She is the co director of a feature length documentary Vidyoday and the co writer of a feature Bombairiya on Netflix. She is currently working on her feature film.

FRAGILE United States | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller | English | South Asian Premiere | 10 min 24 sec Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Friendship can be stronger than death.

Director Ramon Faria

Synopsis in English

এক ৈবিচতৰ্য্ময় অতীত থাকেলও িমস্টার নাকািশমার বতর্মান জীবন েসই জীবন েথেক অেনকটাই দূ ের। বছেরর পর বছর একািকেতব্র পর িতিন িনতয্ পৰ্েয়াজনীয় কােজর জনয্ একিট েহল্পার েরাবট আেনন। পরবতর্ীেত তােদর বন্ধুেতব্র মধয্ িদেয় তারা সু েখ-শািন্তেত িকছু সময় কাটােলও সবিকছু এেলােমেলা হেয় যায় যখন এক অদ্ভুত সত্তব্ার আিবভর্াব হয় িমস্টার নাকািশমার আত্নােক পরকােল িনেয় যাওয়ার জনয্।

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Story Felipe Campos Ramon Faria Script/Screenplay Ramon Faria Editor Gabriel Inghilterra Ramon Faria

Mr. Nakashima had an interesting past but is now living away from that life. After years of loneliness, he decides to get a helper robot for daily chores.

Eventually, their friendship grows, they are both living a very happy and peaceful life. But things go crazy once a strange creature visits Mr. Nakashima to take away his soul into the afterlife.

Logline After the arrival of a strange creature, an old man needs the save his only friend’s life.

Producer Ramon Faria Cinematographer Gabriel Inghilterra Costume Camila Mezzetti Art Director Camila Mezzetti Background Music Tiago Bastos Joao Carvalho Sound Director Victoria Castillo

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Ramon Faria is an award-winning director and producer. He made some animated short films, which participated in more than 100 festivals in Brazil, Norway, Greece, Iran, the USA, etc. His most recent film Fragile won the AT&T Awards, a very important film festival in Hollywood. Fragile has participated in various festivals around the world and earned some awards.

FRAGILE Qatar | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 11 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Fragile tells the story about a ceramic girl who

Director Kholoud Al Ali

lives in a small drab village that sits in a valley

‘ফৰ্য্াজাইল’ একটা েছাট িসরািমেকর েমেয়েক িনেয়, েয বড় বড় পাহােড়র পাদেদেশ একটা েছাট একেঘেয় গৰ্ােম থােক। একিদন েস অেনক সাহস িনেয় েসই পাহােড় উেঠ। িকন্তু পেড় িগেয় হাজার হাজার টুকরায় িবভক্ত হেয় যায়। েসই টুকেরাগ‌ুেলা েথেক েস একটা পরীেত রূপান্তর হেয় যায়। উেড় উেড় পাহােড়র উপের উেঠ েদেখ এক রিঙন পৃ িথবী েসখােন।

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Story Kholoud Al Ali Script/Screenplay Kholoud Al Ali

surrounded by huge mountains. One day she wrangles the courage to scale the mountain but falls shattering herself into a thousand pieces.

From the ashes, she arises–transformed into a fairy. She flies over the mountain and discovers a magically colourful world awaiting.

Editor Kholoud Al Ali Producer Basel Owies Cinematographer Kholoud Al Ali

Kholoud Al Ali, already having fans and followers all over the world and a large social media presence, Kholoud is one of Qatar’s most recognizable artists. She has emerged as an international trailblazer representing Qatar in the world of animation. Her first short film RED was produced through the Qatari Film Fund Grant and Fragile is her second short film.

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FREEDOM Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Sci-Fi | Farsi | No Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Sadegh Ghasemi Story Sadegh Ghasemi Script/Screenplay Sadegh Ghasemi

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Synopsis in Bengali

No wish left in the cage!

গল্পিটেত রেয়েছ একিট ঘুঘু এবং একিট বাচ্চা। বাচ্চািট তার একাকীতব্েক েসই পািখিটর মেধয্ িদেয় িচিতৰ্ত কের। েসই পািখিটেক ও েস তার িনেজর মেতাই বিন্দ কের রােখ। েস তার এই একাকীতব্ েথেক মুিক্ত চায়। েসই একাকীতব্েক ছাইেয়র মেতা উিড়েয় েস িনেজর সব্াধীনতা পায়।

Synopsis in English In this story, there is a child and a sparrow. The child divides her loneliness with a sparrow. The child captures her as her loneliness. She wants to be free her from the loneliness.Finally she frees herself by spreading her lonliness like ashes.

Editor Sadegh Ghasemi Producer Sadegh Ghasemi Cinematographer Sadegh Ghasemi

Sadegh Ghasemi was born in 11th November 1976 in Iran. He is a vastly experienced author and director which he gained by writing & directing various television animation series and short films in and around Iran.

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GABRIELLE United States | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

When 13 years old Gabrielle signs up for her

Director Nicola Rose

first ballet class, she encounters bullying from

েতেরা বছর বেয়সী গয্ািবৰ্েয়ল েযিদন তার পৰ্থম বলনােচর ক্লােস ভিতর্ হেলা, েস তার িশক্ষেকর িতরস্কােরর মুেখামুিখ হয়, সােথ সিতয্কােরর বন্ধুেতব্রও আভাস পায় যা েস একদমই পৰ্তয্াশা কেরিন। গল্পিট গেড় উেঠেছ বন্ধুতব্, িতক্ততা কািটেয় উেঠ িনেজর মূ লয্ বু ঝার উপলি িনেয়।

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Story Nicola Rose

her teacher and true friendship where she least expects it. A story about friendship, overcoming bullies, body image, and knowing your worth.

Script/Screenplay Nicola Rose Editor Nicola Rose Producer Nicola Rose Cinematographer Jon Reino Leading Casts Adèle Marie-Alix Julia Morales Valeriya Korennaya Alina Cecilia Maggie Stephens Destiny Monet Cruz Maggie Shirk

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Nicola Rose is an award-winning, New York City-based filmmaker whose work is creating a buzz on the festival circuit. She began making films in 2015. She has now made three acclaimed films and just completed principal photography on a fourth. She is a graduate of Columbia University and the Université SorbonneNouvelle.

GALLERY EXPERIENCE United States | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min 40 sec Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Jinghan Tian Story Jinghan Tian Script/Screenplay Jinghan Tian Editor Jinghan Tian Producer Jinghan Tian

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

The story of a father and a daughter visiting an art

গল্পটা এক বাবা এবং তার েছাট্ট েমেয়র আটর্ গয্ালাির ঘুরেত যাওয়া িনেয়। দু ’জেনই আঁকা ছিবগ‌ুেলা েদেখ অিভভূ ত হেয়, ছিবগ‌ুেলার পৰ্শংসা করেত থােক। েছাট্ট েমেয়টা ছিবগ‌ুেলা েদখেত েদখেত এতটাই মগ্ন হেয় যায় েয েস কল্পনায় িনেজেক েসই ছিবর েভতের একটা েছাট খরেগােশর সােথ েদখেত পায়। েমেয়টার বাবাও তার সােথ েখলেত শ‌ুরু কের এবং তারা দু ’জেনই গয্ালািরেত পৰ্দশর্নীর সময় ভুেল যায়।

gallery. Both being quite fond of art, they start appreciating the paintings. The daughter’s imagination runs wild and she gets so immersed into the paintings that she finds herself inside the paintings going on adventures with a little rabbit.

Her father plays along with her and they both end up having a swell time at the gallery.

Logline A 6 years old girl had a magical experience by visiting an art gallery with her dad for the first time.

Cinematographer Jinghan Tian Music Director Brandon Jung

Jinghan Tian is a visual development artist and an animator from China. She spent her undergraduate career studying environmental art. She graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Animation and Digital Arts at the University of Southern California in spring 2019. She is passionate about doing illustrations and 2D layout design.

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GAME WITHOUT ZERO Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

This film is about a girl who is not rich. But that

Director Mostafa Rostampour

does not stop her from finding happiness in small

গল্পিট একিট েছাট েমেয়েক িনেয় যার িনেজর িকছু েকনার ক্ষমতা েনই, তবু ও েস িবিভন্ন বয়েসর মানু ষেক উৎসু ক েচােখ েকনাকাটা করেত েদেখ। িকন্তু এই পৰ্িতবন্ধকতা তােক দমােত পাের না। বরং েস েসই সকল িজিনেসর উিচ্ছষ্ট িদেয় িনেজর পুতুলেক সািজেয়ই আনন্দ পায়।

Script/Screenplay Mostafa Rostampour Editor Mostafa Rostampour

things. She watches people of different ages buying things from a departmental store. Although she wants to buy different things, she can not afford that. So, she tries to use the leftovers to decorate her doll.

Producer Atefeh Rezayan Abarghooei Cinematographer Mehdi Falamarzi

Mostafa Rostampour was born on 12 February 1990 in Iran.

Currently, He is living in Iran. He has been a student of the Iranian Youth Cinema Association. So far he has made 3 short films.

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GLASS CEILING France | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Sci-Fi | French | South Asian Premiere | 6 min Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 years

Le Plafond De Verre

Janvier 2028, le troisième stade de l’Effondrement

Director François Revouy Mathilde Fénétrier

Synopsis in English

planète, les espèces animales et végétales ne

January 2028, the third stage of the collapse of

sont plus présentes qu’en de rares territoires. Un

the Earth has begun. Famine is spreading across

endroit sécurisé a été créé pour accueillir les élites

the planet. Animal and plant species are now only

de chaque pays. Léo et ses parents ne peuvent pas

found in rare territories. A safe zone has been

y accéder à cause de son syndrome d’Asp

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Story & Script/Screenplay François Revouy Mathilde Fénétrier Editor François Revouy Mathilde Fénétrier Producer François Revouy Mathilde Fénétrier Cinematographer Jonathan Sirvins Leading Casts Romain Lasfargues Sofie Szoniecky Agathe Salem Assistant Director Sophie Bouteiller Audio Recordist Félix Le Bec

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de la Terre a commencé. La famine gagne la

created for the elites of each country to live in. Leo and his parents, however, are excluded from it

Synopsis in Bengali

because he has Asperger’s syndrome. But with his

২০২৮ সােলর জানু য়াির মাস। পৃ িথবীেত তৃতীয় পযর্ােয়র ধব্ংসযেজ্ঞর কারেন দু িভর্ক্ষ ছিড়েয় পেড়েছ। পৰ্াণী ও গাছপালা হেয় েগেছ িবরল পৰ্জািত যা শ‌ুধু িকছু িনিদর্ষ্ট অঞ্চেল পাওয়া যায়। পৰ্েতয্ক েদেশর অিভজাত েশৰ্িণর জনয্ িনরাপদ অঞ্চেলর বয্বস্থা করা হেয়েছ৷ িলও তার ‘অয্াসপারগাস িসনেডৰ্ােমর’ কারেণ তার পিরবারসহ েসই িনরাপদ অঞ্চেলর বিহভূ র্ত৷ িকন্তু, েস তার বাবার সােথ উিদ্ভেদর উপর এক িবেশষ িরসাচর্ করেছ যার উদ্ভাবন হেত পাের তােদর জনয্ ‘দয্ িনউ েগ্লাব’ এ যাওয়ার িটেকট।

father, he is doing a research on plants. They hope that their discovery will be a gateway to “The New Globe”.

François Revouy studied International Economics and Strategy of Communication. Passionate about media, he worked for 10 years for the written press, radio and television. In 2009 he invested in social media through the association Gumguts, dedicated to emerging artists. Since 2013 he has been working as a director, producing corporate films, clips and his first short film ‘Glass Ceiling’.

Mathilde Fénétrier started on sets at the age of 16, as an electrician and as a camera assistant. She took a cinema degree at Paul Valéry University in 2012 and completed a cinéma Masters specialising in imagery at Satis School. Alongside her studies, she made several shorts films, including “Beau Rivage” which won prizes at various film festivals.

GLOBAL W Italy | 2019 | Other | Color | Other | Italian | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 minutes Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Due to climate change, the world we know no

Director Matteo Macaluso

longer exists. In the future next, men live in

এই সব্ল্পৈদেঘর্য্র িসেনমািটেত আমােদর পৃ িথবীর িনঃেশষ হেয় যাওয়ার ঘটনা িচিতৰ্ত হেয়েছ। এই িসেনমািটেত েসই আশ‌ু সম্ভাবনার মূ ল কারণগ‌ুেলা আেলাকপাত করা হেয়েছ। আসেল আমরা মানু েষরাই এই ধব্ংেসর মূ ল কারণ।

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Producer Saverio Settembrino

controlled environments and exit from the outside is no longer possible. Closed in a dispatch some boys suddenly find themselves facing a critical situation. The only adults with them never returned during an external expedition.

Matteo Macaluso was born in Parma, Italy in 1979. His passion for cinema and visual arts started to develop early in his youth. In 2001 he attends and graduates at the ’Antoniano Drama School’.

He directs his first short movie in 2004. His works range between different genres.

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GOOD GIRL Finland | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Finnish | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Merja Maijanen Story Merja Maijanen Script/Screenplay Merja Maijanen Editor Madlen Sieghartsleitner Producer Merja Maijanen Cinematographer Vishal Vittal Leading Casts Dana Faarinen Annastiina Gylling Jyrki Tammi

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

Kiltti Tyttö

মািরয়া তার বাবা-মার কােছ গৰ্হণেযাগয্ হওয়ার আশায় একিট ভাল েমেয় হওয়ার জনয্ কেঠার পৰ্েচষ্টা চািলেয় যািচ্ছল। একিট সরল এবং সৎ েছাট্ট েমেয় অসামঞ্জসয্পূ ণর্ পিরবাের ‘ভােলা েমেয়’ হওয়ার অথর্ কী তা িনেয়ই এই িসেনমার গল্প এিগেয় েগেছ।

Synopsis in English Maria was trying hard to be a good girl to be accepted by her parents. This is a story about a naive and honest little girl who learns what it means to be one in a dysfunctional family.

Logline After being awarded for being a good girl, a naive

Synopsis in Original Language

little girl learns what it really means to be one.

Maria on yhdeksän vuotias naiivi, pieni tyttö joka yrittää kovasti saada vanhempiensa hyväksynnän olemalla kiltti, mutta oppii mitä kilttinä oleminen todella tarkoittaa toimimattomassa perheessä.

Voitettuaan Hymytyttö-palkinnon kiltteydestään koulussa, Maria palaa kotiin aloittaakseen joululomansa. Äiti on lähdössä pikkujouluihin Marian ja isän pelatessa valepaskahousua. Yöllä tapahtuu jotain, joka muuttaa pienen tytön käsityksen kaikesta; vanhemmistaan, lojaaliudesta ja kiltteydestä.

Merja Maijanen has worked in film festivals, film centers for 5 years. She got her Bachelor’s Degree in Media in 2003. She also boasts two Master’s Degrees; MA in Screenwriting from Salford University and MA in Directing from the KinoEyes European Masters programme. Currently working in a Finnish production company, Merja also has a cinema with her mother.

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HAR Indonesia | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Indonesia | Bangladesh Premiere | 19 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Indonesia 1998, Har has been waiting for his mom

ইেন্দােনিশয়া ১৯৯৮। হার নােমর একিট েছেল তার মােয়র তার বািড়েত িফের আসার পৰ্তীক্ষায় আেছ। তার মা হংকং এ গৃ হকমর্ী িহেসেব কাজ কেরন। অনয্িদেক হােরর বাবা গৰ্ােম িবদু য্ৎ সংেযাগ েদয়ার কাজ িনেয় বয্স্ত রেয়েছ।

who is a domestic worker in Hong Kong to return Director Luhki Herwanayogi Story Luhki Herwanayogi Script/Screenplay Luhki Herwanayogi Editor Akhmad Fesdi Anggoro

home, while his dad has been busy welcoming the arrival of electricity in their village.

Synopsis in Original Language Indonesia tahun 1998, Har menunggu pulang ibunya yang bekerja di Hong Kong, sementara ayahnya sedang sibuk menunggu kedatangan instalasi listrik untuk pertama kalinya di desanya.

Producer Nia Dinata Cinematographer Maman Agosto Leading Casts Adi Marsono Raditya Evandra

Luhki Herwanayogi is an Indonesian film director who has been running his own production house ‘Catchlight Pictures’ and a community-based production house ‘cre8pictures’ since 2009. His short films including ‘On Friday Noon’ and ‘Don’t Play Alone’ have been funded by prominent institutes and screened in various international film festivals.

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HOLD ON TO ME Italy | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Italian | South Asian Premiere | 19 min 40 sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

16 years and above

Aggrappati A Me

Filippo, un giovane venticinquenne schivo e

Director Luca Arcidiacono Story Luca Arcidiacono Script/Screenplay Luca Arcidiacono Editor Giulio Tiberti Producer Riccardo Papa, Nino Chirco Cinematographer Gianluca Sansevrino Leading Casts Ludovico Tersigni Miriam Fauci Beatrice De Luigi Daniela Marra Walter Nestola Music Director Roberto Graziani

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introverso, viene fermato in tram da Alice, una Tagline

bambina con la sindrome di Down, che gli chiede

Children, down syndrome, young father, dream

di accompagnarla a casa dopo aver perso di vista la madre. La bambina insiste e lo segue e i due

Synopsis in English

inizieranno una passeggiata lunga un giorno in cui

The young roman boy Filippo, meets Alice, a child

impareranno a conoscersi, capirsi e scontrarsi.

with down syndrome in the tram. She wants to be escorted home by Filippo but he is late for

Synopsis in Bengali

an important appointment. The girl insists and

েরামান বালক িফিলেপ্পা পিরিচত হয় ডাউন িসনেডৰ্ােম আকৰ্ান্ত এয্িলেসর সােথ। এয্িলস চায় িফিলেপ্পা েযন তােক বািড়েত েপৗেছ িদেয় আেস িকন্তু িফিলেপ্পার একিট গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ কােজর কারেণ েস তা করেত পােরনা। েমেয়িট তা সেত্তব্ও েজদ ধের এবং িফিলেপ্পার িপছু যাওয়া শ‌ুরু কের। এই একসােথ থাকাই একিদন তােদর অেনকদূ র িনেয় যােব তােদর যখন তারা িনেজেদর এবং পরস্পরেক বু ঝেত িশখেব।

follows him. And the two will begin a long walk one day when they will learn to know each other, understand each other and clash.

Logline He was already late for an important appointment.

Then he met her.

Luca Arcidiacono has been living in Rome having a Sicilian origin, since 2011. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cinema at the University of Rome Tre in 2014 and is currently pursuing Masters studies. since 2014 he worked as a cast and assistant director for many companies and in 2016 he worked as a co-writer of the movie “Malarazza”.

HOW TO CHEER UP LONELINESS Ukraine | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | Ukraine | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

The story is about Kamelia the horse, who’d been

Director Stepan Koval

seeking loneliness to cheer her up. But luck had

এই গল্পিট কয্ােমিলয়া নােমর এক েঘাড়ােক িনেয়, েয একািকতব্েক েচেয়িছল িনেজেক উৎসািহত করার জনয্, িকন্তু পিথমেধয্ েস বন্ধু ও তােদর সঙ্গ খুঁেজ পায়। বন্ধুেদর সঙ্গ তার জীবেন নতুন মাতৰ্া েযাগ কের।

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Story & Screenplay Svitlana Konoshchuk

something else planned for her. She made some friends that changed her wish of being lonely.

Producer Ganna Polonichenko Leading Casts Stepan Koval Ievgenia Gross Ganna Kravchenko Dop Klym Klymchyk Nadia Limova Andrii Slesarevsky D.Mahankov Stepan Koval Olga Babytska Ievgenia Gross Artem Kindritsky Svitlana Konoshchuk S. Topor Toporchestra O. Vratarev I. Andriyash S. Koval G.Kravchenko R. Chupis K. Butska E. Syvokin

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Stepan Koval was born in Novomoskovsk, Ukraine. In 1993, he finished the Academy of Arts in Kiev (architecture) and in 1998, he attended the Theatrical Institute in Kiev. Since 2006, he was the chief director of Novatorfilm. Cinema is his passion that he nourishes with hard work and creativity.

I AM A TREE Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama, Musical | English | International Premiere | 2 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

It tells the story of the struggle of a young boy

Director Omid Seifi

among his peers. This animation is about the

এিট সমবয়সীেদর সােথ একিট েছাট েছেলর লড়াইেয়র গল্প। এই অয্ািনেমশনিট গাছ, পিরেবশ এবং পিরেবশ সংরক্ষণ সম্পিকর্ত। ক্লােসর িভতের কেয়কটা বাচ্চা েখলিছল। একিট েছেলর মাথায় হঠাৎ একিট বু িদ্ধ আেস। েস ব্লয্াকেবােডর্ িগেয় একিট গাছ আঁকেত শ‌ুরু কের। তারপের আচমকাই একিট েছেল তার আঁকা িচতৰ্ েদেখ েরেগ যায়, েস ব্লয্াকেবােডর্ যায় এবং তার বন্ধুর আঁকা ছিবিট মুেছ েদয়।

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Story Omid Seifi Script/Screenplay Omid Seifi

environment and conservation of trees. Few kids were playing inside the class. An idea came up to a boy, he goes to the blackboard and began to draw a tree. Then suddenly a boy gets angry with his drawing, he goes to the blackboard and erases his friend’s painting.

Editor Omid Seifi Producer Omid Seifi Cinematographer Amirhossen Ghaffari

Omid Seifi oversees film-animation productions to create entertaining and informative works for diverse audiences. He is innovative and driven with strong technical know-how, natural leadership talent, and analytical problem-solving expertise. His goal is to experience steering the creative vision and enhancing film-animation.

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I AM NOT MY FATHER Qatar | 2018 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Mansoor grew up believing that dreams can

Director Naif Al-Malki

never come true his aspirations destroyed by an

‘সব্প্ন কখেনা সিতয্ হয় না’ এ কথা িবশব্াস কেরই মনসু র েবেড় উেঠেছ। তার আকাঙ্খাগ‌ুেলা তার অিতিরক্ত কেঠার বাবার জনয্ ধব্ংস হেয় িগেয়িছেলা। এমন কেঠার বাবার সােথ বড় হওয়ার কারেণ মনসু র তার িনেজর েছেল জিসেমর সােথ িমশেতও অসু িবধায় পেড়। এই চকৰ্ একইভােব চলেত থােক। মনসু র জিসেমর পৰ্িত অেনক েবিশ ক্ষু েযখােন জিসম বাস্তব জীবেনর সু পারিহেরা হওয়ার সব্প্ন েদেখ। মনসু র জিসমেক পড়ােশানার পৰ্িত মেনােযাগ ৈতির করেত েচষ্টা কের, যা হয়েতা তার ভিবষয্েত েপশা জীবেনর জনয্ ভােলা হেব। িকন্তু জিসম তার সব্েপ্নর জগেতই েথেক যায় আর স্কুেল ঝােমলায় পড়েত থােক, তার বন্ধুেক বাঁচােত মারামািরেত জিড়েয় পেড়। অবেশেষ েস যখন তার এলাকার একটা অপরাধ পৰ্িতহত কের তখন মনসু র বু ঝেত পাের তার েছেল আসেলই সু পারিহেরা।

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Story Naif Al-Malki Script/Screenplay Naif Al-Malki Producer Basel Owies Cinematographer Yasser Mustafa

overly-strict father. Growing up with a tough father, Mansoor now lacks the skills to communicate with his son Jassim. The cycle of life repeating itself.

Mansoor carries a grudge against Jassim, who dreams of being a real-life superhero. Mansoor tries to influence Jassim to focus on his studies so that he might have a better future career than his own. But Jassim pursues his heroic dream and lands himself in trouble at school, getting into a fight defending his friend. Ultimately Mansoor discovers that his son is indeed a real superhero when he solves a local crime.

Naif Al-Malki is an independent film writer and content creator who focuses on social videos and awareness work. He started the Youth Foundation’s first YouTube show in Qatar in 2010. Recently, he and his team started a new show called ‘Saleh Show’. Al-Malki has created several social videos, one of which is a commercial called ‘Live for Them’.

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IN PASSING Canada | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Drama | Cantonese | No Premiere | 4 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

風不太冷

Director Esther Cheung

Tagline

যানবাহন েথেক চলমান মুহুতর্গ‌ুেলা অিভভূ ত কের হংকং-এর েরাজকার যাতৰ্ীেদর। কাউলু েনর মং েকােকর সরকাির আবােস েবেড় ওঠা দু ই পৰ্িতেবিশেক অনু সরণ কের চলিচ্চতৰ্িট পুেরােনা হংকংেক শৰ্দ্ধা জানায় এবং েসই সমেয়র ইিতহাস ও সমৃ দ্ধ সংস্কৃিতেক ধারণ কের। িনমর্াতার বাবা-মােয়র েছেলেবলার স্মৃিতচারণ েথেক অনু পৰ্ািণত হেয় চলিচ্চতৰ্িট ৈতির।

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Story Esther Cheung Script/Screenplay Esther Cheung Editor Esther Cheung Producer Esther Cheung Cinematographer Esther Cheung

A portrait of seventies Hong Kong as my parents remember it.

Synopsis in English Passengers immerse themselves in public transport the fleeting moments of every day in Hong Kong. Following two neighbors as they grow up in government housing in bustling Mong Kok, Kowloon. The film pays homage to old Hong Kong and aims to capture the history and rich culture of the times. The film is inspired by the filmmaker’s parents’ reminiscing on their childhoods.

Leading Casts Pearl Pui San Wong Elliott Cheung Garen Chan

Esther Cheung is an artist based in Toronto and a recent Sheridan Animation graduate with a great appreciation for art and cinema.

Animation being the perfect marriage of the two, she hopes to create animated films that help to explore her cultural identity and heritage.

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ISAH’S DREAMS: DAD’S CHEST Brazil | 2019 | HD | 1.43:1 | Color | Action, Comedy, Musical, Thriller | Portuguese | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Family, shared custody.

Director Joao Ricardo Costa

Synopsis in English

সময় পিরভৰ্মেণর জনয্ িক েতামরা পৰ্স্তুত? এই অিভযােন তাহেল যু ক্ত হেয় যাও ঈশা, তার বাবা এবং তার িপৰ্য় েখলনা িদনরাহ ও েরােবার সােথ। তার সােথ আেরা সাক্ষী হেয় যাও িবিভন্ন িবতেকর্র যা চিল্লেশর দশক েথেক শ‌ুরু হেয় এই দশক পযর্ন্ত নানা পািরবািরক পৰ্থােক েকন্দৰ্ কের।

Story Joao Ricardo Costa Script/Screenplay Joao Ricardo Costa Editor Gabriel Fraga

Are you ready for a time travel? Embark on this adventure chest along with Isah, her dad and her favourite toys, Dinorah the Dinosaur and Robobo the robot. Witness events that will stimulate debate about family rules from the 40s to the present day, Be part of that adventure and participate in the evolution of parental equality.

Producer Joao Ricardo Costa Cinematographer Gabriel Fraga Leading Casts Marcello Trigo Graciele Gomes

Joao Ricardo Costa graduated in Advertising Production from the University of Vale do Itajaí .He has experience in Arts, focusing on Arts, acting on the following subjects: animation, parental alienation, psychology and cinema. He has a specialization in Cinema, TV and Video from Miguel and Cervantes Spain and an MBA in Innovation and Knowledge Management from Cândido Mendes University.

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ISN’T WATER Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Musical | Farsi | International Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Noah Amani Story Noah Amani Script/Screenplay Noah Amani Editor Naser Fakour Aidin Parhizi

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Synopsis in Bengali

Water crisis is very important for future of

একিট েছাট্ট েমেয় পিতৰ্কায় গৰ্ামীণ বাচ্চােদর পািনর সংকেটর একিট িনউজ ফেটা েদেখ তা সমাধােনর েচষ্টা কের তার কল্পনাশিক্ত িদেয়। েস রান্নাঘের িগেয় পািনর কলিট তার ‘নীল েপিন্সল’ িদেয় বন্ধ কের। এরপর েস পিতৰ্কার ছিবিট েদেখ আনিন্দত হয়।

children’s.

Synopsis in English A girl saw a photo of rural children who were in a crisis of water. She tried to solve their problem and made them happy in her imagination. Next,

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she went towards the kitchen and closed the water

A kindly girl in a rich family try to solve water crisis

with her blue pencil. Later, she looks at the same

for other children and herself for have a good

picture and smiles.

future life in his imagination.

Producer Art Department of North Khorasan Cinematographer Navid Aghai Leading Casts Shoka Amani Javad Rabani Toktam Sanatgar

Noah Amani was born in 1987 in Iran. He studied in Cinema and Law at the university. This movie is his 2nd movie and his first movie ‘Rotation Time’ won some prizes inside and outside of Iran.

Noah has a lot of experiences in making short films and cinemas.

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ISTIQLAL Indonesia | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bahasa | International Premiere | 15 min 30 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Babeh Syukri asked Sobari to go to the Istiqlal

Director Razny Mahardhika

Mosque on a motorcycle to have Iftar together.

বােবহ সু কৰ্ী সবারীেক ইিস্তকলাল মসিজেদ িনমন্তৰ্ণ জািনেয়িছল একসােথ ইফতার করার জনয্। িকন্তু এই েছাট ভৰ্মেনও িবিভন্ন ঘটনা ঘেট এবং সমসয্া ৈতির হয় বােবহ এর েজেদর জনয্।

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Story Rasyid Baihaqi Script/Screenplay Asmi Nur Aisyah Razny Mahardhika Editor Alvin B Ridwan

However, a short trip had to face many problems because Babeh is a very stubborn person.

Synopsis in Original Language Babeh mengajak Sobari pergi ke Masjid Istiqlal naik motor untuk berbuka puasa bersama. Namun, perjalanan singkat itu harus menemui banyak masalah karena sifat Babeh yang sok tahu.

Producer Gerry Fairus Sadik Al Munawar Fajar Shohibu Cinematographer Rasyid Baihaqi Leading Casts Syafrudin Dimas Ardiansyah Razny Mahardhika was born in August 14, 1995. Razny is a selftaught filmmaker who learns filmmaking from Cinematography Club in Universitas Padjadjaran. The first film that he watched is “The Lion King”, made him put family and friends first in everything.

He is also selected for AD Stars 2016 in Busan International Advertising Festival.

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IT’S COLD UP THERE France | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | French | No Premiere | 4 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Là-haut, Il Fait Froid

Director Annabelle Milot

Synopsis in English

এমান্ডা একিট েছাট েমেয় েয িকনা েচৗকস, বু িদ্ধমতী এবং উজ্জব্ল। েস তার বাবার সােথ একিট ঘের একা থােক। িকন্তু তার গল্প এখােনই েশষ নয়। তার একিট সতয্ েগাপন রেয় েগেছ।

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Story Là-haut Il Fait Froid Script/Screenplay Là-haut Il Fait Froid Editor A. Milot Producer Cie Clairdelune

Amandine is a little girl who is smart, intelligent and lively. She and her father live alone in a house. But her story is not finished yet. Amanda has a secret hidden.

Synopsis in Original Language Amandine est une petite fille vive et intelligente.

Elle vit seule avec son père. Elle paraît forte, mais elle cache en réalité une fêlure mandine est une petite fille vive et intelligente. Elle vAit seule avec son père. Elle paraît forte, mais elle cache en réalité une fêlure.

Cinematographer Annabelle Milot Leading Casts Stefan Avoge Julia B-M

Annabelle Milot was photographed by the famous Studio Harcourt in 2014. In 2013, she directed, with her acolyte Alex Mandot, her first short ‘LIFE GAME’, then ‘PASSéZ’ for the NIKON Festival. In 2014 she made her third short film ‘LE VIRUS’ with among others Alain Bouzigues. In September 2015 she made her first short comedy: Endorphine with Pascal Légitimus.

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KILLING TIME France | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Adventure | English | International Premiere | 4.47 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Tue le temps

েলৗেকাউম েকানভােবই সমেয়র সােথ তাল িমিলেয় চলেত পারিছল না। তাই েস িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় েয েস সমেয়র মুেখামুিখ হেব এবং সমেয়র িনয়ন্তৰ্ণ েথেক িনেজেক মুক্ত করেব। িকন্তু েকউ িক আসেলই পাের সমেয়র েথেক মুক্ত হেত?

Director & Producer Guillot Camille

Synopsis in English

Hagdahl Sörebo Fanny

Loukoum can’t stand the passage of time anymore.

Krechman Aleksandra

She decides to go face it in person. After a while,

Naciri Sarah Ravelonary Morgane Zhang Valentine

she started to fight back. She tried her best to free herself from its control. But can you really get rid of time itself?

Story & Script/Screenplay Guillot Camille Hagdahl Sörebo Fanny Krechman Aleksandra Naciri Sarah Ravelonary Morgane

Synopsis in Original Language Loukoum en a marre du Temps et décide de le confronter pour se libérer de son joug. Mais peut-on vraiment se débarrasser du Temps?

Zhang Valentine Editor Naciri Sarah Cinematographer Guillot Camille Hagdahl Sörebo Fanny Krechman Aleksandra Naciri Sarah Ravelonary Morgane Zhang Valentine Leading Casts Hagdahl Sörebo Fanny Bousquié Valérie

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Guillot Camille, Hagdahl Sörebo Fanny, Krechman Aleksandra, Naciri Sarah, Ravelonary Morgane and Zhang valentine are a group of friends from France. They are the students of Goblins, L’ecole de L’image, studying animations.

LA NORIA Spain | 2018 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Horror | No dialogues | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Carlos Baena Story Carlos Baena Script/Screenplay Carlos Baena Editor Carlos Baena Producer Sasha Korellis

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Synopsis in Bengali

Darkness isn’t always what it seems.

অন্ধকার বলেত সবসময় যা েবাঝােনা হয় তাই অন্ধকার নয়। একিট েছেল, েয িকনা ছিব আঁকেত ভালবােস এবং িনমর্াণ কের েফিরস হুইল েস এক অদ্ভূদ পৰ্াণীর সংস্পেশর্ আেস। এই ঘটনা তার জীবন বদেল েদয়। ‘লা নিরয়া’ বয্িক্তগত অিভজ্ঞতা হেয় ৈদতয্, দু ঃখ, স্মৃিত এবং সমািপ্তর গল্প বেল।

Synopsis in English A young boy who loves to draw and build ferris wheels encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down. ‘La Noria’ presents a personal vision about monsters, grief, memories and closure. It is a story about broken pieces coming together in an unexpected way.

Synopsis in Original Language Un niño al que le gusta dibujar y montar norias de juguete se encuentra con unas criaturas extrañas que le cambian la vida.

Carlos Baena has worked at ‘Will Vinton Studios’, ‘Click 3X’, ‘Wild Brain’, George Luca’s ‘Industrial Light’, at Magic on ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Star Wars franchises’ & at Pixar Animation Studios on ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Wall-E’ & ‘Toy Story 3’. He is also the co-founder of the online school animation mentor and Artella Pipeline.

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LA SCINTILLA Italy | 2019 | Other | Color | Other | Italia | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Synopsis in English

prova a calmare gli animi inventando una storia

10 years and below

Chiara and Caterina, the 10-year-old twins, live

sulla magia delle lucciole. Questi insetti brillano

Director Gabriele Gangem

in a countryside house. The garden around their

quando ospitano le anime delle persone che non

house is the home of many insects on hot summer

ci sono più. Mentre Chiara vede in questa storia

afternoons. While Chiara is amused by their

la speranza di poter rivedere la madre, Caterina si

colours, Caterina chases them to kill them all. After

mostra cinica e disillusa.

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Story Gabriele Gangem Script/Screenplay Gabriele Gangem Editor Claudio Zavatti Producer Gabriele Gangem Cinematographer Gabriele Gangem

Pietro’s mother’s untimely death, he struggles as a full-time dad but with poor results. To remedy

Synopsis in Bengali

a quarrel he had with Caterina during dinner, he

িচয়ারা এবং কয্াটিরনা, দশ বছর বয়সী দু ’জন যমজ েবান, শহেরর পােশই একিট ঘের থােক। তােদর ঘেরর পােশর বাগানিট গৰ্ীষ্মকােল অেনক েপাকােকই আশৰ্য় েদয়। েযখােন িচয়ারা তােদর ৈবিচতৰ্য্ েদেখ মুগ্ধ, েসখােন কয্াটিরনা তােদর েক েমের আনন্দ পায়। েপেটৰ্ার মােয়র মৃ তুয্র পর েস তার দু ’সন্তানেক িনেয় েবশ িবপেদ পেড় যায়। তােদর দু ’জেনর মােঝ এই ঝগড়ার উপশম করেত েস েজানাকী েপাকা িনেয় একিট মজার গল্প বেল। েস তােদর বেল েয, এই েপাকাগ‌ুেলা মৃ ত আত্মার পৰ্িত সম্মান জানােত জব্েল উেঠ। িচয়ারা এই গেল্পর মেধয্ তার মােক খুঁেজ পাবার আশা পায়। িকন্তু কয্াটিরনা গল্পিটেক সহজভােব েনয় না। মাঝরােত একিট েপাকা তােদর ঘের ঢুকেল েশষ পযর্ন্ত িক হয়?

invents a story about the magic of fireflies. These insects shine when they host the souls of people who are gone. While Chiara sees in this story the hope of seeing her mother again, Caterina is cynical and disillusioned. During the night an insect enters the two girls’ rooms.

Synopsis in Original Language La casa di Chiara e Caterina, due gemelline di 10 anni è circondata da una campagna che nei caldi pomeriggi estivi si riempie di insetti. Mentre Chiara rimane incantata dai loro colori, Caterina li insegue per ucciderli tutti. In seguito alla prematura scomparsa della madre, Pietro si ritrova a fare il papà a tempo pieno ma con scarsi risultati. Dopo aver interrotto un litigio tra le due sorelle, Pietro

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Gabriele Gangemi was born in Catania in 1990. After graduating in Astrophysics and Cosmology at the Alma Mater of Bologna, he obtained a diploma in Direction and Screenplay issued by the Accademia Nazionale del Cinema in Bologna. He deepened his studies at UCLA in Los Angeles. From 2018 to 2019 he wrote, directed and produced the short film ‘La Scintilla

LOVE ISLAND Republic of Korea | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Korean | South Asian Premiere | 19 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

러브아일랜드

দা-ইন একজন বু িদ্ধপৰ্িতবন্ধী িশশ‌ু। এক বড় মােছর িপেঠ েছাট্ট দব্ীপ আর েসই দব্ীেপই তার পুেরা পৃ িথবী। আর েসই দব্ীেপর জনয্ একিদন দা-ইন এক েঘাড়ায় চড়া নারীর েখাঁেজ েবর হয় তার পৰ্িত কৃতজ্ঞতা পৰ্কােশর জনয্।

Director Hyung Hyup Kim Story Hyung Hyup Kim Script/Screenplay Hyung Hyup Kim, Ji Young Park Editor So Hyeon Yoon Producer Minsub Lim Cinematographer Hanvit kang Leading Casts Sujin: Eun Hee Hong, Dain: Ah In Cho

Synopsis in English Da-in is an autistic child. Her world is a small island on the back of a big fish. One day, Da-in leaves a journey to find a lady who was riding a horse to

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express her gratitude to the island where she lives

An autistic child, Da-in leaves the journey to make

in.

an eye contact with her mother for the first time.

Synopsis in Original Language 주인공 다인이는 자폐아입니다. 다인의 세상은 물고기의 등으로 된 작은 섬입니다. 어느날 다인은 자신이 살 수 있는 섬이 되어주는 물고기에게 감사를 전하기위해 말탄여인을 찾아 나섭니다. 이작은 섬은 다인의 엄마 수진입니다. 수진은 다인과의 눈맞춤을 간절히 원합니다. 딸아이가 엄마인 자신과도 눈을 맞추지 않으면 너무 외로울 꺼라 안타까워합니다. 그녀의 소원을 이루워 질까요? 다인이는 과연 말탄 여인을 찾아 섬에게 마음을 전할 수 있을까요?

Hyung Hyup Kim went to American Film Institute for film directing and then moved to Korea for his first major feature movie. He is now actively working as a film writer and director in Korea. He is a passionate artist and has an unquenchable thirst for making cinemas.

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MARADONA’S LEGS Germany | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 23 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Firas Khoury Story Firas Khoury

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian

১৯৯০ সােলর ফুটবল িবশব্কােপর েমৗসু ম৷ দু ’জন পয্ােলস্টাইন বালক খুঁেজ েবড়ােচ্ছ ‘ময্ারােডানার পা’; েশষ িস্টকার, েযিট েপেয় েগেল িমেল যােব িবশব্কােপর অয্ালবাম এবং তারা িজেত যােব একিট িফৰ্ আটাির।

boys are looking for ‘Maradona’s legs’; the last missing sticker that they need to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari.

Script/Screenplay Firas Khoury Editor Marwen El-Hechkel Heike Parplies Producer Zorana Musikic, May Odeh Cinematographer Christian Marohl Leading Casts Faris Abbas Ayoub Abu Hamad Ali Suliman

Firas Khoury is an award-winning upcoming Palestinian screenwriter and director. He graduated from the University of Tel Aviv with a BFA in Film. Alongside his directorial activity, Khoury is committed to disseminating Palestinian films and training young people. He is a founding member of Group ‘Falastinema’, which develops film workshops and presents screenings throughout Palestine.

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MOON Argentina | 2017 | Other | Color | Other | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Original Title

la ventana, trepando a fuegos artificiales o

10 years and below

Luna

simplemente mirándola desde su habitación. Una

Director Nicolas Cefarelli

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recurre a Juana, su vecina, una niña especialista en

A love story, to end fine, have to be simple.

barquitos de papel, que además está enamorada

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Story & Screenplay Nicolas Cefarelli Editor Berenice Gáldiz Carlstein Producer German Basta Cinematographer Berenice Gáldiz Carlstein Sound Director Fernando Romero de Toma Original Music Homero Chiavarino Animation Jesica Rodríguez Berenice Gáldiz Carlstein Raquel De Simone Nicolás Barreiro

noche, al ver el reflejo de la luna en el río Paraná,

de Martín. Juana lo ayuda a construir un barco Synopsis in English

con el que Martín navega. la ventana, trepando a

A love story that wants a beautiful future has to

fuegos artificiales o simplemente mirándola desde

be simple. And this love story has one. Martín is in

su habitación. Una noche, al ver el reflejo de la

love with the moon. Martín is a little boy who falls

luna en el río Paraná, recurre a Juana, su vecina,

in love with the moon since his birth. And his only

una niña especialista en barquitos de papel, que

objective in life is to reach it. As he grows up, he

además está enamorada de Martín. Juana lo ayuda

is perfecting his childish and reckless methods to

a construir un barco con el que Martín navega.

fulfil his desire.

Synopsis in Bengali Synopsis in Original Language Las historias de amor, para que terminen bien tienen que ser simples. Y esta termina bien. Martín está enamorado de la luna, simple. Martín es un niño que se enamora de la luna al momento de nacer, y tiene un solo objetivo en la vida: alcanzarla. A medida que crece va perfeccionando

একিট েপৰ্মকািহিনর পিরণিত চমৎকার হেত হেল তােক সহজ হেত হেব। মািটর্ন চাঁদ েক ভালবােস। মািটর্ন একিট বালক েয চাঁেদর েপৰ্েম পেড় যায়, জন্ম েথেকই। তার জীবেনর শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ একিটই উেদ্দশয্ আেছ, চাঁেদ েপঁৗছােনা। েস যতই বড় হয়, ততই তার িশশ‌ুসু লভ ও েবপেরায়া পদ্ধিতগ‌ুেলােক েস শ‌ুদ্ধ কের, তার উেদ্দশয্ িসদ্ধ হওয়ার লেক্ষয্।

sus métodos infantiles y temerarios para cumplir con su propósito. Martín prueba saltando por

Nicolás Cefarelli worked as a screenwriter of the short film “33, Cristo”, which was selected in the 1st Audiovisual Marathon of the City of Rosario, in which he was also a leading actor, under the direction of Héctor Molina. He co-wrote and co-starred in the documentary ‘Clown Madness’ winner of Espacio Santafesino 2013.

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MOTHER Nepal | 2018 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Nepali | International Premiere | 25 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Parichhed Sen Story Parichhed Sen Script/Screenplay Parichhed Sen Editor Subigya Shreatha

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

Maa

এক বৃ দ্ধা মােয়র সয্ােন্ডল েজাড়া নষ্ট হেয় েগেল তাঁর নতুন এক েজাড়া সয্ােন্ডেলর দরকার হয়। এিদেক েছেলর তার বন্ধুর িবেয়েত অংশ িনেত নতুন এক েজাড়া জুতার পৰ্েয়াজন েবাধ কের। মােয়র পৰ্েয়াজন ও পুেতৰ্র সু েখর পারস্পিরক েবাঝাপড়া এই িফেল্মর মূ ল উপজীবয্। গল্পিটেত আমরা েদখেত পাই, একজন মােয়র জীবেনর িবিভন্ন িদক, সােথ েদখেত পাই লাপৰ্াক, েগারখােত বসবাসরত একজন মােয়র কেঠার জীবনসংগৰ্াম।

Synopsis in English The elderly mother needs a pair of slippers after her pairs were ruined. The son also needs a pair of new shoes that would suit for his friend’s wedding.

The interrelationship between mother’s necessity and son’s happiness is the core of this film. In this film, we can see different facets of a mother life’s while also observing the difficult livelihood of a mother living in Laprak, Gorkha.

Producer Basanti Shrestha Cinematographer Tenzin Pladen Leading Casts Aspani Gurung Raj Gurung

Parichhed Sen is a Nepali film director, writer, producer who predominantly works in the Nepali cinema. Some of his works include ‘Strike’, ‘ Akinchan’, ‘Mother’. He is the writer of the movie ‘Bamkaji and Agnidahan’. He has worked as the chief assistant director in more than 40 Nepali feature films since 2008.

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MR. JI United States | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min 16 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Mr. Ji is a wheelchair-bound dog as eccentric in

Director Lukas Calabrese

the NYC neighbourhood he lives in. As he and his

িমস্টার িজ একিট হুইলেচয়াের আবদ্ধ কুকুর েয িকনা তার বসবােসর স্থান, িনউ ইয়কর্ শহেরর পাড়ার মতই অদ্ভুত সব্ভােবর। েস ও তার মানবসাথী ইস্ট িভেলেজর রাস্তা িদেয় যাবার সময় যােদর সােথ েদখা হয়, তােদর সােথ িকছু সু ন্দর মুহুতর্ কাটায়। এখােন িমস্টার িজ এর বাধর্েকয্র সােথ ৈতির হওয়া সমসয্াগ‌ুেলা জানেত জানেত আমরা বন্ধুতয্, গৰ্হণেযাগয্তা ও িবষাদ িনেয় ভািব।

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Story Lukas Calabrese Script/Screenplay Lukas Calabrese

human companion navigate the streets of the East village, they share sweet moments with the people they meet. While we learn about the complications that came with Mr. Ji’s old age, we reflect on friendship, grief, and acceptance.

Editor Lukas Calabrese Producer Lukas Calabrese Leading Casts Niseema Dyan Diemer

Lukas Calabrese was born in New York City. Lukas was raised in the rural areas of New Jersey. He is currently a senior at Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is passionate about film, animal behaviour and writing. Mr. Ji is his first film.

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MY LITTLE PRINCE Azerbaijan | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Azerbaijani | South Asian Premiere | 30 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Arif Maharramov Story Iman Ismayil Script/Screenplay Iman Ismayil Editor Elshad Rahimov Producer Mushfig Hatamov Cinematographer Mansur Shafiyev

Original Title

Mənim Balaca Şahzadəm Synopsis in English The film is about a lonely boy who went on a journey to find a friend. The main character, a Little Prince, explores the society of adult people through the perspective of a kid. His journey is an

Ye şkənlərlə hər tanışlıqdan sonra o,özündən bunu soruşur və insanlar deyil,daha humanist davranan heyvanlar arasından bir dost tapır.Antuan de Sent-Ekzüperinin hekayəsinə əsaslanan film Daun sindromlu azərbaycanlı rəssam Məryəmdən ilhamlanıb. Onun rəsmləri filmdə mövcuddur, üstəlik,özünəməxsus dünyagörüşünün Kiçik şahzadəylə müəmmalı şəkildə ortaqlığı var.

internal perpetual question, “should we grow up?”

He asked to himself after each acquaintanceship

Synopsis in Bengali

with the members of adult society. He finds a

িসেনমািট একিট একাকী েছেলেক িনেয়, েয একজন বন্ধু খুঁজেত েবর হেয়িছেলা। মূ ল চিরতৰ্, একিট েছাট্ট রাজপুতৰ্, পৰ্াপ্তবয়স্কেদর সমাজেক তার দৃ িষ্টভিঙ্গ েথেক ঘুের েদখেত থােক। “আমােদর কী বড় হওয়া উিচৎ?”, িনেজর েভতর েথেক এমন পৰ্শ্ন উেঠ আেস, যতই েস সমােজর সােথ পিরিচত হেত থােক। েস মানু েষর মেধয্ নয়, বরং পশ‌ু-পািখেদর মেধয্ বন্ধু খুঁেজ পায়, েয মানু েষর েচেয়ও েবিশ মানিবক আচরণ কের। গল্পটা িলেখিছেলন ফরািস এক িবখয্াত েলখক এেন্টািন িড েসইন্ট-এক্সু েপির। তেব ডাউন িসনেডৰ্ােমর সােথ লড়াই করা এক িশল্পী, েমিরয়াম আলাকবািলর্ এর দব্ারাও িতিন অনু পৰ্ািণত হেয়িছেলন।

friend not among people, but among animals who behave more humanely than some people do. A famous French author, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, wrote this story but it was visualized and inspired by an Azerbaijani artist Maryam Alikberli struggling from down syndrome.

Synopsis in Original Language

Film dost tapmaq üçün səyahətə çıxan tənha oğlan haqqındadır. Balaca Şahzadə bir uşaq dünyagörüşüylə böyüklər cəmiyyə ni araşdırır.

Onun səyahə əbədi bir sualdır- ‘Böyüməliyikmi?’

Arif Maharramov was born on August 5, 1948. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State Art School Azim and in 1981, graduated from the Painting Department of the All-Union State Cinematography Institute in Moscow.

Since then, he has been an artist and director in several feature films in the “Azerbaijan film” studio. Through his work, he wishes to portray his imagination.

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NASSER GOES TO SPACE Qatar | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Nasser is an imaginative boy coping with his

Director Mohamed Al Mahmeed

parents’ divorce by escaping to a magical place he

কল্পনাপৰ্বণ নােসর তার বাবা-মােয়র িবেচ্ছদেক েমেন েনওয়ার জনয্ তার কল্পনার জগেতর সাহাযয্ েনয়, েযখােন কয্ােপ্টন নােসর বাস কের। নােসর আিড় েপেত তার বাবা-মােয়র কথা শ‌ুনেত েপেল েস তােদর মেধয্ ভােলাবাসা িফিরেয় আনেত যায়। তােদর পৃ িথবী বাঁচােত দু ই নােসর সমেয়র সােথ েদৗড় পৰ্িতেযািগতা কের।

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Story Mohamed Al Mahmeed Script/Screenplay Mohamed Al Mahmeed

created in his mind, where his alter ego, Captain Nasser, lives. After overhearing his parents talking about losing their love for one another, Nasser sets out to find their love. The two Nassers race against time to save their worlds.

Editor Yousef Al Moadhadi Producer Basel Owies Cinematographer Dominica Eriksen Leading Casts Nasser Al Emadi Zoya Fadhel Rashid Mohammed Al Tamimi Ali Abdul Kareem Eman Ismail Mohamed Al Mahmeed, a Qatari filmmaker, received his B.Sc. in Business Administration at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2011, assisted by Doha Film Institute, Mohamed wrote and directed his first short film ‘Fahad’, which was screened at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival. In 2015, Mohamed was selected for La Femis Summer Gulf Program in Paris where he directed a short film.

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NO MONSTERS ALLOWED United States | 2019 | 1.85:1 | Color | Comedy, Horror | English | International Premiere | 3 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

A young girl gets so scared by the horror movie her

Director David Burgis

older brother watches that she can’t sleep at night.

বড় ভাই যখন ভূ েতর ছিব েদেখ তখন তার েছাট েবানিট েসই ভূ েতর ভেয় রােত ঘুেমােতই পােরনা। ছিবর েসই ভুতগ‌ুেলা তােক ভীষণ যন্তৰ্ণা েদয়। আর েমেয়িট ভূ েতর এই যন্তৰ্ণা েথেক েবর হেয় শািন্তেত রাতটা পার করার পথই খুঁেজ েবড়ায় এই িনবর্াক স্টপ েমাশন দব্ারা িনিমর্ত চলিচ্চেতৰ্।

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Story David Burgis

Worse, the creatures from the film torment her, and she has to find a way to get through the night in this dialogue-free stopmotion film.

Script/Screenplay David Burgis Editor Chris Willett Producer Jackie Cole Cinematographer Doug Frerichs

David Burgis is a writer and animator based in Los Angeles, California, born in a small town in Michigan. He writes preschool tv and taught himself to animate for this project. He wants his writing to come to life through the animations he does.

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NOOREH India | 2018 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 22 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Nestled in the Kashmir valley lies a small village

Director Ashish Pandey

on the India-Pakistan border, always caught in the

ভারত-পািকস্তান সীমােন্তর মধয্বতর্ী স্থােন অবিস্থত েছাট্ট একিট গৰ্াম। গৰ্ামিট কাশ্মীর উপতয্কায় অবিস্থত, যা িকনা সবর্দাই যু েদ্ধ জজর্িরত। েদশ দু ’িটর মেধয্ সবসময়ই েগালা বষর্ণ চলেত থােক। এক রােত ওই সীমােন্ত বসবাসরত আট বছেরর এক িকেশারী, নূ েরহ, আিবষ্কার কের, েস যখন ঘুেম থােক তখন বন্দুক যু দ্ধ শ‌ুরু হয় এবং েচাখ েখালা রাখেল রক্তাক্ত দব্ন্দব্ েথেম যায়।

Story Ashish Pandey Script/Screenplay Ashish Pandey

crossfire between the two warring nations. One night an eight-year-old girl ‘Nooreh’ discovered that the gun battle rages when she sleeps and the bloody duel stops when she kept her eyes open.

Editor Pallavi Singhal Producer Ashish Pandey Cinematographer Susheel Gautam Leading Casts Saima Latief Sania Manzoor Afreen Rafiq

Ashish Pandey is a passionate filmmaker. He thinks that he has evolved and became a better being after going through the journey of crafting a film. Hence, he will continue his quest of seeking truth; truth which is not definite. He will continue to find unheard marginal voices; not to silence others, but to keep them alive.

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NOT ONE OF US United States | 2017 | Other | Color | Comedy, Other | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Sparked by the racist rhetoric and narcissism of

Director Bill Jarcho

Trump, ‘Not One of Us’ is an ominous warning

‘নট ওয়ান অফ আস’ েলালু পতা, কতৃর্তব্ ও িবেদশাতেঙ্কর নােম সীমানা েদয়াল ৈতিরর সমব্েন্ধ এক ভীিতজনক সাবধানবাণী, যা টৰ্ােম্পর বণর্বাদী বক্তৃতা ও আত্মরিত হেত সৃ ষ্ট। আিশর দশেকর েক্ল এিনেমশন স্টাইেল ৈতির এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র বয্াঙ্গাত্তব্ক রস ও গল্পময় িশশ‌ুেতাষ দৃ শয্পট এই অস্পষ্ট উপমার আহব্ােনর ছদ্মেবেশ কাজ কের।

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Story Bill Jarcho Script/Screenplay Bill Jarcho

about the perils of building walls in the name of greed, hegemony, and xenophobia. Created in an 80’s retro clay animation style, the film’s sly humour and childrens’ fable visuals believe the urgent call to action at the heart of this dark allegory.

Producer Bill Jarcho Animation Sean Burns

Bill Jarcho is an animation director and puppeteer living on Vashon Isl. in Washington State. In 1980 he co-founded Olive Jar Studios in Boston, where they produced many of the early MTV and Nickelodeon spots, as-well-as music videos, shorts, and TV commercials.

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ONE, TWO, THREE Singapore | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Action, Comedy | English | International Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Srinivas Bhakta Story Srinivas Bhakta Script/Screenplay Srinivas Bhakta Editor Srinivas Bhakta

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

One of the versions of a Konkani folktale from

কঙ্কিন েলাকগেল্পর একিট সংস্করণ হেচ্ছ এই গল্প এবং এই কঙ্কিন েলাকগল্পিট এেসেছ দিক্ষণ ভারত েথেক। আেঙ্কল কাক একিদন েবান চড়ুই এর বাসায় আশৰ্য় িনেলা। এরপের যা হয় তা সকেলর িবস্মেয়র কারণ হয়।

south of India in which uncle crow takes refuge in sister sparrows house. This story has been passed down to generations as a favourite bedtime story.

Synopsis in Original Language Ye kaani dhakshina bharatantule konkani lokasahityache ek avriti. Anthu, Kakkumamu, Gubbhanchakkale gharanthu ashraya getha.

Must varsha sukunu sangunnayille yeh ek cherduvangele mogache kaani

Producer Srinivas Bhakta Cinematographer Srinivas Bhakta

Srinivas Bhakta is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India, with Visual Communication, Graphic Design and specialization in Animation Design. Currently working as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Interactive & Digital Media, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore.

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PANAGHOY Philippines | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Horror, Thriller | English | International Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Alvin Baloloy Story Alvin Baloloy Script/Screenplay Alvin Baloloy Editor Paolo Taligatos

Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

Some voices are left unheard.

সাধারণ একটা িদন। অল্পবয়সী, িনষ্পাপ েসািফয়া এবং তার আপাতদৃ ষ্ট মমতাময়ী এবং অিতরক্ষণশীল মা, মােমং, বাস করেছ তােদর ৈপতৃক বািড়েত, েয বািড়িটর তারা সু েযাগয্ উত্তরািধকারী। গল্পিট যত অগৰ্সর হেত থােক েসািফয়া একসময় আিবষ্কার কের িনেজর অদ্ভুত ও রহসয্ময় রুপ, মােমং এর আসল রুপও স্পষ্ট হেত থােক েযখােন েস যত্নশীল মা েথেক পুেরাপুির অজ্ঞাত বয্িক্তেত পিরণত হয়।

Synopsis in English It is a typical day for the young, innocent Sofia and her seemingly loving and overly protective mother, Mameng, living in the ancestral house which was passed on to them as the worthy heirs. As the story unfolds, Sofia reveals her strange and mysterious character as Mameng also unravels her true self

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from a caring mother to a complete stranger.

A short film that follows the horrifying, dramatic shift of a mother and daughter relationship.

Producer Wenie Rose Aimado Rhea Rodriguez Cinematographer Paolo Taligatos Leading Casts Althea Cuestas Elaine Marquez

Alvin Baloloy is both a Science researcher and a portrait photographer who recently been interested in film making. He is a native of Sto. Domingo, Albay and is currently residing in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Alvin studied his Bachelors in Biology from Bicol University and a Masters degree in Environmental Science from Ateneo de Manila University.

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QUMA & THE BEASTS Argentina | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Other | English | South Asian Premiere | 11 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

12000 years ago in South America, a boy named

Director Ivan Stur Javier Ignacio Luna Crook

Quma aspired to become a hunter. Experience the

দিক্ষণ আেমিরকােত ১২০০০ বছর আেগ, কুমা নােমর একিট েছেল িশকারী হওয়ার আকাঙ্ক্ষা কেরিছল। তাঁর আধয্ািত্মক জাগরেণর পৰ্থম ধাপগ‌ুেলার মাধয্েম তার দৃ িষ্টভিঙ্গ িচরতের বদেল যায়!

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first steps in his spiritual awakening as a journey alone in the wild changed his perspective forever!

Story Ivan Stur Script/Screenplay Diego Salinas Slemelson Editor Malena Mainetti Producer Fernanda Torrera Cinematographer Lucas Timerman

Ivan Stur was born in Parana, Entre Rios. He studied Audiovisual Design at U.B.A. in Argentina and since 2008, he is working in the animation industry focusing development of art and animation for videogames. He works as an animator for advertisement studios in Buenos Aires and have participated and worked on different projects involving 2D and stop motion animation.

Javier Ignacio Luna Crook is an animation producer and teacher.

Focused his career in the relation between nature conservation and animated content for children involving different formats and technics animation.

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REFINED IN THE FIRE Australia | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | English | South Asian Premiere | 6 min 45 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

’Refined in the Fire’ follows the story of a 95-year-

Director Anna Dvorak

old Holocaust survivor and widow, Olga Wachtel,

ওলগা ওয়ােচল, হলকােস্টর িনমর্ম মুহূতর্ েথেক িফের আসা ৯৫ বছর বয়সী িবধবা এক নারী। িতিন তার জীবেনর িকছু অিভজ্ঞতার কথা বেলন যা তােক তার বতর্মান জীবন িদেয়েছ। ওলগা আমােদর েদখান েয িকভােব েসানা আগ‌ুেন পুেড় েযভােব িবশ‌ুদ্ধ হয়, িঠক েসভােবই জীবেনর দু ঃখ-দু দর্শা গ‌ুেলা িকভােব আমােদর বয্িক্ততব্েক পিরেশাধন কের।

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Story Olga Wachtel Script/Screenplay Anna Dvorak Editor Anna Dvorak Producer Anna Dvorak

as she shares some of the experiences that have shaped her life. Olga shows us that adversity can refine our character like gold, which is purified in fire.

Logline Olga reminds us to be confident in the knowledge that just like gold and silver are refined, in fire, so do the trials and afflictions we face, refine us

Cinematographer Alec Farrow Ariane Khalil Audio Recordist Adelaide Andersen Sound Engineer Lila Obradovic Leading Casts Olga Wachtel Angelique Opie Jacqui Greenfield Dave Coneer Alexandra Firmstone Laura Inglese Rita Inglese

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Anna Dvorak ‘s first-ever entry into a film festival is with ‘RITF’‘. She is currently entering her final year of university as she is studying Bachelor of Communications, majoring in Media, Arts & Production and Journalism. Anna appreciates art in all its diverse forms and enjoys being able to document the lived experiences of others, especially through the medium of film

RISING Nepal | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | English | International Premiere | 4 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

After surviving a natural disaster, a young girl finds

Director Manish Adhikari Maryam Mohammadi

out her strength and empowerment. She becomes

একিট পৰ্াকৃিতক দূ েযর্াগ েমাকািবলা কের েমেয়িট তার আপন শিক্ত খুঁেজ পায় এবং সব্াবলমব্ী হেত েশেখ। েস িনেজর শিক্তেক কােজ লািগেয় আেরা সব্াবলমব্ী অেয় ওেঠ ধীের ধীের। িনেজেক আত্মিশক্ষার মাধয্েম সক্ষম কের েতােল এবং িনেজর ভিবষয্ত রচনা কের।

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Script/Screenplay Homayun Akram

stronger by using her strength and power. She starts to learn by herself. Through self-learning, she creates a future for herself.

Producer Ovinuchi Ejiohuo Muhammad Edrees Chahabi Tofiq Shaiq Mary C. Schaffer Maulooda Yaqubifer Leading Casts Alina Kaptain Anju Kaptain Nisha RK Rikita BK

Manish Adhikari is a Nepal based filmmaker, director and editor.

Starting from making videos with his mobile phone, Manish Adhikari decided to attend the Oscar International College of film studies in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2016. In that same year, he cofounded a production house called Red Circle.

Maryam Mohammadi is a filmmaker who is from Nepal. She directed her film ‘Rising’ along with Manish Adhikari, which has been short-listed for official screening at 13th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2020.

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SALIMA Morocco | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

You will never give up your hope.

‘সািলমা’ ৮ বছর বয়সী একিট েমেয়র গল্প। তার কয্ান্সার ধরা পেড়। িকন্তু এর আেগ েস কখেনা হাসপাতােল যায় িন তাই তােক এই নতুন পিরেবেশর সােথ খাপ খাওয়ােত হয়। তার েরাগ সারােত এবং িনেজর উিদব্গ্নতা ও দু িশ্চন্তা দূ র করেত েস জানালা িদেয় বাইের তাকায় এবং এক কাল্পিনক পৃ িথবীর কথা িচন্তা কের।

Director Mohammed Dabani Story Mohammed Dabani Script/Screenplay Mohammed Dabani Editor Mohammed Dabani

Synopsis in English ‘Salima’ is the story of an 8-year old girl. She was diagnosed with cancer. She has never been to the hospital so she has to deal with this new environment. To cure her illness and to treat her anxiety and confusion, she looks at the window of

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her room, dreaming of an imaginary world.

When you are lonely and sad you only need to dream.

Producer Souad Dabani Cinematographer Karim Taj Leading Casts Nouha Dabani Maryam Ouhyaoui Bekkay el mersini

Mohammed Dabani, over 10 years, Mr. Mo Dabani’s experience and expertise have been varied and gained predominately on a non-profit sector at a local TV channel. He has worked as a trainer, facilitator and production supervisor for the Youth Culture Television (YCTV) in West London. This involved training young people aged 11-20 from different backgrounds to produce television program.

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SAM’S DREAM France | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Adventure | No Dialogue | International Premiere | 7 min 19 sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

Le Rêve de Sam

এক চমৎকার বসেন্তর সকােল, লা িরভ দয্ সয্াম, েছাট্ট একিট ইঁদুেরর ওড়ার সব্প্ন বাস্তবায়েনর গল্প বেল। ইদু রিটর এই সব্প্ন পূ রেণর জনয্ আর েকবল এক বছর আেছ, যার জনয্ তােক িবিভন্ন বাঁধা অিতকৰ্ম করেত হেব।

Director Nölwenn Roberts Story Nölwenn Roberts Script/Screenplay Nölwenn Roberts Editor Nölwenn Roberts Producer Nölwenn Roberts Cinematographer Nölwenn Roberts

Synopsis in English Le Rêve de Sam tells the story of a little mouse who, on a beautiful spring morning, decides to fulfil her dream, a dream crazy enough for a little mouse: to fly with the swallows. The little mouse has one year to the day to realize this dream by defying the laws of weightlessness and the misunderstanding of other animals in the forest.

Synopsis in Original Language Le Rêve de Sam raconte l’histoire d’une petite souris qui, par un beau matin de printemps, décide de réaliser son rêve, un rêve assez fou pour une petite souris: voler avec les hirondelles. Sam a un an jour pour jour pour réaliser ce rêve en défiant les lois de l’apesanteur et l’incompréhension des autres animaux de la forêt.

Nölwenn Roberts graduated in 2011 from the school EMCA in Angoulême. Nölwenn Roberts has worked as a Storyboard Artist for Illumination Macguff in Paris on the movies ‘Minions’ and ‘Despicable Me 3’, she also worked as an illustrator for Dupuis Editions and has been published in Spirou Magazine and CinéBazar, before turning to short-movie direction.

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SH’HAB Qatar | 2018 | Other | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Upon hearing a myth about falling stars, a young

Director Amal Al-Muftah

girl’s curiosities sparked. When night falls on Al

তারা খসা বা উল্কা িনেয় েপৗড়ািনক কথা েশানার পর েছাট্ট েমেয়টার েকৗতুহল চমক িদেয় ওেঠ। এই উল্কােক িনেয় তখন তার আগৰ্হ আেরা েবেড় যায়। েসই আগৰ্হই তােক তাড়া কের েবড়ায়। তাই আল ওয়াকরাহ গৰ্ােম রাত হেল েছাট্ট েমেয়িট বাবার েনৗকায় তার বড় ভাইেক িনেয় উল্কা ধরেত েবিরেয় পেড়।

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Story & Screenplay Amal Al-Muftah

Wakrah village, she sets out on her father’s boat with the assistance of her older brother to chase the fabled comets.

Editor Mariam Al Sahli Abdul Jabbar Maki Producer Basel Owies Cinematographer Rachel Aoun Leading Casts Al Jori Al Darwish Mohammed Al Hosani M.A. Lazordi Ahmed Al Hosani Iklass Hassan Bayan Dahdah Ahmed Aoun Abdalla Aoun Ghali Sakher Abdul Nassar Abdul Azeez Sasi Kumar Vaithlingam Govindu Raji Parimal Das Rai Mohon Das Rameshan Komban Pious Jackson

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Amal Al-Muftah was born in Doha in 1994. She started making films in high school, including ‘AlKora’, and the award-winning ‘Alhamali. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in Northwestern University in Qatar’s Communications programme.

During her first year there, she worked on ‘Smicha’ with Innovation Films, and ‘Eh fe Amal’. Her third narrative film, ‘Sh’hab’,

SHELTER Italy | 2019 | Other | Color | Other | Italian | Bangladesh Premiere | 17 minutes 11 seconds Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Matteo Macaluso Producer Quattro Castella Middle School

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Where does Kumi come from? And why is he

কুিম েকােত্থেক এেসেছ? এবং েকন এখােন এেসেছ? কতক্ষণ থাকেব? এই পৰ্শ্নগ‌ুেলার উত্তর তার নতুন বন্ধুেদর জনয্ পৰ্েয়াজনীয় নয়। তারা েযভােব পাের েসভােবই তােক সাহাযয্ করেব।

there? How long will he stay? The answers to these questions are not necessary for his new friends.

They will help Kumi no matter what the answers are.

Matteo Macaluso was born in Parma in 1979. His passion for cinema and visual arts started to develop early in his youth. In 2001 he attended and graduated from ‘Antoniano Drama School’ and, for the first time, he engaged with the craft of film direction. He directed his first short movie in 2004.

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SHOE Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | Other | Color | Other | English | International Premiere | 5 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

The story of this short film is about a boy whose

Director Gholamreza Salmani

boy’s family is portrayed through visuals of the film,

এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্পিট একিট পিরবােরর দু ঃখ-দু দর্শার গল্প। অথর্ৈনিতক অসব্চ্ছলতা তােদর পিরবাের িনদারুন দু েভর্াগ বেয় আেন। তােদর এই দু দর্শার গল্পই িচিতৰ্ত হেয়েছ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্।

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Story Gholamreza Salmani

family is suffering from poverty. The battle of the where the struggles of survival are displayed.

Script/Screenplay Gholamreza Salmani Producer Iranian Youth Cinema Association Meshkinshahr Leading Casts Iiya Ebrahimi

Gholamreza Salmani is an independent filmmaker. He is currently living in Iran. He made ‘Shoe’ an English language film in 2019.

‘Shoe’ got selected in the 13th International Children’s Film Festival, Bangladesh 2020.

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SON OF THE SEA Islamic Republic of Iran | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Romance | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

A man lives in a house with his wife and the illusion

Director Abbas Jalali Yekta

of their son on the wall. This hallucination gradually

এক জন েলাক, েস থােক তার স্তৰ্ী িনেয় এবং এই েঘােরর মেধয্ েয তার েছেল রেয়েছ। এই েঘার ধীের ধীের তােদর জীবেন জিটলতার সৃ িষ্ট কের। েসই জিটলতার গল্পই বিণর্ত হেয়েছ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্।

Story Abbas Jalali Yekta

creates some complications in their life. the story of this film proceeds with the man’s complications in his life. The hallucination does not only make the man’s life harder but also his wife’s.

Script/Screenplay Abbas Jalali Yekta Editor Esmaeil Alizadeh Abbas Jalali Yekta Producer Abbas Jalali Yekta Cinematographer Davoud Malek

Abbas Jalali Yekta was born on September 2, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. He graduated in Cinema. He started his career as a character artist, storyboard artist, and director by making short animation, documentary animation and advertising films. Abbas Jalali Yekta not only directs short animated films but also cooperates in producing feature films and TV series.

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SPECKLED COCKEREL’S WEDDING Spain | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | No Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

La Boda De Gallo Pinto

Director Zé Carlos Pinto

Synopsis in English

একিট িবেয় সবসময় আনেন্দর কারণ হয়, তাই খামােরর পৰ্েতয্েকই খুব খুিশ িছল, ফক্স িড লা িপেনডা বয্তীত। অপেদবতা তােক িনেয় েগল! কীভােব তার অননয্ েমেয়িট এইরকম অহংকারী েমারগেক িবেয় করেত পাের? েস িক বু ঝেত পােরন িন েয গয্ােলা িপেন্টা েকবল িববােহর অনু ষ্ঠােন িনেজর দম্ভ েদখােনার িবষেয় উৎসাহী িছেলন? িতিন শ‌ুধু অিতিথেদর উপহার েচেয় িজজ্ঞাসা কের িদনিট কািটেয় েদন!

Story Zé Carlos Pinto Script/Screenplay Juan A. Belmontes Editor León Fernández Producer Alfonso Couto Cinematographer Alfonso Couto

A wedding is always a reason for joy, that’s why everyone on the farm was so happy, all but the Fox de la Pineda. The demons took her! How could her silver girl marry such a smug cock? Didn’t she realize that Gallo Pinto was only worried about showing off at the wedding? And on top of vain, interested! But if he spent the day asking guests for gifts!

Synopsis in Original Language Una boda siempre es motivo de alegría, por eso todos en la granja estaban tan contentos, todos menos la Zorra de la Pineda. ¡A ella se la llevaban los demonios! ¿Como se podía casar su niña de plata con un gallo tan presumido? ¿Es que no se daba cuenta de que al Gallo Pinto sólo le preocupaba lucirse en la boda? ¡Y encima de vanidoso, interesado! ¡Pero si se pasaba el día preguntándoles a los invitados por los regalos!

Zé carlos Pinto received training in Graphic Arts and Communication from the School of Decorative Arts ‘Soares dos Reis’. He has a Masters Degree in writing scripts for animation series of children for the Cartoon Association Européenne du Film d’animation. He also drew animated volume Franco-Portuguese, organized by the Studio.

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STORY OF MIKA THE ANT Malaysia | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Serbian | Bangladesh Premiere | 46 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Sanja Savić Story Sanja Savić Script/Screenplay Sanja Savić Editor Jovana Filipović Producer Goran Micić Cinematographer Marija Momić Leading Casts Dunja Stojanović Andrija Daničić Marija Knežević Iva Stefaović Miloš Dašić Matija Živković

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Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

Priča O Miki Mravu

Nakon što mu prolaznici zgaze mamu, Mika Mrav beži od kuće, izazivajući različite nezgode. To radi

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da bi se osvetio ljudima. Prolazeći kroz niz različitih

It doesn’t matter how big is your step, but how

i opasnih avantura, Mika na kraju dana upoznaje

wide is your heart.

svog oca, kog nikad ranije nije upoznao, ali shvata da mora da nastavi sam. Poznanstvo sa Pesnikom

Synopsis in English

mu “produžava život”, on odlazi na livadu i postaje

Mika’s mother is obsessed with the article about

učitelj.

Poet Mika, whose picture is on the front page of the newspaper she lives on. She’s trying to

Synopsis in Bengali

motivate Mika and teach him letters. Mika’s Granny

িমকার মা এক কিব িমকার একটা পৰ্বন্ধ িনেয় েবশ আগৰ্হী যা ছিব পিতৰ্কার পৰ্থম পাতার মেধয্ ছাপা হেয়েছ। যার উপর তারা বাস করেছ। েস িমকােক বণর্মালা িশখেত অনু েপৰ্রণা িদেত েচষ্টা কের কের িমকার নানী েমেয়র এই কান্ডকারখানায় েবশ নােখাশ। িতিন মেন কেরন মােয়েদর িশশ‌ুেক শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ রাস্তায় পেড় থাকা েছাট খােবেরর টুকেরা েতালার কাজ েশখােনা উিচত। তাছাড়া নানী িমকার আিন্ট েলিপর উপর ও রাগ কের আেছ েয তােদর তৃণভূ িম েথেক শহেরর গমেনর জনয্ পিটেয় েবড়ােচ্ছ। একিদন একটা েমেয়র হাত েথেক আইসিকৰ্ম পেড় েগেল িমকা তার মা আর এক বন্ধুর সােথ িকছু টুকেরা কুিড়েয় েনওয়ার জনয্ যায়। িঠক তখনই একটা গােছর গ‌ুিড় তার উপর পড়েল অেনক িপপড়া তার িনেচ তিলেয় যায়, যার মেধয্ একজন িমকার মা।

opposes this attitude of her daughter: she thinks Mother should only teach Mika to pick up the crumbs on the street. Also, Granny is angry with aunt Lepi who persuades them to move from the meadow to the town. One day a girl drops ice cream on the ground, Mika goes with his mother and a friend to pick up some cornet. Bole steps into that ice cream and wipes out a lot of ants there – one of them is Mika’s Mother.

Sanja Savić wrote and directed 2 short films- ‘Ladybird’, ‘Ants’ & Cows’ influence on Womens’ Life & co-directed ‘Vitrage in D-minor’ with Vladimir Radovanović while she studied for BA, MA, PhD in Dramaturgy at Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Her debut film ‘Our Fathers, Mothers and Their Children’ had its premiere on Belgrade’s biggest film festival FEST in 2017.

SWEET DREAMS China | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Other | Chinese | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min 18 sec Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Jialin Lee Story Zhou Chang

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

After returning home from his sheep, the

িনেজর েভড়ার েথেক বািড় েপৗছেনার পর েমষপালেকর েছেলিট ঘুিমেয় যাওয়া পযর্ন্ত তােদর েগােন। সব্েপ্নর েভড়ািট হঠাৎ েথেম যায়, সারািদন কাজ করেত অনীহা পৰ্দশর্ন কের ও িনেজেদর মত িনেয় কথা বলেত শ‌ুরু কের। অবেশেষ েছেলিট তার সব্প্নিট িনেজর আয়েতব্ আেন, েভড়ােদরেক তােদর সব্প্ন অনু ধাবন করেত েদয় ও িনরাপেদ ঘুমায়।

shepherd’s boy counted them to sleep. The sheep in the dream stopped short, unwilling to work around the clock, and began to talk about their ideas. Finally, the little boy mastered the dream, and let them realize their dreams, and sleep safely.

Script/Screenplay Zhou Chang Producer Li Jialin Chen Fangan Zhou Chang

Jialin Lee was born in 1997 in Changsha, Hunan province. She graduated from the animation department of China Academy of art. Now studying for a master’s degree in animation at China academy of art.

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THE BABY DOVE India | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Upasana Dutta Story Kumud Chandra Dutta

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

Considering the various world situations of

সন্তৰ্াসবাদ, দূ েযর্াগ, দািরদৰ্য্ ইতয্ািদর িবেশব্র িবিভন্ন চলমান পিরিস্থিত িবেবচনা কের েবিব েডাভ যা িবশব্জুেড় শািন্তর রূপক। এিট শািন্ত েখাঁজার লেক্ষ সারা িবশব্ ভৰ্মণ কের।

terrorism, calamities, poverty, etc. the Baby Dove which is a metaphor to peace travels round the world. It travels around the world to find world peace.

Script/Screenplay Upasana Dutta Editor Mrinmoy Deka Producer Kumud Chandra Dutta

Upasana Dutta graduated from Miranda House College, Delhi University with Hons. in Geography. She did a filmmaking course from Mumbai. She is a debutant in this festival with her first work as a writer director. She wants to be a visual storyteller with a camera in her hand and dreams in her mind.

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THE CYCLE RICKSHAW India | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Musical | English | International Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Saneesh Thomas Story Saneesh Thomas

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

The Cycle Rickshaw is about an ageing widow,

‘সাইেকল িরক্সা’ একজন বৃ দ্ধ িবধবা ও তার েছেলর একেঘেয় জীবেনর গল্প। বছেরর পর বছর এভােবই তােদর জীবন চলেত থােক। িকছু বছর পর তােদর পুরাতন িরক্সা তার েমেয় পায় এবং েসই একেঘেয়িমতার চকৰ্ তােদর জীবেন চলেত থােক।

her son and the monotonous life they live. As the years go by, his young daughter takes over the old rickshaw and life repeats itself. This cinema showcases the struggle of their life that continues decades after decades.

Script/Screenplay Saneesh Thomas Editor Saneesh Thomas Producer Saneesh Thomas Cinematographer Saneesh Thomas

Saneesh Thomas is an artist, animator and aspiring filmmaker.

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THE DOGGY Georgia | 2019 | Other | Color | Other | English | International Premiere | 2 min 7 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

This story is about a dog. Generally, street dogs are

Director Tamuna Kochalidze

treated very badly by some pedestrians. This dog

এই গল্পিট একিট কুকুরেক িনেয়। সাধারণত পথচারীরা রাস্তার কুকুরেদর সােথ খুবই খারাপ আচরণ কের থােক। এই কুকুরিটর সােথও তাই হেয়েছ। তাও েস একজন েলাকেক সাহাযয্ কের েয তার চািব হািরেয় েফেল। রাস্তার কুকুররা আমােদর অেনক সাহাযয্ কের। তােদর ক্ষিত করা উিচত নয়।

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Produced at MFS Animation

is also treated heinously by some. Still, he helps a man who loses his keys. Street dogs are helpful for us. People shouldn’t harm them. They are innocent.

Tamuna Kochalidze was born on January 1, 2002. She currently lives in Georgia and working at Animation Development Fund.

Besides, she is an animator student. She made ‘The Doggy’ an English language film in 2019 and it got selected in the 13th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh, 2020.

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THE GLASS CASTLE United States | 2019 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 Years

No one can control the lives of others.

একজন সম্মািনত অবসরপৰ্াপ্ত ৈসিনক জয্াক িভেয়তনাম যু দ্ধ েথেক ঘের িফের িনেজর ছয় বছর বয়সী েছেল েবনেক জানেত চায়। জয্াক েমেন েনয় েয তার স্তৰ্ী সয্ালী তােক অপর এক তরুেণর জনয্ তােক েছেড় চেল যােব যার নাম উিড। একিট হাঁস িশকার অিভযােনর পর েবন এমন িকছু পিরিস্থিতর সম্মু খীন হয় যা তার বাবার সােথ তার সম্পেকর্র নতুন িদক উেন্মাচন কের। এর সমািপ্ত হয় তােদর সম্পেকর্র ক্ষত পৰ্শমেনর মধয্ িদেয়।

Director Wei Jiao Story Wei Jiao Script/Screenplay Wei Jiao Editor Wei Jiao Producer Hlumela Matika

Synopsis in English An honourably discharged serviceman, Jack, returns home from the Vietnam War and tries to re-bond with his six-year-old son, Ben. Jack confronts and copes with the fact that his wife, Sally, is going to leave him for a younger man, Woody. After a duck-hunting trip with his father, Ben witnesses a sequence of events that reveal the

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essential dynamic between the father and son. This

Father-son bonding after a few year absence.

leads to an ending of healing and elevating their relationship on a nonverbal level.

Cinematographer Michael Anthony Koslov Leading Casts Jess Prichard Alex Yiakoumatos Nick Daly Katya Pylova

Wei Jiao is a film enthusiast and theatre director, who merged conventional storytelling with certain surrealist conventions.

For him, surrealism is not a simple attitude that encourages the collapse of logic and rational thinking, but rather than a state between clarity and ambiguity, between reality and illusory imagination, and between consciousness and unconsciousness, just like lucid dreaming.

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THE MUSIC BOX Canada | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min 29 sec Synopsis in English

peut saisir la seule chose qu’il chérit qui est une

16 years and above

This animated short film is based on a real story

boîte à musique de style occidental et prend soin

Director Joe Chang

and sets in China during the Cultural Revolution

de ne pas l’exposer aux gardes rouges car elle était

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Story Joe Chang Script/Screenplay Joe Chang Editor Joe Chang Producer Joe Chang and Yang Li Cinematographer Joe Chang

in 1967, It is about a young boy Liang Liang,

liée à la culture occidentale. Le film reflète les

whose family is suddenly taken to the countryside

tragédies qui frappent les enfants et les familles

by Red Guards. He can grab the only thing he

qui sont forcés de quitter leurs maisons en raison

treasures which is a western-style music box

de la guerre, de la colonisation, des campagnes

and is careful not to expose it to the red guards

politiques - une situation qui est trop courante

since it was linked to western culture. The film

aujourd’hui .

mirrors tragedies that befall children and families who are forced to leave their homes due to war,

Synopsis in Bengali

colonization, political campaigns- a situation which

এই এিনেমেটড শটর্ িফল্মিট একিট সতয্ কািহনী অবলমব্েন িনিমর্ত। এিট ঘেটিছেলা চায়নােত ১৯৬৭ এর সংস্কৃিত িবপ্লব এর সময়। এই গল্পিট হেচ্ছ বাচ্চা েছেল িলয়াং এর, যার পিরবারেক হঠাৎ কের েরড গােডর্র েলােকরা নদীর তীের ধের িনেয় িগেয়িছেলা। েস সময় েস শ‌ুধু তার সােথ একিট পাশ্চাতয্ ধরেণর গােনর বাক্স িনেয় েযেত েপেরিছেলা এবং েস খুবই সতকর্ িছেলা েসসময় েযেনা এই গােনর বাক্সিট েসই েরড গাডর্েদর েচােখ না পেড় েকননা এিট পাশ্চাতয্ সংস্কৃিতর সােথ সম্পকর্যুক্ত িছেলা। এই গল্পিট েসসব দু ঘর্টনার পৰ্িতফলন েযখােন বাচ্চােদর ও তােদর পিরবারেক েজারপূ বর্ক তােদর ঘরবািড় ছাড়েত হয় যু দ্ধ, উপিনেবিশক ও রাজৈনিতক কারেণ যা এখনকার িদেনও খুবই সাধারণ ঘটনা।

is all too common today. The film mirrors tragedies that befall children and families who are forced to leave their homes due to war, colonization, political campaigns a situation which is all too common today.

Synopsis in Original Language Ce court métrage d’animation est basé sur une histoire vraie et se déroule en Chine lors de la Révolution culturelle en 1967, Il s’agit d’un jeune garçon Liang Liang, dont la famille est soudain emmenée à la campagne par les gardes rouges. Il

Joe Chang is an award-winning director, animator, and artist.

He studied at Lu-Xun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, China and Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan. The animated short film ‘The Chinese Violin’ was his first animated film. His most recent animated short film is the ‘Music Box’ released in 2018.

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THE MYTH OF HAFTVAD WORM Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Musical | Arabic | South Asian Premiere | 7 min 45 sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

‫اﻓﺳﺎﻧﮫ ﮐرم ھﻔﺗواد‬

েমেয়িট েরাজ একিট পাহােড়র উপের তুেলা বু েন। একিদন বাতােসর ঝাপটায় গাছ েথেক একটা আেপল গিড়েয় পড়েলা। েমেয়িট আেপলিট তুেল িনেয় তােত কামড় িদেল েস আেপেলর িভতের একটা েকঁেচা খুঁেজ পায় তা েদেখ েমেয়িটর মায়া হেলা এবং েস কীটিটেক িনরাপেদ রাখেত তুেলা বু নার যেন্তৰ্র উপর রােখ। কীটিট যাদু বেল েমেয়িটর তুেলা বু নেত শ‌ুরু কের।

Director Asghar Safar Abbas Jalali Yekta Story Asghar Safar Script/Screenplay Afsane Bakhshi Editor Asghar Safar Producer Asghar Safar

Synopsis in English One girl spins her cotton on a hill every day. One day the wind blows and causes an apple to fall from the tree. The girl takes a bite from that apple.

To her surprise she found a worm inside it and feels pity for disturbing the worm. So she puts it on a spinning wheel to keep it safe. The worm starts to spin in the cotton with a magical dance.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫دﺧﺗری ھر روز درﺧت ﺳﯾب رﯾﺳﻣﺎن ﻣﯾﺑﺎﻓد ﮐﮫ ﯾﮑروز ﯾﮏ ﺑﺎد ﺷوم‬ ‫ ﮐرم ﺑﺎ‬. ‫ﺳﯾﺑﯽ ﻣﯽ اﻧدازد او ﺳﯾب را ﮔﺎز ﯾزﻧد و ﮐرﻣﯽ در آن ﻣﯾﺎﺑد‬ ‫رﻗص ﺟﺎدوﯾﯽ ﺷروع ﺑﮫ رﯾﺳدن ﻧﺧﮭﺎﯾش ﻣﯾﮑﻧد ﺧﺗری ھر روز درﺧت‬ ‫ﺳﯾب رﯾﺳﻣﺎن ﻣﯾﺑﺎﻓد ﮐﮫ ﯾﮑروز ﯾﮏ ﺑﺎد ﺷوم ﺳﯾﺑﯽ ﻣﯽ اﻧدازد او ﺳﯾب را‬ ‫ ﮐرم ﺑﺎ رﻗص ﺟﺎدوﯾﯽ ﺷروع ﺑﮫ رﯾﺳدن‬. ‫ﮔﺎز ﯾزﻧد و ﮐرﻣﯽ در آن ﻣﯾﺎﺑد‬ ‫ﻧﺧﮭﺎﯾش ﻣﯾﮑﻧد‬

Asghar Safar one of the founders of Hooran Studio was born in 1976.

He graduated from the faculty of Cinema & Theatre at the University of Honar in Tehran with a Masters’s degree in animation.

Abbas Jalali Yekta was born in 1979. He graduated in Cinema studies. He started his career as a character designer, storyboard designer, and director by making short animated, documentary – animation and advertising films.

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THE QUIET Australia | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Sci-Fi | English | South Asian Premiere | 10 min Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

Silence is the most beautiful thing that exists in the

Director Radheya Jegatheva

universe.

মহাকাশ জগৎ এর িনস্ত তা ও স্থিবরতায় একজন নেভাচারীর এক িবস্ময়কর আত্ম-উপলি হয়। এই িফল্মিট অেনকটাই ২০১৬ সােল িডেরক্টেরর িনজসব্ েলখা েছাটগল্প এর উপর িভিত্ত কের বানােনা হেয়েছ েযই েছাটগেল্পর জনয্ মান্দািরং নয্াশনাল ইউথ েসকশন ফর দয্ েক এস িপ েস্পকুেলিটভ িফকশন অয্াওয়াডর্ এবং ২০১৬ িরজ পৰ্াইজ ফর ইয়াং রাইটাসর্ অয্াওয়াডর্ েপেয়েছ।

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Story Radheya Jegatheva Script/Screenplay Radheya Jegatheva Jay Jay Jegathesan Editor Radheya Jegatheva Producer Jay Jay Jegathesan

Synopsis in English When an astronaut ponders on the quietude of space, he comes upon startling self-realization.

‘The Quiet’ is loosely based on a 2016 short story by the director titled ‘Silence’ which was the overall winner of the Mundaring National Youth Section for the KSP Speculative Fiction Awards and a High Commendation for the 2016 Rees Prize for Young Writers under the auspices of the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA.

Cinematographer Radheya Jegatheva Narrator Jay Jay Jegathesan

Radheya Jegatheva‘s films have been selected to 10 Academy Award Qualifying Festivals along with an Australian Academy of Cinema & TV Arts (AACTA) Award nomination, which is Australia’s equivalent to the Oscars. Radheya is a Perth based Australian filmmaker born in 1999 in Johor, Malaysia to parents of South Korean and Malaysian ancestry.

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THE SEVEN CHINESE BROTHERS Spain | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | No Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

no confundirse, su madre les llamaba Li a todos.

All Age Group

Los Siete Hermanos Chinos

Con el tiempo, los hermanos Li fueron capaces

Director Ismael Mon Story Ismael Mon Script/Screenplay Rodolfo Castro Editor León Fernández Producer Alfonso Couto Cinematographer Alfonso Couto

de hacer cosas con las que podían distinguirse.

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Li, el mayor, era capaz de tragarse todo el mar.

Family ties.

El segundo Li tenía un cuello de hierro. El tercer Li tenía piernas elásticas. Al cuarto Li, el fuego

Synopsis in English

no le hacía daño. El quinto Li podía aguantar la

The seven Chinese brothers were actually six.

respiración durante mucho tiempo

Even if, at the beginning of this story, there were only five. They lived near the sea. Nobody could

Synopsis in Bengali

distinguish them because they were all the same.

সাতজন চীনা ভাই হেলও, তারা আসেল ছয়জন িছল। এমনিক, এই গেল্পর শ‌ুরুেত, েকবল পাঁচজন ভাই িছল। তারা সবাই সমুেদৰ্র ধাের বাস করত। েকউই তােদর মেধয্ পাথর্কয্ করেত পারেতা ্না, কারণ তারা সকেলই একরকম িছল। তােদর িনেয় িবভৰ্ান্ত না হওয়ার জনয্, তােদর মা সকলেকই ‘িল’ বেল ডাকেতন। সমেয়র সােথ সােথ িল ভাইেয়রা এমন িকছু করেত সক্ষম হেয়িছল যার মাধয্েম তারা িনেজেদরেক এেক অপর েথেক আলাদা করেত পারত। বড় িল, পুেরা সমুদৰ্েক গৰ্াস করেত সক্ষম িছল। িদব্তীয় িল’র েলাহায় ৈতরী গলা িছল। তৃতীয় িল’র ইলািস্টক পা িছল। চতুথর্ িল-েক আগ‌ুন েকান ক্ষিত করেত পারেতানা। পঞ্চম িল দীঘর্সময় তার শব্াস ধের রাখেত পারত।

To avoid confusing them, their mother called them all Li. Over time, the Li brothers were able to do things with which they could distinguish themselves. Li, the eldest, was able to swallow the whole sea. The second Li had an iron neck. The third Li had elastic legs. For the fourth Li, the fire didn’t hurt him. The fifth li could hold his breath for a long time.

Synopsis in Original Language Los siete hermanos chinos eran seis.

Aunque, al principio de esta historia, solo había cinco.Vivían cerca del mar. Nadie podía diferenciarlos, porque eran todos iguales.Para

Mr. Ismael Mon completed Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of La Plata, Argentina. Graduating from the Art Institute Film Avellaneda, he was an assistant-intercalator in television production in the study of Rodolfo Pastor. He has worked with Cartoon Network, Disney, Winnie the Pooh 123, ABC.

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TRACES Belgium | 2019 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Biography, Drama, Musical | English | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

A horse logger and his horse take us deep into a

Director Pins Sébastien

forest in the Ardennes as the seasons go by, living

ঋতু পিরবতর্েনর সােথ সােথ একজন হসর্ লগার এবং তার েঘাড়া আমােদরেক আেদর্েনেসর একিট বেনর গহীেন িনেয় যায়। েলাকিট তরুণীিটেক েশখােব তার হসর্ লিগং এর পৰ্িত এই গভীর আসিক্তর বয্াপাের। এই িফল্মিটেত েদখােনা হেয়েছ কীভােব নতুন পৰ্জেন্মর েভতর এই উেদ্দশয্ ছিড়েয় েদওয়া যায়। ‘েটৰ্ইস’ শটর্িফল্মিটেত েদখােনা হেয়েছ, নতুন পৰ্জন্মই হেয় উঠেত পাের আমােদর এই বনসম্পদ সংরক্ষেণ উেদয্াগী। এখােন আরও েদখােনা হেয়েছ মানু ষ, পৰ্াণীর এবং বেনর েভতরকার আেবগময় সম্পকর্।

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Story Pins Sébastien Script/Screenplay Pins Sébastien Editor Jamet Matthieu Producer Pins Sébastien Cinematographer Pins Sébastien Leading Casts Alexandre von Sivers Salomé Amandine Hinnekens Alexandre von Sivers Sarah Messens

his passion under the gaze of a strange young girl.

The man will teach her his passion for draft horse logging: this is a film about the idea of passing down, and how some encounters can lead to a life’s calling. The short film ‘Traces’ shows today’s youth as the main force of the preservation of our forests. It also highlights the emotional symbiosis between man, the animal and the forest.

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Over the seasons we follow a logger and his horse

Un débardeur et son cheval nous emmènent au

in the depths of the Ardennes forest, and see him

cœur d’une forêt d’Ardenne, au fil des saisons,

live his passion through the eyes of an odd young

pour y vivre sa passion sous le regard d’une

girl.

étrange jeune fille. Il met également en évidence la symbiose émotionnelle entre l’homme, l’animal et la forêt.

Pins Sebastien’s commitment to nature is undoubted. He is interested in photography. Today, because of his attachment towards the natural patrimony of the Ardennes and it’s inhabitants, he tries, through his films, to reconcile man with nature by inviting the spectator to act positively in favour of the preservation of tomorrow’s world.

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TROPHY HUNTER United States | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min 42 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Pursuing an adventure in his back yard, a little

Director Sean Burns

boy with a BB gun fantasizes of being a big game

Story Sean Burns Bill Jarcho

value of living things.

একিট েছেল তার েছাট্ট বািড়র িপছেনর উেঠােন দু ঃসাহিসক অিভযােনর েখাঁেজ একিট িবিব গান - এর সাহােযয্ বড়মােপর িশকারী হওয়ার কল্পনা কের। েশষ পযর্ন্ত েস আিবষ্কার কের েয এই অিভজ্ঞতািট তার মােঝ অসন্তুিষ্ট ৈতির কের েগেছ এবং িশিখেয় েগেছ জীবন ও জীিবেতর মূ লয্ায়ন করেত।

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hunter. In future, he eventually discovers that the experience leaves him unsatisfied and aware of the

Script/Screenplay Sean Burns Bill Jarcho Editor Sean Burns Producer Bill Jarcho Cinematographer Sean Burns

Sean Burns has been producing animation projects in his own home-based studio for games and augmented reality content, as well as being in collaboration with long-time colleague and Oliver Jar founder Bill Jarcho, creating educational and socially responsible stop motion animated films.

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WALTER United States | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 6 min 42 sec Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

Where once was a sea, now is a desert. Where

Director Lorenzo Fresta

once was a town, now is ruins. In this desolated

েযখােন এক সময় সমুদৰ্ িছেলা, তা আজ মরুভূ িম হেয় িগেয়েছ। েযখােন এক সময় একটা নগরী িছেলা, তা আজ পিরণত হেয়েছ ধব্ংসস্তূেপ। এই জনশূ নয্ পৃ িথবীেত, একিট একাকী বয্াঙ তার সাইেকল চালািচ্ছেলা আকােশ েকােনা এক িজিনেসর েখাঁেজ।

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Story Lorenzo Fresta

world, a lonely toad rides his bike, looking for something in the sky.

Script/Screenplay Lorenzo Fresta Editor Lorenzo Fresta Producer Lorenzo Fresta Cinematographer Lorenzo Fresta

Lorenzo Fresta was born in Milan, Italy. He moved to the United States to study Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. He now works as a storyboard artist at Pixar Animation Studios.

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WISH Islamic Republic of Iran | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Sahra Asadollahi Story Solmaz Etemad

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

This is the story of a girl who is dreaming of a

এিট এমন একজন েমেয়র গল্প েয িবলাসবহুল জীবনযাপেনর সব্প্ন েদেখ। এিট এক বািড়র গল্প েযখােন তারা একসােথ থাকেত চায় এবং েস কল্পনা কের তারা কতটা হািসখুিশ থাকেতা েসই বািড়িটেত। যিদও এখন তারা জােননা ভিবষয্েত তােদর সােথ কী ঘটেত পাের।

luxurious life. It’s about a house they want to live in and imagines how happy they would be in it. For now, they never really know what is gonna happen in the future.

Script/Screenplay Solmaz Etemad Editor Alireza Producer Sahra Asadollahi Cinematographer Davoud Abbasi Leading Casts Masoom Ahmad Zadeh Asma Yoosef Venus Shams

Sahra Asadollahi is a famous actress in Iran. She is so active in theatre. Besides, she is a film enthusiast too. Currently, she is living in Tehran. She made her film ‘Wish’ in 2019.

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YIÚLIA Brazil | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Thriller | Portuguese | International Premiere | 19 min 38 sec Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Andréia Kaláboa Story Andréia Kaláboa Script/Screenplay Andréia Kaláboa E Ana Johann Editor Lucas Cesario Pereira Producer Guto Pasko Amarildo Martins Cinematographer João Castelo Branco Leading Casts Mônica Christo Juliana Tosin Rodrigo Ferrarini Zeca Cenovicz

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

Parabéns A Você

বৰ্ািজেলর পৰ্তয্ন্ত গৰ্ামাঞ্চল েযখােন কৰ্ীতদাস পৰ্থা পৰ্চিলত েসখােন ইউিলয়ার বািড়। েস তার ৯ম জন্মিদেন িবেশষ আেয়াজেনর আশা কেরিছল িকন্তু জন্মিদেনর অনু ষ্ঠােনর িকছু িদন আেগ তার চাচােতা ভাই এর অপৰ্তয্ািশত মৃ তুয্ ঘেট যা তােক েবশ হতাশ কের েতােল এবং একই সােথ জীবন সম্পেকর্ মূ লয্বান িশক্ষাও েদয়।

Synopsis in English Yiúlia lives in a rural colony of slave immigrants in the countryside of Brazil. She looks forward to winning a 9 years old birthday party, but days before her celebration the unexpected death of her cousin brings a lot of frustrations and lessons

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of life.

In Yiúlia’s head, the death wears purple and she needs to face it. She struggles to reach one goal,

Synopsis in Original Language

which is to have her first birthday party.

Yiúlia vive com os pais agricultores em uma colônia de descendentes de ucranianos. A menina sonha em ganhar sua primeira festa de aniversário, porém, na semana celebração morre o primo de sua mãe. Yiúlia precisa aprender a lidar com o luto, encarar o medo da morte, que na sua cabeça veste roxo, e lutar para alcançar o seu objetivo, que

Andréia Kaláboa is a partner of the GP7 Cinema company, in Paraná, Brazil. She has worked at the audiovisual market since 2001, having produced more than 41 projects until now. The company’s highlight is ‘Contracapa’. She has directed 9 episodes of ‘Casos e causes’, 3 documentaries, and 2 short films. Nowadays, she is working on the script of ‘Series Uma Só Carne’.

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YOURS LOVING UMMA India | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Other | English | International Premiere | 12 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

A letter from Sheeba Ameer to her daughter

Director Abhishek Av

Niloufer. It has been a while since Niloufer

িশবা আিমেরর একিট িচিঠ তার েমেয় িনলু ফােরর কােছ। িনলু ফােরর মৃ তুয্র েবশ িকছু িদন হেয় েগেছ। তেব আজ িশবা ইিতবাচক পিরবতর্ন আনার জনয্ িনলু ফােরর অনু পিস্থিতর শূ নয্তা কািটেয় উঠেত সক্ষম হেয়েছ এবং েস অনয্েদর মােঝ আরও উন্নত সমাজ গঠেনর জনয্ অনু েপৰ্রণা জািগেয় তুলেছ।

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Story Abhishek Av

passed away. But today, Sheeba has been able to overcome this void to create a positive change, while inspiring others to create a better society.

Script/Screenplay Paroma Bhowmik Editor Akhilesh Gopal Producer The Story Jar Abhishek Bhattacharjee Cinematographer Kalpataru Jana Leading Casts Sheeba Ameer

Abhishek Av has worked with various production houses and brands as a director with professional experience since 2012. Presently, he works as a Freelance Director & teaches students the art of film making. With an ideology of spreading love, he makes personal projects which people can connect to.

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CHANDPUDI Bangladesh | 2019 | Other | Color | Drama, Other | Chakma | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min 32 sec Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

চাঁপুিদ

Director Ranta Kumar Tanchangya

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চাঁপুিদ পাহােড়র টৰ্য্াকগ‌ুিলেত তঞ্চঙ্গয্া মানু েষর জীবন সংগৰ্ােমর আেলােক িনিমর্ত একিট শটর্ িফল্ম। এক কাঠু েরর কাঠবাদােমর জনয্ জীিবকা িনবর্ােহর একমাতৰ্ উপায় িছল কাঠ কাটা িকন্তু িতিন তার েমেয় ছাড়া অস্থাবর। অনয্িদেক তার স্তৰ্ীও পঙ্গু , মূ লত তার েমেয়র সাহাযয্ও তার ইচ্ছার উপর িনভর্রশীল। িনেজর বাচ্চােক েলখাপড়া করার জনয্ এবং বাবােক সমথর্ন করার পৰ্েচষ্টার অংশ িহসােব েমেয়িট তার বাবার কাঠ সংগৰ্েহর েক্ষেতৰ্ সহায়তা করার পাশাপািশ িবিভন্ন শাকসবিজ সংগৰ্হ ও িবিকৰ্ও কের। একরকমভােব কাঠু েরও তার েমেয়র বই এবং েপিন্সলগ‌ুিল েকনার বয্বস্থা কেরন। তার িনেজর দাঁড়ােনার পৰ্য়াস েদখা যােব ছিবিটেত।

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Story Ranta Kumar Tanchangya Script/Screenplay Ranta Kumar Tanchangya Editor Paritosh Talukder Producer Advocate Sudip Tanchangya Cinematographer Rocky Chakma Leading Casts Purnali Tanchangya Asha Janan Tanchangya Nonabi Chakma

If there’s will there’s a way.

Synopsis in English Chanpudi A short film made in light of the Life struggle of the Tanchangya people in the Hill tracks. The only way to earn a living for the woodcutter was cutting wood but he is immovable without his daughter. His wife, on the other hand, is also crippled, mainly his daughter’s help is also dependent on her will. In addition to assisting her father in collecting wood, the girl also collects and sells various vegetables as part of an effort to educate herself and to support her father. And somehow she also manages to buy her books and pencils. Here is the short film “Chanpudi” to illuminate her efforts of standing on her own.

Ranta Kumar Tanchangya is an Actor, Dramatist & Indigenous Filmmaker. He is a Vice-President of CHT FILM Society, One of the leading film organizations in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is also a renowned story writer. His dream is to be a good filmmaker.

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COLOR OF CHILDHOOD Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 29 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

ৈশশেবর রং

Director Sahadat Russell

Tagline

ধমর্ীয় িশক্ষাবয্বস্থা ও অনু শাসেনর সােথ একজন িকেশােরর মনন ও সব্েপ্নর দব্েন্দব্র গল্প এিট। সালাম ভােলাবােস ছিব আঁকেত। উগৰ্ ধমর্ান্ধতার সােথ লড়াই কের তার িনেজর সব্প্নেক স্পশর্ করার েগাপন লড়াইেক উপজীবয্ কের িনিমর্ত হেলও ছিবিটেত েচষ্টা করা হেয়েছ উগৰ্বাদী ধয্ান-ধারনার িবপরীেত একিট সু ন্দর ও সু স্থ জীবন দশর্নেক তুেল ধরেত। ছিবিট মূ লত সালােমর সু ন্দর জীবন খুঁেজ েফরার গল্প।

Story Sahadat Russell Script/Screenplay Sahadat Russell Editor Saif Russel Producer Morshiduzzaman Cinematographer Hasanuzzaman Rajib Leading Casts Alif Joyita Moholanobish Nafis Ahmed Chan miah Mitha Mamun Sayem

A better world for Children Synopsis in English TThe story of the short film ‘Color of Childhood’ is based on the Islamic Education System.

According to Islamic teachings and Islamic rules,

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it is forbidden to draw pictures. Here, 11-year-old

Everything beauty in this world is halal, everything

Salam likes to paint pictures, but his religious family

ugly in this world is haram.

and his Islamic education are tied up with his drawing. He gets mentally broken. Eventually, he met a painter. The painter changed the philosophy of Salams’ life while people are being attacked by extremist religious attacks all over the world. Then the artist speaks about an incomparable, beautiful and happy world and saves Salam.

Sahadat Russell is a Bangladeshi Independent filmmaker. After finishing his studies in filmmaking, he returned to Bangladesh to make films in his own language. The political unrest and the rise of religious extremism around the world worried him. To get the rights of the oppressed people, he decided to use his film.

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FEATHER Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 2 min 27 sec Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 years

পালক

Direction & Cinematography Ehsan Ur Rashid

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একিদন মােঠ পিরশৰ্ম করার সময় বৰ্য্াক এনিজও’র কমর্ী িব ময্ান এর সামেন এেস পের এক হাঁস , েয তার টৰ্াক্টেরর সামেন েথেক সরেত নারাজ। িব ময্ান হাঁসিটেক েজার কের সরােনার হুমিক েদয়, তেব পের জানেত পাের হাঁসিটর েজেদর আসল কারন। এরপর িব ময্ান এবং হাঁসিট এবং নতুন আেরা চিরেতৰ্র মেধয্ বন্ধুতব্ হয়।

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Story Syed Zuhair Hossain Script/Screenplay Mehrab Mohsin Khan Editor Sherajus Salehin Producer BRAC University Leading Casts Aqil Daiyan, Khaled Saifullah, Amir Abdullah Fahim, Sanjoy Dev, Md. Raihan Uddin, Nafees Imtiaz Khan, Adiba Tabassum, Nazmus Sakib, Md. Moynul Asik Moni, Hamed Efaz Md. Elahi Dad, Mustafa Farhat Subah, Prabal Kumar Chowdhury, Mehnaz Tabassum Tishun, Bondon Datta, Istiak Ahmed, Zidnee an Nahian Zidan, Hasibul Haque Chowdhury, Md Shahadat Hossain Akash, Homayra Zarin Noor Beva, Syeda Maisha Tarannum, Sadia Annafi, Cyrus Sakiba, Md Muhaiminul Islam, Sarwar Hossain.

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A mother would face anything for her children.

Synopsis in English B-Man, the hero of the NGO BRAC, on a day of hard work at his fields, stumbles upon a duck

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unwilling to move out of the way of his tractor.

B-Man threatens a mother, without knowing about

He threatens to remove the duck by force,

her struggles, before realizing what he has done.

before realizing the true reason of the duck’s stubbornness. B-Man, the duck and some new characters become friends afterwards.

Ehsan Ur Rashid is the founder and director of Charuputhi of Fine Arts, a school for art, origami, crafts, and animation. He is also the instructor of the Animated Film Making activity of BRAC University’s Residential Semester. He likes to tell his stories from everyday life through his camera.

PERMISSIBLE VELOCITY Bangladesh | 2020 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No language | Bangladesh Premiere | 29 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

16 years and above

সেবর্াচ্চ গিতসীমা

একখন্ড সময় এক তরুেণর সােথ যাতৰ্া পেথ মৃ তুয্ শূ নয্তায়। হয়েতা থােক কাল্পিনক সীমােরখা। সব্াভািবক, অসব্াভািবক বা অজ্ঞাত। িনেজর কােছও হয়েতা, িকছু মানু িষ অিস্ততব্। তরুণ সময় েপঁৗছায় জীবন সীমােরখায়। িদন পৰ্িত মৃ তুয্ অথবা সেবর্াচ্চ গিতসীমা।

Director Mohammad Touqir Islam Story Mahfuj Prodip Mehedi Hasan Script/Screenplay Mohammad Touqir Islam Editor Mehedi Hasan

Tagline Without WH questions Synopsis in English A glimpse of time, travelling with youth,A Journey towards infinity with imaginary boundaries. Could have been usual,unusual or undefined.Existence of own self feels doubtful as human.Golden youth knocks the edge of life itself,to the limit or maximum velocity.

Producer Footprint Film Production Cinematographer Mohammad Touqir Islam Leading Casts Amit Rudra

Mohammad Touqir Islam was born in 1994 in Rajshahi. In 2009 when he was in the 8th standard made his first film. He was graduated from Asian School of Media Studies, India. At the beginning of the journey, he has started his own house named ‘Footprint Film Production’. ‘Gol O Jog’ and ‘Aina’ are two of his most popular films.

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THE BRAND NEW FRIENDSHIP Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 32 min 45 sec Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

It’s a story about the friendship between a 10-year-

Director Rahmatullah Tuhin

old boy Ethan with his grandmother, who is first-

এই গল্পিট একজন ১০ বছেরর িশশ‌ু ইথান এবং তার নািনর মধয্কার বন্ধুতব্ িনেয় িনিমর্ত, িযিন তার নাতিনর সােথ সাক্ষাত করেত পৰ্থমবার অেস্টৰ্িলয়া ভৰ্মণ কেরেছন। সম্ভবত ইথান কখেনা তার সব্েদশ, বাংলােদেশ িফের আসেব না। ইথােনর নািন ইংেরিজ বলেত পােরন না আর ইথান বাংলা বু ঝেত পােরনা। তবু ও এরকম একিট পৰ্িতবন্ধকতা থাকা সেত্তব্ও তােদর এই রেক্তর সম্পকর্িট তােদরেক সাহাযয্ কেরেছ পৰ্িতবন্ধকতািট ভাঙেত আর সাহাযয্ কেরেছ তােদর মেধয্ একিট নতুন বন্ধন গেড় তুলেত।

Story Rupantor Script/Screenplay Rahmatullah Tuhin Rupantor Editor Moyeen Ahmed Producer Saker Ahmed

time travelling to Australia to meet her grandchild.

Ethan perhaps will never be back to his homeland, Bangladesh.

The grandma can’t speak in English and Ethan doesn’t understand Bengali.

Despite the critical difference between them once, their blood connections help them breaking the glass wall, a new friendship begins between them.

Logline It’s a story about friendship between a grandson & grandmother.

Cinematographer Shinra Li Josh Sylvan Leading Casts Dolly Johur Shafin Ahmed Monica Hope Zakirul Hyder Rahmatullah Tuhin was born in 1970 and completed his MA from Jagannath University. In 1989, Tuhin started performing onstage with THEATRE and still an active member of the group. Since 1990 Tuhin started making Television, Radio programs, Directing short & Feature films, TV dramas, Documentaries, TVC, etc.

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THE DUSTBIN CONNECTION Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

ডাস্টিবন কােনকশন

এক েজাড়া ডাস্টিবন দু ’জন বয্িক্তর মেধয্ একিট অসব্াভািবক বন্ধন ৈতির কের, যখন তােদর সবেচেয় েবিশ পৰ্েয়াজন হয় এবং তােদর জীবন পিরবতর্ন কের। িকন্তু এই পিরবতর্ন িক তােদর জনয্ সু ফল বেয় আনেব নািক বদেল িদেব তােদর জীবন সারাজীবেনর জনয্? েসই অজ্ঞাত দু ’জন বয্িক্তর গল্পই িচিতৰ্ত হেয়েছ এই িসেনমায়।

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

Tagline A friend, is all u need.

Synopsis in English A pair of dustbin creates an unusual bond between two very different people, when they need the

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most & change their lives. This change turns their

Two dustbins, unexpectedly. Change two person’s

life forever. But will this change bring any good to

life.

them? Or bring them down to misery? This film showcases the fate of these two strangers.

Cinematographer Ferdous Uddin Ahmad Leading Casts Iftekhar Bin Salam Syed Arbin Ayaan Sanjana Islam Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko Soumithra Biswas Apon Animation/Graphics Aranna Khan

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Chowdhury Asif Jahangir Arko is an architect, filmmaker, cartoonist, dancer. A Bachelor in Architecture from BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh & he studied filmmaking specially direction, cinematography, editing at Pathshala South Asian media institute, department of film & television, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He runs an architecture firm “Studio Tripod” & a media production company “ARK Films” in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

TOMORROW Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Adventure, Documentary, History | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 26 min Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Ratul, a young boy in Bangladesh, is magically

Director Mohammad Shihab Uddin

shown two very different visions of the future. In

ৈবিশব্ক উষ্ণতার পৰ্ভােব েমরু অঞ্চেলর বরফ গেল তিলেয় যােব বাংলােদশসহ আেরা অেনক েদশ; ভিবষয্েতর পৃ িথবী হেব খুব ভয়ঙ্কর। েসই ভয়ঙ্কর ভিবষয্তেকই রাতুল নােমর এক িশশ‌ু েদেখ েফেল অিতপৰ্াকৃত চিরতৰ্ ‘বাতােসর বু েড়া’র মাধয্েম। েয রাতুল এতিদন পৰ্কৃিতেক উেপক্ষা কের েগেছ েসই রাতুলই এবার ভার েনয় পৃ িথবীর ভিবষয্ত বদলাবার। তার সঙ্গী হয় পৃ িথবীজুেড় থাকা হাজারও িশশ‌ু-িকেশার। ধীের ধীের গেড় ওেঠ জনমত। জীবাশ্ম জব্ালািনর ওপর করােরাপসহ আেরা এমন িকছু কের রাতুেলরা যােত পৃ িথবীর এই মহাদু েযর্াগ েমাকােবলা েশষ পযর্ন্ত সম্ভব হেয় ওেঠ।

Story Kazi Zahin Hasan Kazi Zeeshan Hasan Script/Screenplay Ahmed Khan Hirok Nasimul Hasan Editor Mohammad Shihab Uddin Producer Kazi Zahin Hasan Kazi Zeeshan Hasan

the first scenario, Bangladesh has been inundated by rising sea levels, causing great suffering; in the second scenario, fossil fuels have been replaced by renewable energy, and Bangladesh is prosperous.

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ৈবিশব্ক উষ্ণতার পৰ্ভােব পৃ িথবী যখন মহাদু েযর্ােগর মুেখ তখনই বাংলােদেশর এক িকেশার এিগেয় আেস সমাধান িনেয়।

Cinematographer Mohammad Shihab Uddin Adnan Al Sazzad Leading Casts Deepak Kumar Goswami Eashan Abdullah Mohammad Morshed Siddique Moru Raju Ahmed

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Mohammad Shihab Uddin is a Bangladeshi animation filmmaker and Director. He has worked as a Director of `Tomorrow` animated short film and also created `Shahana` series for UNFPA Bangladesh. He also worked in `Meena’ films for UNICEF as Production Manager and Creative Director.

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BECAUSE HE’S GOOD Russian Federation | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 4 min 21 sec Suitable Audience

10 years and below

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Old friend cannot be betrayed

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট পুরােনা েটিড িবয়ার সম্পেকর্, েয একদা একাকী এবং অযািচত অনু ভব কেরিছল। িবয়ারিট বািড় েছেড় চেল িগেয়িছল, তেব তার জনয্ অেপক্ষা করিছল একিট চমক।বািহের তার মন খারাপ িছল এবং েস পেদ পেদ অসম্মািনত হয়। েশষ পযর্ন্ত তার মািলক তােক উদ্ধার কের পিরিস্থিত েথেক।

Director Marianna Kalina

Synopsis in English

Story Marianna Kalina

lonely and unwanted. One day, the teddy bear left

Script/Screenplay Marianna Kalina

This film is about an old teddy bear who once felt home and there was a surprise waiting for him. He was sad and humiliated outside. In the end, he was saved by his owner.

Editor Tatiana Vokhmentseva Producer Marianna Kalina Cinematographer Marianna Kalina Animators Marianna Kalina Sasha Kurochkina Misha Tur Lera Barskova Backgrounds Liza Starodubtseva

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Marianna Kalina is 10 years old. She lives in Moscow, Russia. She made her first animated film in the children’s studio ‘HO-RO-SHO!’, ‘Khoroshevo’ Moscow in 2018. Marianne has been studying in the studio for 3 years.

BOSA Spain | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 19 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

When Lucas finds out that his best friend Driss

Director Aitana Serrallet

has been sent back to Morocco with his uncle, he

যখন লু কাস জানেত পাের তার িপৰ্য় বন্ধু িডৰ্সেক তার আংেকেলর সােথ মেরােক্কােত েফরত পাঠােনা হেব, তখন তারা িঠক কের তারা একিট ভয়ানক অিভযান শ‌ুরু করেব। তারা একিট িনিষদ্ধ ভৰ্মেণ েবর হয় যার িবপরীত িদেকই একটা অৈবধ স্থান িছেলা। মেরােক্কােত যাওয়ার পর তার সাহারা অঞ্চেলর ইবৰ্ািহেমর সােথ পিরচয় হয়, যা তার জনয্ সু েযাগ িহেসেব অেপক্ষা করিছেলা েস্পন/মেরাক্কর বডর্ার পাড় করার এবং তােদর মেধয্ গভীর বন্ধুেতব্র জন্ম েনবার।

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Story Aitana Serrallet Frederic Serrallet Script/Screenplay Aitana Serrallet Frederic Serrallet Rafael Serrallet

decides to start a crazy adventure and go to look for him in a forbidden trip to the other side of the street in the opposite direction. In Morocco, he’ll meet Ibrahim, a Subsaharan that is waiting for an opportunity to cross the fence in the Spanish/ Moroccan border, and another close friendship will be born between them.

Editor Rafael Serrallet Producer Anna Greaves Cinematographer Hayden Schubert Leading Casts Frederic Serrallet Lucas Rosana Pastor Ibrahim Saw Ibrahim Aitana Serrallet Victoria

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Aitana Serrallet was born in Valencia in 2003 in an artistic family.She early exposure to the fine arts very early. In 2018 she won a prize in her secondary school with a documentary about water and later that year started the recording of ‘Bosa’ her opera prima.

COMFORTABLE POSITION Uzbekistan | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Created By DRF Children Animation Studio Music Director Nikolay Zuev

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Synopsis in Bengali

When a person falls asleep, he immerses in

যখন একজন মানু ষ ঘুিমেয় পেড়, তখন েস অনয্ এক বাস্তবতায় ডুেব যায়, েযখােন তার সােথ েযেকােনা িকছু হেত পাের। েস লাল চিটেজাড়া পেড় মািটর উপের উেড় েবড়ােত পাের, অথবা তােক এক সবু জ ভাল্লু ক েখেয় েফলেত পাের, অথবা েস একিট নীল বািড়েক পড়েত েদখেত পাের উঁচু েথেক। যখন মানু ষিট ঘুম েথেক েজেগ ওেঠ, তখন তার িকছু ই মেন নাও থাকেত পাের, েযন এই পুেরা সমেয় তার েকােনা অিস্ততব্ িছলনা।

another reality, where anything can happen to him.

He can fly above the ground in red slippers, he can be eaten by a green bear, he can see the blue house falling. When a person wakes up, he can probably remember nothing; as if he did not exist all this time.

DRF Children Animation Studio is a hub for young film enthusiasts’ minds. The members of the studio are aged from 8 to 12 years and are currently students of the Tashkent International School. The studio encourages young talents to contribute according to their abilities.

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CREEPY Germany | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min 30 sec Suitable Audience

10 years and below Created By Kids ’n Tricks Story Kids ’n Tricks Producer Prof. Isolde Asal

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Synopsis in Bengali

Stop bullying.

খুব েভােরই এখােন স্কুল শ‌ুরু হেয় যায়। েবিশরভাগ বাচ্চাই তার বন্ধুেদর পুনরায় েদখেত েপেয় খুিশ হয়। িকন্তু একিট বাচ্চার জনয্ তা সু েখর নয় বরং অদ্ভুত। েস েদখেত িভন্ন হওয়ায় সবাই তােক সাদের গৰ্হণ কের না। তারা তােক িবরক্ত কের, তােক িনেয় হািস-তামাশা কের। এমনিক িশক্ষকরাও তােদর সােথ েযাগ েদয়। িকন্তু একমাতৰ্ এমাই তার অবস্থা অনু ধাবন করেত পাের। এমা িক পারেব তােক সাহাযয্ করেত?

Synopsis in English It’s early in the morning when school starts. Most of the children are happy to see their friends again.

Except for one children; for him it’s CREEPY. He looks different and is not accepted by the others.

They annoy him, make fun of him, even the teacher joins in. Only Emma, one of the classmates, seems to recognize the situation. Can she help him fight against bullying?

Synopsis in Original Language Gleich beginnt die Schule. Viele Kinder freuen sich ihre Freunde wiederzusehen. Für einige Kinder ist das aber nicht so, auch für CREEPY. Er sieht anders aus und wird von den Schülern nicht akzeptiert. Sie machen sich über ihn lustig. Von den Klassenkameraden scheint nur die Emma die Situation zu erkennen. Kann sie ihm helfen sich gegen das Mobbing zu wehren?

Kids ’n Tricks is an HSD University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf media project, this time in cooperation with the‚ ‘Diakonie Duesseldor‘ & ‘SOS Kinderdorf’. The seven children aged from 7 to 11 years told their stories and produced a short animated movie, under the supervision of Prof. Isolde Asal.

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FRIENDS LOVE India | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Romance | English | South Asian Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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11-15 Years

Love and care of each other.

এই পৃ িথবীেত সবিকছু ই জীবন যাপেনর সােথ জিড়ত। এই গল্পিট একিট আমগাছ এবং িটয়াপািখর বন্ধুেতব্র গল্প। এেক অপরেক সাহাযয্ করার িশক্ষাই এই গল্পিট আমােদরেক েদয়। একিদন িটয়া পািখিট আমগাছিটেক েরেখ একিট ধানেক্ষেত িনমন্তৰ্েণ েগল। িকন্তু এইিদেক পািনর অভােব আমগােছর করুণ অবস্থা হয়। পরবতর্ীেত পািখিট গাছিটেক জীবন িফের েপেত সাহাযয্ কের িনয়িমত পািন িদেয়। পািখিটর পরবতর্ী পৰ্জন্মও বছেরর পর বছর আমগােছর চারাগ‌ুেলােক এইভােবই সাহাযয্ কের যায়।

Director Diya M Story Diya M Script/Screenplay Diya M Editor Diya M Producer Diya M

Synopsis in English Everything on this earth is linked together for life.

The story tells the friendship between a mango tree and a parrot. This shows how important it is to take care of each other on this earth. Especially of those who care for us. One day the parrot got an invitation for a tour party, in the paddy field, but left his friend. On return, he found his friend fading because of lack of water. But the parrot brings back the tree by watering and showing love and affection. Years after, the parrot kid follows his parents’ path by watering the kid mango tree.

Cinematographer Diya M

Diya M is a 6th-grade student studying in KPR Govt Higher Secondary School, Kalliasserri, Kannur, Kerala. She is good at drawing & learned animation from her brother when she was 10 years old. She received her first film award from the USA in October 2019.

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GEORGINA’S MAGICAL POWERS Spain | 2017 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 5 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

The film is about a girl, Georgina, and her magical

Director Leo Humphreys Newman

powers. Georgina couldn’t manage to get Luis, her

জিজর্না তার বন্ধু লু ইস ও অনয্ানয্ সহপাঠীেদরেক তার জাদু িবদয্া সম্পেকর্ িবশব্াস করােত বয্থর্ হয় যতক্ষণ না এমন িকছু হয় যােত লু ইেসর জীবন হুমিকর সম্মু খীন হয়।

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Story Leo Humphreys Newman

best friend, and classmates, to understand how her magic works until something happens that puts Luis life in danger. That is when things start to unravel.

Script/Screenplay Ignacio Nieto Editor Kique Parrilla Producer Sergio Mate Cinematographer Mauricio Buendía Leading Casts Claudia Mate Kique Parrilla Lola Parrilla Mencía Flores Pedro Nebot Tomás Nebot

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Leo Humphreys Newman has performed several roles in Telekids Workshop since 2015. He began studying film at just 11 years old.

He has directed, written scripts and above all, has edited several of the workshop’s short films. In recent years he has shown interest in projects that have to link with new technologies.

GIRLS FOR CHANGE Lebanon | 2019 | Color | Arabic | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Created By Girls For Change Participants Producer Doris Saba Sam Lahoud

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8 short films written and produced by adolescent girls from the Syrian refugee camps and communities in Lebanon, as part of an audiovisual and film training done by Beirut Film Society. ‘Girls for Change’ is a done by adolescent girls to express their ambitions, fear, pain, and hope...

৮িট সব্ল্পৈদেঘর্য্র িসেনমা িলিখত ও িনিমর্ত হেয়েছ িসিরয়ান িরিফউিজ কয্াম্প ও সিমিতর িকেশারীেদর দব্ারা, শ পৰ্েকৗশল ও িসেনমা িনমর্াণ পৰ্িশক্ষেণর অংশ িহেসেব। এগ‌ুেলার মেধয্ ‘গালর্স ফর েচঞ্জ’ অনয্তম। এই িকেশারীরা ‘গালর্স ফর েচঞ্জ’ িসেনমায় তােদর িনেজর জীবেনর লক্ষয্, ভয়, দু ঃখ ও আশার কথা বয্ক্ত কেরেছ।

‘Girls for Change’ project includes 8 short films, written, directed, acted, and edited by girls between the age of 13 and 17, from the Syrian refugees’ communities and camps, in the most vulnerable areas of Lebanon.

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I AM GEORGE Croatia (Hrvatska) | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy | English | South Asian Premiere | 3 min 27 sec Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Lovro Hostić Ivona Štefica Mihanović Story Ria Blažević Luka Domljan Ema Reberski Ena Koco Script/Screenplay Ria Blažević Luka Domljan Ema Reberski Ena Koco Aleksandra Žagar Editor Dalija Dozet Producer Shadow Casters Cinematographer Grgur Šikić Aleksandra Žagar Leading Casts Lovro Hostić Jan Novak Vukašinović Paulo Bego Rebrina Elena Žužul Ivona Štefica Mihanović Marta Špoler Čanić

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Original Title Ja Sam Đuro Tagline What does it mean to be different, how is it expressed and experienced?

Synopsis in English George is a boy who is different from others.

While he enjoys expressing his individuality, he finds himself being forced to conform. His usual monochromic mind is replaced with shades of black. Will he break free from the norms or will he remain an average citizen? What does it mean anyway, to be different and how is it expressed and experienced? Each individual has their way of expression and in this short film, George will show his. It’s a film about diversity and a unwillingness to conform, intolerance and willingness to express one’s identity and respect for others.

Synopsis in Original Language Đuro je dječak koji se razlikuje od ostalih. Iako uživa u iskazivanju svoje individualnosti, nalazi se prisiljen na prilagodbu drugima. Njegova uobičajena

šarenost zamijenjena je nijansama crne. Hoće li se osloboditi norme ili će ostati prosječan? Što uopće znači biti drugačiji i kako se to izražava i doživljava?

Svaki pojedinac ima svoj način izražavanja, a u ovome kratkom filmu Đuro će vam pokazati svoj. To je film o raznolikosti i (ne) spremnosti na udovoljavanje, (ne) toleranciji i spremnosti za iskazivanjem nečijeg identiteta i poštovanja drugih.

Synopsis in Bengali

জজর্ েছেলিট বািকেদর েথেক আলাদা। েস িনেজর বয্িক্তসব্াতন্তৰ্য্ পৰ্কােশ আনন্দ েপেলও, েস িনয়ম েমেন চলেত বাধয্ হয় অেনকেক্ষেতৰ্ই। তার সাধারণ রিঙ্গন িদক কােলা ছায়ায় েঢেক পেড়। েস িক এই বাধ ভাঙেত পারেব নািক বািকেদর মতই হেয় যােব? অনয্রকম হওয়ার অথর্টাই বা কী এবং তা েস িকভােব পৰ্কাশ কের? পৰ্েতয্েকরই িনেজেক পৰ্কােশর মােঝ একিট িভন্নতা আেছ। এই শটর্ িফেল্ম জজর্ তার সব্কীয়তা েদখােব। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ ৈবিচতৰ্য্, বাধয্বাধকতার পৰ্িত অনীহা, অসহনশীলতা, িনজসব্তা পৰ্কাশ এবং অনয্েদর শৰ্দ্ধা করা সম্পেকর্ েদখােনা হেয়েছ। Logline George is a boy who is different from the others.

Lovro Hostić is a first-time filmmaker, and as a team of children, in the presence of mentors, he devised a story, scripted it, created a storyboard and made all the components of pre-production and postproduction. The film was created as a part of the ‘Frooom!’ film school advanced workshop in 2018 in Zagreb.

Ivona Štefica Mihanović, born in 2005, is a first-time filmmaker, and as a team of children, in the presence of mentors, he contributed to a story, scripted it, created a storyboard and made all the components of pre-production and post-production.

SEEKING REFUGE Spain | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

10 years and below

A refugee girl tries to overcome her adaptation

Director Blanca Osuna

problems and thinks of a solution so that her

একিট শরণাথর্ী েমেয় তার অিভেযাজেনর সমসয্া কািটেয় উঠেত আর একটা সমাধান খুঁজেত েচষ্টা কের যােত তার বাবা তােদর নতুন েদেশ তার পিরবােরর সােথ এক হেত পাের। তার এই সন্ধােনর পথিট সহজ নয়। পৰ্িতিট পেথ েস বাঁধার সম্মু খীন হয়। েস িক এই বাধা অিতকৰ্ম করেত পারেব?

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Story Blanca Osuna Alba Cuevas Alicia Ruiz Andy Servían Script/Screenplay Blanca Osuna Alba Cuevas, Alicia Ruiz Andy Servían

father can join their family in the new country. This path is not easy for her. She faces difficulty in every other step she takes. Will she make it?

Synopsis in Original Language Una niña refugiada intenta superar sus problemas de adaptación y piensa en una solución para que su padre pueda unirse a su familia en el nuevo país. Este camino no es fácil para ella. Ella enfrenta dificultades en cada paso que da. Lo logrará ella?

Editor Eva Limones Vicente Payo Elio Delgado Mauricio GIl Producer Esperanza Coca Cinematographer Alicia Ruiz Leading Casts Blanca Osuna Roís Alba Cuevas Padules Alicia Ruiz Almeida Milagros Servían Acosta Jacqueline Sánchez Carrero

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Blanca Osuna is an 11 year old girl who has studied at Telekids Workshop since she was 9 years old. She has done many activities related to cinema in front of and behind the cameras.

THE LIFE OF A BUTTERFLY Croatia (Hrvatska) | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Croatian | South Asian Premiere | 2 min 21 sec Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Original Language

11-15 years

Život Leptira

Ova stop animacija opisuje život jednog leptira

Director Vedran Antolić

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Froomopolis kao tema početna je faza susreta

What is it like to be a butterfly? How is the city life

djece, polaznika radionice Frooom! filmske škole, sa

affecting butterflies?

svijetom pokretne slike. Postavljaju se pitanja: Kako

Story Jan Beoković Katarina Bohunički Nora Dmitrović Vito Glavaš Script/Screenplay Marta Jurela Leon Martinec Elena Matleković Lena Radošević Luka Rađenović Izabela Štrac Maro Vuić Editor Magdalena Ptiček Hana Matejašić Bojana Bunać

u gradu Frooomopolisu. Imaginarni grad

je to biti leptir? Kako gradski život utječe na leptire?

Synopsis in English

Jeste li vidjeli leptire u posljednje vrijeme u gradu?

This animated stop motion describes the life of one

Na sva ta teška pitanja odgovara se putem crteža i

butterfly in the city of Frooomopolis. This imaginary

stop animacije.

city is the first stop motion film in the ‘Frooom!’, a film school that introduces children with the

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world of motion pictures. The following questions

এই এিনেমেটড স্টপ েমাশন িসেনমািট ফৰ্ুেমাপিলস শহেরর একিট পৰ্জাপিতর গল্প িনেয় িনিমর্ত। এই কাল্পিনক শহরিট পৰ্থম স্টপ েমাশন িফল্ম যা ফৰ্ুেম িনিমর্ত হয়, একিট িফল্ম স্কুল যা বাচ্চােদরেক চলিচ্চতৰ্ জগেতর সােথ পিরিচিত ঘটায়। পৰ্জাপিত হওয়ার অনু ভূিতটা েকমন? কীভােব শহুের জীবন একিট পৰ্জাপিতর জীবেন পৰ্ভাব েফেল? তুিম িক ইদানীং শহের েকােনা পৰ্জাপিত েদেখেছা? এইসব পৰ্শ্নগ‌ুেলার উত্তর অঙ্কন ও স্টপ েমাশেনর মেধয্ িদেয় ফুিটেয় েতালা হেয়েছ।

are asked, “What is it like to be a butterfly?” “How does city life affect butterflies?” “Have you seen any butterflies in the city lately?” These questions are all answered by drawing and stop motion.

Producer Shadow Casters Cinematographer Vedran Antolić Jan Beoković Katarina Bohunički

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Vedran Antolić is a first-time filmmaker and together with the rest of the children, in the presence of mentors, he devised a story and made all the components of animation, pre and post-production.

The animated film was created as a part of the ‘Frooom!’ film school beginners workshop in 2018.

THE NOTE BOOK Canada | 2019 | Other | Color | Thriller | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min 39 sec Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Esabella Strickland Story Esabella Strickland Script/Screenplay Esabella Strickland Producer Young Movie Makers

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Josh Heenan wonders how his friend Zack Andrews

জশ হীনান িবিস্মত হেয় তার বন্ধু জয্াক অয্া েজর ফ্লায়ারিটেক গােছর সােথ যু ক্ত েদেখ ভাবিছেলা কীভােব েস িনেখাঁজ হেয়েছ। একিট রহসয্ময় েমেয় জয্াক সম্পেকর্ জেশর কােছ জানেত চাইেল, একিট েছেলর সােথ তােদর েদখা হয় এবং েস তােদর জানায় েয একিট েনাটবু ক রেয়েছ যা তার িশকােরর সামেন হুট কের েবিরেয় আেস এবং এিটই জয্াকেক িনেয় েগেছ। পেরর িদন, জশ এবং েমেয়িট যখন কথা বলিছল, তখন েনাটবু কিট তারা েদখেত েপল। জশ তখন এিটর কােছ এিগেয় িগেয় বইিটেক খুেল বাতােস হািরেয় যায়।

went missing, when he sees the flyer attached to a tree. As a mysterious girl asks about Zack to Josh, a boy appears and tells them that there is a notebook that pops out of nowhere before its prey and that’s what took Zack. The very next day, when Josh and the girl were talking, the notebook appears. When Josh reaches to it and opens it, he vanishes into thin air.

Leading Casts Esabella Strickland

Esabella Strickland is a writer and director. Besides that, Esabella is also an award-winning actress. She starred in her first film, My Red Ball, which was also written and co-directed by her. This young girl aspires to be a famous director someday and make films that will matter to the world.

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TIME FOR AMANDA Spain | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

10 years and below Director Blanca Osuna Story Alba Cuevas Script/Screenplay Blanca Osuna Editor Alicia Ruiz Producer Esperanza Coca

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Let the children have their own time

আমান্ডা সহিশক্ষামূ লক কােজর চােপ এতটাই বয্স্ত থােক েয েস িনেজ কী করেত ভােলাবােস তাই ভুেল যায়। িকন্তু সবিকছু পিরবতর্ন হেত শ‌ুরু কের যখন, েমেয়িটর ৈতির েছাটেবলার এক চিরতৰ্, তার জীবেন িফের আেস।

Synopsis in English Amanda is tied up because she has too many extracurricular activities. She had forgotten what she liked to do until, a character that she created, when she was younger, appears in her life.

Synopsis in Original Language Una niña tiene muchas actividades extraescolares, y eso le hace estar siempre cansada. Ya ni recuerda loque realmente le gusta. Hasta que un día alguien inesperado se lo recuerda.

Cinematographer Eva Limones Leading Casts Esperanza Coca Eva Limones Alicia Ruiz Blanca Osuna attended for 3 years in Telekids Workshop as an actress, director, and screenwriter. She has a lot of talent both in front and behind the cameras. Currently, she is studying in Taller Telekids.

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WALK BESIDE ME Spain | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Boys and girls are better together.

Director Andrea Perez

Synopsis in English

আমােদর জেন্মর শ‌ুরু েথেকই সমাজ আমােদরেক একিট তকমা লািগেয় েদয় এবং আলাদা কের েদয়। িকন্তু আমরা যিদ একসােথ চিল তাহেল আমােদর চলার পথটা আেরকটু

Since we were born, they label us and separate us.

সহজ হেতা।

Producer CEIP Serreria (Valencia, Spain) Leading Casts Ainhoa Aizpurua Rangel Tania Velamazán, Elias Asrih Sergio Través Rabab Benseddiq Isaac Comino Fos Paloma García Vigo María Giménez Vargas Angel Tomás Gimenos Ferrández Yaiza González Duro Elisa Isacchi Álvarez Ángel Ispierto López Arwa Jebari Aghribi, Sabri Mohsni Izan Mora Escudero Aurelien Nana Kuowos Yohan Osorio Colmenares Andrea Pérez Aucejo Zuleima Popo Giménez Garima Rani Martina Rodríguez-Carreño Martínez Lucía Roig Jiménez Ainhoa Sáez Martínez Antonio Sánchez Heredia Sergio Saso Romero Alicia Soriano Sargatal Carmen Vargas Fernández

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But if we go together, it will be easier to choose our own way. This film shows how coeducation, equality, and gender identity turns out to be better for boys and girls.

Andrea Perez born on 10 May 2008 in Spain, made this film along with the students of 8 and 9 years old of the Public School “C.E.I.P. Serrería” of Valencia, Spain. She made the film based on the subject of coeducation, equality and gender identity.

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A TALE OF AN EVIL CHOICE Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialogue | No Premiere | 1 min Original Title

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16 Years and Above

অবসন্নতা

Director Sifat Rahman

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একসময় তার কােছ সব িছল। সময়, সব্াস্থয্, অথর্, বন্ধু, পিরবার। তেব েকন েযন মেন হেতা েস খুিশ না এ জীবন িনেয়। তখনই তার সােথ পিরিচত হয় অননয্ এক বস্তুর। িকভােব েযন েসই িজিনসিট তােক সামিয়ক ভােলা রাখেতা। ধীের ধীের তার জীবন েথেক সব িকছু চেল েযেত থােক। তেব েস বাঁচার েচষ্টা কেরিছল েসই িজিনসিটেক আঁকেড় ধের। তেব কখেনাই তা সু ফল বেয় আেনিন। তােক েশষ কের িদেয়েছ িতেল িতেল। আর এভােবই মাদকদৰ্বয্ আমােদর পিরবার, আমােদর সমাজ এবং আমেদর েদশেক েশষ কের িদেচ্ছ এবং তা েথেক রক্ষা করার দািয়তব্ও েকবল আমােদরই।

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Story Sifat Rahman Script/Screenplay Nafis Jawad Editor Sifat Rahman Producer Sakib Alam Atik Intashar Jafi Cinematographer Sifat Rahman Leading Casts Sakib Alam Tahsin Salam

মাদকেক না বলু ন, েদশেক ভােলাবাসু ন, িনেজেক রক্ষা করুন, িনেজর েদশেক রক্ষা করুন। Synopsis in English Once upon a time, he had it all; time, health, money, friends, and family. But for unknown reasons, he was not satisfied with his life. Then he was introduced to a different kind of thing that kept him good for a specific time. But slowly, everything was going away from him. He tried to

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cling to that special thing, but it never bought any

সামিয়ক পৰ্শািন্ত অতঃপর িনঃেশষ

good outcome in him. It slowly decayed him. That’s how narcotics are ruining our family and society.

We have to save our country and that duty totally falls on every one of us.

Sifat Rahman is currently a second-year student of BAF Shaheen College. He was born in Feni. Now he lives in Dhaka and he has completed his school from Monipur High School. Watching films inspired him to showcase his stories on-screen which eventually led him to filmmaking.

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AAMI Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 3 min 30 sec Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Faisal Ahmed Sifat Ahamad Story Faisal Ahmed Script/Screenplay Faisal Ahmed Editor Faisal Ahmed Producer Mahmudul Helal Cinematographer Faisal Ahmed Ansaree shahed Leading Casts Joj Jawad

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Synopsis in Bengali

আিম

অবেহলা মানু ষেক েজদী কের তুেল। এই েজদ কখেনা তােক সফলতার পৰ্িত উদব্ু দ্ধ কের। আবার কখেনা কখেনা ধব্ংসও কের েদয়। েছাটেবলায় মামার কােছ অযেত্ন, অবেহলায় বড় হওয়া একিট েছেল, জীবেনর একাকীতব্ আর আর বয্থর্তার যন্তৰ্না ভুেল েযেত মাদকাসক্ত হেয় পেড়। যা তােক িদন িদন ধব্ংস কের িদেত থােক। িকন্তু একসময় েস জীবেনর সমীকরণ েমলােত শ‌ুরু কের। বদেল যায় তার জীবন। আর তার সােথ েস বদেল েদয় আরও অেনেকর জীবন।

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আমার সব্প্নগ‌ুেলা অবেহলায় ঝের পেড়। তেব অদময্ ইচ্ছা ও শিক্ত থাকেল সবিকছু করাই সম্ভব। Synopsis in English Negligence makes people stubborn. This stubbornness sometimes motivates him to succeed. It can also destroy him. A boy who grew up inadvertently neglected by his uncle. He become addicted in order to forget the loneliness of life and the pain of failure which destroys him day by day. But one time he started to adjust the equation of life. Which changed his life and he also changed the lives of many.

Faisal Ahmed is a young filmmaker. 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.

Sifat Ahamad an eighteen-year-old young filmmaker who lives in Ashulia, Dhaka has a keen interest in travelling, book reading and short story writing. He wishes to study more about films so that he can make better films in the future.

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AMADER GOLPO Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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16 years and above

আমােদর গল্প

একিট িকেশােরর মানিসক িবকােশর জনয্ চাই সু ন্দর পিরেবশ। িকন্তু এই গেল্পর িকেশারিট পািরবািরক অশািন্তর কারেণ মানিসক ভােব হতাশায় েভােগ। েস এই িবষেয় িকছু ই করেত পােরনা। তার জীবেনর ওপর িতক্ততা এেস যায়। তার েলখাপড়ায় বাধা হেয় দাড়ায় এই পািরবািরক েকান্দল। লজ্জায় েস কােরা সােথ তার সমসয্াটা আেলাচনা করেত পােরনা। ফলসব্রূপ েস েনশায় জিড়েয় পেড় এবং অবেশেষ আত্মহতয্া কের।

Director Sifat Shahriyar

Synopsis in English

Story Sifat Shahriyar

from depression. A teenager needs a sustainable

Script/Screenplay Sifat Shahriyar Editor Sifat Shahriyar

As a result of family unrest, a teenager suffers environment for his emotional development. The teenager of this character suffers from depression due to family turmoil. He cannot do anything about it by thinking of the shame. As a result, he through severe intoxication and eventually commits suicide.

Producer Sifat Shahriyar Cinematographer Fahim Roy Leading Casts Sifat Shahriyar Assistant Director Fahim Roy Mehedi Iqbal

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Sifat Shahriyar an eleventh grader, is new to the film making world.

Films are his way of telling what he sees and feels from his everyday life. He wants to get out of his comfort zone and make films that make a strong impression on people’s minds.

BADHA Bangladesh | 2017 | Other | Color | Drama, Other | Chakma | No Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Bivayon Chakma Story Sachindra Chakma Script/Screenplay Bivayon Chakma Editor Paritosh Talukder Producer HILL Express Cinematographer Bivayon Chakma Leading Casts Akhila Chakma Bighno Kisha Tuhin Armita Chakam Varun Chakma Kanan Chakma

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বাধা

িবগ্ন আর অরিমতা পৰ্তয্ন্ত অঞ্চেল তােদর বসবাস কের। তােদর এক েমেয়, এক েছেল। জীিবকার তািগেদ তারা সব্ামী-স্তৰ্ী দু ’জেনই জুম চাষ কেরন। তােদর েছেলেমেয়রা েলখাপড়া কের। েমেয় অিকলার শখ ছিব আঁকা, িটিভ েদখা। আর তার ভাই বরন েখলেত পছন্দ কের। মানব সভয্তার িবকােশর িবিভন্ন পৰ্িতকূলতায় লােখা লােখা মুিনর পৰ্িতভা পৰ্স্ফুিটত না হেয় িবলীন হেচ্ছ ভূ গেভর্। েসই গল্প িনেয়ই ‘বাধা’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িনমর্াণ করা হেয়েছ।

Synopsis in English Bigno and Ormita live in a distant rural area. They have a daughter and a son. Bigno and Ormita do zoom cultivation for living. Their children studies in a school. Daughter Okila loves to draw and watch Television. And son Boron likes playing. In the path of human civilization, millions of children’s dreams are shattered and vanished just like theirs were.

‘Badha’ portrays the story of these children.

Synopsis in Original Language

িবগ্ন আর অরিমতা, েমান-মুেরা েচের হেনা এক্কান আদামত থান। তারার উক্ক িজ্ আর উক্ক মরত েপা। ঘর িগিরিত্ত আন চােলবােত্ত তারা িদ েনক-েমােগ জুেমা হাম গরন। তারার েপাবেলাই-িজ্েবা েলগাপড়া িশগন। দাংগর িজ্েবা ছিব আগেদ, িটিভ সােদ গম পাই আর েপাব হাড়া অই। মানবর ফুল বাগানত বািরবােত্ত নানা বায়েতব্ গধালই লাখ লাখ ফুল েথেলও ফুিদ েনা পারেতান পৃ িথমীত বু গত ধু িব যাদন। েবাজান পড়ান ডমেডামেব ওই। এয়ােনার কািহনীয়ান লইেন ‘বাধা’ িফল্ম ও বানা উেয়।

Bivayon Chakma is an indigenous child filmmaker from Rangamati. He is studying at Naniarchar Govt. College. While studying there, he has made many short films, which were screened in many places over different occasions. He believes that his films can make a positive impact on the minds of people.

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BOON IS MISSING Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min 12 sec Suitable Audience

Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Save the earth, Stop using plastic

Director Mubasshira Ibnat Mir Ragib Tajwar

Synopsis in English

মা মাছ তার িতনিট বাচ্চা মাছেক তােদর দাদীর কােছ েরেখ খাবােরর সন্ধােন যান। িতিন সমুেদৰ্র মেধয্ একিট প্লািস্টেকর বয্াগ খুঁেজ পান এবং এিটেক একিট নতুন ধরেণর খাবার ভােবন। িতিন তখন এিট খাওয়ার েচষ্টা কেরন। হায়, যিদ িতিন জানেতন েয এিট তার জীবন হারােনার কারণ হেব এবং তার বাচ্চােদর এিতম কের তুলেব!

Story Mir Ragib Tajwar Script/Screenplay Mubasshira Ibnat Mir Ragib Tajwar Editor Mubasshira Ibnat

Mother Fish leaves her three baby fishes to their grandmother and goes in search of food. She finds a plastic bag in the ocean and thinks it’s a new kind of food. She tries to eat it. Only if she knew it would cost her life and will make her babies orphans!

Logline We are not throwing away plastics, We are throwing away lives.

Producer Mubasshira Ibnat Mir Ragib Tajwar Cinematographer Mubasshira Ibnat Mir Ragib Tajwar

Mubasshira Ibnat currently a student of Std-2 in Darland International school. She loves dancing, painting, and watching movies. Animation and horror movies are her most favourite.

Recently she took an interest in making films and short videos.

Mir Ragib Tajwar a student of Std-2 in South Breeze School. He loves drawing, blogging, and travelling. He also loves origami and watching Youtube. He took an interest in pursuing his filmmaking dream by making short vlogs.

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BREATH Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 5 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

A 14-year-old boy has been diagnosed with cancer.

Director Rafiul Alam

Although everyone is sceptical and piteous about

১৪ বছর বয়সী একজন েছেলর শরীের কয্ান্সার ধরা পেড়। সবাই এই বয্াপাের িচিন্তত ও সহমিমর্তা েদখােলও তােক তা েকানিদনও পৰ্ভািবত কেরিন। েস তার জীবেনর পৰ্িতিট ক্ষুদৰ্তর িবষয়ও িনজসব্ কল্পনার জগেত অথর্পূণর্ কের েতােল। েশষ িনঃশব্াস পযর্ন্ত েস এভােবই জীবনেক উদযাপন কের যােব।

Suitable Audience

Story Rafiul Alam Script/Screenplay Rafiul Alam Editor Rafiul Alam

it, it never impacted him much. He enjoys the simplest things in life in a very meaningful and imaginative way. He will go on as long as he is breathing.

Logline A boy diagnosed with cancer, not at all depressed keeps moving on, enjoying simpler things with deeper meaning.

Producer Rafiul Alam Cinematographer Rafiul Alam Leading Casts Rishad Saleheen Md. Shahata Jarab Ishan Md. Sherizad Sharaf Arijeet Pandit Orko Rafiul Alam Background Music Radiohead

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Rafiul Alam, a student of class 9, is studying at St. Gregory’s High School and College. He has been doing photography, mostly wildlife, since 2014. He gained interest in writing and filmmaker and tried to gain more experience through it. This is his first film.

CHARKA Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 14 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

চরকা

Director Faisal Ahmed

Tagline

েছাট্ট েমেয় িনলু ফা। তার বাবা-মা েছাটেবলায় লঞ্চডুিবেত মারা যায়। েস এখন তার দাদার সােথই থােক। দাদার শিক্ত- সামথর্য্ থাকা সেত্তব্ও সংসােরর উপাজর্েন তার মন েনই। েছাট্ট িনলু ফা পৰ্িতিদন অেনয্র েক্ষেত টুকটাক কাজ কের যা উপাজর্ন কের, েসটা িদেয়ই তার এবং তার দাদার ভরণ-েপাষণ চেল। মােঝ মােঝ সব্েপ্ন েস তার বাবােক েদেখ। তার বাবার রাজয্টা অনয্রকম। েসখােন তােক আর কাজ করেত হয়না। েসখােন েস তার বাবার রােজয্র রাজকনয্া। িকন্তু সকােল ঘুম ভাঙার সােথ সােথ বাবা তার রাজকনয্ার িবেচ্ছদ হেয় যায়।

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Story Faisal Ahmed Script/Screenplay Faisal Ahmed Editor Faisal Ahmed Producer Tauhidul Islam Faisal Ahmed Cinematographer Alam Morshed Faisal Ahmed Leading Casts Jawda Md Salahuddin S M Hafizur Rahman Abul Kalam Azad Sharmin

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পৰ্িতিট বাবার রােজয্ই তার েমেয় রাজকনয্া। Synopsis in English Nilufa is a little girl. Her parents died in a launch accident at an early age. She now lives with her grandfather. Though her grandfather has the ability, he doesn’t think about his family’s income.

Every day, the little Nilufa works hard in the fields.

Her grandfather relies on her earnings. Sometimes she sees her father in dreams. Her father’s kingdom is different. There she no longer has to work. She is the princess of her father’s kingdom.

But as soon as she wakes up in the morning, her dream comes to an end.

Faisal Ahmed is a young filmmaker. He currently lives in Tongi, Gazipur. He is an aspiring filmmaker and he wishes to make good films In the future. He also intends to make the world around him beautiful and happy.

NOBODY’S RESPONSIBLE Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

েকউ দায়ী নয়

Director Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo

Tagline

সাদাত, একিট সাধারণ েছেল। েস হতাশায় েভােগ, কারণ তার বাবা-মার ছাড়াছািড় হেয় যােচ্ছ এবং তার িপৰ্য়জেনর িবেয় হেয় যােচ্ছ িকন্তু তার িকছু ই করার থােক না। েস অসহায় ও হতাশ েবাধ কের। হয়েতা েস বাঁচেত পারত। েস িচৎকার কের কাঁদেত েচেয়িছল, িকন্তু সমােজর কারেণ পােরিন। একটু েস্নেহর সন্ধােন েস মারা যায়। তেব তার মৃ তুয্র জনয্ িক দায়ী?

Story Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Script/Screenplay Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Editor Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Producer Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo

আত্মহতয্ার দায় সবার, তেব েকউ দায়ী নয়। Synopsis in English Sadat, an ordinary schoolboy who is suffering from depression as his parents are getting divorced and his loved one is getting married. In both of the situations, he has nothing to do. He feels helpless and depressed. Maybe he could get over with this. He wanted to cry it all out, but couldn’t, due to society. He dies seeking a little affection. Is he responsible for his fate?

Cinematographer Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Leading Casts Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo

Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo is an aspiring filmmaker who is in high school. He has a wonderful gift of storytelling, combining scenes, frames and music. He always tries to add a reality check in all of his films. He is enthusiastic about filmmaking and wants to explore more in this field.

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RICKSHAWGIRL Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Muzahidul Islam Zahin Pranto Shahriar Bishal Story Muzahidul Islam Zahin Script/Screenplay Muzahidul Islam Zahin

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

িরকশাগালর্

বাংলােদেশ িরকশা চালােনােক পুরুষেদর েপশা িহেসেব গনয্ করা হয়। বাবা অসু স্থ হওয়ার পর েবকার হেয় পড়েল পিরবারেক আিথর্কভােব সাহাযয্ করেত দৃ ঢ়পৰ্িতজ্ঞ েমেয় বাবার িরকশা চািলেয় উপাজর্ন করেত শ‌ুরু কের। িসেনমািট একিট বাস্তব ঘটনা েথেক অনু পৰ্ািণত হেয় িনিমর্ত।

Synopsis in English In Bangladesh, rickshaw pulling is considered as a male’s profession. In this film, a young girl, desperate to help her poor family through earning, starts to pull her father’s rickshaw.

Logline A young girl, desperate to help her poor family, start to pull her father’s rickshaw.

Editor Muzahidul Islam Zahin Producer Razibul Hossain Cinematographer Mir Wadud Islam Leading Casts Nawrin Montahan Chhoa Mukto Manali Goongoon Syeda Firoza Khanom Rumi Akhtaruzzaman Casting Director Umme Rayhana

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Muzahidul Islam Zahin is a filmmaker and activist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He considers cinema as the most effective mass communication medium. He wants to live many lives in life so he loves working with cinema.

Pranto Shahriar Bishal is a self-taught passionate painter since his birth in 2003. He is reading at Dhaka College. He loves to draw whatever his vision makes him interested in. He maintains a facebook page ‘Sketch Ya’ where he showcases and draws commercial portraits drawn by him. His work in ‘Rickshawgirl’ is his first work for a cinema.

SHEI VOR Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama, Thriller | Bengali | No Premiere | 5 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

েসই েভার

Director Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon

Tagline

এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ ৭১’এর মহান মুিক্তযু েদ্ধর িকছু খণ্ডাংশ েদিখেয়িছ, েযখােন পািকস্তানী বািহনীরা রহমত ভাই নােমর একজন মুিক্তবািহনীর কমান্ডারেক েগৰ্ফতার করার েচষ্টা চালায় এবং কেয়কজন মুিক্তেযাদ্ধা পের রহমত ভাইেক পািকস্তানী বািহনীর হাত েথেক উদ্ধার করেত সক্ষম হয়। এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র ধারাভাষয্কার িহেসেব যােক েদখােনা হয়, িতিন মুিক্তবািহনীর একজন সহেযাদ্ধার উদ্ধার অিভযান িঘের থাকা স্মৃিতগ‌ুেলা েরামন্থন করিছেলন।

Suitable Audience

Story & Screenplay Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Editor Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Producer LT Col MD. Golam Mostofa Cinematographer Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Leading Casts Saif Uddin Sir Shouvik Hamim Labib Mahin Ratul Sadip Arefin Apu Tanvir Sadib Shafeen Assistant Director Sadip Shadot Dip

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The memory recalls.

Synopsis in English Here, we have shown a part of 1971, the great Liberation War of Bangladesh, where Pakistani forces tried to arrest a Mukti commander, Rahmat Bhai. Some freedom fighters were able to rescue Rahmat Bhai from the Pakistani forces. And the storyteller showed in this movie, recalls a Mukti soldier of the rescue team.

Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon, a gold medalist entrepreneur who loves to make films. He started his film making journey with a very common cellphone camera. And now he has his own TVC production and is working with a vast range of clients.

SILENCE PLEASE! Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | English | No Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

In our daily life, we see a lot of things, we feel a lot

Director Reaz Rahman

of things which is not right. But we act like nothing

ৈদনিন্দন জীবেন আমরা অেনক িকছু েদিখ এবং অেনক িকছু অনু ভব কির যা সিঠক নয়। িকন্তু আমরা িকছু ই ভুল হয়িন এমন আচরণ কির, আমরা না েদখার ভান কির। আমরা বু িঝ যা হেচ্ছ ভুল হেচ্ছ তবু ও তা িনেয় আমরা কথা বিল না। এককথায়, আমরা সবাই অন্ধ হেয় থািক দৃ িষ্টশিক্ত থাকা সেত্তব্ও।

Story Reaz Rahman Alif Mahmud Shah

went wrong. We just pretend not to see anything.

We feel it’s wrong but we don’t talk about it. In a nutshell, we all are blind people who can see the world.

Script/Screenplay Reaz Rahman Editor Reaz Rahman Producer Reaz Rahman Cinematographer Reaz Rahman Leading Casts Alif Mahmud Shah Ibrahim Murshed Reaz Rahman

Reaz Rahman is a young filmmaker who is currently studying in DIU. He has entered into many film festivals and got nominated too. Reaz is an enthusiastic person, who believes in giving one’s everything to achieve their dreams.

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SOMANTORAL Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 12 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

সমান্তরাল

Director Kabbo Kabir

Tagline

পািরবািরক সমসয্ায় ভুক্তেভাগী েছেলিটর মেধয্ও ভােলা গ‌ুণ থাকেত পাের। তার এই ভােলা গ‌ুণ িবকােশ সাহাযয্ করেত এিগেয় আসা অনয্ একজন েছেলেক কীেসর মুেখামুিখ হেত হয় তা িনেয় ছিবর গল্প গেড় উেঠেছ। িবপেথ যাওয়া েছেলিটেক িঠক করেত িগেয় সিতয্ই িক ভােলা েছেলিট িবপেথর িদেক পা বাড়ায়? নািক সমসয্ার সমাধান িদেয় গল্প এিগেয় িনেয় যায়। ‘সমান্তরাল’ এমনই দু িট েছেলর গল্প।

Suitable Audience

Story Mujtaba Kabbo Script/Screenplay Kabbo Kabir Editor Kabbo Kabir Producer Kabbo Kabir

Many terms of geometry are undefined.

Synopsis in English A boy who goes through a family crisis can have good qualities. Another boy came forward to help him because of what he faces. The story of the short film ‘Somantoral’ is about two boys who come in parallel, leaving the question to you “Is it really good to fix a boy who goes to astray or move the story forward by solving the problem?” at last.

Cinematographer S.A. Samy Leading Casts Arman Faysal Sadik Nayem Pavel Badhon Abdur Razzak Nurer Shanto Kabbo Kabir is a young filmmaker living in Bogra, Bangladesh. He is a student of class 9 in APBN Public School. He always tries his best to come up with new and exciting ideas and tries to spread good messages through his films.

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TALE OF EXTINCTION Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | No Dialogue | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

This film portrays that we should not be harsh to

Director Reaz Rahman

the people who are suffering from mental illness.

Story Reaz Rahman

choose because of our actions. So we should

যারা মানিসক সমসয্ার ভুক্তেভাগী তােদর পৰ্িত আমােদর কেঠার হওয়া উিচত নয়। ভুক্তেভাগীেদর আমােদর মনগড়া কথা ইচ্ছা মেতা বেল কষ্ট েদওয়া উিচত নয়। েক জােন হয়েতা আমােদর কেঠারতার জনয্ তারা েকান কিঠন ও দু ঃখজনক পথ অনু সরণ করেব। তাই আমােদর এসকল মানু ষেদর সােথ সু ন্দর বয্বহার করা উিচত। আসু ন আমরা এেক অপরেক সাহাযয্ কির একটা সু ন্দর পৃ িথবী ও ভিবষয্ত গেড় তুলেত।

Script/Screenplay Reaz Rahman

We should not say whatever comes to our mind to the sufferers. Who knows what path they might be nice to these people. Let’s help each other to create a better world for us and for the future.

Editor Reaz Rahman Producer Reaz Rahman Cinematographer Reaz Rahman Nazmussakib Tamim Leading Casts Emran Islam Emon Nazmussakib Tamim Asif Amir Shahriar Nasim Reaz Rahman Reaz Rahman is a young filmmaker, who is currently studying in DIU. He has participated in many film festivals and got nominated too. Reaz is an enthusias, who believes in investing one’s everything to achieve their dreams.

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THE CELL Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Thriller | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 Years

Don’t let your cell phone put you in a cell.

একজন িশক্ষাথর্ীর েমাবাইল েফােনর পৰ্িত আসিক্ত এবং এর ক্ষিত তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ এইখােন। ষাট েসেকেন্ডর এই িফেল্ম েমাবাইল েফােনর ক্ষিতকর পৰ্ভাব আমােদর কােছ তুেল ধরার েচষ্টা করা হেয়েছ। একিট স্মাটর্েফােনর সু িবধা অেনক। আমােদর কয্ালকুেলটর, অয্ালামর্ ক্লক এমনিক অেনক সময় লয্াপটেপরও পৰ্েয়াজন হয় না কারণ এসব েসলেফান আকাের আমােদর পেকেট রেয়েছ। িকন্তু এিট অেনক িকছু েকেড়ও িনেত পাের। আমােদর জীবন, আনন্দ, পিরবার, ভালবাসা, বন্ধু ও আেরা অেনক িকছু । আজকাল এই আসিক্ত িশশ‌ুেদর মােঝও েবেড় েগেছ। ‘দয্ েসল’ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট এরই পৰ্িতফলন ঘিটেয়েছ।

Director Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Story Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Script/Screenplay Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Editor Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo Producer Mohammed Mahin Cinematographer Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo

Synopsis in English A boy, a student, representing every mobile phone addict and showcasing the disaster of this addiction in a nutshell. This 60 second film tries to express what harm cell phone addiction can do to us. A smartphone gives us a lot. We don’t need a calculator, an alarm clock and sometimes, not even a laptop; because we have it all in our pocket, in a cell phone. But it can take a lot from us. Our life, our happiness, family, love, friends and much more. Nowadays, cell phone addiction has increased among children and adults. ‘The Cell’ is just a reflection of it.

Leading Casts Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo

Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo, a teen filmmaker, is now studying in tenth grade. He finds stories in everything he sees, from the music he hears to the scenes that pass by him every day. His great managing ability and friendly attitude allos him to manage in times when he has zero resources.

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THE DARK FORTNIGHT Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | Bengali | No Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Ratul Chakraborty Story Humayun Ahmed Script/Screenplay Ratul Chakraborty Editor Ratul Chakraborty

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengalis

কৃষ্ণপক্ষ

সময়টা ৮০-র দশক। হািনফ একজন ভাড়ােট খুিন। নওয়াবগেঞ্জ এবার একটা খুেনর সু পািরশ েপল হািনফ। যিদও এিট তার পৰ্থম কাজ নয়। এর আেগও িবিভন্ন গৰ্ােম িগেয় েস খুেনর কাজ কেরেছ। বদেল েপেয়েছ টাকা। তার মেত দু িনয়াটা টাকারই েখলা। টাকা না থাকেল েকউ কাউেক দাম েদয় না। যিদও বা হািনফ আেগ খুিন িছল না। ভাড়ােট খুিন হেয়েছ েস দু ই বছর যাবৎ। তেব কী এমন ঘেটিছল েয হািনফ ভাড়ােট খুিনেত পিরণত হেলা?

Synopsis in English Back in the 1980’s, Hanif, a hitman from a distant village of Bangladesh got assigned to kill a man.

But it wasn’t his first. He is used to move from one village to another to get contracts of killing. But he wasn’t like this before. He started contract killing 2 years ago, What actually happened to him that made him a hitman?

Producer Ratul Chakraborty Cinematographer Ratul Chakraborty Leading Casts Nafis Imtiaz Hemel Khairuzzaman Russell Jalal Abedin Bijoy Kumar Sarker Md.Shafikul Islam Md.Moin Sikder Jannatul Ferdous Oishee Shammi Akter Mim Saurav Saha

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Ratul Chakraborty is an ordinary person. Currently, he is studying in Government Devendra College, Manikganj, in his second year of high school. He likes to read books, watch movies and dream of making movies. He loves to dream and wants his dreams to come to life through cinema.

THE ELEVATOR Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Horror, Thriller | English | No Premiere | 12 min Tagline

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

It’s all about survival!

Director Md. Ettashamul Haque

Synopsis in English

একজন েমেয়, অিবৰ্ সাহা, িলফেট পৰ্েবশ কের রহসয্জনকভােব হািরেয় যায়। দু ই মাস পর, তােক খুঁেজ পাওয়ার েবশ িকছু বয্থর্ েচষ্টার পর, একজন রহসয্-উৎসাহী, আেতফ েযাহা, খবরিট েপেল এিট িনেয় িচন্তা কের। েস অিবৰ্র বৰ্াউজার িহেস্টাির েথেক ‘িদ এেলেভটর িরচুয়াল’ সম্পেকর্ জানেত পাের, যা হেলা পয্ারালাল জগেত পৰ্েবেশর দরজা। েচষ্টা ও সাফেলয্র সােথ সকল আনু ষ্ঠািনকতা সম্পন্ন কের, েজাহা অেনক সূ তৰ্ খুঁেজ পায় এবং েফরত আেস। সব িকছু যাচাই করার পের, েস িফের যায়। তেব েস িক তােক িফিরেয় আনেত পাের?

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Story Md. Nafiu Rahman Script/Screenplay Noboneeto Noholee

A girl, Aubri Saha, enters into an elevator and disappears mysteriously. Two months later, amidst futile attempts of searching for her, a mystery enthusiast; Atef Zoha, perceives the news and contemplates, he hacks into Aubri’s browsing history and finds out ’he Elevator Ritual’, a portal to

Editor Md. Ettashamul Haque Maher Ashab Khan

the parallel world! By attempting and successfully returns back. After scrutinizing everything, he goes

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Producer Md. Nafiu Rahman Noboneeto Noholee

back. But can he bring her back?

Aubri disappears mysteriously; Enthusiastic Zoha

performing the ritual, Zoha finds many clues and

figures out the Elevator Ritual and goes in search of her to the parallel universe. But, can they return?

Cinematographer Maher Ashab Khan Leading Casts Mishkat Mahiuddin (Aubri Saha) Rasif Ajowad (Atef Zoha)

Md. Ettashamul Haque is an aspirant director who wants to gather experience in this film industry. With immense interest in animations, static designing, web designing and business competitions, He now wishes to use his knowledge in the field of film making.

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THE WORD - CHILD REPRODUCTION Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Musical | Bengali | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

নাম তার পৰ্জনন

আমােদর সমােজর অেনক মানু ষ েযৗন ও পৰ্জনন সব্াস্থয্ সমব্েন্ধ সিঠকভােব জােনন না। অেনক মা এর জনয্ পৰ্িতিদন মৃ তুয্বরণ করেছন। একজন সব্ামী ও তার স্তৰ্ীর যিদ এই বয্াপাের সু স্পষ্ট েকান জ্ঞান না থােক তাহেল মােয়র এবং িশশ‌ুর মৃ তুয্ অিনবাযর্ হেয় পেড়। এই বয্াপারগ‌ুেলা আমােদর গৰ্ােম সব সময়ই এিড়েয় আসা হেয়েছ। আমরা েচষ্টা কেরিছ েসসব সব্ল্প িশিক্ষত মানু ষেদর অনু পৰ্ািণত করেত এবং সিঠক িবষয়টা েকান িদব্ধা ছাড়াই জানােত।

Director Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Story Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Script/Screenplay Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Editor Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Producer Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon Cinematographer Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon

Tagline Save mother, save infants.

Synopsis in English Many people in our society are not yet aware of sexual and reproductive health. Many mothers are dying every day as a result of this. We have here pointed out that if a husband and his wife

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do not have sufficient knowledge about this affair,

Let’s take a step. Let’s build a healthy and a happy

then the death of mother and baby is a must. This

world.

matter is always avoided in the countryside. But we tried to inspire people to learn about it without any hesitation in this film.

Leading Casts Shoaib Rayhan Porimol Ghosh Ranjit Gopal Nandi Muhid Hasan Kamrul Sohel Mia Assistant Director Sadip Shadot Dip Production Manager Samiul Fardous Labib

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Sheikh Naeem Hasan Moon is a gold medalist entrepreneur. He is 16 years old and loves to make films. He started his film making journey with a very common cellphone camera. Now he has his own TVC production and his clients are satisfied with his works.

TO, THE SLEEPLESS YOUTH Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Musical | Bengali | No Premiere | 7 min 16 sec Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

অছিব

Director Suprio Poroma

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‘অছিব’ িতনিট তরুেণর ৈদনিন্দন জীবেনর গ‌ুিটকেয়ক মুহূেতর্র পৰ্িতচ্ছিব। শহুের সংস্কৃিতর গৎবাঁধা আইন তােদরেক অসামািজক ও একা কের তুলেছ। জীবেনর আঁকাবাঁকা সংেকত জানার অজ্ঞতা তােদর েচােখর অিভবয্িক্তেত পৰ্কাশ পােচ্ছ। অিবরাম নাঁচেত থাকা েছাট্ট েমেয়িট, জীবন িনেয় িবভৰ্ান্ত তরুণীিট ও ক্লান্ত তরুণিট েযন জীবনেবাধ অনু ধাবন করেত িগেয় আিমতব্েক হািরেয় েফেলেছ। অিবরাম নাঁচেত থাকা েছাট্ট েমেয়িট, জীবন িনেয় িবভৰ্ান্ত.

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Story Suprio Poroma Script/Screenplay Suprio Poroma Editor Aurangzeb Producer Suprio Poroma Cinematographer Suprio Poroma

Some moments from the daily life must be captured.

Synopsis in English ‘To, the sleepless youth’ depicts some moments from the life of three young siblings. Sitting in their enclosed apartment, the three young souls are getting exposed to life. The urban culture depicting

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unsocial behavior and loneliness influences them.

Some moments from the daily life of three young

The dancing little girl, the confused young maiden

siblings.

and the tired young boy are getting lost in the path of their lives.

Leading Casts Kinnori Mukti Purno

Suprio Poroma, a teenaged girl, is interested in studying visual.

She is currently studying photography and is simultaneously pursuing her academic studies. In the future, she dreams to become a visual storyteller. She wants to tell her story through the visuals of everyday life.

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YOUNG FILMMAKERS’ SECTION

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11 CHOITRO Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

১১ই ৈচতৰ্

Director Nahid Bin Habib

Tagline

সাল ১৯৭১, পূ বর্ পািকস্তােনর রাজৈনিতক েবাঝাপড়া চলেছ পিশ্চম পািকস্তািনেদর সােথ। েবশ অিস্থরতার মােঝ কাটেছ বাঙ্গািলেদর িদন রাত। আর ২৫ েশ মাচর্ রােত হঠাৎ কেরই েযন পিশ্চম পািকস্তােনর েসনাবািহনীরা রেক্তর েনশায় েনেম পড়েলা ঢাকার রাস্তায়। েসই েলামহষর্ক রােত েবঁেচ যাওয়া িতন ভািসর্িট পড়ুয়া তরুেণর উপর িভিত্ত কের ৈতরী হেয়েছ ‘১১ ই ৈচতৰ্’ অপােরশন সাচর্ লাইট।

Story Sarkar Raj Script/Screenplay Nahid Bin Habib Editor Nahid Bin Habib Producer Bumblebee Multimedia Cinematographer Habib Rahman Assistant Director Sm Nasiruzzaman

Operation search light.

Synopsis in English This short film ‘11 Choitro’ is based on a true event but the characters of this film are fictional. It’s based on the liberation war that was occurred in 1971. The students of Dhaka University faced the Pakistani Army on the night of 25 March. They were attacked by them in their university hostel. That is called blackout in Bangladesh’s history. That night Pakistan’s army killed a lot of arms-less people.

Three university students who were still alive realized that without war, freedom is impossible.

So, they went to join the Liberation War which was called by a great Leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Animation/Graphics Palash Mondol Leading Casts Sahil Khan Zahid Opu Nisir Shoren Shourav Azad

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Nahid Bin Habib is a son of Habib Talukder. He is from Madaripur but lives in Dhaka. He is a student of Economics, Titumir College.

He has completed SSC & HSC from Madaripur. Currently doing a part-time job at a freelancing advertising firm. His hobby is filming & editing.

A NIGHT IN THE CAPITAL Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 2.39:1 | Black and white | Drama, Thriller | Bengali | International Premiere | 10 min 40 sec Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

A Night in the Capital.

Director Raisul Islam Imon

Synopsis in English

পৰ্িতিদন কত িকছু ই না ঘেট একটা শহের। িকছু আমরা েদখেত পাই, িকছু আমরা শ‌ুনেত পাই িকন্তু েবিশরভাগই আমােদর অজানাই েথেক যায়। পৰ্েতয্ক শহেরর তার িনেজর িকছু গল্প আেছ বলার। এরকম এক শহেরর এক রােত দু ’জন বন্ধুর মেধয্ ঘেট অনাকািঙ্ক্ষত এক ঘটনা। এরপের কার ভােগয্ কী পিরণাম থােক তা িনেয়ই গল্প এিগেয় যায় িনেজর গিতেত।

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Story Raisul Islam Imon Script/Screenplay Raisul Islam Imon, Anisul Islam, Mohd Aurangzeb

Everyday many events occur in a city. Some we can see, some we hear but most of them remain unknown to us. Each city has its own story to tell.

One such incident took place between two friends on a night in the capital of a country.

Editor Mohd Aurangzeb Producer Mohd Aurangzeb Cinematographer Mohd Aurangzeb Leading Casts Jahid Milton Md Hafijul Islam Assistant Director Abdullah Al Naseef Executive/Line Producer Ahmed Asif Sobur Khan Art Director Samia Sharmin Biva Music Director Ahnaf Rafid Utchas

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Raisul Islam Imon is a young filmmaker. He is very passionate about films and wants to produce good films in the near future.

He is involved with film organizations along with other voluntary organizations too. He wants to have an impact on different social problems through this media.

A NIGHT’S TALE Bangladesh | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Thriller | Bengali | No Premiere | 10 min 21 sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

A Night’s Tale

একজন েলাক অিফস েথেক আসার পেথ একিট খুন েদেখ েস দৰ্ুত পািলেয় তার ঘের চেল যায়। খুনীরা এলাকার পৰ্ভাবশালী েলাক হওয়ায় েস পরবতর্ীেত িচিন্তত হেয় পেড় পুিলশেক জানােব িকনা েভেব। তার জীবন িবপন্ন হেব েভেব চুপ থাকেত চাইেল নানা কল্পনার মেধয্ পেড় েস। তার মেনর এই অবস্থা এবং তার েশষ িসদ্ধান্ত ফুেট উেঠেছ এই সব্ল্পৈদেঘর্য্র চলিচ্চেতৰ্। েশষপযর্ন্ত েলাকিট পুিলশেক জািনেয় অনয্ােয়র িবরুেদ্ধ পৰ্িতবাদ কের।

Director Nafisa Hossain Story Nafisa Hossain Script/Screenplay Nafisa Hossain Editor Md.Nahid Mollick Producer Nafisa Hossain

Tagline Protests against the wrongdoing is needed.

Synopsis in English A man witnessed a murder while coming back from the office and ran away from the crime scene.

After that, he was in a mental dilemma whether he should inform the police or not as his life was at

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risk too. The film is about his state of mind after

A film based on a contemporary issue and stated a

seeing the murder and finally reveals what decision

man’s voice through calling for justice.

he takes.

Cinematographer Md. Abid Mallick Leading Casts Khairul Basar Murtaja Zubayer

Nafisa Hossain is a director, script writer and producer. She has completed her post graduation from Television, Film and Photography Department of Dhaka University. She is a research fellow at Bangladesh Film Archive.

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AALTA Bangladesh | 2019 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 21 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Poroma Shome Story Poroma Shome Script/Screenplay Poroma Shome Editor Poroma Shome Producer Poroma Shome

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Synopsis in Bengali

Conflict between desire and belief.

আলতা গল্পিট এক মা ও েমেয়র গল্প। েমেয়িটর নাম আেমাির। আেমাির জীবেনর কিঠন সংগৰ্াম সম্পেকর্ জােন না। েস তার সময় কাটায় েখলাধু লা কের এবং জীবন িনেয় সব্প্ন েদেখ। অনয্িদেক তার মা দীপািল অেনয্র বাসায় কাজ কের সংসার চালান। একিদন আেমাির এক েবাতল আলতা েচেয় বেস যা তার মােয়র কােছ অবাস্তব ও অেহতুক িবলািসতা মেন হেলা। ফেল অসু স্থ আেমাির িদেনর পর িদন আেরা দু বর্ল হেয় পড়েত লাগেলা, এিদেক তার মা পূ জার আেয়াজেন বয্স্ত হেয় পড়েলা। পিরেশেষ, তােদর গল্পিট একিট িবষাদময় েমাড় েনয়।

Synopsis in English Aalta is the story of a mother and her little daughter, Amori. Amori doesn’t know about the hardship of life. She passes her time playing and dreaming about different things. On the other side, her mother, Deepali has to work hard at her master’s home to earn a livelihood. In this situation, Amori demanded a bottle of aalta which seemed unrealistic and luxurious to her mother. Sick Amori started getting weaker day by day and her mother

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was busy doing the arrangement for a Puja. In the

Conflict between desire and belief runs towards a

end, there comes a tragic climax to their story.

tragic ending.

Cinematographer Sk Shuvo Shadique Leading Casts Jayeeta Mahalanabish Rajyasree Othoi

Poroma Shome is a recent film graduate now working in different cinema projects. She has completed her BSS and MSS in Television, Film and Photography at the University of Dhaka. She is motivated by realist cinemas around the world and determined to make cinema which reflects reality.

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AMAR NAM SHARIFUL Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 7 min 38 sec Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Anveer Mahmud Story Naimul Niloy Script/Screenplay Anveer Mahmud

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Synopsis in Bengali

আমার নাম শিরফুল

আমরা অেনক সময় মানু ষেক তােদর নােম না েডেক অনয্ িকছু বেল সেমব্াধন কির। যা একদমই িঠক না। আমােদর গেল্পও িঠক এই িবষয়িটই েদখােনা হেয়েছ। আমােদর গেল্প মুল চিরেতৰ্ শিরফুল নােম একিট েছেল আেছ েয েহােটেল কাজ কের। সবাই ওেক িপিচ্চ বেল ডােক। এটা ওেক অেনক কষ্ট েদয়।

Synopsis in English A name, an identity, is a powerful thing. It is a descriptor that allows people to make quick judgments and assumptions about us. In our story our lead character Shariful who works in a hotel.

Everyone called him ‘Picchi’. No one calls him by his name. This hurts him badly.

Editor Naimul Niloy Producer Amran Hossain Sobuj Cinematographer Tuhin Alom Leading Casts Shariful Hossain Sayde Gs Chanchal

Anveer Mahmud is a Bangladeshi film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born on 10th December 1998. He is a student. Film making is his passion. He tries to raise social awareness through his films.

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ANTISTROPHE Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

A broken mind, which relies on arts.

Director Najmus Saaqib

Synopsis in English

অিস্ততব্। সংকট। নর-নারী। পৰ্থম চুমব্ন, পৰ্থম েপৰ্ম, পৰ্থম খুন, পৰ্থম িবসজর্ন। পৰ্থম িফের আসা; নািক িফের যাওয়া? পৰ্থম নস্টালিজয়া। েকউ েকউ খুিন। েকউ েকউ অসহায়। সব িফের আেস। সব মেন পেড় যায়। আমােদর েপৰ্ম। আমােদর অনু ভূিত । কািবয্ক বাস্তবতায়, পরাবাস্তবতায় িমেল যায়। কী অদ্ভুত সময় কােট! একটা েঘার। িববাগী মন। িশেল্প অনু রাগী। েপৰ্েম-িবেচ্ছেদ েবঁেচ থাকা মানু ষজন। েকউ েকউ মেন কের। েকউ েকউ ভােব। েকউ েকউ িফের আেস। িকন্তু েকউই পােশ থােকনা। দূ র েথেক বেল ওেঠ, “তুিম! কয্ামন আেছা?” Antistrophe...

Story Najmus Saaqib Script/Screenplay Najmus Saaqib Editor Sourav Ray Producer Najmus Saaqib

Existence. Crisis. Individuals. First kiss, first love, first blood, first abandonment. First bounce back or departure? First nostalgia. Some are killers, some are feckless. Everything comes back.

Everything is remembered. Our belongings, our words - they melt together on poetic reality & surreality. What a strange time! An illusion, a broken mind, which relies on arts. Separated souls of love. Some people remember. A few think. Few come back. But, no one stays. Rather ask from a distance, “Strange! How’s life..?” Antistrophe.

Cinematographer Partha Sarothy Background Music Yamin Isckra Rahman Sound Engineer Ragib Neyaz Rafi Assistant Cinematographer Asaduzzaman Rabby Leading Casts Shawon Das Tamanna Jahan Neli

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Najmus Saaqib is currently studying Theatre and performance studies at Rajshahi University, often makes Zero Budget nonprofitable short films. He has a band named “Aadhpagla (Halfmad)”. He made his first film in 2012, ‘Shohor’. In the following years, he made ‘Proyojon’, ‘Kobir Oshukh’, ‘Neerob’, ‘Koshto’, ‘Parapar Courier Service’ and ‘Antishtrophe’.

BAGHBONDI Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 9 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

বাঘবন্দী

Director Sharmin Akter Pushpo

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বাংলােদশ সব্াধীেনর পর েথেক িবিভন্ন িবশব্িবদয্ালয় কয্াম্পােস শতািধক িশক্ষাথর্ী নানা কারেণ হতয্ার িশকার হেয়েছ। তেব আশ্চেযর্র িবষয় হেচ্ছ, এসব হতয্াকােণ্ডর একিটরও িবচারকাযর্ সম্পন্ন হওয়ার নিজর েনই। সবেচেয় েবিশ িশক্ষাথর্ী হতয্ার িশকার হেয়েছ ঢাকা িবশব্িবদয্ালেয়; এর পরই পযর্ায়কৰ্েম এেস যায় রাজশাহী িবশব্িবদয্ালয়, চট্টগৰ্াম িবশব্িবদয্ালয়, জাহাঙ্গীরনগর িবশব্িবদয্ালেয়র নাম। এছাড়া অনয্ানয্ িবশব্িবদয্ালেয়ও রেয়েছ এই কলেঙ্কর দাগ। বাঘবন্দী চলিচ্চতৰ্িট কয্াম্পাস হতয্াকাণ্ড ও িবচার িবলেমব্র সামিগৰ্ক পৰ্িকৰ্য়ােক উপলক্ষ কের িনিমর্ত।

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Story Baghbondi Team Script/Screenplay Baghbondi Team Editor Rahman Shohag Producer Mass Communication & Journalism Department

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Synopsis in English Since independence, hundreds of students have been killed in different university campuses for various reasons. But surprisingly, not a single trial of those murders has been completed yet. Most are killed at Dhaka University; then comes Rajshahi University, Chittagong University, Jahangirnagar University. The Baghbandi film is based on the contemporary campus killing system and delayed prosecution process.

Cinematographer Asaduzzaman Rabby Leading Casts Rahman Shohagh Moynul Islam

Sharmin Akter Pushpo is a student of Mass Communication & Journalism, University of Rajshahi. She was born on November 23, 1996. She has an interest in photography, film making, watching films etc. She loves listening to songs in her free time.

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BEFORE THE LAW Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 18 min Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

আইেনর দেরাজায়

গৰ্াম েথেক আসা এক েলাক আইেনর দরজার সামেন বেসই তার সারা জীবন পার কের েদয়, শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ েভতের ঢুকেত পারার আশায়। চলিচ্চেতৰ্ এই িসেস্টমেক রূপকভােব আইেনর মাধয্েম েদিখেয় বলার েচষ্টা করা হেয়েছ েয িসেস্টম তার আইিডওলিজকয্াল েস্টট এপােরটাস এর মাধয্েম মানু েষর মেধয্ েয আনু গতয্ বা বশয্তা বা মানয্তা ৈতির কের েসটাই পরবতর্ীেত িসেস্টেমর কতৃর্তব্বাদীতােক নয্াযয্তা েদয় বা কতৃর্েতব্র িভতেক শিক্তশালী কের েতােল।

Director Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem Story Franz Kafka Script/Screenplay Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem Labib Nazmus Sakib Editor Armaan Siddique Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem Producer Saiyeed Fahd Al Karim

Tagline Unquestioned consent strengthens the root of the authority.

Synopsis in English A person who came from the countryside spends his whole life in front of the door of the law waiting to be entered. Here, ‘law’ is a metaphor of the

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total system where the cinema expresses that the

নয্ায় িবচােরর পৰ্তয্াশায় আইেনর দব্ারস্থ এক েলাক দীঘর্কাল পৰ্তীক্ষার পর জীবেনর সায়ােহ্ন এেস জানেত পাের, আইেনর এই দরজা শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ তার পৰ্তীক্ষােতই এতিদন েখালা িছেলা।

system creates consent among people with its ideological state apparatuses which on the other hand strengthens the root of the authority.

Cinematographer Sheikh Shuvo Shadique Leading Casts Ratan Deb, Zahid Azim

Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem an independent filmmaker has graduated from the Department of Television and Film Studies, University of Dhaka. He has worked as an assistant director in several short and feature films. Among those ‘Namhin Gotrohin’ is a government-financed feature film. Currently, he is working as an assistant director in the film ‘Sobuj Pakhir Goppo’ financed by Bangladesh Shishu Academy.

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COME FROM BIDESH Bangladesh | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 25 min Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

কাম ফৰ্ম িবেদশ

গল্পিট একজন বিহরাগত ও নতুন পিরেবেশর সােথ তার খাপ খাওয়ােনার গল্প। দব্ীন মাহমুেদর বাবা-মা সড়ক দু ঘর্টনায় মারা যাওয়ার পর েস বৰ্ািজল েথেক বাংলােদেশ এেসেছ তার ৈপিতৰ্ক সম্পিত্ত িবিকৰ্ করেত। নতুন েদেশ আসার পর েস কীভােব ভাষাগত সমসয্ার সম্মু খীন হয় এবং তােক িঘের থাকা মানু ষগ‌ুেলার তার পৰ্িত বয্বহােরর গল্প িনেয়ই এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র কািহনী গেড় উেঠেছ।

Director Md. Yeasin Rahman Story Md. Yeasin Rahman Script/Screenplay Md. Yeasin Rahman Editor Md. Yeasin Rahman

Synopsis in English It is a story about a foreigner and his struggle in coping with the new place. The foreigner is named ‘Den Mahmud’ who is from Brazil and comes to Bangladesh to sell his father’s land, as his father and mother both died in an accident. After coming to another country, he struggles with his language problems and the people around him mistreat him.

Producer Md. Yeasin Rahman Cinematographer Md. Yeasin Rahman Leading Casts Md. Yeasin Rahman

Md. Yeasin Rahman is an enthusiastic Filmmaker. He is studying English Literature at the University of Dhaka. He is working as a freelance Filmmaker and an expert in editing. He won his first award in Brazil and many awards were won from various festivals in Bangladesh. He is willing to work hard and make good films.

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DARJA Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 years

দরজা

Director Samira Akter

Tagline

চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন পথিশশ‌ুেক অবলমব্ন কের ৈতরী করা, যার একিট িনরাপদ ঘর দরকার। িশক্ষার আেলা ঘের ঘের েপঁৗছােনার অঙ্গীকার েসইিদন পূ ণর্ হেব, েযইিদন এেদর একিট িনরাপদ ঘর থাকেব। একিট িনরাপদ ঘেরর অভােব েস তার সব্প্নটােক পূ রণ করেত পােরনা। িনরাপদ থাকার জায়গার অভােব েস খারাপ েলােকর পাল্লােত পেড় যায়। িদন েশেষ েস পালােনার েচষ্টা কেরও বয্থর্ হয়।

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Story Samira Akter Script/Screenplay Samira Akter Editor Naimul Niloy Producer Local Virus Cinematographer GS Chonchol Leading Casts Kayum Mujahid Apu Shahid Emon

পৰ্িতবন্ধকতা। Synopsis in English This story is based on a street child, Kayum.

Suddenly one day he was caught up in the eyes of a bad man. The man came to the railway station

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by following Kayum. The man took him for begging

“The light of education will shine from house to

but he came to realize it after he was taken into.

house” this promise will be fulfilled on the day

He was trying to escape but he failed because the

when the children will have a safe house.

bad man came in front of him and then he caught him with a very angry look. That’s the moment Kayum came back to reality and saw every people in the house were sleeping. His eyes followed to the door. He saw the room was locked and thought if he had a safe home, he could have fulfilled his dream.

Samira Akter is a student of BSS Hon’s Mass Communication & Journalism, 3rd Year at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). Her other qualifications are news presentation course from BIJEM, programmer presentation Course from Bissow Sahitto Kendro, graphics and freelancing course from SIIT, delegate of Model United Nations. This is her first work as a director.

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FEAR Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Thriller | Bengali | No Premiere | 8 min 24 sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

ভয়

পৰ্চণ্ড েজাের েদৗড়ােত েদৗড়ােত রুেম ঢুেক সািবব্র। িনেজেক শান্ত করেতই ও আিবষ্কার কের, কী জনয্ রুেম ঢুেকেছ েসটাই মেন পড়েছ না। একটা অজানা ভয় গৰ্াস কের েফেল সািবব্রেক। কারণ ওর শ‌ুধু এটুকুই মেন পড়েছ েয কারণটা খুবই জরুির িছল। ও সবর্শিক্ত িদেয় আেগর ঘটনাগ‌ুেলা মেন করার েচষ্টা কের। এরপর যা হয়, তা ওর জীবনটা বদেল েদয়।

Director Mahmud Shahriare Atique Story Shahir Abdullah Script/Screenplay Mahmud Shahriare Atique Editor Mahmud Shahriare Atique

Synopsis in English Sabbir runs hastily into his room. Then he realizes, he forgot why he came here in the first place.

He becomes very scared as he understands the issue was very important. He tries very hard to remember his prior events. He remembers talking to his best friend. What unfolds then is an epic mystery.

Producer Estiak Ahmed Masum Arif Ashab Rifat Mahmud Shahriare Atique Cinematographer Mahmud Shahriare Atique Leading Casts Arif Ashab Rifat Shantonu Das

Mahmud Shahriare Atique is an young filmmaker who started loving films at a very early age and that love grew from watching his brother gulping films all day long. Since then, he decided to make films and never stopped. He thinks he has just started and wants to make better films to change people’s life.

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IS IT GOOD TO RUN AWAY? Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Musical | No Dialogue | No Premiere | 6 min 32 sec Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 Years and Above

Is It Good To Run Away?

Director Fuaduzzaman Fuad

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আমরা আমােদর এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম সমােজর িবিভন্ন অসংগিত তুেল ধরার েচষ্টা কেরিছ। মূ লত এখােন বাংলােদেশর সমসয্াগ‌ুেলার ওপর আেলাকপাত করা হেয়েছ। সমসয্াগ‌ুেলা খুব সহেজই সমাধান করা যায় িকন্তু আমােদর এসব িনেয় েকােনা মাথা-বয্াথা েনই। িদেনর পর িদন অবেহলা কের আমরা আমােদর সমােজর ও নতুন পৰ্জেন্মর েবশ বড় ক্ষিত কের েফলিছ। তাই আমােদর এখনই এসব অসংগিতর িদেক নজর েদওয়া দরকার।

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Story K S R Saeed Fuaduzzaman Fuad Script/Screenplay K S R Saeed Fuaduzzaman Fuad Editor Fuaduzzaman Fuad Producer Jibon Nesa Muraduzzaman

Bangladeshi problem will be shown in this film.

Synopsis in English The film portrays the inconsistencies in our society.

We are focusing on many problems of Bangladesh in our film. Actually, these problems can be solved but no one cares enough to solve it. Day by day,

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we are destroying our society and the future of

The inconsistencies of our society.

the next generation. This is the right time when everyone should be aware of these inconsistencies of our society.

Cinematographer Fuaduzzaman Fuad Leading Casts Name

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Fuaduzzaman Fuad is a freelance cinematographer and editor.

Born in Sirajganj, he finished his S.S.C and H.S.C from there. Now, he lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He studies at the University of Liberal Arts in Bangladesh. He is much interested in films. In 2018, he made films named ‘Is it good to run away?’ , ‘Trigonometry’, ‘Salvation of Oxygen’.

LET ME BREATH WITH MY DREAM Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Thriller | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 7 min 30 sec Suitable Audience

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Synopsis in Bengali

11-15 Years

Girls are never burden.

Director Ms. Novera Hasan Nikkon

Synopsis in English

Story Ms. Novera Hasan Nikkon

named Sharmin Akhter who stood up against

চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট সতয্ কািহনী অবলমব্েন িনিমর্ত। শারিমন আক্তার নােমর এক েমেয় তার িনেজর বালয্িববােহর িবরুেদ্ধ রুেখ দাঁড়ায়। এই িববােহর আেয়াজন কেরিছল তার িনেজর মা। েস েশষ পযর্ন্ত েসই িবেয় েঠকােত সফল হেয়িছল এবং তা সমােজর জনয্ একিট উদাহরণ িহেসেব েরেখ যায়। তার এই দৃ ষ্টান্ত সকল েমেয়েক িনেজর অিধকােরর জনয্ লেড় েযেত সাহসী কের তুেল।

Script/Screenplay Ms. Novera Hasan Nikkon Editor Mr. Abdullah Al Mamun Producer Ms. Shyfoon Naher ( Dhrupad Communication)

This film is based on a true story of a young girl her child marriage arranged by her own mother and ultimately succeeded to stop it through a long struggle and became an icon in the society.

Certainly, her heroic and victorious example will

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encourage other girls to decide their own destiny

A girl who stood against the norms of the society

while showing their parents a way to be supportive

and set an example for the little girls.

of their decision rather than regarding them as an economic burden.

Cinematographer Mr.KM Taj-Biul Hasan Leading Casts Ms. Sharmin Akhter Novera Hasan Nikkon is a student of the Fine Arts Department of Jagannath University, Dhaka. “The Girls are not Brides” is her first jointly directed international film. She did the whole research, scripting and production planning of this film. Ms. Nikkon so far visited India, Nepal, Malaysia, and Japan.

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LIGHT & SHADOW Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Synopsis in English

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16 years and above

Early marriage shatters down a girl’s all dreams

Director Md Al-Amin Sumon

and hopes. After some days, her younger sister’s

বালয্িববােহর দরুণ একিট েমেয়র ৈশশেবর সকল সব্প্ন েভেঙ যায়। িকছু িদন পর তার েছাটেবােনরও িবেয়র বয্বস্থা করা হয়। স্কুেলর সকল িশক্ষক সাহেসর সােথ এই বালয্িববােহর িবরুেদ্ধ এিগেয় আেস। ধীের ধীের েমেয়িটর মা- বাবা, সমােজর মানু ষজন তােদর ভুল বু ঝেত পাের। েমেয়িট এই পযর্ােয় তার েছাটেবােনর হােত তার বইগ‌ুেলা িদেয় তােক তার জীবন সংগৰ্ােম এিগেয় েযেত বেল।

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Story Tanin Khan Md Al-Amin Sumon Script/Screenplay Tanin Khan Al-Amin Sumon

marriage was being arranged. All the teachers of her school bravely fought against this early marriage. Gradually her parents and society realized their mistake. At that point, the girl gave her books to her younger sister and encouraged her to live her life.

Editor Al-Amin Sumon Producer Md. Fazlur Rahman Cinematographer Tanin Khan Leading Casts Irin Akter Bithi Md. Al-Amin Sumon lives in Mirpur, Dhaka. He is from Ramessorpur, Gabtoly, Bogura. He completed his secondary level studies under the Madrasah Board. Now he is studying Diploma Engineering at Textile Institute, Dinajpur Technical Education Board. Although he is studying engineering, he is trying to develop himself as a filmmaker. He has made four short films till now.

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NILAMBOR Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

িনলামব্র

েচয়ােরর উপর েশষ বইটা েরেখ স্তুপ করা বইগ‌ুেলার উপর উেঠ দাড়ােলা নীল, েঝালােনা দিড়টা শক্ত কের ধরল। এক িনিমেষ অতীেতর সব কেষ্টর স্মৃিতগ‌ুেলা তার েচােখর সামেন েভেস উঠল। েছাট েবলা েথেক বন্দী জীবন কাটােনা, বাবা-মােয়র কড়া শাসন, আেটর্র সমস্ত িকছু পুিড়েয় েফলা এসব বাধা িবপিত্তর মােঝও জীবনটােক রিঙন কয্ানভােস রািঙেয় একজন আিটর্স্ট হবার সব্প্ন েদেখিছল েস। েচেয়িছল ভােলাবাসার মানু ষিটর হাত ধের নতুন ভােব বাঁচেত। িকন্তু পিরবার, সমাজ, বন্ধুমহল িকংবা েপৰ্িমকা; েকউই েবাধ হয় পরািজত মানু ষেদর েমেন েনয় না! তাই আর এক মুহূতর্ও েদির না কের পরাজেয়র ভাের অিতষ্ঠ হেয় ওঠা জীবনটা েশষ কের েদয়ার জনয্ পৰ্স্তুিত েনয়া শ‌ুরু করল নীল। হয়েতাবা আর িকছু ক্ষণ পরই তাজা একটা পৰ্াণ পিরণত হেব ঝুলন্ত লােশ!

Director Abdullah Al Monsur Md Abul Kalam Ebon Adhara Das

Synopsis in English Keeping the last book on the chair, Neel stood upon the books and held the hanging rope tightly.

All the painful memories of the past flashed before

Story Adhara Das, Aam Naim Md Abul Kalam Script/Screenplay Adhara Das, Aam Naim Md Abul Kalam Editor Md Abul Kalam

his eyes. While living in captivity from the little age and hard parental discipline he always dreamed of being an artist in a colourful canvas. He wanted to live a new life with the help of his love. But family, society, friend or lover, maybe nobody accepts defeated people! So without delaying one more moment, Neel started preparing to finish his defeated life. Perhaps, soon there might be a hanging dead body instead of a young life!

Producer Film for Peace Foundation Cinematographer Bizoy Mahmud Leading Casts Khairul Basar Ohi Md Almasur Rahman Nargis

Abdullah Al Monsur is studying at Daffodil International University and working as Chief Assistant Director at Fade In Filmworks.

Md Abul Kalam Ebon is studying at the Shanto Mariam University of Creative Technology and working as an Intern at the Classroom.

Adhara Das has graduated from Jahangirnagar University and currently working as a Research Assistant under Save the Children project.

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NOISE Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Action, Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

Ruido

Director Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad

Tagline

এই সব্ল্প ৈদেঘর্য্র চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্পিট এিগেয়েছ বাংলােদেশর মাদৰ্াসাগ‌ুেলার েগাপনীয় একিট কেঠার সতয্েক েকন্দৰ্ কের। মাদৰ্াসা পড়ুয়া একিট ছাতৰ্ তার হুজুর দব্ারা িনযর্ািতত হওয়ার পর মাদৰ্াসা েথেক মুিক্ত পাওয়ার আকুিত কের। েশষেমষ মুিক্ত চাওয়ার মত সাহসী িসদ্ধান্ত িনেত পারার সক্ষমতা েদখােনা হেয়েছ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্।

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Story Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad Script/Screenplay Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad Editor Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad Producer Tahmida Rahman Touhida

The hidden truth of madrasah.

Synopsis in English The story of this short film reveals the untold truth of madrasahs in Bangladesh while focusing

Logline

on a bitter truth. A madrasah student wants to

A madrasah student is relieved to be released from

be released from madrasah after being harassed

madrasah after being harassed by his mowlana.

by his Mawlana. The ability to make such bold decisions sets him free.

Cinematographer Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad Leading Casts Mahmudul Rafiq

Ishtiaq Ahmed Zihad is a young filmmaker. He spent his entire childhood in Rangpur. He is currently studying film and media studies at Kazi Nazrul Islam University. In 2019, he made three short films named ‘God Gift’, ‘Las Consecuencias’ and ‘Ruido’.

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PORICHOY Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Thriller | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 Years and Above

পিরচয়

Director Rasha Rabbani Ador Junaed Bin Samad

Synopsis in English

‘পিরচয়’ হল একিট মনস্তািত্তব্ক িথ্ৰলার যা Ôi¨vwMsÕ এর তথাকিথত সংস্কৃিতিট িচিতৰ্ত কের, যা আমােদর েদেশর িবশব্িবদয্ালয়গ‌ুিলেত দীঘর্কাল ধের চেলেছ। তেব েকান বয্াপারগ‌ুেলা এই অসু স্থ সংস্কৃিতিট বজায় রােখ? েকন েকান বয্িক্ত এমন একজেন পিরণত হয় েয েকবল তার েজয্ষ্ঠতা পৰ্মােণর জনয্ সমস্ত ৈনিতকতার বাইের চেল যায়? েকন িনেজর পিরচয় িদেত িগেয় এমন একজেন পিরণত হয় যার পিরচয় িদব্তীয় বার েকউ চায় না?

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Story Rasha Rabbani Ador Script/Screenplay Rasha Rabbani Ador Editor Junaed Bin Samad

‘Porichoy’ is a psychological thriller that portrays the so-called culture of ‘ragging’ that has been going on for a long time in the universities of our country. But what keeps this sick culture going?

What makes a person turn into someone who goes beyond all ethics just to prove his superiority?

Logline It is the story of self-reflection that we all refuse to face but one that finds us anyway.

Producer Rasha Rabbani Ador Junaed Bin Samad Cinematographer Junaed Bin Samad Leading Casts S.A Walid Tanvir Rahman Anik Director of photography Junaed Bin Samad

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Rasha Rabbani Ador is a passionate filmmaker. He is currently studying Electrical Engineering at the Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology. He has a dynamic personality. He loves photography, travelling, cooking, listening to music and reading.

Junaed Bin Samad an enthusiastic filmmaker currently studying Textile Engineering at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology. After college, he grew an interest in filmmaking as the art of cinema always amazed him. With a heart full of passion for the art of cinema, he is pursuing his dream to be a better and more creative filmmaker day by day.

PROJONMMO Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Bengali | South Asian Premiere | 8 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 Years and Above

This story is about the two members of a forest.

Director Bizoy Mahmud

Tuni and Tona. This is the story of their struggle.

গল্পিট একিট গভীর জঙ্গেলর দু িট পৰ্াণীেক েকন্দৰ্ কের, টুিন এবং েটানা। গল্পিট তােদর সংগৰ্ােমর। তােদর অনাগত সন্তান েক এই সু ন্দর পৃ িথবীেত আনার সংগৰ্াম। এই িবপদসঙ্কুল পিরেবেশ তারা তােদর অনাগতর ভিবষয্ত িনেয় িচিন্তত। এই িবশাল, দু গর্ম জঙ্গেল েটানা-টুিনর শতৰ্ুর অভাব েনই। তারা িক পারেব তােদর নতুন পৰ্জন্ম েক এই পৃ িথবীেত আনেত?

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Story Bizoy Mahmud Script/Screenplay Ismail Hossain Bulbul Masud Bizoy Mahmud

The struggle to bring their child to this world but it is not an easy task. In this huge forest, there are a lot of enemies of Tona-Tuni. Can they bring their child to this world?

Editor Anup Mondol Producer P. Gowri Shankar Sharmila Rajasegaran Cinematographer Bizoy Mahmud

Bizoy Mahmud has achieved his B.Sc degree of 3 years on cinematography from the Asian School of Media Studies Institute in New Delhi of India. Before this documentary, he has worked on some other documentaries as well. He also worked as wildlife documentary cameraman. He cherishes a dream of being a wildlife cameraman in the future.

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SEVEN Bangladesh | 2018 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 6 min 36 sec Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Kazi Tawhid Story Anika Jahan Chowdhury

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

One young fellow encounters his seven entities

একজন েলাক তার সাতিট সত্তব্ার সম্মু খীন হয় এবং তার সাতিট সব্িবেরাধী চিরতৰ্ পিরিস্থিত অনু যায়ী পৰ্িতিকৰ্য়া করার জনয্ েরেখ েদয়। এই চিরতৰ্ গ‌ুেলােক েস িবিভন্ন পিরিস্থিতেত িবিভন্ন ভােব বয্বহার কের। েয কারেণ তার দু ঃসব্প্ন সাতিট সত্তব্া িভন্ন িভন্ন িসদ্ধান্তহীনতা, উেদব্গ, অিনশ্চয়তা ও আরও েবশ িকছু সমসয্া সৃ িষ্ট কের। েসই সাতিট িভন্ন পিরিস্থিতর গল্প িনেয়ই এিগেয় েগেছ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্প।

who react according to his seven vividly contrasting characteristics. He uses those different personalities in different situations. Hence, the nightmare produces seven different indecisions, perplexity, uncertainty and a lot more.

Script/Screenplay Fahim Ashab Abu Hasnayeen Zilanee Editor Hasib Shakil Producer BRAC University Cinematographer Kazi Rashid Sharia Afrin Leading Casts Abid Rahman Assistant Director Mehnza Lamisa Muntaqa Nawar

Kazi Tawhid is a young filmmaker who came from a remote place with a desire for filmmaking. The more he gets into filmmaking, the more he realizes that films have become a part of his everyday life.

His aspirations to be a filmmaker goes beyond the limelight and fame.

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SNEHA Bangladesh | 2018 | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

11-15 years Director Abu Shaeed Rabbi Story Shahriar Waheed Script/Screenplay Shahriar Waheed Editor Rubayat Hassan

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

েস্নহা

েস্নহা খুবই লাজুক পৰ্কৃিতর বাচ্চা। অনয্ বাচ্চােদর সােথ সহজভােব িমশেত না পারায় েস তার েখলনা ফ্লািফেক িনেয় সবসময় একা সময় কাটায়। এজনয্ েস্নহার বাবা-মা তার মনস্তািত্তব্ক িবকাশ িনেয় েবশ িচিন্তত িছল। একিদন ফ্লািফেক িনেয় েখলার সময় এিট বারান্দা েথেক িনেচ পেড় যায়। তখন েস্নহা বাধয্ হেয় অনয্ বাচ্চােদর সােথ িমশেত শ‌ুরু কের। এভােবই েস অনয্ বাচ্চােদর সােথ িমেশ িকছু নতুন বন্ধু পায়।

Synopsis in English Sneha, a girl in her adolescence, is very shy and lonely. Unable to make any real friends, Sneha deeply relies on her toy friend, Fluffy. Her parents are deeply concerned about her psychological well being. Fluffy fell down the window one day, so Sneha was forced to communicate with other children. Thus making new friends in the process and overcoming her social anxiety.

Producer Mira Films Cinematographer B.M. Nazmul Leading Casts Ariya Aritra Sadia Rubayet Pran Sarwar

Abu Shaeed Rabbi is a filmmaker based in Bangladesh. He studied film and took direction as a major during graduation. He already made some short-films. He also got a government grant from the Ministry of Information for ‘The Outcast Soul’ in the year 2016. He is now making films independently.

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STORY OF A BLACK RIVER Bangladesh | 2018 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | No Dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

16 years and above

Story of a Black River.

Director Md Sabbir Shafiqul Islam

Synopsis in English

এিট তুরাগ নদীর উপর িভিত্ত কের িনিমর্ত একিট তথয্িচতৰ্। তুরাগ নদী ঢাকা শহেরর একিট অনয্তম গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ নদী। গত এক দশেক শহেরর িভতের ও আেশপােশ িবিভন্ন িশল্পপৰ্িতষ্ঠান পৰ্িতিষ্ঠত হেয়েছ। এই নতুন িশল্পপৰ্িতষ্ঠােনর সংখয্া কৰ্মাগত বৃ িদ্ধ পাওয়ায় নদী এবং নদী-জীবেনর উপর েয পৰ্ভাব পড়েছ তােক েকন্দৰ্ কেরই এিগেয় েগেছ এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র গল্প।

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Story Md Sabbir Script/Screenplay Md Sabbir Editor Faisal Haque Bappy

A documentary based on Turag River. This Turag river is one of the most important rivers around Dhaka city. Many industries have set up in and around Dhaka City during the last decade and the number of new industries is continually increasing.

Logline A river near to death.

Producer Shafiqul Islam Cinematographer Md Sabbir Md. Sabbir is a climate journalist and a photographer specialized in street photography and also in documentary photography. He has 4 years of experience in freelance photography. He is currently pursuing a BFA degree in photography from Osmania University in Bangladesh. His photograph has been awarded, nominated and featured nationally & internationally.

Shafiqul Islam, an independent filmmaker, is currently pursuing a BA degree in film & media studies from Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University in Bangladesh. He is highly sincere about his work. He is looking forward to be a very committed filmmaker one day.

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TAAR PITHE ROKTO JOBAR MOTO KHOTO CHILO Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Akash Roy Story Akash Roy Script/Screenplay Akash Roy Editor Provath Producer Shipon Das

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

তার িপেঠ রক্ত জবার মেতা ক্ষত িছেলা

শহীদরা যখন তােদর েদশ এবং অনয্েদর বাঁচােত বয্স্ত িছল, তখন একজন িচিকৎসক তােদর গৰ্ােম এক আহত শতৰ্ুেক েপেয়িছেলন। িতিন তাঁর স্তৰ্ী এবং অনয্েদর সাহাযয্ করার পাশাপািশ েসই সামিরক সদসয্েকও সাহাযয্ কেরিছেলন। তার জীবন বাঁচােনার পর েস চেল িগেয়িছল। িকন্তু েসই িমিলটাির েসই িচিকৎসেকর বািড়েত আবার িফের এেসিছল। হয়েতা, তার জীবন েনওয়ার জনয্ বা তােক সাবধান করার জনয্।

Tagline A story from ‘71.

Synopsis in English When the martyrs were busy saving their country, a doctor found an injured enemy on their line. While the doctor was dealing with his wife and others, he also helped that military. After saving that military’s life, that military came back to that doctor’s house.

Maybe for taking his life or to warn him about the dangers.

Cinematographer Provath Leading Casts Nadib Monir Rasel Raj Minhaj Anupoma Bijoy

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Akash Roy is an ambitious and passionate filmmaker from a small neat town of Sylhet. He loves filming and writing. He is a hardworking and positive individual with a lot of courage. Akash likes to visualize all the writings he loves.

THE ANT Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Horror, Thriller | Bengali | No Premiere | 9 min 25 sec Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Ahsabul Yamin Story Golam Muntakim Avik Talukder Script/Screenplay Ahsabul Yamin Editor Goalm Muntakim Ahsabul Yamin

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

িবষ িপঁপড়া

এক শীেতর রােত রাস্তায় একটা েবওয়ািরশ লাশ পেড় থাকেত েদখা যায়। শামীম ওই রাস্তা িদেয়ই যািচ্ছেলা। লাশ েদেখ েস তখনই তার দল িনেয় আেস লাশ িনেয় যাওয়ার জনয্। একই সােথ আেরা দু ইিট দল আেস লাশ েনয়ার জনয্। এক পযর্ােয় লাশ িনেয় িতন দেলর মেধয্ একিট িবেরােধর সৃ িষ্ট হয়। েশষ পযর্ন্ত েক পায় লাশিট? নািক েকউ ই পায়না...

Synopsis in English One winter night, an unclaimed body was found lying on the road. Shamim saw the body and then brought his team to take it away. At the same time, two more groups came to take the body. At one point a dispute arose between the three groups about the body.

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Producer Ahsabul Yamin Cinematographer Samiul Karim Shuptak Leading Casts Manob Mitra Avik Talukder Moin Khan Momo Rakhaine Golam Muntakim Assistant Director Hassib Ahmed Ishtiyak Ahmed

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Ahsabul Yamin is a young independent filmmaker from Bangladesh. He started as an assistant director in ‘Ja Ta Film Production’ in 2016. In 2018 he made his first short film named ‘Lost Stories’. Currently, he is studying Film & Media Studies at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh.

THE FRONT ROW Bangladesh | 2018 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

Two opponents facing each other, waiting for their

Director Nazmus Sakib

Kings’ command to attack. With the first move of

দু ’জন পৰ্িতদব্ন্দব্ী এেক অপেরর মুেখামুিখ, অেপক্ষা করেছ তােদর শাসকেদর কাছ েথেক আেদেশর। পৰ্থম আকৰ্মেণর মাধয্েম যু দ্ধ শ‌ুরু হল। দাবার নাইট, িবশপ, রুক এবং রাণী জেয়র জনয্ যু দ্ধ করেছ। একিট চলমান যু দ্ধ। এক আহত রুক ওপের তািকেয় যু েদ্ধর ভিবষয্ত ফেলর জনয্ অেপক্ষা করিছল। যু দ্ধিট শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ সমােজর উচ্চসম্পৰ্দােয়র দব্ারা পিরচািলত হিচ্ছল। তারা বু ঝেত পারল েয, তারা তােদর শাসেকর ইেচ্ছ অনু যায়ী চলেছ। তােদর উপলি ই তােদরেক যু েদ্ধর িবরুেদ্ধ দাঁড়ােত সাহাযয্ করল। তারা যু েদ্ধর িবরূেদ্ধ দাঁড়ােলা, শািন্তর জনয্ একসােথ।

Story Nazmus Sakib Script/Screenplay Nazmus Sakib Editor Nazmus Sakib Producer Rashid Anjum Adil

attack, the war began. Knights, Queens, Bishops, Rooks are battling for victory. A never-ending war continues. A war-injured pawn looks up and senses the aftermath of this battlefield. This war is only played by the higher class of society. They realized they are just playing as their Kings’ wish.

This certain realization makes the pawns to stand side by side for the true freedom against the oppression. They stand against the war, together for peace.

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Cinematographer Rashid Anjum Adil

Nazmus Sakib currently studying B.Arch in BUET, was born on September 2, 1995, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His passion for making films always inspired him to work on different stories. As he is skilled in sketching and drawing, he chose the animation medium to connect his works with the kids and the young generation.

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THE SMOKER Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Ragib Mohmud Safayet Shah Story Tarek Bin Kamal Script/Screenplay Ragib Mohmud Safayet Shah Editor Rahul Raj Debnath Tarek Bin Kamal Ragib Mohmud Safayet Shah

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

িচেলেকাঠার েসপাই

িচেলেকাঠায় থাকা এক বয্ােচলর িদেনর পৰ্থম িসগােরট জব্ালােনার েচষ্টা কের, িকন্তু নানা কারেণ েস বহুবার েচষ্টা কেরও জব্ালােত বয্থর্ হয়। জব্ালােনার েবেপােরায়া েচষ্টায় েস িসিলন্ডার, েচয়ার সহ অনয্ানয্ িজিনস েফেল েদয়। একসময় সন্ধয্া নােম। ময্ােচর েশষ কািঠিট িদেয় েস িসগােরট জব্ািলেয় একটােন তা েশষ কের ছু ঁেড় েদয় েখালা িসিলন্ডােরর মুেখ, ঘেট এক িবেস্ফারণ। ছু েট আসা িসগােরেটর পয্ােকেট েদখা যায় ‘েস্মািকং িকলস’।

Synopsis in English A young bachelor living in a garage tries to light up a cigarette but fails to do so due to various reasons. At times, they seemed natural while sometimes they were just bad luck. Although he tried hard and kept running back and forth, he failed miserably on numerous occasions.

Eventually at the end of the day, after several tries

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surprisingly he managed to light up his cigarette,

A young bachelor who lived in a garage tries to light

however, the cigarette which brought him much

up his first cigarette of the day and starts facing

joy, left him dead, alongside leaving a message for

numerous problems.

the audience that the ultimate result of smoking is Producer Studio Crimson

demise.

Cinematographer Ragib Mohmud Safayet Shah

Ragib Mohmud Safayet Shah is a student of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka. He is also an animator, currently working on 3D animation. He also worked on a documentary film on Bangla Cinema posters.

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THE TYPIST Bangladesh | 2019 | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

16 years and above Director Nayem Haque Story Nayem Haque Script/Screenplay Nayem Haque Editor Anamul Haque Kabir Producer Haque’s Creation

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

দয্ টাইিপস্ট

‘দয্ টাইিপস্ট’ একজন বাবার গল্প, গিবর্ত বাবার গল্প। একিট জািতর, একিট েপৰ্েমর গল্প। আিফৰ্কার মািলেত শািন্তরক্ষী িহেসেব একজন বাংলােদশী ৈসনয্ তার জীবন উৎসগর্ কেরিছেলন। জািতসংেঘর শািন্তরক্ষা িমশেন বাংলােদিশ শািন্তরক্ষীেদর আত্মতয্াগ বাংলােদেশর লাল িশখার মান ধের রাখেত শািন্তরক্ষীেদর ভিবষয্েত অনু পৰ্ািণত করেব। ২০০৮ সােল িবিবিস বাংলােদশী জািতসংঘ বািহনীেক ‘জািতসংঘ শািন্তরক্ষীেদর িকৰ্ম’ িহসােব বণর্না কেরিছল।

Synopsis in English ‘The Typist’ is the story of a proud father, a story of love for the nation, a story of a Bangladeshi soldier sacrificing his life while working as a peacekeeper in Mali of the African continent. In the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions, the sacrifice of Bangladeshi peacekeepers will continue to inspire the future peacekeepers to maintain the standard of the red flame of Bangladesh. In 2008, the BBC

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described the Bangladeshi UN Force as “the cream

Heroes never die.

of UN peacekeepers”.

Cinematographer Nayem Haque Leading Casts Hasan Imam Nipa Khan Tanmoy

Nayem Haque is a young Bangladeshi filmmaker. Being born in Kalikaprashad, Kishoreganj this young man always felt enthusiastic about film making. At present Nayem is a law graduate. Besides his career, film making is his passion.

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WRITER Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Thriller | Bangla | No Premiere | 4 min Synopsis in English

Synopsis in Bengali

16 Years and Above

This is the story of a writer, who is unable to find

Director Abinash Samundha

a topic for his story. He is in mental and financial

গল্পিট একজন েলখেকর। একজন েলখক গল্প েলখার েচষ্টা করেছন িকন্তু িকছু েতই েকান গল্প মাথায় আসেছ না। েস মানিসক এবং আিথর্কভােব খুব চােপর মেধয্ িছেলন। এমনিক িতিন তাঁর কেয়ক মােসর বািড় ভাড়াও িদেত পারেছন না। িতিন যখন েলখার েচষ্টায় বয্স্ত তখনই তাঁর বািড়ওয়ালা আেস ভাড়া চাইেত। এরপেরই শ‌ুরু হয় েলখেকর গল্প।

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Story Abinash Samundha Shakhawet Hossain Chowdhury Script/Screenplay Abinash Samundha Shakhawet Hossain Chowdhury Editor Srabonty Meherun

pressure. He is unable to pay the rent of his house.

At that moment, his landlord appears to ask for the rent, and the story takes its turn.

Logline The story begins when the writer use his pen as his weapon.

Producer Blank View Cinematographer Fahim Hossain Leading Casts Shakkho Shahid Shafiqul Haque Ripon

Abinash Samundha was born on the 2nd of December,1998. He is new in film making who dreams to be a film director. He has achieved the degree of Bachelor in Fine Arts in Ceramics from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University. The team he works with to make short films is called Blank View Films.

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SPECIAL FILM SECTION An audicious dreamer, a charming leader, the voice of thunder, the generous giver.

The attributes of our Father of the Nation is endless. This section is on the occassion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 100th birth anniversary.

The topic for this section was: Bangabandhu through My Lense

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WHEN KHOKA WAS A LITTLE BOY Bangladesh | 2019 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Biography | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Bengali

All Age Group

েখাকা যখন েছাট্ট িছেলন

Director Sudipta Shaha

Synopsis in English

বঙ্গবন্ধু েশখ মুিজবু র রহমােনর ৈশশেবর ঘটনাবলী, যা েদেখ িশশ‌ু-িকেশাররা বঙ্গবন্ধুর ৈশশব, নীিত ও আদেশর্র সােথ পিরিচত হেব। িকভােব িতিন িবপেদ অনয্েদর সাহাযয্ করেতন, িকভােব িতিন েসই িশক্ষা েপেলন, ৈশশেব িতিন কী কী ভােলাবাসেতন, িকভােব েনতৃেতব্র গ‌ুণাবিল অজর্ন করেলন, আেশপােশর পৰ্কৃিত ও পশ‌ুপািখর পৰ্িত তার কী রকম ভালবাসা িছল- এসব িশশ‌ুরা জানেত পারেব।

Story Based on Various Sources and Documents Script/Screenplay Sazzad Ahmed Editor Sudipta Shaha

This animated film is about the childhood of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film portrays how he helped others, how much he loved nature and the birds and pets around him.

The story revolves around the brighter side of his childhood. This film takes its audience through a

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journey discovering Bangabandhu from a different

The childhood of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur

perspective.

Rahman.

Producer Marufa Akter Poppy Voice Jayanto Chattopadhay Tania Mahmud Animation Sudipta Shaha Background Music Dr. Sohana Ahmed Sound Engineer Manobendro Das

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Sudipta Shaha is currently pursuing MBA from Jahangirnagar University, Sudipta Shaha is a freelance animator and graphic designer with an interest to edit films. Currently, He is living in Savar and wants to make cinema and tell stories visually. He is trying to learn about filmmaking and gathering knowledge to tell his stories effectively.

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Reminiscing the previous festival

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TEEN FILM WORKSHOP 4.0 September 2019 - December 2019

Teen Film Workshop is an intensive and advanced training program for aspiring filmmakers aged between 15 and 19. The core objective of the workshop is to equip the teen filmmakers with relevant filmmaking skills and techniques. The workshop is conducted by prominent filmmakers and industry technicians based in Bangladesh who have a vast knowledge as well as experiential techniques to offer. TFW 4.0 is the latest edition of the program developed and offered by Children’s Film Society Bangladesh (CFS).

9 Afsana Mimi

Gias Uddin Selim

Nahid Masud

Teen Participants

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Films Produced

Renowned Instructors

Workshop Productions

Swapno Chaya

Piplu R Khan

Sadia Khalid Reeti

Sameer Ahmed

Made by Afroza Khanum Binte Zia Priya Ishmum Naoar Moyedul Islam Tuhin Shomit Anwar

Last January

Tanvir Ahsan

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Touqir Shaik

Uttam Guha

Made by Hasibur Rashid Rahabar Nowshin Tarannum Islam Ruhinu Mallik Tahsin Noor Mittrita

BEHIND THE SCENE CHILDREN’S FILM SOCIETY BANGLADESH Morshedul Islam

President

Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

General Secretary

Munira Morshed Munni

Program Secretary

Rayeed Morshed

HONORARY FESTIVAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman Vice-Chairman Members

Festival Director Fariha Jahin Biva

Program Advisor

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Founder

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 Renate Zylla

Festival Co-Director Fariha Jannat Mim Festival Programmer Achuyat Saha Joy Festival Manager Mahmud Lincon Festival Supervisors Mueed Hasan Tarit Minal Mukramin Festival Coordinators Anchol Alokita Kabyo Md. Rafiur Rahman Mubtasim Alvee Nadia Sultana Tripa Sadia Afrin Neva Samia Hasan Tabassum Binte Tabriz Festival Advisors Abir Ferdous Mukhar S M Aminul Islam Muneruzzaman Shajib Khan Mohammad Sashoto Seeam Sukanto Saha Md. Touqir Islam Ashik Ibrahim Mehedi Abu Sayeed Nishan

FESTIVAL TEAMS Operations Department Coordinators Nadia Sultana Tripa Sadia Afrin Neva

Office Department Coordinators Md. Rafiur Rahman Office, Food & Logistics Team Fardin Ahnaf Hasan Arnila Ghosh Ashmita Ghosh Ankita Bidisha Saha Bivan Saha Imran Hossain Khondaker Abrar Zilhajj Khondoker Kaef Ahmed Dhrubo Mahiul Islam Md. Nazmus Sakib Bhuiyan Moshheir Goni Bhuiyan (Golpo) Nahiyan Abedin Khan Gunjan Rony Sheikh Samiya Afrin Setu Akter Suhayma Binte Rashed Tabeeb Wasit Office Assistant Opu Sikder 202

Auditorium Team Raisul Islam Imon Abreshmi Jahin Afra Adoita Abhigyan Adreeta Ibnat Khan Anirban Prithibi Barno Fahim Reza Farzana Shehreen Rupanti Humayra Anjum Dilara Ifshita Rahman Joyeth Kalyan Kazi Ayat Laylatul Islam Rodela Mahabi Joarder Avoy Mir Ragib Tajwar Mubasshira Ibnat Mugdho Sagnik Mondol Swagato Sahida Islam Mili Salman Nazafi Sanjid Samiya Azad Tuli Sazid Mridul Shama Jahan Chowdhury Shaptorshi Saha Shounak Debnath Wreek Shuddho Shopoth Golpo Supantha Sourav Malaker Anindo Writi Nefartiti School Team Estiak Hossain Shaikat Afreen Akter Ashraful Islam Debopam Sutradhar Ikramul Akash Sushnato Drobonti Mahjabin Rashid Lamisha Maliha Akter Md. Rakibul Islam Mushfiqeur Rahman Samadrita Datta Jhinuk Shahamat Sadab

Events Team Raunaq Jahan Rafa Fariha Muskaan Joyeeta Roy Kantamoyee Sneha Naziur Rahman Onim Nourin Khan Chowdhury Promita Rahee Tasfiah Naowar Taslima Hossain Sanjana Wrivu Mustafa

Sales Team Suprety Malakar Adnan Nazafi Sadaf Areeba Mahrukh Ana Arifa Sultana Rimi Ariyan Islam Akkhor Avner Naireet Diya Nora Eshratul Rupoma Kazi Rania Mazher Manha Mohammad Saifan Lautif Mujahidul Islam Ohi Nawar-E-Jannat Noshin Nawar Nir Raeesah Ahmed Sarah Sarina Hamid Sawdha Hamid Suhana Muntaha Syeda Protiti Purna

FESTIVAL TEAMS Tech Department

Programming Department

Coordinator Mubtasim Alvee

Coordinators Anchol Alokita Kabyo

Graphic Team Fida al Mugni Gazi Shahbaz Mohammad Mahatab Rashid Mong Shonie Rakeeb Razzaq Subinoy Mustofi Eron Syeda Tasnim Rahman

Web Team Pritom Mitchell Rodrigues Debadrita Halder Israt Nahar Mehnaj Tabassum S. M. Jubayer Sadiq Mahmood Shanila Ahmed Tanima Akter Jim

Delegate Team Novayraa Hossain Meghla Afroza Khanum Binte Zia Priya Atqiya Maisha Fahmid Moontasir Rafin Ishmum Naoar Md Abdul Al Mubeen Md Faysal Khan Mehrab Hossain Nirzhar Mihrab Hossain Raed Zaki Kolpo Ruhinu Mallik Safin Sudipto Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Zubayer Hossain

Programming Team Anika Tabassum Maisha Mostofa Mashraba Ahmed Chowdhury Mehelika Anan Nafisa Islam Tultul Sadia Rahman Sanjida Akter Samiha

Projection Team Progga Ayshawria Hafija Sultana Jui Md. Shahariar Al Mamun Parsha Sanjana Saiful Islam Anik Sakib Ul Yousuf Sheikh Tasnia Subhey Sadi Rahman Suhaila Obdhi Tanzila Ashraf

Communications Department Coordinators Samia Hasan Tabassum Binte Tabriz Photography Team Asif Siddiki Dewan Ashfaqul Alam Mohammad Asif Hasan Riad Sikder Rad Shomit Anwar Sourav Biswas Supriyo Poroma Tahsina Saniat

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Videography Team Abdullah Fahad Asif-Ul-Islam Ibrahim Shoikot Mahib Mahatasim Utsho Md Shifatul Ahsan Apurba Salman Sakib Shahryar Sayedul Abrar

Bulletin Team Amritanjoli Shreshthesshory Irfana Afreeda Nargis Hamid Monami Noushin Anjum Nuha Riddha Anindya Sabiha Sharmin Eva Tahseen Nower Prachi

Press and Media Team Rifat Ahmed Lingkon Adiat Sujel Ahana Ghosh Shana Aquif-Ur-Rahman Somoy Mahi Ashraf Mohammad Mosharof Hossain Nusrat Jahan Esa Sowmik Saha Rudra Sreza Zaman Tilottama Rohinee Mondal

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

RAJSHAHI 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 Convener Tareq Mahamud Rasel Co-Convener Sahariar Choyne

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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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