11th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh Brochure

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Editor S M Aminul Islam Special Thanks To Abir Ferdous Mukhar Ashik Ibrahim Mehedi Ashraful Amin Tasmiah Alam Executive Editor Raunaq Jahan Rafa Assistant Editor Anika Tabassum Asif-Ul-Islam Nargis Hamid Monami Noshin Anjum Nuha Umme Abiha Saima Editorial Board Afsana Priti Amreeta Lethe Chowdhury Ehsan Abir Mehelika Anan Nafisa Islam Tultul Rupakolpa Chowdhury Sadia Islam Roza Sanjida Akter Samiha

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Graphic Design Asif-Ul-Islam Mubtasim Alvee Sadiq Mahmood Content Management Abdul Ela Abdul Jabber Kasfim Rifat Ahmed Lingkon Samia Hasan Sidratul Safayet Daniel Illustration by Mahatab Rashid & Rakeeb Razzaq Printed by Ahsan Printers, Katabon, Dhaka Published by Children’s Film Society Bangladesh www.cfsbangladesh.org

MESSAGE ABIR FERDOUS MUKHAR Festival Director 11th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2018

Children’s Film Society Bangladesh is happy to announce that it is celebrating the 11th edition of International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh from January 27-February 2, 2018 in Dhaka.

The festival aims to screen films made for children and also films made by children. This festival stands as a premiere platform for all those young creative minds to flourish in their fields. We aspire for the young directors that this festival draws will significantly impact the future of the film industry of Bangladesh. This festival is not only creating future filmmakers, but also future leaders. All the organizers and volunteers are spectacularly young, dynamic and extremely energetic. I personally thank all our volunteers and my colleagues without whom I could not have done a single thing. I would also like to thank my advisers and well-wishers.

A total number of 50 children and young adults have been invited to attend the festival as delegates.

Their films are competing in 3 different sections. These sections are films made by Children aged under 18, Young Bangladeshi Talent Award for young people aged between 19-25 and Social Film Section for people aged up to 30 years. There is also an International Competition for films from abroad. Social section has the predetermined topic “Violence against Girls”.

We have jury board of five members comprised of children has been formed to judge films made by children and a four members jury board comprised of senior film experts from Bangladesh and India has been formed to judge the other films.

During the seven days of the festival we organize many interactive sessions and workshop for them so that they can learn many professional things on film making and also develop their skill on higher things.

A short workshop on Visual Storytelling will be held exclusively for the delegates and the volunteers of this festival and also there will be a workshop on Zero Budget film making conducted by an instructor from United Kingdom and also we will organize a film appreciation workshop as well. They will also get a chance to talk with freedom fighters and prominent personalities from Bangladesh.

This year we had to work under a very limited budget and a lot of uncertainties because most of the corporate companies were not interested in promoting this great event for children. Still we are grateful to those who stood up to help us when we needed them the most. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all our partners and sponsors.

I would like to convey my message with a dream that International Children’s Film Festival will become a global platform for young people all over the world who are passionate about filmmaking and who are also passionate about working in a creative field. Someday this festival will set new standards and it will work as a benchmark for others. We strongly believe that we will fulfill our dream by the slogan “Future in Frames“

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ministry of Finance Ministry of Information Ministry of Cultural Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Film Censor Board Department of Public Libraries Dhaka Metropolitan Police Bangladesh National Museum Chitrakatha National Institute of Design, India Ahsan Printers, Dhaka

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Slogan

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

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

Number of participating countries

Number of child & young delegates

58

220

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 Alliance Franรงaise de Dhaka, Dhanmondi Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Shegunbagicha British Council, Fuller Road Goethe Institut Bangladesh, Dhanmondi

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EVENTS AND SESSIONS January 27

Shayan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi musician, singer and

Delegate Orientation

with Prayer Hall. The debut album as a solo artist was Chaina

Inauguration Ceremony

January 28 Workshop on Zero Budget Filmmaking Conducted by Mark Bishop Celebrity Adda with Shayan Chowdhury Arnob

January 29 Workshop on Zero-Budget Filmmaking Conducted by Mark Bishop

composer. He has released four solo albums and also worked Bhabish which included the acoustic version of the song Shey Je Boshe Achhe, followed by Hok Kolorob. This album was a compilation of songs Arnob had written during his years at Shantiniketan. His last album called “Khub Doob” was realised in 2015. The album was mainly for some students who lost their school at Bandarban. Arnob sold his album from his own hand and cover of that album was painted by him and those school students. Shayan Chowdhury Arnob was the music director of the Bengali films Monpura, Aha!, Jaago, Dip Nevar Age and Kolkata Calling! Now he is working in his own band called “Arnob and friends”.

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a Bangladeshi film director,

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screenwriter, and film producer who is considered to be one

Workshop on Film Appreciation Conducted by Arun Gupta

realism in Bangladeshi cinema. He is also the pioneer of an

Celebrity Adda with Najmun Nahar

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of the leading figures to bring about a glimpse of modernism/ avant-garde filmmakers’ movement called ‘Chabial’. His 2012 feature Television was the closing film of Busan festival and won Grand Jury Prize in Asia Pacific Screen Award 2013 in addition to 5 more international awards. He has become the first Bangladeshi to take the juror’s position at the Asia Pacific Film Awards.

Workshop on Visual Storytelling Conducted by Tauquir Ahmed Celebrity Adda with Mostofa sarwar Farooki

February 1 Face to Face with the Filmmaker Delegates Interactive Session with the Freedom Fighters

Najmun Nahar is a female Bangladeshi travel enthusiast. She has made sojourning her passion and visited 93 countries till now. She describes her best- ‘I was born to travel. This courageous lady is now 39 and she is planning to set her foot on 100 different countries before her 40th birthday! She also read the famous books related to travelling then, such as- ‘Deshe Bideshe’ by Syed Mujtaba Ali, ‘On the road’ by Jack

Gala Dinner

Kerouac, ‘The geography of bliss’ by Eric Weiner. Later, she

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large portions of her salary and started her journey to know

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

to lose old paths, find new ones and to know new people’-

Closing and Award Giving Ceremony

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worked for many famous international organizations, saved more about the unknown world. ‘I have been travelling alone these words of her indicate that an extraordinary attraction towards nature, oceans and mountains has inspired her to lead a adventurous life.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS Tauquir Ahmed is an architect and actor, turned director in Bangladeshi cinema. Now he is linked up with film making, screen writing and acting.

He has made five feature films. Ahmed started his career as a lead-actor in television in independent movies. He made his debuted film in 2004 by the movie Joyjatra based on Liberation War. Rupkothar Golpo in 2006. Daruchini Dip in 2007. With a long interval he made his 4th feature flim Oggatonama (The Unnamed) and then ‘Halda’ (2017). All these films received both national & international film awards respectively.

Mark Bishop trained at East 15 is a director of Big State. He has performed in “Walk This Way”, “Spaghetti Weston-Super-Mare”, “Hitting Dennis”, “Sixteen Types of Happiness”, “The Fire Starter” and “Fetches” and directed “Gone West”. He has also performed for Inner room Theatre Company: The Chronicles of Hogget and web, The Truth About Hogget and Webb, The Fisher King, The Tempest, In A Room, Six Is Nine and My Big Desk. Mark performs all over the world with the Natural Theatre Company. He makes video documentation and evaluation films and works extensively with young people in film and theatre.

Arun Gupta is the Principal of the Faculty and Discipline Lead of Film & Video Communication at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India. Prof.Arun Gupta has taught various filmmaking courses which includes Direction, Scriptwriting, Film Language and Film Appreciation for more than two decades, at NID and elsewhere. He has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Film Direction from Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, India and a BA in English Literature from the University of Delhi, India. He has had a long stint in Indian television before joining full-time teaching at NID. He has served as Jury in several International Film Festivals, runs a biennial Asian Short & Documentary Film Festival at NID called “Alpavirama” and has been writing a book on Hindi Film Villains.

GUESTS OF HONOUR

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Alom Talukdar

Mojibur Rahman Manik

Padma Rani

Freedom Fighter

Freedom Fighter

Freedom Fighter

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES Afghanistan Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegowina Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Ecuador Egypt Finland France Germany Ghana Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan

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Kazakhstan Republic of Korea Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Macau The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Mexico Nepal Netherlands Norway Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Russian Federation Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tanzania, United Republic of Turkey United Kingdom United States Venezuela Vietnam

Concept, Design & Direction Sekhar Mukherjee Hum Abonti Mukherjee Samyo Ghoshal Dr Sudhanya Dasgupta Sound & Music A Bhaskar Rao Animation & Colouring Balaram J Warrier Partha Mahanta Praful Kumar Editing & Compositing Pratik De

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LOGO FILM 11th edition’s logo film is celebrating the unknown mind of childlike imagination of human race. From boredom of classroom monotony to the alien invasion where all the children and child-like are sucked in by a giant Spaceship looming over the Dhaka skyline. E-LIS2018 symboliZing the national fish of Bangladesh! The trip to the moon, shepherds dancing with other friends, Baul singing on the Royal Bengal Tiger’s back till the mother ship arrives to the venue of the festival. All other UFO’s from all across the outer and inner space joining the celebration. With Tagore’s song humming in the backdrop.

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

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

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A BIRD WITHOUT A HOMELAND Algeria | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Arabic | No Premiere | 7 min Original Title

‫ واﺧذﻧﺎ ﻋﯾﻧﺔ اطﻔﺎل ﺳورﯾﺎ‬، ‫اﻟﻔﯾﻠم ﯾﺗﺣدث ﻋن اطﻔﺎل اﻟﺣروب واﻟﻠﺟوء‬

17-18 Years

‫طﺎﺋر ﺑﻼ وطن‬

‫واﻟﻔﯾﻠم ﯾﺣﻛﻲ ﻋن طﻔل ﻋﺎش ﺑداﯾﺔ اﻟﺣرب ﻓﻲ ﺳورﯾﺎ ﺛم ﺗﺷرد ﻓﻲ اﻟﺷوارع‬

Director Louiza Kadri

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‫ﻣﻼﺣﻘﺗﮫ وﻟم ﯾﺗﺧﻠص ﻣﻧﮭﺎ اﻟﺑطل ﺑﻘﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻌﺎﻧﺎﺗﮫ وﻛواﺑﯾﺳﮫ وﻟم ﯾﺣﺎول‬

Children in the war

‫ﺗﺧطﻲ اﺣﻼﻣﮫ ﻟﻛن ﻋﻣران ﻟﻔﻲ اﻟﺻورة ھو طﻔل ھل ﺳﯾﺻﺑﺢ ﻣﺛل ﺑطﻠﻧﺎ‬

Suitable Audience

Story Louiza Kadri Script/Screenplay Louiza Kadri Editor Ibrahim Abu Siam Producer NMP MEDIA Cinematographer Yaser Nil Leading Casts Raouf Rahmouni Issam Rassam

‫ ﻟﻛن ﻣﻌﺎﻧﺎﺗﮫ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻛواﻟﯾس ﻟﻣﺎ ﻟﺟﺎ ﻟﺑﻠد ﺛﺎﻧﻲ وﻛﺑر ظﻠت‬، ‫ﻟﻛن ﯾﺣب اﻟرﺳم‬

‫ﻣﻊ ﻛواﺑﯾﺳﮫ او ﯾﺗﺣدى وﯾﺣﻘﻖ اﺣﻼﻣﮫ‬ Synopsis This is the story of a 14 year old who lived through

Bengali Synopsis

the beginning of the war in Syria. Where bombing

গল্পিট ১৪ বছর বয়সী একিট িশশ‌ুর েয িসিরয়ােত যু েদ্ধর শ‌ুরুর িদেক িছেলা এবং েসখােন েবামা িবেস্ফারেণর কারেণ তােদর বািড়িট েভেঙ্গ যায় এবং তার পিরবােরর সবাই িনহত হয়। িশশ‌ুিটর আঁকাআঁিকর জনয্ ভােলাবাসা তার বািড়, কলম এবং একিট নীল টুিপর কথা মেন করায়। িকন্তু তাও েস দেম যায় না। পরবতর্ীেত অনয্ একিট েদেশ েস আশৰ্য়ীও হয়। এভােব েস েবেড় উঠেত থােক িকন্তু তার েছাটেবলার ভয়ংকর স্মৃিতগ‌ুেলা তার িশল্পকেমর্র মাধয্েম তার মেধয্ রেয় যায় এবং তােক ভীত কের।

destroyed his home and his whole family died.

The child’s love for drawing helps him keep track of the memories of the house, his pen and blue hat. Displaced in the streets, he doesn’t give up his dream of painting and his paintings on the ground drawings reflect the homeland. He later becomes a refugee in another country. Grows up but remains haunted by childhood memories in his dreams and his illusions and everywhere.

Louiza Kadri was born in 1987. She is a Filmmaker and Algerian journalist. Her many films participated in international festivals. Her work entitled “You killed my innocence,” was screened in 15 international festivals.

She worked for a member of the jury in Sfax International Film Festival Mediterranean in Tunisia and presented workshops scenario

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A GIRL WEARING A WHITE DRESS Korea, Republic of | 2015 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Romance | Korean | Bangladesh Premiere | 23 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Yoon Hyung-chul Story Yoon Hyung-chul Script/Screenplay Yoon Hyung-chul Editor Yoon Hyung-chul

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

하얀 원피스를 입은 소녀

িমন-সু একজন বালক েয একা থােক। সপ্তাহ েশেষ িমন-সু এর বাবা-মা তার বাসায় আেস। িমন-সু এর স্কুেল একটা চুিরর ঘটনা হয়। িমন-সু এই ঘটনার মেধয্ ফাঁসেত চায় না, তাই েস বেল সাদা জামা পড়া একটা েমেয়েক েস চুির করেত েদেখ। তারপর েথেকই েমেয়িট তার সামেন উপিস্থত হয়, যােক শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ িমন-সু ই েদখেত পায়। েমেয়িট তার কােছ একিট পিরস্কার উত্তর চায়।

Synopsis Minsu is a child who lives alone. On weekends, Minsu’s parents come home. There was a theft at the Minsu’s school. Min-su doesn’t want to get caught up in a chore he says she saw a girl wearing a white dress steal. And the girl appears in front of Min-su’s eyes. Only visible to Min-su. And the girl asks for clear name.

Producer Seo Seung-hee Cinematographer Jung Bon Leading Casts Choi Jun-seok Jung In-young

Yoon Hyung Chul is a 25-year-old Korean guy who is currently working on a scenario for film work. He was graduated from Sangmyung University’s Film Department. He has considerable experience in directing short Films and editing them. He has worked on web contents as well as he is working in commercial film lighting too. In future, he wants to be a good filmmaker.

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A NEW DAY DAWNS India | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | HINDI | International Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Indira Aditi Rawat Story Indira Aditi Rawat Script/Screenplay Indira Aditi Rawat Editor K.swamy Rajan Producer Film And Television Institute Of India Cinematographer Roshan Joseph

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Phir Ek Subah

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্ একিট ১৪ বছর বয়সী বালক- িতলক এর দািরদৰ্ এর িবরুেদ্ধ লড়াই এর গল্প। তার মা সহ তার কােছর মানু ষগ‌ুেলা অজােন্ত তােক তার লক্ষয্ েথেক সিরেয় িদেত েচেয়িছেলা। িতলক আর তার মা দু জনই কেঠার কাজ কের সংসার চালােনার জনয্। েস পৰ্িতবার তার েশৰ্ণীেত পৰ্থম স্থান অিধকার কের, িকন্তু এই বছর এর ফল পৰ্কাশ তার জীবেন িনেয় আেস অেনক িদব্ধা, িবভৰ্ািন্ত ও িবশৃ ঙ্খলা। চলিচতৰ্িট পিরিস্থিতর িবরুেদ্ধ িতলেকর লেক্ষয্ এিগেয় যাওয়ার গল্প বেল।

Synopsis The film is about the determination and struggle of a 14-year-old boy - Tilak, born into abject poverty, to remain at school. His mother and his friend inadvertently try to veer him towards their way of thinking. Tilak and his widowed mother works hard to sustain the family. He always stands first in class but this year’s result day brings in a lot of dilemma, confusion and chaos to his world. This

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Film is about Tilak’s refusal to let circumstances

The film is about the struggle of a 14-year-old

shape his life.

newspaper boy, born into poverty. The film shows how his illiterate mother and his best friend inadvertently try to veer him towards their way of thinking.

Leading Casts Tilak- Avishkar Chabukswar Tilak’s Mother - Adhishree Wadodkar Tilak’s Friend- Viraj Kulkarni Indira Aditi Rawat is an economics graduate of St. Xavier’s, Mumbai. She searched herself in the NGO world for a couple of years, but her soul found the home in realism and characters of Majid Majidi’s and Abbas Kiarostami’s creation. In 2014, she finally embraced her longing for celluloid and thus began her journey into the world of lights, camera and action!

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A SONG FOR THE WHALES United States | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Gaelic (Scottish) | South Asian Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

A Song for the Whales

Director Lorenzo Fresta

Synopsis

শীতপৰ্ধান উত্তেরর একিট গৰ্ােমর একজন তরুণ রাজপুতৰ্, যার পিরচয় েকবল পাওয়া যােব িহংসৰ্তার ইিতহােস, েস তার িপতার মৃ তুয্ এর মুেখামুিখ হয়। নতুন রাজা হওয়ার জনয্ েস ৈতির হয় একিট ভয়ংকর িকৰ্য়াকমর্ এর মাধয্েম তার েযাগয্তা পৰ্মাণ করার জনয্। সম্পূ ণর্ গৰ্ােমর মানু েষর পৰ্তয্াশার সামেন, তার েবান সাহাযয্ করেব তােক িনেজর পথ খুঁেজ েবর করেত।

Story Lorenzo Fresta Script/Screenplay Lorenzo Fresta Editor Lorenzo Fresta

In a cold northern village, whose identity can only be found in a history of violence and blood, a young prince faces the death of his old father and is ready to perform a terrible ritual in order to prove to be worthy to be the new king. In front of the entire village’s expectations, his sister will try to help him to find his own way.

Producer Lorenzo Fresta Cinematographer A Leading Casts Peigi Barker as Eileen (voice actor) Calum Barker as Aidan (voice actor) Sound Director Mathieu Alvado Sound Director Alessandro Nepote

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Lorenzo Fresta was born in Milan, Italy. After graduating from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Torino he moved to California, to study at the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. In 2018, he moved to France to continue his studies at Gobelins, l’École de l’image

ABIBU Belarus | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Russian | International Premiere | 30 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Igor Osmolovski Lyudmila Shapoval Story Lyudmila Shapoval Script/Screenplay Igor Osmolovski Lyudmila Shapoval Editor Lyudmila Shapoval

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Абибу

পাঁচ বছেরর িশশ‌ু দাশা এবং তার বড় ভাই ভািনয়া পৰ্ায়ই একিট িকেশারেক েদেখ যার নাম আিলক। আিলেকর আচরণ েদেখ, সবাই তােক ভয় পায়। িকন্তু আিলেকর পৰ্কৃতপেক্ষ অিটজেমর সমসয্া থােক। একিদন দাশা আিলকেক িকছু দু ষ্টেদর হাত েথেক রক্ষা কের। িকন্তু পেরর িদন হেত দাশােক আর খুঁেজ পাওয়া যায় না। েমেয়িট পুিলশ, তার মা-বাবা ও ভাইেয়র সন্ধান কের িকন্তু েকােনা লাভ হয়না। যিদও তার কথা মানু ষ কােন েনয়না, দাশােক খুঁজেত আিলক একিট অিত গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ চিরতৰ্ পালন কের।

Synopsis Five-year-old girl Dasha and her elder brother Vanya meet with the strange teenager Alik several times, who behaves not quite adequately and his behavior frightens every passers-by. It turns out that Alik has autism. Once Dasha helps Alik get rid of bullies. The next day she disappears, does not return home after a walk. The girl searches for the police, parents and Vanya. But in search of Dasha, Alik, whose words nobody wants to take seriously, will play an unexpectedly important role.

Producer Pol Osmolovski Cinematographer Igor Osmolovski Leading Casts Igor Osmolovski. He was born in Minsk. Belarus. Since 2004 I work in film production. Worked on the creation of films by famous Russian directors. The author of the books “Ectomy” and “Central Committee.” In 2016 he graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts as a filmmaker. The films were presented at many festivals around the world. They have awards and prizes.

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Lyudmila Shapoval was born in Minsk, Belarus. In 1993 she was graduated from the Philological Faculty of Grodno State University. She was taught literature at the Lyceum and at the University. Lyudmila is also the author of the fairytale titled “Authylius”. In 2016 she was graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts as a filmmaker.

AN INVITATION FOR ONE India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi (Haryanvi) | South Asian Premiere | 23 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Haryanvi

Director Amit Kumar

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িসেনমািটেত উত্তর ভারেতর মনু নােমর একিট েছেলর মধয্ িদেয় েছেলেবলার আনন্দ েক েখাঁজার েচষ্টা করা হেয়েছ। িসেনমার শ‌ুরুেতই েদখা যােব েয লাজুক েছেলিট েকােনাভােবই িবেয়েত েমেয়েদর আচার-অনু ষ্ঠােন েযেত রািজ নয়, িকন্তু েযেহতু তার বাবা বাসায় েনই তাই বাধয্ হেয় তােক েযেতই হয়। এেত তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ ঘুরেত যাওয়ার পিরকল্পনা বািতল হেয় যায়। িকন্তু েকান একিট কারণ তার মেধয্ এক নতুন েচতনা সৃ িষ্ট কের। েস পুনরায় িবেয় বািড়েত িফের যায় তার মােক খুিশ করার জনয্।

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Story Amit Kumar Script/Screenplay 1. Amit Kumar 2. Akash Yadav 3. Lokesh Saini Editor Sahil Verma Producer State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Dftv, Rohtak

Break your own barriers Synopsis The film tries to reflect the exploration of childhood by 10 year old monu, who lives in rural northern India. The film starts and we see shy monu unwilling to attend wedding in the neighborhood but, since his father is out for work, he has to go for

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the communities traditional bestowal ceremony.

When the shy Monu, unwillingly has to attend the

But something change his mind and bring him

wedding in the neighborhood, his observations

back to the wedding embodying a different self,

make him discover a completely different self.

presenting it as a surprise to his mother at home.

Cinematographer Lokesh Saini Leading Casts Cast Teenu as kid Promilla Dixit as Mother Aneesh as Friend Sapna as sister

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Amit Kumar is an Indian filmmaker. He was graduated from State Institute of Film and Television, Rohtak in May 2017. ‘An Invitation for one’ is his final project of college studies. He has directed and assisted many films as a student project in the institution. He wishes to work in the films which bring out the stories from the lives of the people of his region

ANTENNA Iraq | 2010 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Without dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Original Title

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11-15 Years

ANTENNA

an old woman in a village covered with snow and

Director ADNAN OSMAN

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a chance even for a while to regain her child hood

An old woman lives in a village covered with snow

days.

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Story ADNAN OSMAN Script/Screenplay ADNAN OSMAN Editor RAJAB AHMED Producer ADNAN OSMAN

winter cold living her last days all her hops to have

and winter cold. Living her last days all she hopes to have a chance even for a while to regain her childhood days Bengali Synopsis

একজন বৃ দ্ধ মিহলা তুষার এবং শীেত েমাড়া একিট গৰ্ােম বাস কের। তার জীবেনর েশষ িদনগ‌ুেলােত েস শ‌ুধু একিট আশাই কের, যিদ েস তার েছাটেবলার িদনগ‌ুিলেত একিদেনর জনয্ হেলও িফের েযেত পারেতা।

Cinematographer Mohammed Jano Leading Casts Nasreen Khafar

Adnan Osman was born in 1969. He was graduated from cinema department, the college of the fine arts, The University of Salahaddin in Erbil-KurdistanIraq. He directed 12 short films and 2 long films (Death Triangle & Kingdom OF Ants) till date. He also published 2 books which titled “Story of Cinema” and “My Screenplay”.

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AROUND THE WORLD Spain | 2017 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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Below 10 years

Vuelta al Mundo

Director Leticia Dolera Story Andoni de Carlos Script/Screenplay Andoni de Carlos Editor Cristina Laguna Producer Stefan Schmitz María Zamora

Synopsis Two siblings, Javier (11) and Laura (9), play with a globe ball. Each time one catches it, he or she must randomly point out a country. The place pointed will be their next destination. According to the rules of the game they have invented.

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দু ই ভাইেবান জািভয়ার এবং লরা ভূ েগালক বল িদেয় েখলেছ। পৰ্িতবার েয বলিট ধরেব তােক েযেকােনা একিট েদশেক িচিহ্নত করেত হেব। তােদর েখলার িনয়ম অনু যায়ী তােদর িচিহ্নত েদশিট হেব তােদর পরবতর্ী িঠকানা।

Cinematographer Rita Noriega Leading Casts Berta Mayol Gabriel Delgado Mario Tardón

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Leticia Dolera is a Spanish actress, screenwriter and filmmaker. She’s been acting for more than fifteen years, appearing in films like Rec: Génesis or La novia.

She got behind the camera and started directing short films like Lo siento, te quiero or A o B. She took a step forward with Requisitos para ser una personal normal, her first feature film as a director. She was nominated

by The Spanish Academy.

BAKA Germany | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Serbian | South Asian Premiere | 9 min Original Title

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15-18 Years

Baka

A despondent young girl finds inspiration in

Director Arvid Klapper

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classical dance when an unlikely friendship comes

Story Jelena Ruzic Driton Sadiku Script/Screenplay Jelena Ruzic Driton Sadiku Editor Max Raible Producer Ivanna Kozak Ivan Zuber

into her life.

This is a story, where the life of a 7-year-old Milica changes dramatically, when her grandmother gets ill. Her uncle Goran had to bring her from Serbia to Germany, but due to the strict border regulations, she passed the border as Goran’s son. Milica rebels against the situation.

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গল্পিট সাত বছর বয়সী িমিলকােক িনেয়। যার জীবন হঠাৎ কের বদেল যায় যখন তার নানী অসু স্থ হেয় পেড়। তার এক চাচা, েগারান তােক সািবর্য়া েথেক জামর্ানী িনেয় যাওয়ার কথা। িকন্তু সীমােন্ত কড়া িনয়ম-কানু েন বাঁধাগৰ্স্থ হেয় িমিলকােক তার চাচা েগারােনর েছেল হেয় সীমান্ত পাড় করেত হেব। িমিলকা েসই পিরিস্থিতর পৰ্িতবাদ কের।

Cinematographer Adrian Langenbach Leading Casts Magdalena Kopanja Nenad Jezdic Mira Banjac

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Arvid Klapper was born in Saxony Germany. After finishing school he spent a year off traveling, before he moved to Berlin. Here he started to gain his first experience in various fields of film production and shot his first projects. Since 2012 he studies film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

BE MY FRIEND China | 2017 | DigiBeta | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Chinese | No Premiere | 18 min Original Title

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11-15 Years

等你等我

The disappearance of his younger cousin Aditya

Director Zhang Chuchu

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younger brother and the situation takes dramatic

A boy, Cheng Jiadong, met two beggar girls on

turn.

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whom he hated the most, Bittu has to find his

Story Zhang Chuchu Script/Screenplay Zhang Chuchu Editor Zhang Chuchu Producer Li Tianbo Cinematographer Wang Li

the way home, he help them to avoid the scold from the passers-by and promise the girls bring something to eat. However, when he arrived home, his father who was addicted to playing cards, appeared at his door.

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েচং িজয়াদং নােমর একিট েছেল রাস্তায় দু জন িভখারীেক েদখেত পায়। েস তােদরেক রাস্তার েলােকর ভৎর্সনা েথেক বাঁচায় এবং তােক খাবার এেন েদওয়ার পৰ্িতশৰ্ুিত েদয়। িকন্তু তার জুয়ারী বাবা তার বািড়র পথ আগেল ধের।

Leading Casts Chen Yizhong Li Hua

Zhang Chuchu is a filmmaker who loves children, so her films are mostly focused on children. She learned shooting and editing all by herself while studying in the university. Now she has set up a studio in which she will keep on learning on film, and creating more film about children.

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BEING SISTERS Germany | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Persian, Kurdish | South Asian Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

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11-15 Years

BEING SISTERS

Director Kimia Eyzad Panah Script/Screenplay Kimia Eyzad Panah Editor Kimia Eyzad Panah Producer NUR film group, Kimia Eyzad Panah , Co-Producer: Welf Reinhart Cinematographer Aliaksei Paluyan

Synopsis Two sisters escape from Afghanistan. To reach the border quickly, Wajma und Hana follow three men who know a short cut. To keep little Hana motivated, Wajma acts out a fairytale, even “pizza” is being made in the woods.

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হানা এবং ওয়াজমা দু ই েবান যারা আফগািনস্তান েথেক পািলেয় এেসেছ। তারা িতনজন েলােকর িপছু েনয় যারা বডর্ার পার হওয়ার িবকল্প ও সহজতর পথ জােন। হানােক উৎসািহত রাখার জনয্ নানা েচষ্টা ওয়াজমার, এমনিক জঙ্গেল িপৎজা বানােনার পদ্ধিতও জানা তার।

Leading Casts Mahshid Ahmadi Wajma Frishteh Atayi Abdulla Dada Kawar Murad Jonas Resaei Kimia Eyzad Panah was born 1990 in Teheran (Iran) and wrote stories from an early age. In 7th grade she already wrote science-fiction stories for the successful scientific schoolbook “Together with science”. In 9th grade Eyzad Panah shot her first short film “C for Cheating” and was awarded the prize for “Best Film” at the student film festival in Teheran.

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BIG BOOOM Russian Federation | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi | no dialog | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

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Below 10 years

Big Booom

Director Marat Narimanov

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এিট আমােদর পৃ িথবী ও মানিবকতার ইিতহাস িনেয় ৈতির চার িমিনেটর একিট িসেনমা। এই পিরেবশবান্ধব গল্পিট একিটমাতৰ্ দৃ েশয্র মাধয্েম করা েযখােন িফেল্মর িতনিট গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ উপাদান, িহউেমার, এয্াকশন এবং টৰ্য্ােজিড সবই রেয়েছ।

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The history of humanity and of our planet in four

The greatest theory of evolution told in just 4

minutes. An eco-friendly statement developed

minutes

Story Marat Narimanov Script/Screenplay Marat Narimanov Editor Marat Narimanov

The greatest theory of evolution told in just 4

in a single shot that has it all: humor, action and tragedy.

Producer Marat Narimanov Cinematographer Marat Narimanov Leading Casts Marat Narimanov Background Music Alexander “Q” Kusev Kira Zvezdun Karina Zvezdun

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Marat Narimanov was born in 1981 in Moscow, Russia. For the love of filmmaking, he took a course to learn filmmaking thoroughly. For a dozen years of working in the Moscow drama theaters, now he works as an illustrator/designer (the well-known illustrations for books “Chudaki” and “Tmutarakanskie Baiki” by Valerii Narimanov) and film director - documentary and animation.

BLACK HEAD COW Tanzania, United Republic of | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Maasai & Swahili | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Elizabeth Nichols Story Kesuma Mkare, Edward Elias Script/Screenplay Kesuma Mkare, Edward Elias, Flora Kipapurwa, Sioni Ayubu, Hosea IsayaKesuma Mkare, Edward Elias, Sioni Ayubu, Hosea Isaya, Flora Kipapurwa

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Black Head Cow

নাসািরয়ােনর বণর্নািট তানজািনয়ার তরুণেদর দব্ারা পিরচািলত হেয়িছল পিরচালক এিলজােবথ িনেকালেসর িনেদর্েশ। একিট যু বতী েমেয় একিট দূ রবতর্ী গৰ্াম মাসাই এ বসবাস কের েয িকনা স্থানীয় স্কুেলর সবেচেয় ভাল ছাতৰ্েদর একজন। ‘ঈশব্র আমােক একজন পৰ্িতভাবান কেরেছন’, েস মজা কের মন্তবয্ কের। একিদন তার বাবা তার িবেয় করার জনয্ বয্বস্থা কের েদয়, িকন্তু নাসািরয়ান, উজ্জব্ল ও সাহসী। েস বড়েদর িনয়ম মানেব না।

Synopsis Naserian’s narrative was developed by young people in Tanzania under the guidance of director Elizabeth Nichols. A young girl lives in a remote Maasai village and is one of the best pupils at the local school. ‘God made me a genius’, she jokingly comments. One day her father arranges for her to be married, but Naserian, bright and brave, balks at submitting to the elders’ rules.

Editor Elizabeth Nichols Producer Kesuma Mkare, Lenga Kirika, Mzee Lesinet, Peter Luis Cinematographer Elizabeth Nichols Leading Casts Naserian Mzee

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Elizabeth Nichols was born in Princeton, USA in 1988. She is an aspiring writer, director, and cinematographer who currently divides her time between New York, where she is taking a masters degree at the Tisch School of the Arts, and Tanzania, where she works at the Orkeeswa School. She has a degree in history, literature, history of art and architecture from Harvard University and has received several awards and scholarships.

BOB THE BIPOLAR BLOB United Kingdom | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Comedy | English | International Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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Below 10 years

Bob The Bipolar Blob

Director Lucie Nouraud Story Lucie Nouraud Script/Screenplay Lucie Nouraud Editor Lucie Nouraud Producer Lucie Nouraud

Synopsis The stop-motion video tells the story of daughter Boo and her dad Bob, who has bipolar. As Bob goes through the different stage of bipolar, Boo narrates the story, with a heart-warming ending.

The film is based on Lucie’s own experience and was created as part of her university course.

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এই স্টপ েমাশন চলিচ্চতৰ্িট বু নােমর েমেয় একিট েমেয় ও তার বাবা বেবর গল্প। বেবর বাইেপালার আেছ। বব যখন বাইেপালােরর িবিভন্ন স্তর অিতকৰ্ম করেছ তখন বু তার েবদনাদায়ক বণর্না িদেচ্ছ। চলিচতৰ্িট লু িসর িনজসব্ অিভজ্ঞতার িভিত্তেত ৈতির এবং তার িবশব্িবদয্ালয় এর পিরকৰ্েমর অংশ িছেলা।

Lucie Nouraud is a filmmaker from France. She moved to the UK to work in the television industry. She has studied Children Media from The University of Salford.

She is very much into animated films and tries making them using different forms of animation; such as 2D animation, stop-motion, and 3D animation. Lucie loves telling stories. ‘Bob the Bipolar Blob’ is her most favorite film.

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BOTH SAVED Ghana | 2017 | HD | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Drama | No DIALOGUE | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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11-15 Years

Both Saved

বলা হয়, ‘যখন একদম েশষ গাছিট মের যােব, তখন একদম েশষ মানু ষিটও মারা যােব। িকন্তু যিদ পৃ িথবীর েশষ মানু ষিট পৃ িথবীর েশষ গাছিট েকেট েফেল, তাহেল িক মানু ষিট এর পরপরই মারা যােব? েকমন হয় যিদ েশষ গাছিট েশষ মানু ষিট পযর্ন্ত অিক্সেজন েপঁৗছােতই না েদয়? মানু ষিট িক মারা যােব? আবার যিদ েশষ মানু ষিট আেগ মারা যায়, তাহেল িক েশষ গাছিট তখনও েবঁেচ যােব?

Director Afotey Nii Odai Story Afotey Nii Odai Script/Screenplay Afotey Nii Odai Editor Afotey Nii Odai Producer Afotey Nii Odai

Tagline Save a tree, Save your own life Synopsis There is a saying that when the last tree dies, the last man dies. Now if the last man kills the last tree, would the last man die afterwards? How about if

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the last tree could actually prevent oxygen from

Relationship between man and tree

reaching the last man, would the last man die? Or what if the last man dies first, would the last tree still live?

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Afotey Nii Odai is a young filmmaker from Ghana who is into both live-action and animation. He Went to West African Senior High School and furthered in National Film and Television Institute in Ghana where he majored in Animation. Growing up, he has always wanted to work with films because of his mother’s love for film and television. Both Saved is his first animation.

He writes, acts and directs live-action films as well.

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BOWS AND ARROWS France | 2016 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No dialogue | South Asian Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

On serait des indiens

আিম এিলওট। আিম এবং আমার ভাই েফিলক্স পৰ্ায়ই ইিন্ডয়ানেদর অিভনয় কির। আমরা আমােদর কল্পনা কির, মাথায় বমর্ আর িপেঠ ধনু ক িনেয় বন-জঙ্গল চেষ েবড়াই। ইিন্ডয়ান মহান রাজা “ব্লু হসর্” েক স্মরণ কের। িকন্তু আজ েফিলেক্সর জন্মিদন, আজেকর বয্াপারটা অনয্রকম হেব। আজেক আমরা অিভনয় করেবা না। আজেক আমরা হেবা সিতয্কােরর ইিন্ডয়ান।

Director Olivier Arnold Story Olivier Arnold Script/Screenplay Olivier Arnold & Mathieu Winckel Editor Mathieu Winckel

Tagline Western for Children Synopsis I’m Eliott. Me and my brother Félix often play Indians. We imagine ourselves exploring the woods with our headgears and bows. Calling the spirit of

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great Indian chief Blue Horse. But today for Félix’s

Let’s be Indians!

birthday, it’ll be different. Today we won’t play. This time we’ll be Indians, for real!

Producer Synovie Cinematographer Adrien Michel Leading Casts Eliott & Félix Arnold, Olivier Arnold, Anne-Christelle JaffresArnold, Serge Herbrecht, Brice Herbrecht, Sébastien Boulmier, Marie Pintiau

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Olivier Arnold is a France filmmaker. He was born in 1980 in Belfort. Since childhood, Olivier is fascinated by cinema, a passion that will guide his personal and professional choices. He pursued History studies with an option in History of Cinema from 1998 to 2003 and prepared himself for further process. __ __

BRAVE KIDS Colombia | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Giovanni Granada Editor Laura Solaque Carlos Aparicio Producer Giovanni Granada, Doris Martínez Cinematographer Giovanni Granada Leading Casts Mariana Mojica, Salvador Meneces, Natalia Hernandez, Luisa Fernanda Alonso, Mónica Pacheco

Original Title Jóvenes Valientes. La pasión de un sueño Synopsis Every effort comes with its own reward. The years involved in ballet training reap unforeseen strengths on those who practice it. Beyond the art, the sweat and the work with the body, it is courage and valor that develops within.

Bengali Synopsis

সকল কেমর্রই কমর্ফল রেয়েছ। বয্ােলট পৰ্িশক্ষেণর িদনগ‌ুেলােত িশক্ষাথর্ীেদর অসহনীয় কেষ্টর সব্ীকার হেত হয়। এই িশেল্পর একধরেনর েসৗন্দযর্ রেয়েছ, তাছাড়াও একজনেক তার শরীর িনেয় যতটুকু কাজ করেত হয় তা সিতয্ই পৰ্শংসােযাগয্।

Giovanni Granada was born in Bogotá, Colombia.

Trained in Commercial Photography and Production both in Italy and France. He began directing commercials in 1991. As a Director, he translates smoothly the ever-changing marketing trends into a vivid cinematic language. He has directed over a thousand commercials in the film both for the Colombian and Latin American market. Giovanni is a remarkable visual storyteller, a craftsman of light. And he has many stories left to tell.

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CAPTAIN ADEL Iraq | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Arabic | Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Below 10 years

‫ﻛﺎﺑﺘﻦ ﻋﺎدل‬

Director, Producer, Story & Screenplay Ameer Albassri Editor Yasir saad Zaydoon Hashim Cinematographer Bayan Nabeel Cast Sherooq Alhassen Mustafa Ayad, Hayder Ayad Lighting Technician Zuhair Alnoury Sound recorder Abather Fadel

Tagline A little boy joined to cartoon team organizes “

Synopsis in Original Language

” ‫ ” سنوات يحاول مشاهدة افالم الرسوم المتحركة‬٨ ” ‫عادل عمرة‬ ‫ لكنه‬، ” ‫الكابںى ماجد‬

‫ال يستطيع بسبب ممانعة والدته من تشغيل التلفاز ىڡ البيت‬ ‫ ” يوم عىل‬٤٠ ” ‫حىى يمر‬ /

‫ يقرر‬. ‫مقتل والده‬ ‫ ليحقق حلم الفوز‬، ‫الكابںى عادل احراز هدف بالرغم من الصعوبات‬

” ‫بالكأس‬ ‫للكابںى ماجد‬

Captain Majid “ to fulfill the dream of winning the Bengali Synopsis

Cup Synopsis Here’s a story of an 8-years-old boy “Adel” just trying to watch a cartoon series “ Captain Majid.”

But he can’t because of his mother reluctance to run tv at home until 40 days pass of his father’s

গল্পিট আট বছর বয়সী এক েছেল এয্ােডেলর েয একিট ফুটবল কাটুর্ন িসিরজ ‘কয্ােপ্টন মিজদ’ িটিভেত েদখেত চায় িকন্তু তার বাবার মৃ তুয্র ৪০ িদেনর মেধয্ িটিভ েদখার উপর তার মা’র কড়া িনেষধাজ্ঞা থাকার কারেণ পাের না। িকন্তু কয্ােপ্টন এয্ােডল সব পৰ্িতকূলতা েপছেন েফেল কয্ােপ্টন মিজেদর জনয্ তার সব্েপ্নর টৰ্িফিট িজতেত চায়।

death. The captain Adel decided to score his goal despite the difficulties, to achieve his dream of

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winning the trophy for Captain Majid.

A little boy joined to cartoon team organizes “ Captain Majid “ to fulfill the dream of winning the Cup

Photographer Ahmed sadoon Composer Zaidoun Hussein Sound editor Zaidoun Hussein Coloring Yasir saad

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Ameer Albassri was born in Iraq. He earned his Diploma in Theatre Arts at the Institute of Fine Arts, in 2014. And while studying at the Academy Of Fine Arts, his first short film, ‘Labour’ (2014), received the Best Actress award at the 2015 edition of Samawa International Film Festival in Iraq. He was awarded by Digital Travel Sketchbook Prize 2017 in France For his Film “549 km sleep only in Iraq”.

CHICKEN @ SWAMI’S KITCHEN India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Tamil | Bangladesh Premiere | 22 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

Chicken @ Swami’s Kitchen

এিট একিট ১০ বছর বয়সী এক বৰ্াহ্মণ েছেলর গল্প যার, িচেকন িবিরয়ানী খাওয়ার ইচ্ছা আেছ। িকন্তু ধেমর্র বাধা িনেষেধরর কারেণ েস তা পাের না। অনয্িদেক তার সহপাঠী অজয় পৰ্িতিদন স্কুেল যাওয়ার পেথর একিট িবিরয়ানীর েদাকান েথেক িবিরয়ানী িনেয় আেস যা তােক িবিরয়ানী খাওয়ার জনয্ আেরা উৎসু ক কের েতােল। তাই েস একবার সাহস কের িবিরয়ানী েখেয় েফেল িকন্তু শীঘৰ্ই তার বািড়র মানু ষ তা েজেন যায়। এরপের িক হয় তার কািহনী িনেয়ই গল্পিট এেগােত থােক।

Director Sachin Balachandiran Story K. Karunanidhi Script/Screenplay Sachin Balachandiran Editor Bhuvanesh Manivannan

Synopsis ‘Chicken @ Swami’s Kitchen ‘ is a story about a 10 year old Brahmin boy Swaminathan who has an urge to taste Chicken Biriyani. The Biriyani shop on his way to school and his classmate Ajay who regularly brings Biriyani for lunch triggesr his craving more. He arranges money and tastes it for the first time but soon gets caught at home. What happens further forms the rest of the story.

Producer LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, Sachin Balachandiran, Arvind Kailasam, Bhuvanesh Manivannan Cinematographer Arvind Kailasam Leading Casts Tharan Ramamoorthy Hariharan Ganapathy Janaki Suresh Suparaja Suresh Saroja Raman Wasim

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Sachin Balachandiran is an Indian filmmaker who did his post-graduate diploma in Film Direction at LV Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai. Since his childhood, he was very much into films and later on he decided to pursue it as a career. Till now he had made 2 short films ‘Thiraikadhai’ and ‘Mrgatrshna – The Mirage’ and a Documentary, ‘Hunters – The Hunted’.

CHILDREN OF SPRING Germany | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | German | South Asian Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Zara Demet Altan Script/Screenplay Zara Demet Altan Silvia Krupicka Editor Kurt Ipekkaya Producer Zara Demet Altan

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

FRÜHLINGSKINDER

বাড়ীর কােছ েবামা িবেস্ফারেণর পর, একিট িসিরয়ান পিরবার এবং এর ছয়িট সন্তান েহামস েথেক চেল যাওয়ার িসদ্ধান্ত েনয়। তারা একিট বহু পৰ্তীিক্ষত এেস্কপ েবােটর সন্ধান েপেয় পের জানেত পাের েয, জায়গার অভােব সকেল এই েনৗকায় আশৰ্য় িনেত পারেব না। পিরবােরর অিভভাবেকরা তােদর সন্তানেদর েনৗকায় উঠােলও িনেজরা েথেক যায়। এভােব িতন ভাই-েবান টািকর্ ও বু লেগিরয়া পার হয় এবং বািকরা ইতালীয় বন্দর পার হওয়ার আশায় থােক। এরকম িবিভন্ন বাঁধা পার হেয়ও তারা ছয়জন অবেশেষ পুনরায় েদখা কের েবরিলেনর পৰ্াইমাির স্কুেল েকান এক বসেন্ত।

Synopsis When a bomb strikes near the house, a Syrian family and its six children decide to flee from Homs. Together they make it to the longed-for escape boat, but the boat cannot accommodate everyone. The parents stay behind, three of the brothers and sisters flee via Turkey and Bulgaria, the others hope to reach the Italian coast by boat.

It is an escape under the most difficult conditions until all six of them meet again in a Berlin primary school in spring.

Cinematographer Kurt Ipekkaya, Tan Ipekkaya Leading Casts Fatma Tahawi Lara Kurt Lilian Takli Mustafa Lahham Serhan Mustafa Cem Can Stoll Zara Demet Altan was born as the first child of a Kurdish-Alevite family in Eastern Turkey, Malatya. Her parents came to Berlin when she was six months old. Since her childhood, she has been engaged in Turkish and German literature. She also acted in theater regularly. In 2003 she worked as an intern at Shakespeare’s Globe in London.

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CHOCOLATE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | Persian | Bangladesh Premiere | 80 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

Shokolati

Director Soheil Movaffagh

Tagline

১৩ বছর বয়সী পারসা উত্তরািধকার সূ েতৰ্ তার দাদার কাছ েথেক একিট চকেলট ফয্াক্টির পায়। ফয্াক্টিরিট একদম িনঃসব্ হওয়ার পেথ তাই পারসােক িসদ্ধান্ত িনেত হেব, েস ফয্াক্টিরিট িবিকৰ্ করেব, নািক তার বন্ধুেদর এবং তার দাদার িবশব্স্ত উিকেলর সহায়তা িনেয় এেত কাজ চািলেয় যােব। িকন্তু েসখােন িকছু মানু ষ এমনও িছেলা, যারা জায়গািট িবিকৰ্ করেত চািচ্ছেলা। তাছাড়াও তার দাদা মারা যাবার আেগ একিট িক্লেপ নতুন চকেলট বানােনার পৰ্িকৰ্য়া ধারণ কের িগেয়িছেলন।

Script/Screenplay Karim Khodsiani - Hamzeh Salehi Editor Mehdi Hosseinivand Producer Iraj Mohammadi Cinematographer Kohyar Kallari Leading Casts Mohammad Reza Hedayati Mohammad Reza Shirkhanlou Naser Hashemi Shabnam Moghadami

Children fulfill the great achievements together.

Synopsis 13-year-old Parsa has inherited a big chocolate factory from his grandfather. The factory is about to go bankrupt and Parsa must decide whether to sell or to run the factory. Once again with the help of his playful friends and his grandfather’s faithful

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lawyer. Indeed, there are some people who intends

A group of kids try to save a chocolate factory

to sell this place. However, his grandfather has

and...

shared a formula for making a new chocolate in a clip recorded before he dies.

Soheil Movaffagh was born in 1980, Tehran. He has begun his professional experiences since 1993 as an actor. He has collaborated with IRIB(TV) as a producer, director, and actor since 2005. He also cooperated in several feature films such as “Deep Breath” AND “Malaria” by Parviz Shabazi, “Dancing in the Dust” by Asghar Farhadi and “Border Cafe” (Cafe Transit) by Kambuzia Partovi.

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COLORFUL MEMORIES OF MR. SCACAROW Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Rasool Haghjoo Story Rasool Haghjoo Script/Screenplay Rasool Haghjoo Editor Rasool Haghjoo Producer Shokouh Korpi Cinematographer Rasool Haghjoo

Tagline War Synopsis This short film is about An old warrior man, Who remembers his past colorful memories. He is retired now. But some bloody memories are bothering him. These Dreaded Memories do not leave him Alone.

Bengali Synopsis

এই সব্ল্পৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট বৃ দ্ধ ৈসিনকেক িনেয় িযিন তার অতীেতর রিঙন স্মৃিতচারণ কেরন। িতিন এখন অবসর গৰ্হন কেরেছন। তেব িকছু ভয়ানক স্মৃিত তােক এখনও তাড়া কের েবরায়। এই দু িবর্ষহ স্মৃিতগ‌ুেলা তােক একা ছােড় না।

Leading Casts Soshians Haghjoo Manoochehr Baharlooie Rasool Haghjoo was born in 1981 and is a member of ITPODA and IGDA. He works as an editor, theater writer, director, and actor. His films were officially selected at Fake Flesh Film Festival, Geo Film Festival, Expocinema, Marquee on Main, Ooty Film Festival and South Asian Short Film Competition.

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CUP OF TEA India | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

11-15 Years

cup of tea

Director Jitendra Rai

Tagline

Story Jitendra Rai Script/Screenplay Jitendra Rai Editor Archit D. Rastogi Producer Jitendra Rai Cinematographer Raaj A. Chakravarti

if you are educated then educate them Synopsis ‘Cup of tea’ is basically a cup of teach where a photographer goes to an unprivileged village and bewitches by the villagers who really want to be educated by her.

Bengali Synopsis

িসেনমার গল্পিট একিট িশক্ষণীয় গল্প। এখােন একজন ফেটাগৰ্াফার একিট সু িবধাবিঞ্চত গৰ্ােম যায় এবং েসখানকার মানু ষেদর িশিক্ষত হেত চাওয়ার ইচ্ছা েদেখ মুগ্ধ হয়।

Leading Casts Smriti Kalra Shubham T. Parab Jitendra Rai Work with theater legend Makarand Deshpande for so long Jitendra Rai has built an excellent reputation in the theater community in Mumbai. He has worked extensively with NGOs related to children’s issues. He is highly active in conducting theater workshops with children in Aseema Charitable (NGO), Dhai Akshar (NGO), Blind Association Center. He has also worked as an assistant director and casting director on films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaii and Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola.

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CUP OF WATER India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Sci-Fi | No language | International Premiere | 2 Min 47 Sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

the water bottle and gives water. Some other birds

Below 10 years

Cup of water

also come and drink water. The boy is very happy to see all the birds drink water.

Director Manish Gupta Story Gunjan Gupta Script/Screenplay Manish Gupta Editor Manish Gupta Producer Manish Gupta

Tagline Keep Water For Animals

Bengali Synopsis

Synopsis A boy is going to school on a very hot day. He is walking on a street while he notices a small bird flying in the sky searching for water. She searches everywhere on the street but she can’t find water anywhere. After a long time of trial, she gives up and collapses on the ground. The boy sees this and takes some water in a container to give it to the bird. The bird wakes up and takes the container and fly in the sky. When she flies away, some water

ভীষণ গরেমর িদেন একিট েছেল স্কুেল যােচ্ছ। রাস্তা িদেয় হাঁটার সময় েস েখয়াল করল একিট পািখ পািনর েখাঁেজ আকােশ উেড় েবড়ােচ্ছ। অেনকক্ষণ েখাঁজার পর পািখিট জ্ঞান হারায়। েছেলিট তা েদেখ একিট পােতৰ্ পািন িনেয় এেস পািখিটেক খাওয়ায়। পািখিট জ্ঞান িফের েপেয় পািনর পাতৰ্িট িনেয় উেড় যায়। িকন্তু যাওয়ার পেথ সবটুকু পািন মািটেত পেড় যায় এবং পািখিট তার বাচ্চােদর পািন খাওয়ােত পােরনা। েছেলিট পুেরা ঘটনািটেত খুব কষ্ট পায়। েস একিট েবাতেল পািন আেন এবং সােথ সােথ আেরা িকছু পািখ চেল আেস পািন পান করেত। েছেলিট এেত খুব খুিশ হয়।

falls on the ground.After traveling a long distance, there is not any water left in the container. She

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cannot take water for her children. The boy

Water For Animals

watches the scene and he feels very bad. He opens

Manish Gupta is an Indian filmmaker who thinks a right film can change the ideology of a society. He is currently working with Team 2 studio as a freelancer. Manish is originally from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh and lives in Mumbai. Although he has made many short films, among them “cut the rope” is one of his most successful short films.

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DECISION India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi | South Asian Premiere | 20 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16-18 Years

NIrnay

Director Vijay Kumar

Tagline

‘িনণর্য়’ িসেনমািট িদেবশ নােমর এক েছেলর কািহনী েয তার সমােজ সম্মান রক্ষােথর্ হতয্ার মেতা িবষেয়র সম্মু খীন হিচ্ছেলা এবং এর িশকার িছেলা তার িনেজর েবান। তােদর বাবা িসদ্ধান্ত িনেয়িছেলন তার েবান এবং েবােনর েপৰ্িমকেক হতয্া করেব। িদেবশ তার েবােনর পৰ্িত খুবই সদয় িছেলা তেব তার েবানেক বাঁচােনার েকােনা উপায় তার হােত িছেলা না। তাই েস মানিসকভােব িবপযর্স্ত হেয় পেড় এবং েশষ পযর্ন্ত এমন এক িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় যা এর িবরুেদ্ধ এক নীরব তেব শিক্তশালী পৰ্িতবাদ হেয় দাঁড়ায়।

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Story Vijay Kumar Script/Screenplay Vijay kumar Editor Sahil Soni Producer SIFTV Cinematographer Amit Sen Leading Casts Mohit Jangra Dolly Sharma Sneh Bansal Amar Katariya Shanker Sharan

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Silence against social Pressure Synopsis Nirnay is the story of the a child named DIvesh who got stuck in a situation like honor killing and victim is his own sister. His father agreed to kill his daughter and killed her lover. He is very caring toward his sister and he is not able to

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save his sister. He is facing all social Pressures.

Divesh choose to become silence against social

He went through mental depression. At last he

pressure.

takes a strong decision and leaves the silence to everybody.

Vijay Kumar is an Indian filmmaker. He is a Mechanical Engineer and also did BA in FIlm direction. Currently, he is doing freelance work for last 7 months. Nirnay is his degree project which completes in 2017. He is working on his feature film scripts. His student documentary has won almost 16 awards and 12 official selection in national or international film festivals.

DIE BESTE ALLER WELTEN Austria | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | german | South Asian Premiere | 103 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

All Age Group

The best of all worlds

Director Adrian Goiginger Script/Screenplay Adrian Goiginger Editor Ingrid Koller Producer Wolfgang Ritzberger | Nils Dünker

Synopsis True story based on a kid’s life and the unusual world of his heroin addict mother and their love for each other.

Bengali Synopsis

একিট েছেলর সতয্ জীবন-কািহনী এর উপর িভিত্ত কের ৈতির িসেনমা যার জগেত রেয়েছ তার মাদকাসক্ত মা এবং েশেষ েদখা যায় উভেয়র এেক অপেরর পৰ্িত ভােলাবাসা।

Cinematographer Yoshi Heimrath | Paul Sprinz

Adrian Goiginger founded the film production company “2010 Entertainment” in 2012. As director and scriptwriter, he was responsible for numerous shortcuts, commercials, image films and music videos. In 2013, he began studying direction at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. His debut movie The Best of All Worlds, made possible with the financial support of ORF, SWR, ÖFI, MFG, and others, was premiered at the Berlinale in 2017.

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DISHA’S BOAT India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Logline

11-15 Years

Disha’s Boat

“Disha’s Boat” is a quest of a 10-year-old girl

Director Amit Kapoor

Synopsis

sets her up on the path to growth, courage and

One afternoon Disha, a vivacious 10 year old girl,

maturity.

towards becoming independent and how an event

Story Amit Kapoor Script/Screenplay Amit Kapoor Editor Shanmugam and Amit Kapoor Producer Drisya Forum for Film Studies Cinematographer Amit Kapoor

returns from school to discover her mother’s new game. Instructed by her mother’s series of notes, she is excited to follow the tasks independently.

Her anxious neighbor Koki aunty delivers the last note that changes Disha’s life towards growth, courage and maturity.

Bengali Synopsis

দশ বছর বয়সী এক পৰ্াণবন্ত েমেয় িদশা একিদন স্কুল েথেক এেস তার মােয়র নতুন েখলা আিবষ্কার কের। েস খুবই উৎসািহত হেয় তার মােয়র এই িচরকুেটর েখলাটা শ‌ুরু কের। েশষ িচরকুটিট তােক েদয় তার পৰ্িতেবশী কিক আিন্ট, যা তার জীবনেক পুেরাপুির বদেল েদয়।

Leading Casts Disha - Aira Pramod Koki - Minal Pramod Mini - Latha Reddy Amit Kapoor is an actor, writer, and director who is also known for his work in the short film “Pellivaramandi” and his upcoming directorial film “Disha’s Boat”. He is from Punjabi background, born and raised in Hyderabad, India. After completing his Diploma in Hotel Management, Amit worked in multi-national firms as a Learning and Development professional. He is also a certified NLP Practitioner and a mBIT Life Coach.

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DOT THE DAUGHTER India | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama, Thriller | Hindi | South Asian Premiere | 23 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Aansh meets Dr Mahesh on the streets of the busy

শহেরর একিট বয্স্ত শহের আনেশর সােথ ড. মেহেশর েদখা হয়। মেহশ আনেশর গভীর েচাখেক ভালেবেস েফেল েযখােন েস তার সব্প্নগ‌ুেলােক েদখেত পায়। মেহশ আনেশর সােথ শহেরর িবিভন্ন জায়গায় ঘুের েবড়ায় এবং উপলপিদ্ধ করেত পাের েয জীবেনর িবিভন্ন স্তের জীবন যাপেনর সব্াভািবক অিধকার েথেক েমেয়রা কীভােব বিঞ্চত। সমাজ েথেক কনয্া ভৰ্ূণ হতয্ার জঘনয্ পৰ্থা দূ র করার বাতর্াই গল্পিটর েশেষ েদওয়া হয়।

city who immediately gets connected to her deep Director Junaid Imam Shaikh Story Junaid Imam Shaikh Script/Screenplay Junaid Imam Shaikh Editor sahil husain vikrant kale Producer Junaid Imam Shaikh Cinematographer Ranganath babu prashant patil

and lovely eyes who tell the story of her dreams for her life. Willing to drop lonely Aansh to her nearby destination Dr Mahesh travels with Aansh to various places within the city only to realize finally the monumental injustice he did with Aansh by denying her a very right to to smile, to play, to have parents, to have friends, to go to school and to Live. The story ends in the very hospital room where Dot was denied to grow into beautiful Aansh sending all of the audience with a very compelling message to end the menace of female child feticide from our societies and to let all DOT (The Daughters) to flourish to be an important AANSH to build the beautiful world for future.

Leading Casts Madura zende Mahesh Ghag

Junaid Imam Shaikh, who lives in Pune is a specialist in Video Production. He worked in the television industry for about 10 years in Mumbai. Since last two years, he worked as a freelance scriptwriter and also did two short films that won awards and accolades nationally and internationally. He is the writer and director of a few documentaries, well-known television series, shows, and award-winning short films.

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DRAW ME HAPPY Russian Federation | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Russian | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Нарисуй меня счастливым

Director Dmitry Rogov

Synopsis

আরেটম িবেদশ যাতৰ্ার জনয্ তার িনেজর েছাট বয্বসা শ‌ুরু কের। তার মােয়র গ‌ুরুতব্র অসু স্থতা অথবা বাবা ও েবােনর সমসয্া েকান িকছু ই তােক থামােত পাের না। িকন্তু হঠাৎ এমন একটা পিরিস্থিতর উদ্ভব হয় েয, েস িকছু েতই েযেত পাের না। কারণ মানবতাই সব িকছু র উপের।

Suitable Audience

Story Dmitry Rogov Script/Screenplay Dmitry Rogov Tatyana Miroshnik Editor Sergey Zinevich Producer Alexey Rogov Dmitry Rogov Cinematographer Semyon Trokhov Leading Casts Kirill Popov Fedor Dobronravov Ekaterina Selefonkina Anastasia Panina Sound Engineer Milena Kirillova Background Music Nikolay Vasilyev

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Artem started his own small business to save some money and go abroad. Nothing can stop him: not a serious lineless of his mother, not even his father’s and sister’s problems… But once he finds himself in a situation where nothing depends on money.

What could be more important than the human life?

Synopsis in Original Language Артём организовал свой маленький бизнес, чтобы скопить денег и уехать за границу. И его ничего не может остановить — ни тяжелая болезнь мамы, ни проблемы отца и сестры… Но однажды он попадает в ситуацию, когда от денег уже ничего не зависит. Что может быть дороже человеческой жизни?

Dmitry Rogov was recently graduated from the gymnasium in Voronezh. In 2016, he took part in the creation and promotion of the International Youth Festival “New Horizon”. In the same year, he was awarded the President Prize to support young talents.

He has fond of literature and history. He writes stories and poems too. Nowadays he is preparing his own comic book “Stories from Life”.

EN GARDE! Latvia | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Biography, Drama | En Garde! | International Premiere | 13 min Tagline

перед соперниками, не чувствует опоры, и

11-15Years

Win yourself before the winning

проигрывает решающие бои. Чтобы победить

Director Daniels Joffe

Synopsis

Suitable Audience

не других а себя, ему предстоит сделать

Story Karina Falkenstein Script/Screenplay Karina Falkenstein Editor Daniels Joffe Producer Valerija Davidenko Alex Laim Daniels Joffe Antonio Raul Reis Cinematographer Aleksejs Melnika Leading Casts Michel Bruno Ader Nikita Voronin Valdis Kupčs

решающий выбор.

Ten years old Arthur is an aspiring fencer, looking up to his older brother, a successful athlete, his

Bengali Synopsis

role model for inspiration. He depends on his

১০ বছর বয়সী আথর্ার অতয্ন্ত উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষী একজন তরবারী েখেলায়াড়, যার অনু েপৰ্রণা তার বড় ভাই েয িনেজও একজন সফল কৰ্ীড়ািবদ। েস তার বড় ভাইেয়র উপেদশগ‌ুেলা েমেন চেল, বড় ভাইেয়র সােথ মুিষ্টযু দ্ধ করেত চায় েবশ েশাচনীয়ভােব েহের যােব েজেনও। িকন্তু তার ভাইেয়র অকালমৃ তুয্েত আথর্ার সম্মু খীন হয় এক কিঠন বাস্তবতার। এতটুকু একটা বাচ্চা িক কের তার জীবেনর একজন মূ লয্বান মানু ষেক হারােনার েবদনা সামাল িদেয় উঠেব? কেঠার পিরশৰ্ম, িনষ্ঠা এবং ক্ষমাশীলতার মাধয্েম। এিট বয়ঃসিন্ধকােলর একিট হৃদয়স্পশর্ী গল্প যা িচতৰ্ািয়ত হেয়েছ ক্লািসকয্াল তরবারী েখলার দারুণ িকছু দৃ শয্পট েমেল ধরার মাধয্েম।

brother’s advice; he longs to spar with him, even though he is doomed to lose. But the reality he must face is that of highly competitive sport and his brother’s premature death. How does a little boy, overwhelmed with fear, see through the loss of an important adult? Through hard work, dedication and forgiveness. This is a touching coming of age story set against the background of visually stunning footage of classical fencing.

Synopsis in Original Language Десятилетний Артур занимается фехтованием, как и его старший брат и хочет стать

Logline

профессиональным спортсменом. Не смотря

A story of a young fencer on his way to manhood,

на то, что Артур уже не новичок в порте, он

wrestling with fears and a feeling of guilt, after the

не может преодолеть себя. Но с тех пор, как

loss of an important adult

брат погиб, Артур не может победить страх

Daniels Joffe is a young director from Riga, Latvia. He developed his cinematography and editing skills by producing several music videos for local celebrities and working in the advertising industry. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in audiovisual media arts. His first movie was a diploma ‘The Dream Power’ and ‘En Garde!’ is the second one.

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ESTEBAN TORRES Spain | 2016 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Below 10 years

Esteban Torres

Director Pablo Arreba Story Pablo Arreba Script/Screenplay Pablo Arreba Editor Pablo Arreba

Synopsis Esteban Torres faces the eviction of what has been his home for 40 years. Does he have any way out?

Or maybe yes?

Bengali Synopsis

ইস্তাবান েটােরস েক তার ৪০ বছেরর বসবাসকালীন গৃ েহর উেচ্ছেদর সম্মু খীন হেত হয়। তার িক এর েথেক বাঁচার েকান উপায়ই েনই? নািক আেছ?

Producer Luis Alonso Guillermo Garrido Cinematographer Octavio Arias Leading Casts José López Paula Beca, Marina Beca Sergio Milán

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Pablo Arreba fell in love with the audiovisual since he was given his first Cinexin with 8 years. He started as an Art Director in different advertising agencies.

With his first short film “Se Verlas al contrario”, he won several international awards at festivals such as the Miami short film festival, Hong Kong International Mobile Film Awards or the Georgia Urban Mediamakers Film Festival. He works as an advertising director for brands such as Banco Santander, Canal+, Milka, and BBVA.

FENO Lebanon | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Arabic | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

16-18 Years Director Estephan Khattar Story Estephan Khattar Script/Screenplay Estephan Khattar Editor Estephan Khattar

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Féno

they get separated and Feno ends up in the fitting

েফেনা একজন বােরা বছর বয়সী েছেল, েয তার দৃ িষ্টশিক্ত হারােনার েশষ পৰ্ােন্ত। এই সময় তার এক েরামাঞ্চিপৰ্য় বন্ধু েজােজা পুেরাপুির অন্ধ হেয় যাওয়ার আেগ িনিষদ্ধ অিভজ্ঞতা অজর্েনর জনয্ তােক উৎসািহত কের েতােল। এরপর তারা একিট পানশালায় যায়। অতঃপর েস তার বন্ধুেক হািরেয় েফেল। িদন েশেষ েস একজন েযৗনকমর্ীর রুেম আশৰ্য় েনয়। েসখােন েস এমন িকছু স্মৃিতর সঞ্চয় কের যা তার আজীবেনর অন্ধতব্ অথর্াৎ পুেরা বয্াপারটা েমেন েনওয়া একটু

room of one of the sexiest show girls. There,

সহজ কের েতােল।

Synopsis Féno, a twelve years old boy is on the verge of losing his sight. Zouzou, his adventurous friend pushes him to live a forbidden experience before he becomes blind. They go to a cabaret, where

he sees her in many ways, before leaving with a memory that makes his vision loss just a little bit easier.

Producer Rita Assal Cinematographer Ruba Noureddine Leading Casts Maya Dagher Christian Akl Joseph Taleb Estéphan Khattar is a Lebanese filmmaker and photographer born in 1995. He studied stage acting and directing at the Lebanese university institute of Fine Arts branch II before he decides to continue his studies in film. He holds a degree in Cinema and Television from the Lebanese University. He is currently working on his master’s degree at the same Universit

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FIRST FINGERPRINT Egypt | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis

Below 10 years

This short is actually a collective work consisting of ten microfilms shot with the technique of “Stop

Director Mohamed Mowafi Story Mohamed Mowafi Script/Screenplay Mohamed Mowafi Editor Rasha Hassan Producer Mohamed Mowafi Cinematographer Rasha Hassan

Motion” (Image-by-Picture Animation), and made by children with disabilities from a special education school. The children have animated objects with which they work daily in school.

Bengali Synopsis

এিট দশিট েছাট েছাট ছিব েথেক বানােনা একিট ‘স্টপ েমাশন’ যা একিট িভন্ন িশক্ষাবয্বস্থার িবদয্ালেয়র পৰ্িতবন্ধী িশশ‌ুেদর দব্ারা ৈতির। িশশ‌ুগ‌ুেলা িবদয্ালেয় তােদর পৰ্িতিদেনর কাজগ‌ুেলােক এখােন উদ্দীপন কেরেছ। Logline This is first fingerprint of children with disabilities

Mohamed Mowafi writes and directs short stopmotion films: (c for Conflict, 2015) (First Fingerprint, 2016). He participated in his film “Democracy is everything” (Short 3D - directed by Yahia Kamal) in the initiative held by the European Union about the concept of democracy and freedoms in Brussels, 2015.

He is the director or creator of filmmaking initiative for children with disabilities (Fingerprint), 2016.

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FISH Spain | 2017 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Below 10 years

Pez

Director Javier Quintas Story Carlota Martínez Script/Screenplay Carlota Martínez Editor Carlos Fornelino Producer Gervasio Iglesias

Synopsis Dani and Martina live with their mother in a modest neighborhood. Dani never sees her mother have dinner, but he already knows how to make her mother have dinner every night.

Bengali Synopsis

দানী এবং মারিটনা তােদর মােয়র সােথ খুবই বন্ধুতব্পূ ণর্ একিট এলাকায় বাস কের। দানী তার মােক কখেনাই রােত েখেত েদেখ না িকন্তু েস জােন কীভােব তার মােক খাওয়ােত হয়।

Cinematographer José Luis Pecharromán Leading Casts Roberto Campillo, Daniela Carrión, Carmen Ruiz, Teresa Quintero Miguel Alzíbar, Daniel Bastos, Uriel Avecilla, Paula Granados, Carla Mengual, Martina Simegn

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Javier Quintas began his career as director assistant in 1990, until the year 2005, forming a part of the equipment of some important productions. In 2005 he started directing in the series of Bocaboca productions for Tele 5 and from there he directs until the day of today some of the most outstanding and winning series of last years.

GALAXY GIRL United States | 2017 | Blu-ray | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | No dialog | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Richard Grover Story Marco Olivares Script/Screenplay Richard Grover Editor Taylor Barron Producer Andrea Calleja

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Galaxy Girl

িপৎজা িবিলকারী একিট েমেয়র সব্প্ন কিমক বইেয়র আিটর্স্ট হওয়া িকন্তু একিট চাকিরেত তার জীবন আটেক আেছ। একিদন িপৎজা িবিলর সময় েস একজন অনাকািঙ্ক্ষত েকৰ্তার েদখা পায় েয তার জীবন পােল্ট েদয়। েমেয়িট িক পািলেয় যােব নািক সব্েপ্নর জনয্ লড়াই করেব? এই মুহূেতর্ তােক েযেকােনা একিট পথ েবেছ িনেত হেব।

Tagline You have to fight for your dreams Synopsis A pizza delivery girl is stuck in a dead-end job, but dreams of becoming a comic book artist. One day out on a delivery, she runs into an unexpected customer, in an encounter that will change her fate forever. Does she run, or does she fight for her dream? She’s going to have to make a choice, right now.

Richard Grover is an enthusiastic filmmaker from the United States. Richard has made this film as a part of his senior thesis at the DigiPen Institute of Technology.

With this project, he and his team had the visual goal of achieving a flat, illustrative style. They also wanted to fit the style with an 80’s aesthetic, with the aim of creating a film that represented everyone on the team, being funny and charming and still having plenty of heart.

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GALLOP Portugal | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Portuguesa | International Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

n this film we can see the journey to civilization.

Galope Bengali Synopsis

Director Raquel Felgueiras Story Raquel Felgueiras

Synopsis This is film is about galloping images. Through these images we can see the unrestful histories of our own. I

এই িসেনমািট চলমান ছিবর সমনব্েয় িনিমর্ত। এই ছিবগ‌ুেলার মধয্ িদেয় আমােদর অিস্থিতশীল ইিতহােসর িচতৰ্ ফুেট ওেঠ। সমেয়র সােথ সােথ সভয্তা এিগেয় যায়। এই ছিবেত আমরা সভয্তার এিগেয় যাওয়ার গল্প েদখেত পাই।

Script/Screenplay Raquel Felgueiras Editor Raquel Felgueiras Producer António Valente Cinematographer Raquel Felgueiras

Raquel Felgueiras was born on 17th November 1982. She is from Porto-Portugal. She has a degree in painting from FBAUP. She also has a postgraduate degree in Design from FBAUL. In 2012 she had finished her Masters in Animation Cinema at UWE, Bristol, which results in her first short film “White”.

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GAURU – JOURNEY OF COURAGE India | 2016 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 124 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Gauru is a story of hope where it represents how a

‘েগৗর’ হেলা একিট আশার গল্প, েযখােন েদখেনা হয় কীভােব একজন েমষপালক এর পুতৰ্ তার দাদীর েশষ ইচ্ছা পূ রণ কের। ১৩ বছর বয়স্ক েগৗেরর দাদী িযিন তার মৃ তুয্শযয্ায় আেছন, িবেয়র পর কখনই তার িনেজর গৰ্ােমর বািড় যানিন। এিট তার েশষ ইচ্ছা, একবার িনেজর গৰ্ামটায় যাওয়া। দাদীর গৰ্ামিট সহসৰ্ মাইল দূ ের এবং েগৗেরর বাবার পেক্ষ সম্ভব না তার মােয়র এই ইচ্ছাপূ রন করা। গল্পিট হেলা কীভােব েগৗর অেনক বাধা িবপিত্ত পার হেয় তার দাদীর ইচ্ছাপূ রন কের।

shepherd’s grandson fulfills his grandmother’s last Director Ramakishan Choyal Story Ramkishan Choyal Script/Screenplay Rajesh Sharma Editor Suresh Pai

wish. 13-year-old Gauru’s grandmother who is on her death bed has never been to her native place after marriage. It’s her last wish to go to her native place. Grandmother’s village is million miles away and Gauru’s father is not able to fulfill his mother’s last wish. The story is how Gauru fulfills her grandmother’s last wish by taking this challenging journey and still surviving.

Producer Children’s Film Society, India Cinematographer Jogendra Nath Panda Leading Casts Ritvik Sahore Gauru Vedshree Rao Gauri Ila Arun Grandmother Jahangir Khan Father Ratnu Ashok Banthia Lambardar

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Ramakishan Choyal was born in a village of Rajasthan.

He is a B.Sc Chemistry graduate from Gujarat state in Mass Communication Course. “Gauru” is his debut film as a director. Film Kaphal ( Feb 2012 to April 2012) is a children’s film funded by CFSI and Directed by Batul Mukhtiyar. The film was shot in Uttarakhand, Rudraprayag.

GENEK Russian Federation | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Russian | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

15-18 Years Director Raushaniya Rakhimova Story Raushaniya Rakhimova Script/Screenplay Valeria Zadereeva Editor Tatiana Batalova Producer Raushaniya Rakhimova Lena Mikhailova

Original Title Женёк Synopsis This is a story of a lone parent, bringing up a 15 year old daughter. He is a policeman and has a rough view of life. Whose truth will win in father and daughter’s conflict, that’s the question.

Bengali Synopsis

িসেনমািট একজন একাকী বাবার েয তার ১৫ বছর বয়সী েমেয়েক িনেয় থােক। পুিলশ অিফসার বাবার জীবেনর পৰ্িত একিট রুক্ষ দৃ িষ্টভিঙ্গ রেয়েছ। বাবা-েমেয়র এই দব্েন্দ েশষ পযর্ন্ত েক িজতেব?

Cinematographer Dmitry Shebunin Leading Casts Sergey Shnyrev Nika Zdorik Evgeny Popovich Art director Anna Chernova Composer Anatoly Prokhorov

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Raushaniya Rakhimova graduated at the Moscow School of Cinema (master is Alexey Popogrebskiy) in 2016. She finished at the scriptwriting workshop by Yuriy Korotkov in 2014. She shot a lot of commercials and music videos.

GHUNGROO India | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Hindi | International Premiere | 12 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Find your own dance.

Director Matt Marlin

Synopsis

মােয়র েজারাজুিরেত মাধু আইয়ার ভারতনাটয্ম নাচ িশখেত বাধয্ হয়, যিদও তার এই েক্ষেতৰ্ েকােনা আগৰ্হ িছল না। িকন্তু হঠাৎ কেরই পােশর বাসার িশব পৰ্াসােদর সােথ বন্ধুেতব্র মাধয্েম েস তার িনেজর পছেন্দর নৃ েতয্র ধরণ খুঁেজ পায়।

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Story Aneri Thakkar & Anushka Parashar Script/Screenplay Aneri Thakkar & Anushka Parashar

A young girl named Madhu Ayer is pressured by her mother into learning Bharatnatyam dance, though she finds no joy in it whatsoever. Through an unlikely friendship with the next door neighbor,

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an old man named Shiv Prasad, Madhu finds her

The black reflection of every student’s life.

own form of inspiration in the classical dance form.

Editor Alheli Lopez Producer Shraddha Thorat & Yugshresta Karpatne Cinematographer Aditya Akash Leading Casts Rekha Chaudhary, Baldev Trehan

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Matt Marlin grew up in the Boston area and then went to Oberlin College for a double degree in English and Cinema Studies. He spend his childhood traveling with his mother, who is a professor of Hinduism. In 2016, Matt returned to India as part of an exchange program with Whistling Woods, to make a crosscultural short film: “Ghungroo.” In 2017, he earned his MFA in Film Directing from Chapman University’s Dodge College.

GOVAN YOUNG United Kingdom | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 30 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director David Archibald Story David Archibald Script/Screenplay David Archibald Editor David Archibald, Martin Clark, Cara Connolly

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Bengali Synopsis

Journey for a lost kingdom

“গভান ইয়াং” এ স্থানীয় স্কুেলর িশক্ষাথর্ীেদর একিট দল আেস, েসখােন তারা স্কটলয্ােন্ডর েকেন্দৰ্ ভাইিকংসেদর আকৰ্মণ এবং পরবতর্ীেত স্কারথক্লাইেড গেড় ওঠা মধয্যু গীয় পৰ্সাদ সম্পেকর্ জানেত পাের। যার আিত্মক েকন্দৰ্ হেচ্ছ েগাভান। যখন িশশ‌ুরা জানেত পারেব েয ভাইিকংস এবং তােদর রাজােদর পােয়র িনেচর এই মািটেতই ঘুের েবিরেয়িছল, তখন তােদর েকমন লাগেব?

Synopsis Govan Young follows a group of local schoolchildren as they learn the rarely-told story of the Viking invasion of central Scotland and the subsequent establishment of the medieval kingdom of Strathclyde, which had its spiritual centre in Govan. How will the children react when they discover that Vikings and kings walked on the ground below their feet?

Producer David Archibald, Martin Clark, Cara Connolly Cinematographer Johnny Barington, Martin Clark, Cara Connolly Leading Casts Iain Robertson (narrator)

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David Archibald is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. His academic work includes the monograph ‘The war that won’t die: the Spanish Civil War in cinema’ (2012). David has worked on six short films, most recently ‘Govan Young’ (2017), a documentary about medieval Glasgow, which he produced and co-directed. He appears on stage irregularly in the Glasgow Glam Rock Dialogues.

HALIM Austria | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 30 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Elias is a shy boy who likes to talk to his bird

ইিলয়াস একিট লাজুক েছেল েয তার সমবয়সী অনয্ানয্ েছেলেদর সােথ েখলার েচেয় িনেজর পািখর সােথ কথা বলেত েবিশ সব্াচ্ছন্দয্েবাধ কের। হািলেমর মেতা এক অদ্ভুত েছেলর সােথ েদখা করার পর তার সােথ ইিলয়ােসর বন্ধুতব্ গেড় উেঠ যােত ইিলয়ােসর মােয়র সম্মিত থােক না। তােদর অনয্রকম সম্পেকর্র সমািপ্ত ঘেট যখন হািলম েদেশর বাইের চেল যায় এবং ইিলয়াস এই িবষেয় িকছু ই করেত পােরনা। িকন্তু হািলম ইিলয়ােসর জনয্ েরেখ যায় একিট উপহার, যা হল একিট বন্ধুতব্ এবং মুিক্তর ছিব।

rather than playing with other kids. When he Director Werner Fiedler Script/Screenplay Werner Fiedler Inès Khannoussi Editor Werner Fiedler

meets the quirky artist Halim, a tender friendship develops between them but Elias’s mother does not approve. The unusual relationship comes to an abrupt end as Halim suddenly has to flee and it seems as though there is nothing Elias can do to help. But the refugee has left the boy a valuable gift. A film about friendship, escape and captivity in apparent freedom.

Producer Werner Fiedler, FIEDLER FILM Cinematographer Leopold Fuchs Leading Casts Massud Rahnama (Halim) Paul Ummenhofer (Elias) Mira Strohecker (Hannah) Sabine Kristof-Kranzelbinder (Mother) Marcus Thill (Official) Werner Fiedler is an Austrian Filmmaker, who was born on March 3rd, 1976 in Weiz. He started his career as a freelance editor and cameraman, where he learned the craft of filmmaking from scratch. His main concern was always the fiction and documentary film, the storytelling and the creation of empathy. Therefore he currently focuses on the development of own ideas and scripts.

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HAMLET. COMEDY. Russian Federation | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Comedy | no dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Below 10 years

Gamlet. Komedia

Director, Scriptwriter & Art Director Eugeniy Fadeyev Cinematography & Editing Eugeniy Fadeyev Animators Liza Astretsova Alexandra Krivolutskaya Alexandra Serdyukova Rozalina Zinurova Vera Vyugina Yilia Kuzmanina Yekaterina Antonenko Tatiana Feklistova

Synopsis Children with their strict teacher came to the theater, where a play “Hamlet” was being performed. Children were bored and start laughing and vandalizing..

Bengali Synopsis

িকছু িশশ‌ু তােদর একজন কেঠার িশক্ষেকর সেঙ্গ িথেয়টাের যায় েযখােন ‘হয্ামেলট’ নােমর একিট মঞ্চনাটক পৰ্দিশর্ত হিচ্ছেলা। িকন্তু নাটকিট িশশ‌ুরা উপেভাগ করিছেলা না বরং িবরক্ত হিচ্ছেলা এবং িবশৃ ংখলা করিছেলা।

Artistic Direction Elena Chernova Sound Nikolay Khitruk Composing Eugeniy Fadeyev Producer Liubov Gaydukova Made with the financial aid of Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation

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Eugeniy Fadeyev is a Russian filmmaker who was born in Moscow in 19th March 1988. He was graduated from Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAIK), architecture department in 2011. He studied in very well-known School-Studio of animation cinema “SHAR” from 2013 to 2015. He is very passionate about film-making.

HAPPINESS LIVES HERE Portugal | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Portuguesa | International Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Gladys Mariotto Story Gladys Mariotto Script/Screenplay Gladys Mariotto

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

A felicidade mora aqui

কীভােব অয্ািরেস্টাটল এর আনন্দ িকংবা সু েখর একিট দশর্েনর ক্লাস, িতনিট িভন্ন িভন্ন স্কুেল একইভােব েবাঝােনা সম্ভব? এবং যিদ স্কুলগ‌ুেলা হয় িতনিট িভন্ন মহােদেশ? এর উত্তর লু িকেয় আেছ পতুিগর্জ, আিফৰ্কান এবং বৰ্ািজিলয়ান বাচ্চােদর মেধয্ই। এই িসেনমার মূ ল গল্পও এিটই।

Synopsis How a philosophy class on happiness in Aristotle can be understood in three different schools? And if schools are in three different continents? The answer lies in the words of Portuguese, Brazilian and African children.

Synopsis in original language De que forma uma aula de filosofia sobre a

Editor Gladys Mariotto

felicidade em Aristóteles pode ser entendida em

Producer Antonio Valente

em três continentes diferentes? A resposta está

Cinematographer Gladys Mariotto

três escolas diferentes? E se as escolas estiverem nas palavras de crianças portuguesas, brasileiras e africanas.

Gladys Mariotto was born on 21st September 1962 in São Paulo, Brazil. She is the founder and entrepreneur of the Já Altendi portal.

She has a degree in Fine Arts, Philosophy, Sociology, Art History, Cinema and Doctorate in Education. Gladys has received 31 awards in innovation and arts in several countries, such as Brazil, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, among others.

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HER FIRST TIME India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi/English | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

“Her First Time’ is an 8 minute film about the

৮ িমিনট দীঘর্ এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন কমর্জীবী মা ও তার েমেয়র গল্প। এক সন্ধয্ােবলায় মা িযিন একজন গাঈনী ডাক্তার একিট জিটল গভর্ধারণ জিনত সমসয্ার মুেখামুখী হয়। অনয্িদেক বাসায় তার েমেয়র পৰ্থম মািসক হয়। গেল্প কমর্জীবী মিহলােদর ঘর এবং বািহেরর মেধয্ িচরায়ত দব্ন্দ ফুেট ওেঠ।

relationship beetween mother and her 11 year old Director Divya Unny Story Vibhawari Deshpande Script/Screenplay Divya Unny Editor Rohan Sharma

daughter. The film happens around one evenning where both of them are dealing with a bit of crisis situation. mother who is a gynocologist is dealing with a sensitive pregnancy issue and daughter back home gets her first period. the narrative draws a parallel beetween home and work, and a common

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thread that strengthens the mother daughter bond

The bond between a mother and her young

despite of their physical distance.

daughter deepends as they resolve a crisis situation despite beng away from each other one evening.

Producer Sudhir Kartha Cinematographer Aditi Sharma Leading Casts Veena Nair Vedika Nanwani Satyajit Sharma Music Director Somesh Saha Assistant Director Kritika Pande

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Divya Unny has been a journalist in Mumbai for the past 12 years. She has been a performing artist, an actor on stage and film director since 2012. She also wrote and directed her debut short film “Her First Time”. It is part of a series of stories themed around women’s issues. The film has premiered at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) and won the best short film prize at the DC festival.

HERO STEPS Colombia | 2016 | Other | 1.5:1 (3:2) | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 90 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Pasos de Héroe

Director Henry Rincón

Synopsis

এডওয়াডর্ একজন অধয্াবসায়ী ফুটবল েখেলায়াড় েয িকনা অতয্ন্ত বু িদ্ধদীপ্ত এবং বয্িতকৰ্মী সাহেসর অিধকারী িকন্তু িনরবিচ্ছন্নভােব সমসয্ায় জজর্িরত। কলিমব্য়ার একিট হৃদয়িবদারক সশস্তৰ্ যু েদ্ধ িবেস্ফারেকর আঘােত েস একিট পা হারায়, যা তার সংকেল্পর পেথ বাধা হেয় দাঁড়ােত পাের িন। তার জীবেন বয্াপক পিরবতর্ন আেস। যখন তার বাবা এেন্টািনও (৫০) এবং মা সু িফয়া (৪০) তােক একিট িশশ‌ু আশৰ্েম ভিতর্ কিরেয় েদয়, যার দািয়েতব্ িছেলা িমঃ লু িলেয়া, েয িকনা একজন সংকীণর্মনা। আশৰ্ম সংগীত িশক্ষক কােলর্াস তার মহৎ গ‌ুণাবলী েদেখ তার লেক্ষয্ েপৗছােত সাহাযয্ কের। এডওয়াডর্ এবং তার পৰ্থম েপৰ্ম েভয্েলিন্তনা আর কেয়কজন বন্ধুরা অিবশব্াসয্ সব বাধা অিতকৰ্ম কের তােদর লেক্ষয্ েপঁৗছায়। যা িছেলা তােদর পাশব্র্বতর্ী গৰ্ােম হওয়া একিট িশশ‌ুেদর ফুটবল টুনর্ােমন্ট যােত তারা সবার অেগাচের অংশগৰ্হণ কের।

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Story Henry Rincón Script/Screenplay Henry Rincón Editor Carlos Ortega Del Río & Juan Diego Estrada Producer Natalia Correa, Mónica Giraldo, Henry Rincón Cinematographer Camilo Monsalve

EDUARDO (10) is a passionate soccer player.

Because of his exceptional courage he often gets himself in trouble. He lost one of his legs in an armed conflict in Colombia. His life changes when his parents, SOFÍA (40) and ANTONIO (50), decides to enroll him into “home for the child” an institute led by a particular rector, MR. LUCIO (60).

He will make Eduardo’s life impossible.But the music teacher, CARLOS (40) will discover the great qualities of the Eduardo, helping him continue his purpose.Thus Eduardo with VALENTINA (9), his first love, and a group of buddies will be able to overcome incredible obstacles, occurrences and achieve their mission: to participate in child soccer

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tournament of the neighboring village undetected.

The film encourages children to believe in themselves!

Leading Casts Federico López Valentina Cifuentes Héctor García Henry Rincón was born in Medellin, Colombia. He was linked to the cinema from his acting studies for theater, film, and television for 10 years. During some years he served as a teacher of film direction and acting at school in Medellin. From 2003 Henry worked in production crews of several Colombian films. In 2009 he began his career as director and screenwriter. In 2011, he créated the Héroe Films S.A.S. company.

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HIS DAUGHTER Russian Federation | 2016 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Drama | Yakutian | Bangladesh Premiere | 96 min Suitable Audience

15-18 Years

Logline World by the view of little girl, living far away in Yakutia.

Director Tatyana Everstova Story Tatyana Everstova Script/Screenplay Tatyana Everstova Rozaliya Lebedeva Editor Artyom Astapovich Producer Tatyana Everstova Mariya Everstova

Synopsis Little Tanya lives with her grandparents in a remote village in Yakutia. Tanya thinks that world is beautiful and always will be so. She doesn’t want any changes in the world that are happening.

Bengali Synopsis

ইয়াকুিটয়ার একিট দু গর্ম গৰ্ােম েছাট্ট তািনয়া, তার নানা নানীর সােথ থােক। তািনয়ার কােছ পৃ িথবী অেনক সু ন্দর এবং আজীবন এমনই থাকেব। েস চায় না এই সু ন্দর পৃ িথবীটা বদেল যাক।

Cinematographer Vesley Mrozinsky Leading Casts Svetlana Portnyagina Prokopiy Yakovlev Varvara Novogodina

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Tatyana Everstova was born on 12 May 1965 in the village Mayagas, which is located in Yakutian Republic (Russian Federation). She is currently, working as a film director, scriptwriter, and producer. Tatyana thinks that cinematography as well as “great literature” requires real life-experience, so she began film-making rather lately at 38 years old. Cause it’s better to be late than never to happen.

HOLD Venezuela | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director María Laura Reina Story María Laura Reina

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Arraigo

দশ বছর বয়সী মািরয়া তার বড় ভাইেয়র তােক পৰ্িতেবশীর কােছ েরেখ চেল যাওয়ার িবষয়িট েমেন িনেত পাের না মািরয়া তার ভাইেক িবদায় জানােত চায় না িকন্তু খুব শীঘৰ্ই তােক বাস্তবতা েমেন িনেত হয়। এমনিক তার জনয্ বয্াপারিট হৃদয়িবদারক হেলও।

Synopsis A ten years old girl named Maria does not accept the departure of his older brother, who leaves her under the care of a neighbor in order to find better opportunities. The girl refuses to say goodbye but

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Script/Screenplay María Laura Reina

soon she will have to face her reality. Even if this

Two siblings have to face an inevitable farewell, in

breaks María’s heart.

an intimate drama under a rural context, where

Editor Miguel Lujano María Laura Reina

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Producer Jose Torres Cinematographer Miguel Lujano

the desire for a better future is revealed María una niña de 10 años, no acepta que su hermano mayor tenga que irse de la casa en busca de mejores oportunidades, dejándola al cuidado de una vecina. Ella se niega a despedirse, pero deberá enfrentarse a su realidad, aunque sea lo que más le duela en la vida.

Leading Casts María Daniela Rangel Víctor Zambrano María Laura Reina, born in Apure, Venezuela, is currently studying Cinematographic Direction at the Film School of the University of the Andes in Mérida, Venezuela. She has participated in many audiovisual projects as a director and other charges. She likes Latin American and independent cinema with narrative quality and authentic stories.

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HONK Vietnam | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy | No dialogue | South Asian Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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dọc của mình đối với tình trạng giao thông ở Việt

Below 10 Years

Còi

Nam. Nó cũng là món quà dành cho ba tôi, người đã dạy tôi cách lái xe an toàn và lịch sự.

Director Triet Le Story Triet Le Script/Screenplay Triet Le Editor Triet Le Producer Triet Le Cinematographer Triet Le Sound Engineer Kevin Moun

Tagline A satirical animation about abusive honking in

Bengali Synopsis

Vietnam.

এিট একিট রময্ অয্া​ািনেমশন যা িভেয়তনােমর গািড় চালকেদর অপৰ্েয়াজনীয় হণর্ বাজােনা িনেয়। এই িসেনমািটেত গািড় চালকেদর হেণর্র বদেল িনেজেদর আওয়াজেক বয্বহার কের পৰ্িতেযািগতা করা েদখােনা হেয়েছ।

Synopsis HONK is a satirical animation about abusive honking in Vietnam. The film depicts motorists and drivers using their voices to honk to run pass each other and the humorous consequences which

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follow.

A satirical animation about abusive honking in Vietnam.

Synopsis in Original Language Còi là một hoạt hình về thực trạng bấm còi/kèn vô tội vạ ở Việt Nam. Bộ phim miêu tả những người lái xe la hét lẫn nhau để giành đường và những cái kết khôi hài sau đó. Tôi làm bộ phim để giải tỏa nỗi bực

Triet Le is a Vietnamese animator/filmmaker. His film, “Little Wonders”, has been screened at London International Animation Festival (LIAF), Les Sommets du cinéma d’animation, Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF), Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF), and several others. Since 2016, he has directed and animated opening sequences for the 25th French Film Festival and Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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HURRY UP, HEROLD! Germany | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy | english | South Asian Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Einteiler ist er kampferprobt und den Umgang mit

Below 10 Years

Höchste Zeit, Herold!

vielerlei Gefahr gewohnt. Jedoch steht ihm nun eine besondere Aufgabe bevor: Töchterchen Ursel

Director Francie Liebschner Story Anke Kuhl Script/Screenplay Anke Kuhl Editor Stefan Urlass Producer Grit Wisskirchen Cinematographer Leading Casts Paul Walker

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möchte Papa rechtzeitig und bitte mit Geschenk

Herold is not just a superhero, he is also a dad.

zur Geburtstagsfeier empfangen. Als wäre das allein nicht schon schwer genug, ist der Weg zu

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Urselchen mit 13 Prüfungen gepflastert.

Herold is not just a superhero, he is also a dad.

Clad in a superman-chainmail-unitard, he is

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experienced in battle and stands strong in the

হারওল্ড শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ একজন সু পারিহেরাই নন, িতিন একজন বাবা-ও। সু পারময্ান-েচইনেমইল-ইউিনটােডর্ ভূ িষত একজন শিক্তশালী মানু ষ েয খুব শক্ত হােত িবপদ েমাকােবলা কের। িকন্তু এখন তােক একটা খুবই গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ একটা কাজ সম্পন্ন করেত হেব। তার েমেয়, আেসর্ল চায় তার বাবা তার জন্মিদেনর অনু ষ্ঠােন িঠক সমেয় উপহার িনেয় উপিস্থত থাকুক। িকন্তু আেসর্ল পযর্ন্ত েপঁৗছােনার পেথ তােক ১৩ টা িবপজ্জনক পরীক্ষা পার করেত হেব।

face of danger. But now he must accomplish a particularly challenging task: his daughter Ursel demands his presence at her birthday party - on time and bearing gifts, of course. As if this wasn’t difficult enough, the way to Ursel is filled with 13 perilous tests.

Synopsis in Original Language Herold ist nicht nur ein Superheld, er ist auch Papa. Gewandet in einen Superman-Kettenhemd-

Francie Liebschner was born in Dresden. From 2003-2005 she was trained as Technical Assistant For Design in Media at the Academy for Information and Communication Design and 2005-2010 she had studied media design at Bauhaus-University Weimar. In 2008 she started working as a freelancer producing animated films and 2011 she started working as Junior Producer and Supervisor Compositing at Balance Film GmbH. Francie is also the chairwoman of the board of the association of the German Institute for Animated Film.

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I DON’T EVEN LIKE HER Lebanon | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Romance | Arabic | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Christelle Al-Kayssar Story Christelle Al-Kayssar Script/Screenplay Christelle Al-Kayssar Editor Christelle Al-Kayssar Producer Mansour Awad Cinematographer Tony Hatem Leading Casts Mark Lahoud Lea Abou Aziz Nathalee Kattoura Abir Sayah Katar Deeb

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Original Title ‫اٴﺻﻼً ﻣﺎ ﺑﺣﺑﺎ‬

আট বছর বয়সী ইউসু ফ, রানা নােমর তার এক সহপাঠীর েপৰ্েম পেড় যায়। পৰ্িতিদন ইউসূ ফ রানােক িচিঠ িলেখ এবং তার বাকী সহপাঠীেদর সাহােযয্ েস িচিঠগ‌ুেলা রানার কােছ েপঁৗেছ িদেতা। িকন্তু গৰ্ীেষ্মর ছু িটর সময়, ইউসু ফ পিরকল্পনা করেত লাগেলা কীভােব রানােক সবসমেয়র জনয্ েস েদখেত পারেব।

Tagline She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Synopsis Eight-year-old Youssef has a big crush on Rana, a fellow classmate. Every day, he writes her a note, which he passes along to her with the help of the other students. But when it’s time for the summer holidays, Youssef realizes he needs to come up with a plan if he wants to make sure he can still see Rana all the time.

Synopsis in Original Language ،‫ ﻳﻌﺸﻖ اﻟﻤﻐﺎﻣﺮات‬،‫ ﻃﻔﻞ ﺻﻐﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺜﺎﻣﻨﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﺮه‬،‫ﻳﻮﺳﻒ‬ ‫ اﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻌﻴﺮه أي‬،‫ رﻧﺎ‬،‫واﻗﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻏﺮام ﺻﺪﻳﻘﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ‬ ‫ و اﺑﺘﺪاء‬،‫ ﻣﻊ إﻧﺘﻬﺎء اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ‬.‫إﻫﺘﻤﺎم ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ‬ ‫ ﻳﺒﺪأ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺨﻄﻴﻂ ﻟﺤﻴﻞ ﻋﺪة و أﺳﺎﻟﻴﺐ ذﻛﻴﺔ‬،‫ﻣﻮﺳﻢ اﻟﺼﻴﻒ‬ ‫ﻳﻠﺘﻘﻲ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﻄﻠﺔ و ﻳﻌﺮف إن ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﺒﻪ‬. ‫ﻣﻦ أﺟﻞ أن‬

Christelle Al-Kayssar was born in Lebanon in 1994. She was recently graduated from the Lebanese University of Fine Arts - Furn el Chebbak - with a BA in Cinema and Television. During Her Studies, she completed the short films “I Can Hear You” and “Drops”, as well as her graduation film, “I Don’t Even Like Her”.

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IN LOVING MEMORY India | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | South Asian Premiere | 30 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Chandradeep Das Story Chandradeep Das Script/Screenplay Chandradeep Das Imamul Islam Editor Sanjib Datta Producer Nikita Ivanenko Bhavana Goparaju

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Ek Poshla Rupkatha

একজন বয়স্ক মিহলা হঠাৎ তার মৃ ত সব্ামীর কাছ েথেক িবপুল পিরমাণ অথর্ উত্তরািধকার সূ েতৰ্ লাভ কের। েসই টাকা িদেয় িতিন িনেজর জনয্ একিট িবশাল কবর ৈতির করার িসদ্ধান্ত েনন। িতিন িবশব্াস কেরন েয িতিন আর েবিশিদন বাঁচেবন না। িতিন অেনকিদন আেগ সমাজেক অমানয্ কের একিট ভৰ্ান্ত এবং ভয়ানক পুরােনা ভদৰ্মিহলা হেয় রেয়েছন। এিট একিট সাধারণ দৃ ঢ় িবশব্াস েয, তার সব্ামীর মৃ তুয্র পের, অেক্টােজনািরয়ানেদর কােছ ঘৃ িণত হেয় পেড়েছন। িতিন সবসময় তার দাসী এবং তার পৰ্িতেবশীেদর সেঙ্গ বােজ বয্বহার কেরন। পােশর বাসার েছাট িশশ‌ু আর তার মােয়র সেঙ্গও খারাপ বয্বহার কেরন। সমািধ অবেশেষ িনিমর্ত হবার পর িতিন পৰ্িত সকােল কাছাকািছ কবরস্থান িনয়িমত পিরদশর্ন বহন কেরন। ভদৰ্মিহলা তার মৃ তুয্র অেপক্ষায় িদন িহসাব করেত থােকন। িকন্তু এক সকােল, িতিন তার কবেরর কাছাকািছ অসব্াভািবক িকছু আিবষ্কার কেরন।

Synopsis An elderly woman suddenly inherits a large sum of money from her long deceased husband and decides to use it to build a lavish tomb, where she intends to rest in peace after her demise. She believes that her days are numbered and besides, she doesn’t have the will or any apparent reason to live anymore. She has shunned the society long ago and comes across as a cantankerous and grumpy old lady. It is a common conviction that, after her husband’s death, the octogenarian has become an abominable recluse. She constantly bickers with her maid and her neighbors, especially with a little child and his mother who live opposite her apartment. When the tomb is finally built, she pays regular visits to the nearby cemetery every

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morning. Days go by as the old lady awaits her

A lonesome and morbid old woman commissions

death. But one morning, she discovers something

her own tomb. One morning, she discovers

unusual near her tomb. A thrilling and eventful

something unusual near it which changes

couple of days await her.

everything.

Chandradeep Das, who is a winner of multiple international awards has assisted his father, Anjan Das: who was an eminent National award-winning Bengali filmmaker. He was a Co-writer and an Associate Director in his father’s last film ‘Ajana Batas’. He made his first independent short film titled ‘Disarray’ in 2012, which went on to win 8 International Awards at various festivals.

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INDIAN Hungary | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Hungarian | South Asian Premiere | 29 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Back in the late 70’s, somewhere behind the iron

৭০ এর দশেক একিট েছাট েছেল একিট পাইওনীর কয্ােম্প তার জীবেনর সকল কষ্ট ও িবিভন্ন ভয়াবহতার সম্মু খীন হয়। গয্ালােমব্াস একজন িকেশার যার নােমর অথর্ “কবু তর”, েয তার বাবার মাধয্েম আেমিরকান মানু ষেদর পৰ্িত িবেশষভােব আকিষর্ত হয়। তার িচন্তাজগত কিমউিনস্টেদর বাস্তবতার িবরুেদ্ধ কাজ কের। েস তার বাবার জনয্ অেপক্ষা কের।

curtain, a young boy experiences the gloomy and Director Balazs Simonyi Script/Screenplay Balazs Simonyi Editor Miklos Hadhazi

strict life of a pioneer camp. Galambos, whose name means «pigeon», is a naive teenager, strongly influenced by his father’s fascination for Native Americans. His imaginary world contrasts with the reality of communist everydays. He is waiting for his father to return.

Producer Balazs Simonyi Peter Fülop FP Films Kft Cinematographer Balazs Revesz Leading Casts Ors Szili Zsanda Peter Rudolf Comrade Karoly Hajduk Comrade Tamas Lengyel Janos Derzsi Comrade Zoltan Varga Nora Dia Takacs Aron Miklos Tamasko

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Balazs Simonyi was born 1980, in Budapest. He was graduated in Literature & Film and currently completing his Ph.D. in Art Theory. Balazs is a freelance filmmaker. His films have been screened at major festivals and have won several awards, like the CamerImage, the Audience Award at Asiana Film Festival, and the French Cinema Distributors’ prize.

IRON HANDS United States | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Chinese (Mandarin) | South Asian Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Johnson Cheng Script/Screenplay Johnson Cheng Editor Johnson Cheng

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

铁手

১২ বছেরর একিট েমেয় েছেলেদর ঐিতহয্বাহী চাইিনজ ইয়ু থ অিলিম্পক ওেয়ইট িলফিটং টীেমর চূ ড়ান্ত বাছাইপেবর্ উত্তীণর্ হেত পৰ্স্তুিত িনিচ্ছেলা; এরই মােঝ েস িজমেনিশয়ােমর মাঠরক্ষকিটর সােথ এক সম্পেকর্ জিড়েয় যায়।

Synopsis As a 12-year-old girl prepares for her final test trying out for the traditionally all-boys Chinese youth Olympic weightlifting team, she makes an unlikely connection with the gym’s reclusive groundskeeper.

Producer Columbia University School of the Arts, ianqi Zhuo Cinematographer Shipei Wen Leading Casts Zixuan Liu Xing Lian Tao Wei Jianbin Huang Dunhua Kang Jiaming Wang Aonan Wu Zhaoshun Xie

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Johnson Cheng is an NYC-based Chinese American filmmaker hailing from the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in international relations, he joined Columbia University’s M.F.A. Film Directing/ Screenwriting program. Recently, he has written and directed “Iron Hands”, a U.S.-China co-production which acts as a prelude to his feature film in development and premiered incompetition at various festivals.

IRON STORY Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | Macedonian | Bangladesh Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Zlatko Kalenikov Story Zlatko Kalenikov Script/Screenplay Zlatko Kalenikov Editor Atanas Georgiev Producer Ivana Shekutkoska, Zlatko Kalenikov Cinematographer Dejan Dimeski Leading Casts Monika Boshkovikj Bajram Severdzan Jelena Jovanova Katina Ivanova Igor Spiroski

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Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Zeleznata prikazna

ফািতমা নােমর েছাট একিট েমেয়। তার দািদর আয়রনেডিফিসেয়িন্স অথবা রক্তশূ নয্তা ধরা পেড়েছ। টাকার অভােব েস পৰ্েয়াজনীয় ঔষধ িকনেত না পারায় খুব হতাশ। েস েপপাের েদখল েয েটৰ্ন দব্ারা আয়রন আনা-েনওয়া করা হয়। তাই েস আেন্দৰ্জ নামক এক মািফয়া বেসর কােছ সাহাযয্ চায়, েয িক না তার দািদর ভিবষয্ত বাণীেত িবশব্াসী িছল। তার কুসংস্কাের িবশব্ােসর ফেল েস তার েলাকেদর েটৰ্নিটেক িছনতাই করেত বেল। িকন্তু এই আয়রন ফািতমার দািদর শরীেরর জনয্ পৰ্েয়াজনীয় আয়রন নয়। পুিলশ এই ঘটনা েজেন ফািতমােক তার দািদর ঔষধ েকনার জনয্ সাহাযয্ করল।

Synopsis A young Roman girl named Fatima finds out about her grandmother’s illness - iron-deficiency anemia. Disappointed because of lack of money to buy the necessary medicine, she sees a notice in a newspaper: ‘Ecological Action: wagons for scrap metal arrive in train station for recycling’.

She comes up with a creative plan and goes to see Andrej, the local mafia boss who often visits Grandmother of Fatima for fortunetelling. The superstitious boss orders his bodyguards to rob

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the train and deliver the iron to the old lady but

When the young Roman girl Fatima enters the

that was not the iron grandma of Fatima needed.

police station, Perhan’s robbery investigation is

Amazed by the ironic story, the police officers

about to take a totally unexpected turn…

release Perhan and help to obtain the necessary medication for Fatima.

Zlatko Kalenikov was born in Skopje, Macedonia on 11 April 1971. He studied film direction at NBU, Bulgaria. He also completed a course in cinematography at USC Los Angeles and graduated in Medical Engineering from Ss.Cyril and Methodius, Skopje. Kalenikov currently lives and works in Skopje, where he is a well-established businessman in the Macedonian automotive sector. He was also the President of the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce (2009-2014). Now, he is more active in filmmaking projects.

ISHU India | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | ASSAMESE | No Premiere | 91 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Some time we failed to make anything.

Director Utpal Borpujari

Synopsis

আসােমর েছাট গৰ্ােম ঈশব্র পৰ্সাদ রাভা তার িপৰ্য় েজঠী আিমব্কার সােথ থােক। তার েছাট দু িনয়া তার ভালু নােমর কুকুরেক িনেয়ই। িকন্তু একিদন সবিকছু উলট-পালট হেয় যায়। তার আেরক চািচ ভােদৰ্শব্রী, আিমব্কার সােথ ঝগড়া কের তােক েপত্নী দাবী কের। গৰ্ােমর মানু ষ তােক ঝাড়ু িদেয় িপটায় এবং তার ঘর পুিড়েয় েদয়। এত লাঞ্ছনার পর েস গৰ্াম েছেড় চেল যায়। এখন ঈশ‌ু েকাথায় খুঁেজ পােব তার িপৰ্য় কাকীেক?

Story Manikuntala Bhattacharjya Script/Screenplay Utpal Borpujari Editor A. Sreekar Prasad Producer Children’s Film Society, India Cinematographer Sumon Dowerah Leading Casts Kapil Garo Ishu Tonthoingambi Leishangthem Devi Ambika Bishnu Khargharia Bej Dipika Deka Radha Chetana Das Bhadreswari

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Ishwar Prasad Rabha (Ishu), living in his happygo-lucky world in a remote, tribal village in Assam, Northeastern India revolves around his friends or Bhalu, his pet puppy. His days are spent with them, and with his favorite Ambika “Jethi” (aunt). But one day, this happy world of Ishu turns topsy-turvy as the village “Bej” (quack), in a conspiracy hatched with Ishu’s another Jethi Bhadreswari, declares Ambika as a witch. Beaten up by the mob and her house burnt down, Ambika vanishes, and no one seems to know where she is. Will Ishu be able to find her? What happened to Ambika?

Utpal Borpujari is an M.Tech in Applied Geology from IIT-Roorkee. He won the Swarna Kamal for Best Film Critic at the 50th National Film Awards of India in 2003. In 2010, he decided to become a filmmaker. Since then, he has made several acclaimed documentary films that have been screened across the world in various film festivals.

IT RAINS SLOWLY Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Biography, Drama | Turkish | South Asian Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

11-15 Years

Baran Ahesteh Mibarad

Director Saeed Nejati

Synopsis

Script/Screenplay Arash Ravadeh Editor Saeed Nejati Emad Khodabakhsh Producer Iranian Youth Cinema Society, Municipality of Izmir City of Turkey

it is a story that happened in 1980’s and its topic is : a teacher teaches the students what is freedom and how to withstand injustice.

Bengali Synopsis

গল্পিট ১৯৮০ সােলর। গেল্প েদখা যায় েয, একজন িশক্ষক ছাতৰ্েদর সব্াধীনতার এবং তােদর েক অনয্ােয়র পৰ্িতবাদ করার িশক্ষা েদয়।

Cinematographer Adem Ceneli Leading Casts Emre Ay Cem Liman Adil Serim Efe Aykol Humeysa Kudat

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Saeed Nejati was born in 1981, in Ghom city of Iran.

He is an MA graduate in Film Studies from the Soore Art University of Tehran. He has been started filmmaking since 2001, in the Iranian Youth Cinema Society and has made 13 short films which have won awards at various national and international festivals. He has been a jury member of several festivals too.

JUST GO Latvia | 2017 | Other | 2.39:1 | Color | Action, Drama, Romance | Latvian, English | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Pavels Gumennikovs Story Laura Lapina Pavels Gumennikovs Script/Screenplay Laura Lapina Editor Pavels Gumennikovs Producer Pavels Gumennikovs Cinematographer Martins Jansons Leading Casts Aleksandrs Ronis Toms Velicko Sergejs Fjodorovs Jana Herbsta

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Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Sarauj, Just!

একিট সতয্ ঘটনা অবলমব্েন ৈতির হেয়েছ এই িসেনমািট।েছাটেবলায় দূ ঘর্টনায় পা হারােনা ২৪ বছেরর এক যু বক ২৩ বছর বয়সী ইভার েপৰ্েম পেড় যায়। গল্পিট শ‌ুরু হয় ইভা ও যু বকিটর পৰ্থম সাক্ষাত েথেক। তােদর বািড়র সামেন দাঁিড়েয় তারা কথাবাতর্া বলিছেলা। িঠক তখনই দু ইজন েচােরর কারেণ তােদর কেথাপকথেন বয্াঘাত ঘটেলা। এক পলেকর মেধয্ই েচার দু িট ইভার বয্াগ িনেয় েদৗড় মাের এবং যু বকিট েকােনারকম িকছু িচন্তা না কের ইভার বয্াগিট িছিনেয় আনার জনয্ েচারগ‌ুেলার েপছেন যাবার িসদ্ধান্ত েনয়। এবং এই কাজিট েস কের শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ ইভার মন জয় করেত।

Synopsis Inspired by the incredible true story about a young man JUST (24), who lost both of his legs in childhood accident and who is in love with the girl next door - IEVA (23). The story begins when JUST meets IEVA on the doorstep of the house they both live in. They start a flirty conversation that is interrupted by two thieves, who rob Ieva in front of JUST. In the blink of an eye Just decides to follow the thieves to retrieve Ieva’s bag and conquer her heart!

Logline A young man who lost both his legs in a childhood accident comes to the rescue of the girl he loves when she is victimized by villains.

Pavels Gumennikovs’ filmmaking career started in China. Where he won a prize at China Normal University Film festival, for his first film “Kaleidoscope”. Every work he did was to gain more and more experience to have the opportunity to work on large films and TV Shows.

Pavels loves to tell stories that connect with the audience around the world.

KAPHAL – WILD BERRIES India | 2013 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Action | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis Makar and Kamru lives in a small village named Garhwal. All the men in the village work in the city.

Director Batul Mukhtiar Story Batul Mukhtiar Script/Screenplay Batul Mukhtiar/Vivek Shah Editor Hemant Sarkar Producer Children’s Film Society, India Cinematographer Vivek Shah Leading Casts Harish Rana Makar Pawan Singh Negi Kamru Subrat Dutta Kailash (Father) Pubali Sanyal Sulla (Mother) Anuraaj Negi Bupi

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Makar’s friends’ fathers visit the village regularly, with gifts for the family. But Makar and Kamru have not seen their father for 5 years. When he does come home, Makar and Kamru find that not only has he not brought them any gifts, he scolds them regularly, and disciplines them too much. Makar’s friends, Bupi and Pusu convince him that his father may be an imposter. They plan to get rid of their father, through a magic potion from a witch in the forest, Pagli Dadi. But instead they meet Pagli Dadi’s granddaughter, Ghungra who takes them for a merry ride.

মাকােরর বন্ধুেদর বাবারা িনয়িমত গৰ্ােম আেস এবং তােদর জনয্ িবিভন্ন উপহার ও িনেয় আেস। িকন্তু তারা তােদর বাবােক ৫ বছেরর জনয্ েদেখিন। অবেশেষ যখন তােদর বাবা আেস তখন তারা আিবষ্কার কের েয, েস েয তােদর জনয্ েকােনা উপহার েতা আেনইিন, বরং েস তােদরেক িনয়িমত বকা েদয় এবং িবিভন্ন িনয়ম েমেন চলার জনয্ বাধয্ কের। মাকােরর বন্ধু বু িপ এবং পুশ‌ু সব শ‌ুেন তােদরেক বেল েয েস হয়েতাবা েকান ভণ্ড। তাই তারা তােদর বাবার েথেক পিরতৰ্াণ পাওয়ার জনয্ জঙ্গেলর পাগলী দািদ নােম একজন জাদু করীর কাছ েথেক একিট িমশৰ্ণ আনেত যায়। িকন্তু এর বদেল জাদু করীর েমেয় তােদরেক িনেয় যায় েমরী রাইেড। Logline Two boys try to send their strict father back to the city with the help of the forest witch, but instead

Bengali Synopsis

মাকার এবং কামৰ্ু ‘ঘারওয়াল’, নােমর েছাট একিট গৰ্ােম বাস কের। গৰ্ােমর সকল পুরুষ কাজ করেত শহের যায়।

get taken for a merry ride by her granddaughter.

Batul Mukhtiar is a filmmaker, alumni of the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. She writes her scripts all by herself. Apart from several short documentaries, she has directed a documentary feature “150 Seconds Ago” which traveled to many prestigious festivals across the world. In 2007, she directed a children’s feature film, “LILKEE” for the Children’s Film Society, India.

KARMA United States | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Action, Comedy, Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis

Below 10 Years

In a mysterious forest, a garbage boy meets a goldfish. Karma is a 3D animated short film that

Director Zhaoyu Zhou Story Zhaoyu Zhou Script/Screenplay Zhaoyu Zhou Editor Zhaoyu Zhou Producer Trixy Sweetvittles

tells a story between a little boy and small fish which transforms into a giant monster in the ending, to speak about the issue of environmental water pollution and the unexpected result of it.

Bengali Synopsis

একিদন এক রহসয্ময়ী বেন এক ময়লা কুেড়ািন েছেলর সােথ েদখা হয় একিট েগাল্ড িফেশর। েশেষ েদখা যায় েয েগাল্ড িফশিট একিট অিতকায় দানেব পিরণত হয় এবং তােক পািন দূ ষণ ও এর অপৰ্তয্ািশত ফলাফল সম্পেকর্ সেচতন কের েদয়

Cinematographer Zhaoyu Zhou

Zhaoyu Zhou was born in China. He is a director, writer, and VFX artist who currently resides in Los Angeles, USA. He is known for his films Karma, Last Dance, and Spherical.

He has been creating animations. His primary vision is to be an artist who has the high technical proficiency to combine his aesthetic vision to create appealing content in various mediums.

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KARMAACCOUNT Germany | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

All Age Group

Karmakonto

Director Lukas Klaschinski Script/Screenplay Lukas Klaschinski Editor Sebastian Fischbeck Producer Lukas Klaschinski

Synopsis A man is heading ruthlessly towards his goal and loses connection to what he once was: A child!

Bengali Synopsis

অক্লান্তভােব িনেজর লেক্ষয্র িদেক এিগেয় েযেত েযেত মােঝ মােঝ েকউ েকউ হািরেয় েফেলেছ িনেজর পিরচয়েক, িনেজর জীবেনর শ‌ুরুেত। েস ভুেল যায় একসময় েস িনেজও একিট িশশ‌ু িছল।

Cinematographer Phillip Kaminiak Leading Casts Klaas Heufer-Umlauf Johanna Debes Paul Höltge Emily Winn And the kids from ”Die Arche” Children and Young People’s Charity

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Lukas Klaschinski was born in 1983 in WestBerlin, Germany. He started his career as a radio-host and editor. At the same time, he joined the movies and became an assistant director for advertising film productions, feature films, and documentaries. Among them the award-winning documentary film, “Skateistan – Four Wheels and a Board in Kabul”. While studying psychology, he took the decision to produce his own movies.

KEEP GOING China | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese | Bangladesh Premiere | 21 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Ya-Yu Lin Script/Screenplay Ya-Yu Lin Editor Ming-Sheng Kao Ching-Chiao Wang Producer Hung-Li Hsieh Ching-Sung Liao Ming-Hao Chang Cinematographer Yao Hua Ku Leading Casts Cheng-Wei Wang Chih-Hsuan Wu Po-Hsuan Li

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

一直騎呀一直騎

শান জুিনয়র হাই স্কুেলর িদব্তীয় েশৰ্ণীেত আর িজয়া এিলেমন্টাির স্কুেলর তৃতীয় েশৰ্ণীেত পেড়, তারা দু ই ভাই এবং উভয়ই েবস বল েখলেত খুব ভােলাবােস। শােনর বান্ধবী েপইিলন শীঘৰ্ই বাসা পােল্ট অনয্ কথাও চেল যােব; তারা এেক অপরেক কথা িদেয়েছ েয চেল যাবার আেগ িনেজেদর সবেচেয় পছেন্দর সাইন করা েবস বলিট এেক অপরেক উপহার িদেব। এইিদেক, েমেটৰ্াপিলটান পােকর্ িফল্ডিটৰ্েপ িগেয় িজয়া তার ভাইেয়র িপৰ্য় সাইন করা বলিট হািরেয় েফেল। িনেজর ভুেলর জনয্ েস তার ভাইেকও পােকর্ বলিট খুঁজেত উৎসাহ েদয়। পরিদন সকােল, সাইেকেল চেড় তারা তােদর অিভযান শ‌ুরু কের অনয্িদেক সূ যর্ েডাবার পূ েবর্ তােদর স্কুেলও েপঁৗছােত হেব। পিথমেধয্ অেনক বাধা িবপিত্ত আসেলও শান তার গন্তেবয্ েপঁৗছােত েচষ্টা কের েযমনটা েস িজয়ােক বেলিছেলা... “েযেত থােকা, আমরা েপঁৗেছ যাব।”

Synopsis SHAN, who is in 2nd Grade of Junior high school, and JIA, who is in 3rd grade of elementary school.

They are brothers who love baseball games.

PEI-LIN, SHAN’s crush girl, is going to move away recently. Therefore, before her departure, they made a promise of exchanging their favorite signed baseballs. In the meanwhile, JIA is on a field trip at the Metropolitan Park, but unluckily lost his brother’s ChiaChia signed ball. For his crime, JIA encourages his disheartened brother to search the ball with him at the faraway park. In the morning of the next day, they ride on a bike and begin the operation. Yet they have to arrive at school around sunset. Although there are many bloopers along on the road, SHAN still tries to reach their goal, like what he told to JIA “Keep going and we’ll be there.”

Ya-yu Lin was born in Tainan, raised in Puli, Nantou. After graduating from high school in Taichung, Lin got into the Department of Radio and Television in the National Taiwan University of Arts. He is currently studying in MFA directing program, Department of Filmmaking at Taipei National University of the Arts.

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KING GRANDPA Germany | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Original Title

bei sich.

11-15 Years

KÖNIG OPA

Bengali Synopsis

Director Martin Grau

Synopsis

Suitable Audience

Script/Screenplay Martin Grau Editor Bastian Ahrens Producer Jan M. Scholz Milchkalb GbR Martin Grau Entertainment Cinematographer Christian Huck Leading Casts Ezra Finzi Itzhak Finzi Marie Zielcke Samuel Finzi

Clemens lives and breathes his grandfather’s stories. When his grandfather passes away, it is difficult for him to understand that it is now his

েক্লেমন্স তার দাদু র গল্প শ‌ুনেত পছন্দ কের। যখন তার দাদু মারা যান, তখন পুেরা বয্াপারটা তার জনয্ খুব কষ্টকর হেয় দাঁড়ায়। একসময় েস বু ঝেত পাের েয, এখন তার সময় এেসেছ গল্প বলার। শ‌ুধু গল্পগ‌ুেলােকই বাঁিচেয় রাখার জনয্ নয়, তার দাদু র স্মৃিতেক আগেল রাখার জনয্ েস গল্প বেল।

turn to continue telling his stories. Storytelling becomes a way for him not only to keep the stories but also to keep the memory of his grandfather alive.

Synopsis in Original Language Clemens liebt und lebt die Geschichten seines Großvaters. Doch als sein Großvater stirbt, versteht er nur schwer, dass dessen Geschichten nur weiterleben können, wenn er sie selber weitererzählt. Damit bewahrt er sowohl seinen Großvater, als auch dessen Geschichten f r immer

Martin Grau is a director from Berlin who makes commercials and music promos. Before he started his career as a director he studied at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida and the University of the West of Scotland. Martin was chosen for Talentpool TP2, a government-funded project to develop directors and writers from Central Germany. ‘King Grandpa’ is his first venture into feature films.

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KING KONG Canada | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | French, English | South Asian Premiere | 18 Min 42 Sec Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis Eliza and her brother Damian live in Toronto with their mother. After she suffers an accident, they

Director Lo Xu-Ming Tong Script/Screenplay Lo Xu-Ming Tong Editor Lo Xu-Ming Tong Producer Bone Marrow Films Géraldine Feraud-Miniconi Cinematographer Ménad Kesraoui

must travel to Montreal to join their father. The story is centered on Eliza, a young teenager. Having to take care of her brother and their wellbeing, this trip represents her first outing into the world as an independent woman filled with responsibilities.

Bengali Synopsis

এিলজা এবং তার ভাই েডিময়ান টেরােন্টােত তােদর মােয়র সােথ থােক। তােদর মােয়র সােথ একিট দু ঘর্টনা ঘেট, তারপর তারা তােদর বাবার সােথ থাকেত মিন্টৰ্য়াল যায়। কািহনীিট এিলজােক েকন্দৰ্ কের েযখােন েস তার ভাইেয়র যত্ন কের। তার জীবেনর এই ঘটনাই তােক পৃ িথবীেত একজন সব্াধীন েমেয় িহেসেব চলেত সাহাযয্ কের।

Leading Casts Zoé Boudou Aymeric Jett Montaz Melanie Sirois Steve Pilarezik Lo Xu-Ming Tong was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. From 2010 to 2015, he studied Fine Art at Central Saint-Martins College of Art and Design where two of his films were shown at numerous film festivals. ‘A Delay’ (2015), ‘Gardez La Monnaie’ (2013), ‘A Cycle’ (2013); these are some films made by him.

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KITE India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | BENGALI | South Asian Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

KITE is a heart touching tale of two friends - Raja

িসেনমািট দু ই অসম অথর্ৈনিতক স্তের বসবাসকারী দু ই েছাট্ট বন্ধু রাজা ও সােহেবর গল্প। দু জেনর একই িদেন জন্মিদন। দু জেনর জন্মিদনও পালন হয় তােদর সামািজক স্তর অনু যায়ী। বড়েলাক বন্ধুর জন্মিদেনর পািটর্েত উপহার, খাবার, পানীয়র অভাব েনই, িকন্তু অভাব হয়েতা হৃদেয়র উষ্ণতার। েসখােন রাজা তার জন্মিদন কাটায় তার পিরবােরর সােথ। এই দু ই বন্ধু তােদর জন্মিদেন পরস্পরেক িক উপহার িদল - েসই গল্প িনেয়ই ‘কাইট’ িসেনমার কািহনী এিগেয়েছ।

and Saheb who belong to two different socio Director Dr. Anirban Ghosh Story Anirban Ghosh Script/Screenplay Anirban Ghosh Editor Samrat Dutta

economic state of life. Interestingly, both of them were born on a same date. Both of their birthday is celebrated accordingly. Inspite of the lavish atmosphere of the birthday party, the affluent friend, Shehab was a lonely child who was sandwiched by the expensive gifts. On the other hand, Raja spends his time happily with his beloved family. What the two friend gift each other is the topic of further storyline.

Producer Anirban Ghosh Cinematographer Subham Bhowmik Leading Casts Sharadindu Ghosh (Raja) Adrij Paul (Saheb) Bidyut Paul (Father) Tara Gupta (Rani)

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Dr. Anirban Ghosh, a veterinary surgeon by profession who has a tremendous passion for films. It has always been his dream to cultivate his creative passion in film-making. And from this urge, he finally made a short film named ‘Ichhe Nadir Golpo’ in 2016, which has earned wide acclamation of the viewers. With the encouragement and inspiration that he got from his well-wishers, he has recently made another short film ‘Kite’.

KITE Indonesia | 2016 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | javanese, indonesia | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Gabul

Director Imam Syafi’i

Synopsis

রিন নােমর একিট েছেলর ঘুিড় গােছ আটেক যায়। েস ঘুিড়িটেক উদ্ধার করার জনয্ েক্ষেত কমর্রত িবিভন্ন মানু েষর সাহাযয্ চায়। এমনিক েস তার বন্ধুেদর কােছও সাহাযয্ চায়। িকন্তু েকউই তার সাহােযয্ এিগেয় আেস না। েস যখন পুেরাপুির হতাশ হেয় যায় তখন একজন মিহলা পুিলশ অিফসার তার সাহােযয্ এিগেয় আেস এবং ২ জন িমেল ঘুিড়িট নািমেয় আেন। িকন্তু েদখা যায় েয ঘুিড়িট েছঁড়া। এমন অবস্থায় তারা দু জেন িমেল নতুন আর একটা ঘুিড় বািনেয় েনয়।

Suitable Audience

Story Imam Syafi’i Script/Screenplay Raka Ardian P Editor Lindo H & Imam Syafi’i Producer Imam Syafi’i Cinematographer Raka Ardian P

KLATEN 2015, in the rice field there is a child named RONI Looking for his kite that was caught in the middle of the field, he kept trying to get the kite with all the obstacles he faced. When he tried to tie it with a stick wondering if flying in his battle instead asks for help from the people around him, his friends and the people around the fields until his time is tired and fair pensive to see the right can not be taken, then unexpectedly when RONI returned home a female police came, she tried to help by climbing a tree but could not get to the end. They found the kite destroyed, so then Roni prepared another kite with help of the police.

Leading Casts Galang

Imam Syafi’i is a filmmaker who was born in Klaten on 22 April 1997. He is a student at Jakarta Arts Institute and is currently living in Central Java, Indonesia. His future goal is to be a filmmaker so that he can make his parents proud of him and to get international recognition.

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LAST DROP Pakistan | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialouge | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

11-15 Years

Save Water Save Life

Director Yasin Baloch

Synopsis

Story Yasin Baloch Script/Screenplay Yasin Baloch Editor Yasin Baloch

This movie is about water that we need to save even the drops of water that can save our life.

Bengali Synopsis

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট পািন িনেয়। েযখােন েদখা যায় েয আমােদর েশষ িবন্দু পযর্ন্ত পািন সংরক্ষণ করা উিচত। যা আমােদর জীবন বাঁচােত পাের।

Producer Muhammad Ammad Cinematographer Yasin Baloch Leading Casts Muhammad Azhar

Yasin Baloch is a young filmmaker from karachi, Pakistan. And he is very passionate about making films. He wishes to be a filmmaker one day.

Despite some hardship, he never really plans to give up on his dream. Last Drop (2017), Dream (2017), Shukr (2017), Lyari e warna (2017); these are some films made by him.

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LEICA STORY Spain | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 19 min Original Title

Leica Story es un historia de muertos en vida y

11-15 Years

Leica Story

vivos que están muertos. Durante las posguerra

Director Raúl Mancilla

Synopsis

desapariciones misteriosas, ajustes de cuentas,

During the existential crisis in the middle of the

etc que se produjeron desde el bando ganador.

Spanish non-military war, robert went to a small

Este cortometraje trata de hacer un tributo a todas

village named Andalusian. The people of this village

aquellas victimas además de ser un alegato a favor

are still bearing a lot of scars of the war that’s not

de la memoria histórica.

Suitable Audience

civil española son numerosos los casos de

Story Raúl Mancilla Script/Screenplay Raúl Mancilla Editor Jose Manuel Jiménez Producer Sensi Nuevo Cinematographer Alberto D. Centeno

spoken of. ‘’Laisa story’’is a story of such dead or alive yet dead people who were victims of the winning party’s discrimination. This short length

Bengali Synopsis

film is made for such war stricken people who are

স্পয্ািনশ েবসামিরক যু েদ্ধর মাঝামািঝ সমেয় অিস্তেতব্র সংকেট, যু েদ্ধর একজন পৰ্িতিনিধ িহেসেব রবাটর্ আন্দালু িসয়ান নােমর েছাট একিট গৰ্ােম যায়। েসই গৰ্ােমর েলােকরা এখন ও না বলা যু েদ্ধর অেনক ক্ষত বেয় েবড়ােচ্ছ। “েলইসা েস্টাির” এমনই অেনক জীবন্মৃ ত ও মৃ ত মানু েষরই গল্প যারা যু েদ্ধর সমেয় িবজয়ী পেক্ষর হাজােরা ৈবষেময্র িশকার। এই সব্ল্প ৈদঘর্য্ চলিচ্চতৰ্িট যু েদ্ধ আহত ওই সকল মানু েষর জনয্ই বানােনা যারা ইিতহােসর খািতের ক্ষত িবক্ষত।

wounded and scarred in the context of war.

Synopsis in Original Language Robert, un corresponsal de guerra americano en mitad de una crisis existencial, llega a un pequeño pueblo andaluz poco después de la Guerra Civil española. Sus habitantes todavía guardan heridas del pasado que no han cicatrizado. La llegada del reportero abrirá historias enterradas.

Raúl Mancilla is a Spanis filmmaker who has a degree in Direction of Scene and Drama by ESAD of Málaga and Superior Technician in Audiovisual Realization. He has been a director, screenwriter, publisher, and producer of short films, documentaries, and plays, as well as other commissioned projects through the Málaga producer “Avenate”. Winner of over seventy national and international awards thanks, works such as “Mendizábal”, “Kid Betún”, “Domino”, “Sardinas”, “Formen Fila”, “The Silent Killer”, “Chickpeas with sugar” and “Leica Story”.

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LET’S PLAY! Indonesia | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Sci-Fi | Indonesia | Bangladesh Premiere | 24 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Bambang “ipoenk” K.M Story Bambang “ipoenk” K.M Script/Screenplay Bambang “ipoenk” K.M Hananda Hutami Putri Editor Indra Sukmana Producer Yosi Arifianto

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Ayo Main!

এয্ািব একজন েছাট েছেল, েয দু ঃসাহিসক েগইম েখলেতা তার গয্ােজেট। েখলেত েখলেত তার মােঝমেধয্ েখয়াল থাকেতা না আেশপােশ কী হেচ্ছ। এমনিক েস তার বাবা-মা আর বন্ধুেদরও পেরায়া করেতা না। একিদন েস ভীষণ িদব্ধািনব্ত হেয় েখয়াল করেলা েয, তার বাবা-মা েকউই বাসায় েনই। তারা একজন দু ষ্ট রাজার মাধয্েম অপহৃত হেয়েছ, েয িকনা তার েগইেমর মেধয্ িছেলা। এরপর কী হয় এয্ািবর? েস কীভােব তার বাবা-মা েক সাহাযয্ করেব?

Tagline High level of development does not always leave space and resources for traditional games Synopsis Abi is a little boy who likes to play adventure game in his gadget. Sometimes he becomes ignorant about what is happening around him. He does not

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even care about his parents and friends. One day

A boy who is addicted to game must save his

he got really confused to discover that his parents

parents from the prisoner of the evil king, the

are no longer at home, kidnapped by an evil king

game ruler.

from the game he had played. So what happens next to Abi and how he could help his parents?

Cinematographer Mohammad Fauzy Bausad Leading Casts Ghabello Getzho Lorenzho Lituhayu Maritza Ardini Danang Parikesit Putra Sang Fajar Rahim Fatur Falah Rahman Kurniasyah

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Bambang Kuntara Murti is from Indonesia. He started making videos since 2001. He has a personal video project “videorobber”, which has produced two video compilation (videorobber #1/2007, and videorobber #2/2011). Some video exhibitions in several countries had been followed. “Love Paper” (2013), “A New Beginning” (2013), “AMARTA (The Girl and Water))” (2015), “Let’s Play!” (2017); these are several films made by him.

LIGHT Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama | Persian | South Asian Premiere | 2 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

‫ﻧور‬

Director Reza Golchin

Tagline A Boy Want to eat Fish with Rice.

িসেনমািট তােলশ শহেরর পাহাড়বাসী িকছু িশক্ষাথর্ী ও তােদর েশৰ্িণকক্ষ িনেয় ৈতির। পৰ্ায় হাজারখােনক িশক্ষাথর্ী পাহােড় গােয় ৈতির ৭৫িট স্কুেল পড়ােলখা কের। তােদর পড়ােলখা আর স্কুলগ‌ুেলা িনেয়ই ছিবিটর গল্প।

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There are, approximately, a thousand students

Children and school in the Talesh city mountains.

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Story Reza Golchin Script/Screenplay Reza Golchin Editor Sepehr Khoshnazar

who are studying in 75 schools in Talesh City Mountains (Guilan province, Iran). Students of these schools have a long distance to get to school.

This film shows students in this area.”

Producer Reza Golchin

Reza Golchi is a freelance photographer and filmmaker living in Rasht, Iran. He is an academy member of the Art and Architecture Department at Guilan University. Golchi has been working on documentary photography and filmmaking which highlights social subjects; he aims to artistically capture important moments in daily life rather than merely documenting them. He is also interested in culture and street photography.

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LITTLE MANASCHY Kyrgyzstan | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | Kyrgyz | International Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Farida Seitalieva Story Farida Seitalieva Script/Screenplay Farida Seitalieva Editor Farida Seitalieva

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Кичинекей манасчы

চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একিট গল্প বেল, কীভােব বু েড়া এেপা েটলাররা আিবভূ র্ত হয়। এই িবস্ময়কর পৰ্াণীিট এখেনা জীিবত আেছ িকরিগজ মানু ষেদর মােঝ, আধু িনক এ যু েগ। ঈশব্র েকােনাভােব একিট েছাট বালেকর মেধয্ পৰ্ভু এেপা েটলােরর পৰ্িতভা দান কেরন। এই পৰ্িতভা সহেজ আয়ত্ত করা যায়না। েক জােন, হয়েতা েস এেপা েটলােরর মেধয্ সবর্েশষ এবং সবর্েশৰ্ষ্ঠ।

Synopsis Film tells a story about phenomenon of how old epos teller appears. This wonderful creature still exists between the Kyrgyz people, despite of world globalization. Somehow to little boy God gives a talent of epos teller. A million strokes an enormous epos, can’t be easy learnt. Who knows, perhaps he is the last and only of Great epos tellers.

Producer Akzhol Bebolotov And Aisuluu Asanbekova Cinematographer Zhandos Dzholdoshov Leading Casts Umot Doolotov - Little Manaschy Farida Seitalieva is a young film director, editor, producer.

In 2016 she graduated from the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University in Bishkek, from the Department of Radio, Television, and Cinema. During student’s years, she took part in implementations in many short student films. ‘Little Manaschy’ is her diploma film. Also, she was assistant director of Ernest Abdyzhaparov`s film Saiakbai - Homer of XX century.

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MALKARMA Venezuela | 2017 | HD | 1.6:1 (8:5) | Color | Comedy | no dialogues | International Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

Man isn’t god.

আমােদর সমােজর নারীরা পুরুষেদর দব্ারা পৰ্ভািবত। শ‌ুধু শারীিরক ভােবই না, মানিসক ভােবও। িকন্তু কীভােব িনেজর অজােন্তই একজন পুরুষ একজন নারীর উপর ক্ষমতা আেরাপ কের? কীভােব িনেজেদরেক তারা শিক্তশালী মেন কের? এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম আমরা েসই িবষয়িট সম্পেকর্ই আেরা সেচতন হেত পাির।

Director José Márquez Story José Márquez Script/Screenplay José Márquez Editor José Márquez

Synopsis In our society women are dominated by man. Its not only physical. A huge number of domination held mentally. A Man is a man and a woman is a woman. But why subconsciously a man become the god of a woman? By this film we can aware about the process how a man become the god of a woman.

Producer José Márquez Cinematographer José Márquez

José Márquez was born in Venezuela. He is very interested in audiovisual design and 3D animation. Jose was graduated with a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Zulia in 2009 and made his first animated short film, ‘NAWUIN’. In October 2010, exploring the trends of audiovisual poetry, Jose made his second animated short “Poem Under the Lake”. And his third film ‘Mal Karma’, is an animated short film too

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MARS 3752 France | 2015 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | no dialogues | International Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

A young boy dreams to become a astronaute

উজ্জব্ল েকােনা এক রােত, ঘােসর চাদেরর উপর শ‌ুেয়, আকাশগঙ্গার িদেক তািকেয় আেছ একিট তরুণ েছেল। হঠাৎ উল্কাপােতর মত েকােনা এক মহাকাশচারীর েহলেমট আকাশ েথেক খেস পড়েলা। আর িঠক েসই মুহূতর্ েথেক েছেলিটর িনয়িত মুদৰ্ািঙ্কত হেয় েগেলা। তােক বড় হেয় আকাশ ভৰ্মণ করেত হেব।

Director Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Story Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Script/Screenplay Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

Synopsis On a bright night, a young boy lies down in the grass, staring at the milky way. Just like a shooting star, the helmet of a cosmonaut falls right through the sky. From that very moment, the boy’s destiny is sealed : he’ll have to travel to space when he’s older.

Editor Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Producer Prototypes Productions

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin, born in 1979, studied at the Duperré Art school in Paris. He published his first book for children “Simon without nights” in 2002 for which he won the Graphic Octogone price from the International Center of Litterature for Children. Since that time, he published 26 books, using each time a new technic of illustration: picture in black and white or in color of rough models, drawings with acrylic or Chinese ink. Till now, Nicolas directed 31 animation films.

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MIDNIGHT SNACK Mexico | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | South Asian Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

Watch your step while out of bed

ঘুমােনার আেগ েডিভেডর হঠাৎ ক্ষুধা পায় এবং েস িবছানা েথেক উেঠ মধয্রােত খাওয়ার জনয্ িকছু ৈতির করেত যায়। িকন্তু সমসয্া হেচ্ছ েস খাবার ৈতিরর সময় তার বাবা মােক জাগােত পারেব না। যােত শ কম হয়, েডিভডেক খুব সাবধােন কাজ করেত হেব।

Director Maurizio Villafagna Story Maurizio Villafagna Script/Screenplay Maurizio Villafagna

Synopsis Before falling asleep, David suddenly gets hungry, he decides to get out of bed to make himself a midnight snack, the problem is that he must not wake up his parents while doing so. While in the

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kitchen he must face some challenges to try to do

A small boy gets hungry at night, he decides to go

the less amount of noise.

to the kitchen to make himself a midnight snack.

Editor Maurizio Villafagna Producer Angélica Fuentes Cinematographer Maurizio Villafagna

Maurizio Villafagna is born and raised in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. He started his first projects as an editor since High School. He started to study Digital Cinema Production at the Universidad de Monterrey in 2012. In 2014.

In 2015 he studied postproduction classes at Universidad Nebrija in Madrid, Spain. There he learned to use some editing software. Now he is working on his fourth short-film as an editor.

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MUSKAAN India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

An attempt to shed the social biases in society

চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত সমােজ েমেয় িশশ‌ুেদর পৰ্িত ৈবষেময্র িচতৰ্ তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ। ছিবিট যিদও িহমাচেলর পিরেপৰ্িক্ষেত বানােনা হেয়েছ, তেব পুরা ভারেতর িচতৰ্ই এেত ফুেট উেঠেছ। গল্পিট মুসকান নােমর একিট েমেয়র, েয আকিস্মক ভােব জানেত পাের েয তার মােক একিট পরীক্ষা করােত হেব যার মাধয্েম জানা যােব েয তার হবু সন্তানিট েছেল না েমেয়। এমনিক েমেয় সন্তান হেল তােক হতয্া করার িসদ্ধান্ত ও েনওয়া হয়। এমন অবস্থায় মুসকান তার পুেরা পিরবােরর িচন্তা পিরবতর্েনর দািয়তব্ েনয়। তা করেত িগেয় তােক সমােজর িকছু তথাকিথত িনয়ম উলেট েফলেত হয়, যা সমােজর মানু ষেক ভৰ্ুণহতয্ার এই জঘনয্ পৰ্থা সম্পেকর্ িকছু টা হেলও ভাবায়।

against the girl child. This short film has been made Director Avinash Medhe Story Avinash Medhe Script/Screenplay Avinash Medhe Anuj Kumar Swarup Deb Editor Avinash Medhe Producer Girgit Studios

in the Himachali context but raises points relevant to the entire Indian context. The Short film is a story about a young girl Muskaan who accidentally happens to know that her pregnant mother is being forced to undergo a test to determine the gender of her unborn child, that would be aborted if it turns out to be a girl. Muskaan takes up the challenge to change the mind of everyone in the family and to stop them from committing such a horrific and inhumane act. While convincing her family members she breaks many gender biases and notions prevalent in the society that drive people to commit Female Foeticide.

Cinematographer Avinash Medhe Leading Casts Sonal Kaushal Namita Gupta Avinash Medhe is a co-founder/ director of Girgit Studios, an animation design studio. He has completed his post-graduation in Animation Film Design from National Institute of Design, India. He has directed numerous animation and live action short films, animated TV commercials, promo films using traditional as well as experimental animation techniques.

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MY DEAR POSTMAN India | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | hindi | No Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

11 - 15 Years Director Sandeep Brahmbhatt Story Sandeep Brahmbhatt Script/Screenplay Sandeep Brahmbhatt Asif Moyal Editor Sandeep Brahmbhatt Producer Film And Television Institute of India Sound Director Priyankar Basu

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

मेरा प्यारा पोस्ट्मन

আিদতয্ ১০ বছর বয়সী একিট েছেল েয, তার এক বন্ধুেক িনয়িমত িচিঠ পাঠায়। যােক েস আজ পযর্ন্ত েদেখওিন। ৬০ বছর বয়সী এক ডাকিপয়ন চাচা তােক েসই িচিঠগ‌ুেলা েপঁৗেছ িদেত সাহাযয্ কের। এভােব েসই ডাকিপয়ন চাচা ও আিদতয্র মেধয্ একিট ভােলা বন্ধেনর সৃ িষ্ট হয়। আিদতয্ তার বন্ধুেক েশষ একিট িচিঠ পাঠােত চায়। িকন্তু েসই চাচার অবসেরর পর েস িক িচিঠিট েশষ পযর্ন্ত পাঠােত পারেব?

Synopsis Aditya, a 10 year old boy writes a letter to a friend he has never met. Chacha, a 60 year old postman helps him to deliver this letter. The exchange of letters makes Aditya and the postman to share a good bonding until the postman retires. Aditya wants to send one last letter to his friend? Will he be able to do it?

Synopsis in Original Language आिद, एक दस साल का लड़का, अपने एक ऐसे दोस्त को ख़त िलखता है िजसे वो कभी िमला नह है। इस ख़त को पोहचाने म पोस्ट्मन चाचा उसकी मदद करते है । ख़त की लेन देन चाचा और आिद की दोस्ती गहरी करती है । पर एक िदन चाचा िनवृत हो जाते है। अब आिद को अपने दोस्त को आख़री ख़त भेजना है।

Cinematographer Siddharth Krishnamurthy Background Music Nilesh Patange Priyankar Basu Leading Casts Prem Dharmadhikari Ram Chandra Dhumal

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Sandeep Brahmbhatt is a young filmmaker hailing from Vadodara, Gujarat. He currently lives in Mumbai, India. He recently specialized in direction from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Out of the two short films he made, Organ Donation was selected for the Yes I am the Change film festival in Ahmedabad. His short film Right to Education was screened in the Kala Ghoda festival in Mumbai.

NANHI NEEND India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Musical | HINDI | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis

Below 10 Years

“Nanhi Neend’ is a film of highlighting the role that our mothers play in our lives. It is some times easy

Director Jitendra Rai Story Jitendra Rai Script/Screenplay Jitendra Rai Editor Archit D. Rastogi Producer Jitendra Rai Cinematographer Raaj A. Chakravarti

to take our mothers for granted because of their selfless love towards us. So, this one is a tribute to all of them.

Bengali Synopsis

আমােদর জীবেন মােয়েদর ভূ িমকা িনেয় বানােনা একিট িসেনমা। মােয়রা আমােদর জনয্ অেনকিকছু ই িবসজর্ন েদয়। তবু ও আমােদর পৰ্িত তােদর ভােলাবাসার কােছ তােদর েসই িবসজর্ন িকছু ই না। এই ছিবিট তােদর পৰ্িত শৰ্দ্ধা েথেক বানােনা। Logline Nanhi neend so jati hai, oadh ke ma ka aanchal, toh tab so pati hai jab nanhi neend udha de apani chadar

Leading Casts Vidya Malvade Chandan K. Anand Sarla B. Kanji Jitendra Rai, Given his decade of work with theatre legend Makarand Deshpande, Jitendra has built an excellent reputation in the theatre community in Mumbai. He has worked extensively with NGOs that are related to children’s issues. He has worked as an assistant director and casting director on films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaai (with Amol Gupte) and Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (with Vishal Bhardwaj).

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NO GHOSTS Iceland | 2017 | Video Film | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Icelandic | South Asian Premiere | 15 Min 41 Sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 Years

Engir Draugar

আট বছর বয়সী রুথ। িকছু িদন আেগ তার ভাইেক হািরেয়েছ। একিট জন্মিদেনর অনু ষ্ঠােন তােক লু েকাচুির েখলেত হয়। েস অনু ষ্ঠান েথেক সকেলর অেগাচের েবর হেয় যায় এবং েস তার মৃ ত ভাইেয়র জনয্ মেন কষ্ট অনু ভব কের এবং তা সামিলেয় ওঠার েচষ্টা কের।

Director Ragnar Snorrason Story Ragnar Snorrason Script/Screenplay Ragnar Snorrason Editor Sigurður Kr. Ómarsson

Tagline You have to hide, to seek a ghost Synopsis When Ruth, an eight-year-old who recently lost her brother is taking part in a game of ‘Hide and Seek’ at a birthday party, She leaves the party unseen and goes to seek the others with her ghost brother to try and understand the loss.

Producer Heiðar Mar Björnsson Cinematographer Magnús Atli Magnússon Leading Casts Lísbet Freyja Ýmisdóttir - Rán (Girl) Sindri Birgisson - Dýri (Father) Jóel Þór Jóhannesson - Haukur (brother)

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Ragnar Snorrason graduated from the Icelandic Film School in 2009 with the graduating short film Svefnrof [Heads on Sticks ]which premiered in Nordisk Panorama 2010. His 2011 short, Klaus traveled quite a bit and attended over 20 festivals from Reykjavik’s RIFF; through Berlin’s InterFilm and all the way to Siberia with the Kansk International Video Festival. Ragnar resides in Prague, Czechia, where he works on the next short project as well as his first feature.

OH-BEY Indonesia | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 Years

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded

েবইিব নামক এক ফুেলর বাইেরর জগেতর পৰ্িত িবশাল আগৰ্হ িছেলা। িকন্তু ‘মািম’ নােমর তার এক গািডর্য়ােনর জনয্ েস গ্লােসর েভতর েথেক েবর হেত পারেতা না। িকন্তু হঠাৎ একিদন েস বাইেরর একজেনর সােথ বন্ধুতব্ কের েফলেলা। এরপর তারা একসােথ আনেন্দর সময় কাটায়। এভােবই েস আিবষ্কার কের, বাইেরর জগত আেরা অেনক আনন্দদায়ক এবং েকৗতূ হেলাময়।

to safety.

Director Gloria Abigail Haryono Story Gloria Abigail Haryono Script/Screenplay Gloria Abigail Haryono Editor Gloria Abigail Haryono

Synopsis A flower named Beybi has a great curiosity of outside world, but her guardian named Mami did not allow her to leave the glass house. She met someone outside the glass house and then they became a friend.They Enjoyed their time together.

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That is how she found out that the outside world

A flower named Beybi has a great curiosity of

was really interesting and fun.

outside world, but she was not allowed to leave the glass house.

Producer Gloria Abigail Haryono Cinematographer Gloria Abigail Haryono

Gloria abigail is an artist who loves to give life to her creation by animation. As an animator, she likes exploring different visual style to make her creation looks lively. She also enjoys drawing and developing a cartoon character to tell stories. Gloria is the kind of person who is confident enough to do whatever it takes to make her creation flawless!

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ONCE UPON 3 TIMES France | 2016 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | no dialogues | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Below 10 Years

Il était 3 fois

Director Julie Rembauville

Synopsis

Story Julie Rembauville Script/Screenplay Julie Rembauville Editor Julie Rembauville

While drawing, a group of children discuss the crucial point of the creation of the first human.

Where does he come from?

Bengali Synopsis

আঁকেত বেস একদল িশশ‌ু পৰ্থম মানব সৃ িষ্টর মেতা গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ িবষয় িনেয় আেলাচনা শ‌ুরু কের। েকাথা েথেক এেসিছেলা েসই মানু ষ?

Producer Prototypes Productions

Julie Rembauville was born in Paris in 1982. She studied literature and audiovisuals at La Sorbonne University. In 2003, she published her first book for children, Je ne me laisserai pas faire ! (I won’t let them do it !) Working with the drawer Nicolas Bianco-Levrin. Then, they worked on films and books, working on adaptation principle. The Machino received the award of the best DVD-book for children in 2006, given by the CIELJ.

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OSKAR’S AMERICA Norway | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Norwaegian | Bangladesh Premiere | 79 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Torfinn Iversen Story Torfinn Iversen Script/Screenplay Torfinn Iversen Editor Arlid Tryggestad Producer Mona Steffensen

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Bengali Synopsis

Oskars Amerika

১০ বছর বয়সী অস্কােরর একিট সব্প্ন আেছ। েস তার মােয়র সােথ ঘুের-েবড়ােত চায়। গৰ্ীেষ্মর ছু িটর আেগই, তার মা তােক বেল, েস আেমিরকা চেল যােচ্ছ এবং তােক তার বদেমজাজী নানার সােথ থাকেত হেব। েসৗভাগয্বশত, তার নতুন বন্ধু েলিভ এবং তার েঘাড়ার সােথ েস একিট েরামাঞ্চকর অিভযান কের। তারা েঘাড়ািটেকও যাতৰ্ী বািনেয় েনয় যােত কের অস্কার তার মােক খুঁজেত পাের।

Synopsis 10 years old Oskar has a dream. He wants to ride the prairies with his mother. Right before summer vacation, Oskar’s mum tells him she is going to America, while he has to stay behind on the farm with his bad-tempered grandfather. Fortunately for Oskar, he gets acquainted with Levi and his short-sighted horse. Together they set up a nutty plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat with Levi’s horse as a passenger, in order to find Oskar’s

েঘাড়ার সােথ পিরচয় হয় এবং েস একিট েরামাঞ্চকর অিভযােনর পিরকল্পনা কের। তারা েঘাড়ািটেকও যাতৰ্ী বািনেয় েনওয়ার িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় েযেনা তারা অস্কােরর মােক খুঁজেত পাের।

mum.

Cinematographer Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen Leading Casts Odin Eikre (Oskar) Jørgen Sandvik Langhelle (Levi) Bjørn Sundquist (Helmer) Marie Blokhus (Isabell) Cilvocast Liana (Horsie) Betlehem Michael Patrick (Thea) Simen Roaldsen (Tom) Jørgen Jegervatn Folkestad (Rune) Marcus Kruse (Isak)

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Torfinn Iversen is a Norwegian film director and scriptwriter. He holds a bachelor of film science from Lillehammer University College. He has written and directed several short films that have participated in competition programs at national and international short film festivals. Most popular of these are ‘Levi’s horse’, chosen for the generation program at the Berlin Film Festival in 2012.

OUR WONDERFUL NATURE THE COMMON CHAMELEON Germany | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 Min 32 Sec Suitable Audience

Synopsis

Below 10 Years

Our Wonderful Nature - The Common Chameleon is a film about chameleons. The feeding habits of

Director Tomer Eshed Script/Screenplay Tomer Eshed Producer Tomer Eshed Lumatic GmbH Co KG

the common chameleon as never seen before.

Bengali Synopsis

িগরিগিটেদর গল্প িনেয় ৈতির এিট। িসেনমািটেত িগরিগিটেদর খাবার খাওয়ার িচতৰ্ এমনভােব েদখােনা হেয়েছ যা এর আেগ কখেনা এেতা সু ন্দর ও িবস্তৃতভােব েদখা যায়িন।

Cinematographer Dennis Rettkowski Leading Casts John Berwick (Narrator / Sprecher)

Tomer Eshed, born in Tel-Aviv is an animator and director. He is the co-founder of the animation studio “Talking animals” and “Lumatic GmbH & Co KG”. He graduated from “School of Arts High School“ and studied on plastic arts department, Jerusalem, Israel. He worked as an animator and director quite a few times.

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PEGGY RAY Sweden | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | Swedish | International Premiere | 80 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Grab the bull by the horns

Director Leif Sandqvist

Synopsis

েপিগ ের পিশ্চমা িবেশব্র এক অনাথ েমেয়। দু ইজন বয্াংক ডাকাত েডােনাভান এবং িপট হাম্পারিডংক এর সােথ তার েকােনাভােব সাক্ষাৎ হেয় যায়। সম্পেকর্ তারা দু ই ভাই হয়। এল েকইেজা নােমর এক ভয়ংকর সন্তৰ্াসীর সােথ জুয়া েখলায় েহের িগেয় তারা খুব বড় িবপেদ পেড় যায় এবং তােদর ভীষণভােব অেথর্র পৰ্েয়াজন হয়। তারা মেন কের, েপিগই তােদরেক বাঁচােত সক্ষম হেত পাের।

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Story Leif Sandqvist Script/Screenplay Leif Sandqvist Editor Leif Sandqvist Producer Emil Erlandsson Cinematographer Petter Cronquist Leading Casts Moa Eklöf - Peggy Ray Jonathan Wiberg - Donovan Humperdinck David Kjell Karlsson - Pete Humperdinck José Diaz - El Queijo Mina Lindbäck - Tina Jones Robert Follin - Sheriff Bronco Thomas Flodin - Jack Daniels Mia Rydell - Big Nose Kate

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Peggy Ray, an orphaned girl in a western world, ends up with two stupid bank robbers, Donovan and Pete Humperdinck. These two brothers are in a heap of trouble after loosing in poker - they owe money to El Queijo; the man, the myth, the murderer. Donovan and Pete need money and

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they need it quick, and Peggy just might be their

An orphaned girl helps two stupid bank robbers

savior.

sort out their life threatening problems.

Peggy Ray, en föräldralös flicka i vilda västern, hamnar hos två korkade bankrånare, Donovan och Peter Humperdinck. De två bröderna har ett stort problem efter ett olycksaligt parti poker - de är skyldiga pengar till El Queijo; mannen, myten, mördaren. Donovan och Pete behöver pengar illa kvickt, och kanske är Peggy deras räddning.

Leif Sandqvist is from Sweden. He has a bachelor degree in Engineering Physics from the time when he wanted to be an astronaut. Filmmaking and theater carved another path for him. And he turned onto a directing cowboy at High Chaparral, a western theme park in Sweden. “Peggy Ray” is his first feature film.

PET PEEVED United States | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | South Asian Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Blake Garnsey Story Blake Garnsey Script/Screenplay Blake Garnsey Editor Blake Garnsey Producer Shaelyn Giampetroni Leading Casts Blake Garnsey Julie Greiner

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Bengali Synopsis

Welcome to Re-tail.

এড একজন েরাগা-লমব্া এবং সব্প্নিবলাসী েছেল েয েপট-ও-েরামা নােমর একিট েপাষা পৰ্ািণ িবিকৰ্র েদাকােন চাকির পায়। িকন্তু তার েকােনা ধারণা েনই েয, েস িঠক কী করেত চেলেছ। েস শ‌ুধু জােন, তার েপাষা পৰ্ািণর পৰ্িত অেঢল ভােলাবাসা আেছ এবং েস গৰ্াহক েসবাদান খুবই পছন্দ কের। েদাকানিটেত পৰ্থেম ঢুেকই েসই েদাকােনর বয্বস্থাপেকর সােথ পিরিচত হয়। েদাকানিটর বয্বস্থাপক আর েকউ নয়, িস্টভ নােমর একিট খরেগাশ। তখনই েস বু েঝ িনেত শ‌ুরু কেরিছেলা এই চাকিরিট অনয্ানয্ চাকিরর মেতা সহজ ধাঁেচর হেব না। এভােবই গল্পিট এিগেয় যায়..

Synopsis Edd, a lanky starry-eyed boy starting his first day at Pet-O-Rama pet store, has no idea what he’s getting himself into. He knew he loved pets and loved customer service, not much else. Upon getting the job and entering the store for the first time, our boy meets the manager who runs the place around here: an actual, walking, talking bunny rabbit named Steve. It’s made clear that this won’t be the typical retail job. That’s how the story

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It’s Edd’s first day on the job at the Pet-O-Rama pet store, and he’s eager to be the best employee you ever did see. With a new boss and tons of cuddly critters to keep him company, what could possibly go wrong?

Blake Garnsey is a graduate of Chapman University’s Digital Arts program with an emphasis in Animation. He currently resides in his hometown of Danville, CA, working on his storyboard portfolio for future career endeavors while simultaneously working as a barista at his local coffee shop. He loves Nintendo, big band music, and old Disney cartoons.

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POLKA OPPOSITE Singapore | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

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Below 10 Years

‘Polka Opposites’ is about the encounter between two very different bears, Polka the ice bear and

Director Xuan En K Story Xuan En K Script/Screenplay Xuan En K Editor Xuan En K Producer Xuan En K Cinematographer Xuan En K

Pan Pan the panda. Polka travels out of his ice land to Dar-Ling hill, China, to visit his distant cousin, Pan Pan, only to discover that they are the polar opposite of each other.

Bengali Synopsis

ছিবিট দু িট ভাল্লু ক ‘েপালকা’ এবং ‘পয্ান-পয্ান’ এর মেধয্ সাক্ষােতর ঘটনা িনেয় ৈতির। তােদর একজেনর সব্ভােব অনয্জেনর একদম িবপরীত। ‘েপালকা’ বরফ েদেশর ভাল্লু ক এবং ‘পয্ান-পয্ান’ একিট পান্ডা। েপালকা তার বরেফর েদশ েছেড় চীেন ডার-িলং পাহােড় যায় তার দূ রবতর্ী ভাই পয্ান পয্ান এর সােথ েদখা করার জনয্। অবেশেষ এটা আিবষ্কার হয় েয, তারা দু ইজন সব্ভােবর িদক েথেক আদেতই দু ই েমরুর পৰ্াণী।

Xuan En K, an animation (visual effects) graduate, is a young aspiring VFX artist and filmmaker from Singapore. She has been trained in the area of television, film and animation (visual effects). One of her more notable achievements was getting selected for an open call, as 1 out of 6 young Singaporean filmmakers to produce and direct a documentary in Changsha, China.

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PUSH CART India | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | Bangla | International Premiere | 26 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

েঠলা গািড়

Director Nimai Das

Synopsis

“েঠলা গািড়” িবভূ িতভূ ষণ বেন্দয্াপাধয্ােয়র একিট গল্প। ছিবিটর েসট হেলা ৬০ দশেকর গৰ্ামীণ বাংলার। দু ইজন বন্ধু (টুিন এবং েখাকা) গািড় েঠলার মাধয্েম জীিবকা িনবর্াহ কের। েখাকার সােথ তার গািড়র একিট িবেশষ সম্পকর্ সৃ িষ্ট হয় তার বন্ধুেদর গািড়িটেত চড়ােনার মাধয্েম। গেল্প তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ েয িকভােব একিট িশশ‌ু তার কােছর সবিকছু েক আপন কের েনয়। েসটা েহাক েকােনা ঠয্ালা গািড় বা তার িপৰ্য় বন্ধু। এখােন পৰ্িতফিলত হয় িশশ‌ুেদর বন্ধুতব্ এবং তােদর সরলতা।

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Story Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Script/Screenplay Nimai Das Editor Shweta Rai Chamling Producer Prabhav Chaturvedi Cinematographer Raju Biswas

‘Thela Gadi’ is a short story written by renowned Bengali author Shri Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay. The setting of the film is the rural Bengal of the 60’s and the story revolves around two friends (Tuni and Khoka) whose life is solely associated with their pulling cart (Thela Gadi). The younger kid (Khoka) has a unique attachment with the pulling cart as he loves to give a ride on it to all his friends. This film essentially portrays the kind of bonding children share with their closest objects, be it a pulling cart or a best friend. It is a story about estrangement, disparity, illusions but most importantly about childhood friendships and innocence.

Leading Casts Sraban Kundu Ankit Biswas Nimai Das is an Indian Filmmaker hailing from the West Bengal state. He had been working as an editor on various films, documentaries, and television. “Thela Gadi” is his directorial debut film.

He edited a film named “Rainbows are real” which got screened at various international film festivals.

Nimai is currently working in NDTV as well as doing independent films.

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QUEEN OF NIENDORF Germany | 2017 | HD | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Action, Comedy, Drama | German | South Asian Premiere | 67 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Writer, Director & Producer Joya Thome Script/Screenplay Joya Thome, Philipp Wunderlich Editor Carola Sultan Bauermeister Cinematographer Lydia Richter Leading Casts Lea - Lisa Moell Nico - Denny Moritz Sonnenschein Robert - Salim Fazzani Paul - Ivo Tristan Michligk Moritz Moritz Riek Leon - Elias Sebastian Mark Wagenburg - Mex Schlüpfer Firefighter - Cornelius Schwalm Tim - Til Schindler Tom - Frederik Schindler Mrs. Pappendorf - Sophie Kluge Thomas - Tino Mewes Sabine - Jamila Saab Lara - Miriam Schmidt Anne - Vivian Janz Caro - Johanna Lanzky Sectretary - Marion Alessandra Becker Boy at swimming pool #1 - Leopold Rose Boy

Original Title Königin von Niendorf Tagline A summer full of adventures!

Synopsis The summer holidays have just begun in Brandenburg, but ten-year-old Lea doesn’t go camping this year with her friends. She ends up driving her bike through the village all by herself.

One afternoon, Lea rambles through the village and finds five boys, she follows them and discovers they built a raft on a small lake. The raft is they boys’ property and girls aren’t allowed in the gang.

But Lea wants to be part of it very badly and does something for a dare. From this point, the summer seems to be full of adventures.

In Brandenburg haben gerade die Sommerferien begonnen, doch die zehnjährige Lea fährt in diesem Jahr nicht wie sonst mit ihren Freundinnen ins Ferienlager. Überhaupt findet sie die anderen Mädchen in ihrer Schule zunehmend seltsamer.

Und so kurvt Lea meist allein auf ihrem Fahrrad durch das Dorf und besucht den Musiker und

Aussteiger Mark, der auf einem verwilderten Bauernhof lebt. Eines Tages beobachtet Lea bei einem ihrer Streifzüge fünf Jungs, die ein großes Ölfass über den Zaun der Farbfabrik hieven und mit ihrer Beute auf einem Fahrradanhänger davonrasen. Leas Neugier ist geweckt. Bei nächster Gelegenheit folgt sie den Jungs und entdeckt, dass sie auf einem kleinen See ein Floß gebaut haben. Doch das Floß ist Eigentum der Bande, und Mädchen sind da auf keinen Fall erlaubt. Lea will aber unbedingt in die Bande aufgenommen werden und macht eine Mutprobe. Und von da an scheint der Sommer voller Abenteuer zu sein.

Bengali Synopsis

বৰ্য্ান্ডবারগ - এ মাতৰ্ গৰ্ীেষ্মর ছু িট শ‌ুরু হেলও ১০ বছর বয়সী িলয়া এইবার তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ কয্ািম্পং- এ যায় না। বরং েস তার সাইেকল িনেয় গৰ্ােমর পেথ েবিরেয় পের। পেথ েস ৫ জন েছেলেক েদখেত পায় যারা েভলা বানােচ্ছ। েস খুবই েভলায় চড়েত চায় িকন্তু েছেলরা এেত রািজ নয়। তাই তারা তােক একিট শতর্ েদয়। এই শতর্ পালন করেত িগেয়ই শ‌ুরু হয় তার ছু িটর েরামাঞ্চ।

at swimming pool #2 - Adrian Krüger Boy at swimming pool #3 - Johann Heider Emma - Ceci Chuh Oliver Roger Kesten

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Joya Thome, born on January 13, 1990, in Berlin, got into film as a child actor in her father’s films. After graduating from high school in 2009, she made short films, which were shown at film festivals around the world. Additionally, she studies educational science at the Humboldt University of Berlin. During her semester abroad in New York, she took part in the Screening Class of the TISCH School of the Arts. “Queen of Niendorf” is her feature film debut.

RAINBOW FIELDS India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Assamese, with English subtitle | Bangladesh Premiere | 89 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Xhoixobote Dhemalite

Director Bidyut Kotoky

Synopsis

িনয়র এবং তার েবান কুয়লীর জীবেনর আনন্দ িছল েখলাধু লায় এবং আসােমর েছাট একিট শহরেক আিবষ্কার করার মধয্ িদেয়। এই শহেরর েদখা সবেচেয় বড় যু দ্ধ েথেক তারা িছল সু রিক্ষত। িকন্তু একিদন দু ভর্াগয্বশত তারা এক ভয়াবহ দাঙ্গার মুেখামুিখ হয় েযখােন পুেরা একিট জনপদেক পুিড়েয় েদওয়া হয়। এই ঘটনা তােদর মানিসক অবস্থােক ভীষণ পৰ্ভািবত কের এবং কুয়লী পুেরাপুির ভােব কথা বলা বন্ধ কের েদয়। যখন সব ভরসার পথ বন্ধ হেয় যায় তখন আশার বাতর্া িনেয় আেসন তােদর দাদা, িযিন একজন অসাধারণ অিভেনতা এবং গল্প কথক। িতিন কুয়লীেক বু ঝােত সক্ষম হন েয তারা যা েদেখেছ তা সবই িছল একিট চলিচ্চেতৰ্র শ‌ুয্িটং এর অংশ। অবেশেষ কুয়লী আবার সব্াভািবকভােব কথা বলা শ‌ুরু কের। িকন্তু একিট জরুরী কাজ দাদােক শীঘৰ্ই শহর েছেড় চেল েযেত হয় এবং কুয়লী েয িকনা দাদার নাটক েদখার জনয্ সবেচেয় েবশী উৎসািহত িছল খুবই হতাশ হেয় পেড়। এমন অবস্থায় িনয়র তােক পৰ্িতজ্ঞা কের েয েস তার বন্ধুর সােথ িমেল একিট নাটেকর আেয়াজন করেব। িকন্তু িনয়েরর মেন হেত থােক েয তার এই পৰ্িতজ্ঞা তােদর জীবনেক আজীবেনর জনয্ বদেল িদেব।

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Story Bidyut Kotoky Script/Screenplay Bidyut Kotoky Editor Pallavi Kotoky Producer India Stories, dhruv creative productions & Kurmasana Kreates Cinematographer Satya Prakash Rath Leading Casts Victor Banerjee Dipannita Sharma Nakul Vaid Naved Aslam

Niyor and his sister Kuwoli’s innocent lives were fully occupied with games and amazing discoveries in the remote town of Assam, shielded from the violence of the biggest civil unrest the state has ever seen. One unfateful day, Niyor and Kuwoli witness a frenzied mob burning down a settlement.

They are utterly traumatized and Kuwoli stops talking altogether! All hope seems lost, till a miracle happens in the form of their grandfather’s arrival. Grandpa, a talented actor and story-teller, convinces Kuwoli that what they had witnessed that day was infact part of a film shoot. Kuwoli finally begins to speak again and normaly returns.

But Grandpa has to leave urgently and Kuwoli, who desperately wanted to see grandpa’s play, was most disappointed. Niyor saves the day by promising he and his friend Pulak would stage a play for her, to cheer her up. But he has idea that his promise would end up altering their destinies forever.

Bidyut Kotoky was Born in Assam. His debut feature ‘as the River flows’ (bilingual) produced by NFDC has won the best script and the best actor award at the “2013 Washington DC South-Asian Film Festival” and ‘the Audience Choice Award’ in North Carolina South-Asian film festival. Bidyut’s latest film ‘Xhoixobote Dhemalite’ (Rainbow fields) has won the best foreign film award in Hollywood CineFest & is a part of Indian Panorama.

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RAJA India | 2016 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

In India one in every eleven children works as a

ভারেত পৰ্িত ১১ জন িশশ‌ুর মেধয্ ১ জন শৰ্িমক। রাজা তােদর মতই একজন, যার অেনক রিঙ্গন সব্প্ন আেছ িকন্তু দািরদৰ্য্ জীবনেক কেরেছ অন্ধকার। রাজা সব্প্ন েদেখ উড়ার। তার অেনক ইচ্ছা পড়াশ‌ুনা করার। িকন্তু হঠাৎ বাবা মারা যাওয়ায় চতুথর্ েশৰ্িণেতই তােক স্কুল ছাড়েত হয়। েস স্কুল েছেড় েদওয়ার জনয্ বাধয্ হয়। তার িবধবা মা তার দু ঃখ বু ঝেত পাের িকন্তু তার িকছু ই করার থােক না। িক হেব এরপের? রাজা িক পারেব তার সব্েপ্নর িদেক এিগেয় েযেত? িক আেছ তার ভােগয্?

manual labour. Raja is one of them who lives with Director Debabrata Biswas Story Debabrata Biswas Script/Screenplay Debabrata Biswas Editor Jaydeep Dhar

colorful dreams but poverty makes their lives darker. Raja dreams to fly. He strongly desires to study. His father passed away suddenly, so he had to leave school before completing 4th grade. He became compelled to find a work for earning food.

His widow mother realizes his dream, his urge for studying in school. She could not help – just suffers inside. What happened next? Will Raja ever be able to fulfill his dream? What’s his destiny?

Producer Debabrata Biswas/Hope Cine Entertainment Cinematographer Sohom Das Leading Casts Smriti, Ananya Surajit, Suparna Ujjwal And Subhajit

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Debabrata Biswas is from Kolkata, India. He is a Software Engineer who is very passionate about filmmaking. ‘Raja’ is his first movie which is a very low budget film. He has made 3 short films till now. He would like to make films on our social issues. After ‘Raja’, he has made ‘Patotri’ based on human trafficking and ‘Kobitar Jonmo’ which is based on AIDS.

REAL MEN DON’T CRY Spain | 2017 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 19 min Original Title

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11-15 Years

Los hombres de verdad no lloran

Director Lucas Castán

Synopsis

বািসেলা একজন িনয়িমত হিক েখেলায়ার। েস বতর্মােন েখলার যাবতীয় সরঞ্জাম সরবরােহর দািয়তব্ পালন করেছ। তার েছেলর মেধয্ও জন্মগতভােবই েবাধহয় এই েখলার েনশা ঢুেক েগেছ। তেব হুট কেরই েস এক দু রােরাগয্ েরােগ আকৰ্ান্ত হয়। বািসেলা জােন না েয কীভােব তার েছেলর হারােনা হািস েস িফিরেয় আনেব।

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Story Lucas Castán Script/Screenplay Lucas Castán Editor Luis Calles

Basilio is a former ice hockey player that now works as a equipment manager for the local team.

His son Iván seems to have inherited his father’s love for the sport, but since a few months now, a rare illness stops him from practising. Basilio does not know anymore what to do so that his son smiles again.

Producer Lucas Sáez, Mateo Sáez Cinematographer Daniel Vergara Leading Casts Alfonso Lara Juan Fernández Jorge Asín Lucas Castán Rasal got his degree in Film, TV and Digital Media at San Jorge University (Spain) in 2013. He has been working for many years in the industry, directing commercials, musical videos and short documentaries. He also worked as assistant director in the feature ‘The Bride’ (Paula Ortiz, 2015). ‘Real Men Don’t Cry’ is his second short. His previous project, ‘Alba’ (2014), was selected in 20 international film festivals.

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RED VELVET Egypt | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Thriller | Arabic | International Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Mahmoud Samir Youssef Mahmoud Story Mahmoud Samir Script/Screenplay Mahmoud Samir Youssef Mahmoud Editor Mahmoud Samir Youssef Mahmoud Producer Mahmoud Samir Youssef Mahmoud Omar El Halawany Cinematographer Marco Michel Leading Casts Asser Hany Rana Haridy

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

‫ريد فيلفيت‬

এই গল্পিট একজন মা ও তার েছেলর। যখন নয্ািন্স, অথর্াৎ মা একিদন সকােল হঠাৎ হৃদেরােগর বয্থা আরম্ভ হয় তখন তার েবঁেচ থাকার একমাতৰ্ উপায় তার পাঁচ বছেরর েছেলর হােত বরাদ্দ।

Synopsis This is a story of a mother and his son. When Nancy, the mother suffers from a sudden cardiac arrest in a morning, her only chance of survival

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lies in the hands of her oblivious five years old son

A boy, his mother and a cake.

Asser.

Synopsis in Original Language

L ‫عندما تتعرض نانىس لوعكة صحية مميتة ىڡ صباح أحد‬ ‫ يصبح أمل‬،‫االيام‬ ‫ عندما‬.‫نجاتها الوحيد ىڡ يد طفلها الغافل آرس البالغ من العمر خمس سنوات‬ L ‫تتعرض نانىس لوعكة صحية مميتة ىڡ صباح أحد‬ ‫ يصبح أمل نجاتها‬،‫االيام‬ ‫ عندما تتعرض‬.‫الوحيد ىڡ يد طفلها الغافل آرس البالغ من العمر خمس سنوات‬ L ‫نانىس لوعكة صحية مميتة ىڡ صباح أحد‬ ‫ يصبح أمل نجاتها الوحيد ىڡ‬،‫االيام‬ ‫يد طفلها الغافل آرس البالغ من العمر خمس سنوات‬.

Mahmoud Samir is a filmmaker and online film critic in Cairo, Egypt. He is a senior student at the High Cinema Institute in Cairo. His first documentary “Emmanuel” was selected in the 34th BUFF International Film Festival in Malmo, Sweden and won the Special Prize at ‘3rd Des Arts // Des Cinés Danse Et’ Cinema Festival at Saint Etienne in France this year.

Youssef Mahmoud is a visual effect supervisor and co-founder of Squids Visual Arts, a postproduction company based in Cairo, Egypt. His work has been featured at 3d TOTAL and CG RECORDS. He has worked on numerous Egyptian projects including features and TV serials. His first foray in directing was a number of commercials & music videos.

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REGRET India | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Silent | International Premiere | 6 Min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

What if you get second chances for all the

গল্পিট একিট েছেল, তার বাবা এবং ‘েসেকন্ড চান্স িসেস্টম’ নামক একিট যন্তৰ্েক িনেয়, েয যেন্তৰ্র মাধয্েম েছেলিট তার করা সব ভুলগ‌ুেলােক সিঠেক পিরণত কের িনেত পারেব বেল িবশব্াস কের। িকন্তু েস বু ঝেত পাের না, েয যন্তৰ্িটেক েস িনয়ন্তৰ্ণ কের বেল মেন কের পৰ্কৃতপেক্ষ েসই যন্তৰ্িটই তােক িনয়ন্তৰ্ণ কের। ‘েসেকন্ড চান্স িসেস্টম’ িক তােক সবধরেনর অনু েশাচনা েথেক মুক্ত করেত পারেব?

misdeeds you do?

Director Abhishek Dey Arkojyoti Basu Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Story Abhishek Dey Arkojyoti Basu Script/Screenplay Abhishek Dey Arkojyoti Basu

Synopsis This one is a tale of a son, a father and a device name Second Chance System which he believes can change all that he did wrong to right. Little does he know that the system which he believes he controls, actually controls him. Would second chance system free him of all his regrets? Here lies the answer in this short film animated in stop motion technique.

Editor Abhishek Dey Producer Abhishek Dey Arkojyoti Basu Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Cinematographer Abhishek Dey Arkojyoti Basu Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee Animation/Graphics Saswata Mukherjee Susruta Mukherjee

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Abhishek Dey is a graduate in multimedia and animation from St.Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He is currently doing his masters in Film Studies from Jadavpur University. Apart from reading and making films he also has a knack for writing and composing songs and playing guitar and harmonica. He draws ideas from anything that inspires him and incorporate them in telling his stories.

RIGHT HERE Philippines | 2014 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bikolano | Bangladesh Premiere | 30 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

ni INA, Nuestra Señora De Penafrancia, habang

Harayo-Harani Man

pinagdiriwang nila ang kapiyestahan nito. Sa tulong ng Birheng Maria, mas mauunawaan nila na ang

Director Arjanmar H. Rebeta Story Arjanmar H. Rebeta Script/Screenplay Arjanmar H. Rebeta Editor Arjanmar H. Rebeta Producer Arjanmar H. Rebeta Cinematographer Arjanmar H. Rebeta Leading Casts Eubert Orlanda Roberto Apunan

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Tagline

pag-ibig ay hindi mahahadlangan ng agwat ng

Distant is nothing if it measures by a heart.

bawat isa.

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

It’s Peñafrancia Festival season. All roads are

নাগা শহের ‘েপনাফৰ্ািন্সয়া’ নামক একিট উৎসব পািলত হেচ্ছ। েসখানকার পৰ্ায় সবাই এই উৎসেব অংশ িনেচ্ছ। িকন্তু এমান নােমর ৮ বছর বয়সী এক েছেল তা পারেছ না। উৎসেব অংশ েনয়া তার সমবয়সী সকল িশশ‌ুেদর পৰ্িত তার িহংসা হয়। তার পিরবােরর অবস্থা খুব একটা ভােলা নয় বেল েস েকাথাও েতা েযেত পােরই না বরং, তােক বািড়েত অবস্থান করেত হয়। বািড়েত তার একমাতৰ্ সঙ্গী তার বাবা। তার মা’র কথা তার খুব মেন পেড়, িকন্তু তার মা িতন মােসর জনয্ েদেশর বাইের যাওয়ার েস মােয়র সংস্পেশর্ও েযেত পাের না। মােঝমেধয্ই তার কষ্ট হয়, িকন্তু তার বাবা তােক সবসময় উৎসািহত কের। এভােবই িসেনমার গল্পিট এিগেয় েযেত থােক।

leading to Naga City. But Eman, an eight year old boy, is left in his far hometown. He envies other kids & classmates who are going to the city. But because their family is not well off, he is nowhere to go but to stay at their house. His only company is his father. He is always missing his mother as she is far abroad for at least three months. He sometimes feels sad. but his father keeps him encouraged. That’s how the story goes on in this film.

Synopsis in Original Language Kwento ng mag-amang sina Eman at Pepe habang

Logline

malayo sa Ina ng pamilya. Sa panahon ng kanilang

They discover that love is not measure by distance

pangungulila, matatanggap nila ang pagkalinga

but how they live it.

Arjanmar Hernandez Rebeta is a multi-award winning photographer & filmmaker. His films have been selected & awarded in different film festivals in the Philippines and around the world such as USA, Canada, Belgium, France, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Kenya, Russia, Australia, Portugal, India, etc. He was awarded by IPA (International Photography Awards) - Philippines as the “Event Photographer of the Year” & “Sports Photographer of the Year” for 2017.

ROOM TO THE STARS Spain | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | International Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

encomienda la compleja tarea de traerle las

Below 10 years

La habitación de las estrellas

estrellas que, según ella, hay escondidas por la casa. La visita se convierte en una aventura por

Director Ilune Diaz Story Ilune Diaz Script/Screenplay Javier Guerra and Ilune Diaz Editor Helena Placencia Producer Ellina Kozulina Cinematographer Sarai Moreira Leading Casts Norma Pujol Maria Molins Adrià Collado Pep Munnè Soledad Mallol Mónica Glaenzel Dora Santacreu

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hacer realidad el último deseo de Asunción.

Tagline Asunción has a last wish... to see a starry sky.

Bengali Synopsis Synopsis Elena, 7 years old, is going for the first time to his grandmother’s house after years without seeing her. Asunción, old and touched by Alzheimer’s, entrusted Elena with the complex task of bringing the stars, those, she says, are hidden around the

৭ বছর বয়সী এেলনা বহুিদন পের তার নানু েক েদখেত যােচ্ছ। আসু নিকওন, বৃ দ্ধ এবং অয্ালেঝইমাের আকৰ্ান্ত, এেলনােক তারা িনেয় আসার কিঠন কাজ েদয়। তার মেত েসগ‌ুেলা বাসার আেশপােশই লু কােনা আেছ। েশষ পযর্ন্ত পুেরা ভৰ্মণিট বৃ েদ্ধর েশষ ইচ্ছা পূ রেণর একিট অিভযান হেয় ওেঠ।

house. The visit becomes an adventure to make real Asuncion´s last wish.

Logline Elena’s visit to her grandmother’s becomes an

Synopsis in Original Language

adventure to fulfill the old woman’s last wish

Elena, de 7 años, va por primera vez a casa de su abuela Asunción tras años sin verla. Esta, de avanzada edad y afectada de Alzheimer, le

Ilune Diaz was born and raised in Basque Country. She specialized herself in Scriptwriting and Filmmaking while studying in ‘Bande à Part school’ in Barcelona. During her studies, she has made a few short films (“Drive” and “Calas For Eva” etc) with the school’s studio, ‘El Dedo en el Ojo’.

After finishing her studies, in 2017, she wrote and directed “Room To The Stars”. Currently, she’s writing her first feature film.

SABAKU Netherlands | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy | NA | Bangladesh Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

SABAKU - A bird, looking for a friend.

যখন সাবাকুর িপৰ্য় বন্ধু মিহষ মারা যায় তখন েস নতুন বন্ধুর পৰ্েয়াজন অনু ভব কের। তাই েস অনয্ পৰ্জািতেদর সােথ বন্ধুতব্ করার েচষ্টা কের। তেব খুব দৰ্ুতই েস বু ঝেত পাের েয বন্ধু খুঁেজ পাওয়াটা অত সহজ নয়। তাই েস এক অসম যাতৰ্া শ‌ুরু কের এবং সফল না হওয়া পযর্ন্ত েচষ্টা কের েযেত থােক।

Director Marlies Van Der Wel Story Marlies Van Der Wel Script/Screenplay Marlies van der Wel Ruben Picavet

Synopsis When Sabaku’s best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend. He tries connecting with different species, but soon he finds out that finding friends isn’t as easy as it sounds like. Sabaku goes in for a bumpy ride, but he won’t rest until he succeeds.

Editor Flip van der Kuil Producer Roel Oude Nijhuis Gijs Kerbosch Gijs Determeijer (Halal) Cinematographer Marlies Van Der Wel

Marlies van der Wel is a Dutch animator and illustrator. She was born in 3-10-1984 in Soest, The Netherlands. She is currently working from her studio based in Amsterdam. Started in 2007, working on both commercials as personal projects. Her latest film Jonas and the Sea premiered in 2015 and won several big awards under which best animated short film at TIFF Kids Festival and the jury award at Holland Animation Film Festival.

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SAMAR Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Kurdish | South Asian Premiere | 9 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

‫ثمر‬

Director Kaveh Jahed

Synopsis

আজােদর তার স্তৰ্ীর কথা খুব মেন পেড় এবং েস িকছু টা হতাশাগৰ্স্ত। এই সময় তার েমেয় তার মন ভুলােনার েচষ্টা কের।

Suitable Audience

Story Kaveh Jahed Script/Screenplay Kaveh Jahed Editor Kaveh Jahed - Faraz Seyedabasi Producer Kaveh Jahed

Azad is so depressed and he is missing his wife. His daughter “Samar” is doing something to pacify and cure him.

Synopsis in Original Language

.‫آزاد در غم از دست دادن همرسش است‬ ‫هاىى را برای‬ / ‫دخرىش ثمر كار‬

‫ آزاد در غم از دست دادن همرسش‬.‫بهرى كردن حال او انجام مى دهد‬

.‫هاىى را برای بهرى كردن حال او انجام مى دهد‬ / ‫ دخرىش ثمر كار‬.‫است‬

‫هاىى را برای‬ ‫كار‬ ‫ثمر‬ ‫ش‬ ‫دخرى‬ .‫است‬ ‫همرسش‬ ‫دادن‬ ‫آزاد در غم از دست‬ /

‫بهرى كردن حال او انجام مى دهد‬.

Cinematographer Mehdi Karami Leading Casts Azad Hadi - Tina Jahangiry

Kaveh Jahed, born on December 16, 1987, is at the same time director, writer, producer and editor.He studied in the “Iranian Youth cinema society” film school.He worked as an assistant director, editor, production manager and assistant of Photography of Several short films and plans to do more in the upcoming days.

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SANTA MARÍA DINING ROOM Mexico | 2012 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | The film has no language | No Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

muñeco de trapo roto. Se acerca a él, lo levanta, lo

Comedor Santa María

ve, y sonríe, muy felíz de haberlo encontrado. Lo lleva a casa, y en su cuarto lo arregla, lo limpia, y lo

Director Roberto A. Padilla Sobrado Story Tania Cortés Reyes Script/Screenplay Tania Cortés Reyes Editor Roberto A. Padilla Sobrado Producer Fernando de Anda Orellana, Fernando Romero Sánchez, Roberto Antonio Padilla Sobrado, Elizabeth López Hernández, Tania Cortés Reyes.

Cinematographer Fernando de Anda Orellana, Fernando Romero Sánchez, Roberto Padilla Sobrado

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Tagline

pone en una mesa junto con sus otros muñecos,

Love makes miracles

que al estar junto a él, cobran vida todos muy contentos.

Synopsis In the city, after its dark, a girl walking down the

Bengali Synopsis

street finds, lying next to a pile of garbage, a

dolls, that being with her, come to life and get

শহের, অন্ধকােরর মধয্ িদেয়, রাস্তায় েহঁেট যাওয়ার সময় একিট েমেয়, ময়লার স্তূেপর পােশ একিট েছঁড়া পুতুল পেড় থাকেত েদেখ। হািসমুেখ েমেয়িট পুতুেলর কােছ যায় এবং েসিটেক তুেল েনয়। পুতুলিট েপেয় েস ভীষণ খুিশ হয়। বাসায় এেস পুতুলিটেক পিরষ্কার কের, িনেজর ঘের সািজেয় রােখ পুতুলিটেক, তার অনয্ পুতুলগ‌ুেলার সােথ। যারা তার

happy.

সেঙ্গ েথেক, জীবন িফের পায়।

Synopsis in Original Language

Logline

Al anochecer, en la ciudad, una niña camina por la

Acting with love can make miracles in our lives.

broken rag doll. She approaches to it, lifts, and smiles at it. She becomes very glad that she found it. Arriving home, in her bedroom, she fixes and cleans it, puts it on a table along with her other

calle, y ve, tirado junto a un montón de basura, un

Roberto A. Padilla Sobrado was born in México City. Back in 1994 he studied Graphic Design and started working as a motion design animator in a post-production facility. Then he changed his practice working as an animation and illustration teacher in the “Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana”. He has continued making freelance animations for commercial tv spots, animated short films in 3D, 2D, and stop-motion techniques.

SCHOOLMASTER Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2016 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | persian | International Premiere | 17 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Aghaie Nazem

একিট েছেল, স্কুেল অনয্ একিট েছেলর সােথ িববােদ জিড়েয় পেড় এবং এই কারেণ তার বাবা-মােক স্কুেল ডাকা হয়। িকন্তু েস তার বাবা-মােক স্কুেল আনেত চায়িন। তাই েস রাস্তায় েনেম পেড় নকল বাবা-মােয়র সন্ধােন।

Director Hamidreza Hosseinian Story Hamidreza Hosseinian Script/Screenplay Hamidreza Hosseinian Editor Siavash Kordjan Producer Hamidreza Hosseinian Cinematographer Mehdi Katirachi Leading Casts Tofan Mehrdadian Mahdieh Nassaj Hossein Vafa Amir Shahali Shiva Auobi Akbar Madadimehr Music Director Navid Tavasoli

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Synopsis A boy who was involved in a arguement at school with one of the students and injured that student, had to bring his parents to school, but the child did not want to take his parents to school, but he had to look for a solution, so he had to go to the street.

The park is looking for false parents Synopsis in Original Language

‫درگرى شده و رس دانش‬ / ‫پرسی كه در مدرسه با يىك از دانش آموزان‬ ‫برىد‬h ‫آموز را زخمى كرده خاال مجبور است والدين خود را به مدرسه‬ ‫برىد وىل بايد به دنبال‬h ‫وىل كودک نمى خواهد والدين خود را به مدرسه‬ ‫ پارک به دنبال والدين‬. ‫يک راه حل بگردد پس مجبور است در خيابان‬ / ‫دروغںى باشد‬

Hamidreza Hosseinian was born in 1980 Iran. He is a director, producer, as well as an author. He Participated in Abbas Kiarostami’s filmmaking workshop and made ‘Schoolmaster’ which was screened at many Iranian and foreign film festivals. His film ‘Schoolmaster’ has won the Best film Beautiful Country Microfilm Festival(China), the Best Screenwriter Award of “Flower Sea Goddess Award” at 3rd Asia Youth Micro-FIlm Exhibition.

SHALA Brazil | 2016 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Portuguise | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Shala is the story about Pedro, a young boy

এিট েপেডৰ্া নােম একজন এিতম েছেলর গল্প েযখােন েদখা যায় েয, নানা ধরেনর কুসংস্কােরর জনয্ েস দত্তক হওয়ার েক্ষেতৰ্ একিট কিঠন সময় পার কের। বাবা-মােয়েদর তার বয়সী েছেল েমেয়েদর মেধয্ িবেভদ করা। এমন অবস্থায় েস তার িদেক সকল দৃ িষ্ট আকষর্েণর জনয্ একিট পিরিস্থিতর সৃ িষ্ট কের। একই সমেয় েস তার সালা নােমর একমাতৰ্ বন্ধুর সােথ কাল্পিনক বন্ধুতব্ ৈতির কের।

living in an orphanage who had a hard time Director João Inácio Story João Inácio Script/Screenplay João Inácio Editor Allan Ribeiro João Inácio Producer João Inácio Cinematographer Katia Coelho Leading Casts Tiago de Assis Juliana Sinimbú Bruno Carreira Izabelli Vilhena

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being adopted because of several prejudices, which includes the cruel indifference of adoptive parents towards children in his age group. The boy creates situations to draw the attention of adoptive parents, while at the same time creating an imaginary friendship with his only toy, a doll named Shala.

Logline A Real Story About Adoption

Synopsis in Original Language Shala é a história de Pedro, um jovem que vive em um orfanato que tem dificuldade em ser adotado devido a vários preconceitos, que inclui a cruel indiferença de pais adotivos em relação a crianças de sua faixa etária. O menino cria situações para atrair a atenção dos pais adotivos, ao mesmo tempo em que cria uma amizade imaginária com seu único brinquedo, uma boneca chamada Shala.

João Inácio has spent 18 years in film production and movie’s exhibition. His production credits include the films Acai com Jaba, Waldemar Henrique, “The Lost Song” and Eleanor, the television miniseries Dog Life and DOCTV ‘s Eleven-rod Shirt. Inácio was also a curator for the Festival Short Para Cine Brazil on Amazon. A developer for alternative film distribution in the Para state and the inclusion of film language in public school curriculum.

SHELLSHOCK Ireland | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | English | South Asian Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis “Shellshock” is the story of a young boy who develops a friendship with his breakfast. When his

Director Danilo Zambrano Story Flann Manning Script/Screenplay Flann Manning Editor Robert O’Doherty Producer Alba Fernandez Danilo Zambrano

dad suggests drawing a face on a hard boiled egg, Eddie’s best friend Wallace is born. However, after going on several adventures with his new best friend, Eddie must make a difficult decision.

Bengali Synopsis

একিট বালকেক িনেয় গল্প েয তার সকােলর নাস্তার সােথ বন্ধুতব্ গেড় েতােল। যখন তার বাবা তােক িসদ্ধ িডেমর মেধয্ একিট েচহারা আঁকেত বেল, তার সবেচেয় কােছর বন্ধু ওয়ােলস জন্ম েনয়। যাইেহাক, তার সবেচেয় কােছর বন্ধুিটর সােথ অেনক দু ঃসাহসীক কাজ করার পর এিডেক একিট কিঠন িসদ্ধান্ত িনেত হয়।

Cinematographer Alba Fernandez Leading Casts Finian Duff-Lennon as Eddie Elaine Burgess as Mother Niall Brewster as Fathe

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Danilo Zambrano was born in Venezuela and reared in Ireland. He is a director and sound designer. Recently graduating from the National Film School at IADT, he is interested in character-driven stories, often dealing with outsiders and marginalized individuals. With a keen interest in art, Danilo pays close attention to the production design in his work, frequently opting for vivid color schemes.

SHOELACE Philippines | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Filipino | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

Subalit, nang dumating na ang kanyang

Sintas

pagkakataon na maging ina, natuklasan at naunawaan niya ang kanyang mga katanungan sa

Director Arjanmar H. Rebeta Story Arjanmar H. Rebeta Script/Screenplay Arjanmar H. Rebeta Editor Arjanmar H. Rebeta Producer Arjanmar H. Rebeta Cinematographer Arjanmar H. Rebeta Leading Casts Annika Cidro Khaye Medina

Synopsis

tulong na din ng kanyang sariling anak.

Few unanswered childhood questions are still in the heart of Jessa. Her mother was not able to

Bengali Synopsis

explain things to her. As she explores her own

েছাটেবলার িকছু জবাবহীন পৰ্শ্ন এখনও েজসার হৃদেয় েগঁেথ আেছ। তার মা তােক অেনক িকছু ই বু িঝেয় বলেত পােরিন। যখন েলসা িনেজ একজন মা হেলা তখন েস তার সন্তােনর মাধয্েম েস েসই পৰ্শ্নগ‌ুেলার উত্তর খুঁেজ েপেয়েছ।

motherhood, she finds the answers with the help of her daughter.

Synopsis in Original Language Ilang mga katanungan ang laging nasa isip at puso ni Jessa. Hindi ito naipaliwanag ng kanyang ina sa kanya. Subalit, nang dumating na ang kanyang pagkakataon na maging ina, natuklasan at naunawaan niya ang kanyang mga katanungan sa tulong na din ng kanyang sariling anak. Ilang mga katanungan ang laging nasa isip at puso ni Jessa.

Hindi ito naipaliwanag ng kanyang ina sa kanya.

Arjanmar Hernandez Rebeta is an award-winning photographer & filmmaker. His films have been selected & awarded in different film festivals in the Philippines and around the world such as USA, Canada, Belgium, France, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Kenya, Russia, Australia, Portugal, India, etc. He was awarded by IPA (International Photography Awards) - the Philippines as the “Event Photographer of the Year” & “Sports Photographer of the Year” for 2017.

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SINGING HUGO AND HIS INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES Latvia | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Action, Comedy | no dialogues | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 Min 30 Sec Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

briesmu loku un izbēg no iesprosta važām. Vista

Dziedošais Hugo un viņa neticamie piedzīvojumi

nonāk starmešu gaismu rotātā prusaku

Synopsis

likt lietā savu talantu un prožektoru starmešu

On a moonlit night, the chickens are all snoring in

gaismā apliecināties kā talantīgai dziedātājvistai.

performancē gadatirgus cirkus arēnā. Viņai nākas Director Reinis Kalnaellis Story Kaspars Roga Script/Screenplay Kaspars Roga Editor Reinis Kalnaellis Producer Vilnis Kalnaellis Cinematographer Arnis Zemitis Leading Casts Taiga Zile Jolanta Bigele Aleksandrs Sehovcevs

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their coop. All exept one. The sleepless chicken dreams off a great singing career, and with a swing

Bengali Synopsis

in its step, our feathered friend starts warbling

এক পূ িণর্মা রােত যখন অনয্ সকল মুরগীরা তােদর েখােপ ঘুমািচ্ছল, তখন একিট মুরগী রাত েজেগ বড় গায়ক হওয়ার সব্প্ন েদখিছল। আমােদর এই ডানাওয়ালা বন্ধুিট সব্প্ন েদখেত েদখেত হঠাৎ গ‌ুনগ‌ুিনেয় উঠল। এমন সমেয় ঐ বািড়েত েচার আেস। েচাররা তার গান শ‌ুনেত েপেয় তােক িনেয় যায় এবং এর েথেকই শ‌ুরু হয় এক েরামাঞ্চকর কািহনী।

at the top of the voice. Unfortunately, the noise attracts the attention of two thieves, who quickly make off with the bird in a cloth sack. It’s the start of a lively adventure full of humour and with a suprising twist to the tale.

Synopsis in Original Language Nakts aizsegā bezrūpīgie vistu zagļi no klēts nolaupa dziedošo vistu. Vista tiek sagūstīta maisā un uzaustot rītausmai nonāk čigānu taborā.

Iebraucot gadskārtējā mājdzīvnieku gadatirgū, čigāni pārdod vistu turkiem, kas nodarbojas ar kebabu ražošanu. Bezrūpīgo sivēnu un narcisistisko aitu ielokā, vista apzinās potenciālo

Reinis Kalnaellis was born in Riga in 1986. He was graduated from the Baltic Film & Media School in Tallinn. After graduating from TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Reinis kickstarted his career as an animation director. He has been a participant of Berlinale Generation Plus in 2007 and his films have traveled to more than 150 film festivals worldwide. His filmography includes recognized animation films like “The Golden Horse”, “Funny Alphabet” and “When Apples Roll”.

SOMETHING IN THE DARKNESS Spain | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Horror, Thriller | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 14 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Fran Casanova Story Fran Casanova Script/Screenplay Fran Casanova Editor Eduardo Manera Producer Fran Casanova Cinematographer Ismael Issa Leading Casts Verónica Luna Fulgencio Mother Mariam Torres Angie Celine Peña Father Jonai Rodríguez

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Original Title

Pero esta vez hay algo diferente... esta vez hay algo

Hay algo en la oscuridad

en la oscuridad.

Bengali Synopsis

Synopsis Veronica is a 6 year old girl who is trying to overcome her fear of the dark. Helped by her mum, she has managed to sleep with nearly all of her lights off. Nevertheless, she still goes to bed with her torch, which makes her feel safe and sound. Every night, her mum gets her to sleep with

েভেরািনকা ৬ বছর বয়সী একিট েমেয়, েয তার অন্ধকারভীিত দূ র করার জনয্ েচষ্টা চালােচ্ছ। তার মা’র সাহাযয্ িনেয় েস একিদন তার আেশপােশর সব আেলা িনিভেয় ঘুমােত যায়। িকন্তু তাও, সােথ কের তার টচর্িট িনেয় যায় যা তােক সব্িস্ত েদয়। পৰ্িতরােত তার মা তােক তার সবেচেয় িপৰ্য় গল্পিট েশানান। যাই েহাক, একিদন রােতর অন্ধকাের িকছু িভন্নতা িছেলা।

the reading of her favorite story. However, this time something is different…this time there is something in the darkness.

Synopsis in Original Language Verónica, una niña de 6 años, trata de superar su miedo a la oscuridad. Ayudada por su madre, poco a poco ha logrado poder dormir con menos luces encendidas, pero aún sigue necesitando aferrarse a su linterna. Como todas las noches, su madre logra dormirla con la lectura de su cuento favorito.

Fran Casanova was born and raised in Tenerife, Spain.

He studied in various film academies in Madrid. He developed his skills working in TV, cinema, music videos and commercials. He has received several international and national awards regarding his projects. Currently, he is preparing his next short film and working on the screenplay of his first feature.

SOUTH OF CHRISTMAS Argentina | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Español. | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 Years

Al sur de la Navidad

অেনকবছর ধের সান্তা ক্লজ যখন একদল িশশ‌ুেদর েকােনা উপহার িদিচ্ছেলা না, তখন তারা িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় িকৰ্সমােসর পুেরা বয্াপারটােক পাকাপািকভােব পােল্ট েফলেব।

Director Juan Pablo Anselmi Story Juan Pablo Anselmi

Tagline This kind of Christmas is over.

Synopsis After years of Santa Claus never bringing them the

Script/Screenplay Juan Pablo Anselmi

presents they asked for, a group of children set in

Editor Carolina Grgurevic

Synopsis in Original Language

Producer Juan Pablo Anselmi Rocío Furmento

pidieron. Cansados, los niños de esta familia ponen

Cinematographer Ati Mohadeb Leading Casts Juan Pablo de Montaldo Oscar Cagnolli Emilio Urdapilleta

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motion a plan to change Christmas forever.

Año tras año Papá Noel les trae regalos que no en marcha un plan y así cambiar la Navidad de una vez y para siempre. Nota: Considero que escribir sinopsis más extensa, debido a la naturaleza de mi cortometraje, sería un error. Pido disculpas.

Juan Pablo Anselmi born and raised in Buenos Aires, studied art history and later went to film school. He worked over a decade in advertising until he filmed his first short film, South of Christmas. Currently, he is developing a feature film project called, “Another summer” and is hopeful about that.

STARS United States | 2016 | DigiBeta | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialogue | South Asian Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 Years

A street vending group run by grandpa and

দাদু ও নািত একিট শহেরর উপকূেল তারার বয্বসা কের। তারা সমুদৰ্ েথেক খেস-পড়া তারা সংগৰ্হ কের এবং শহরেক আেলািকত করেত িবিকৰ্ কের। এক রােত, তােদর অেনক েকৰ্তা হয় এবং তােদর িবিকৰ্ করার মেতা আর তারা থােক না। নািত লু কা েদৗেড় সমুদৰ্ যায় তারা সংগৰ্হ করেত। তেব দূ ভর্াগয্জনকভােব হঠাৎ ঝড় আেস। লু কা সেবর্াচ্চ েচষ্টা কের তারাগ‌ুেলা বাঁচােত এবং েশেষ তার দাদু র কােছ িফের যায়।

grandson sell stars in a town near a shore.They Director Han Zhang Story Han Zhang Script/Screenplay Han Zhang

grab the shooting stars from the ocean and sell them for lightening up the town at night. One night there are a lot of customers and they run out of the stars. Luka, the grandson runs to the ocean and tries to gather more stars. unfortunately, a sudden storm comes across, Luka tries his best to protect the stars and goes back to his grandfather.

Editor Han Zhang Producer Han Zhang

Han Zhang was born and raised in Shenzhen, China. He started learning drawing since high school. He finished his BFA in China Academy of Art as a 2D animator and MFA at Academy of Art University in traditional animation major.As an animator, Han likes exploring different visual style to make his film looks pretty. He hopes he can create more unique animated films in the future and keep pleasing the audience.

Directing feature film is his biggest dream.

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STEP OUTSIDE Germany | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 25 min Suitable Audience

16-18 Years Director Nuria Gómez Garrido Story Silvia Wolkan Nuria Gómez Garrido Script/Screenplay Silvia Wolkan Nuria Gómez Garrido Editor Sophie Oldenbourg Producer Nuria Gómez Garrido

Original Title Wenn du rausgehst Synopsis Jana is fourteen. Being talked into by Leo, she sends him a photo of her breasts. However, Leo forwards the photo to other friends, and suddenly everybody seems to know it. All by herself now, Jana has to find a way out of the miserable position she put herself into.

Bengali Synopsis

েচৗদ্দ বছেরর েমেয় জানা, িলওর কথামেতা তার আপিত্তজনক ছিব পাঠায়। িকন্তু িলও েসই ছিব তার অনয্ানয্ বন্ধুেদর েদখায় এবং এক পযর্ােয় সবাই িবষয়িট েজেন যায়। জানা এখন সম্পূ ণর্ভােব একা, িকন্তু তােক এই অবস্থা েথেক েবর হেয় আসেত হেব।

Cinematographer Denis D. Lüthi Leading Casts Emily Ehrenschneider Birge Schade Giuliana Fabiano Vivien Grabbe Isiah Mruck Amona Aßmann Xaver Gundermann

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Rahul Sharma was born in India on 25th July 1995. Currently, he is a student of the Bachelors’ Degree program in Mass Media in Jai Hind College, Mumbai University. Rahul is a music and books enthusiast and currently, he is an intern in the magazine “Better Photography” of Network 18 Publishing. He is interested in the art of visual communication and making films.

STORY OF A LONELY GOLDFISH India | 2015 | HD | 1.6:1 (8:5) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Hindi | South Asian Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Rahul Sharma Story Rahul Sharma Script/Screenplay Rahul Sharma Editor Sameer Gandhi Producer Vivek Budakoti Cinematographer Lalit Sahoo

Synopsis It is story is about a lonely boy named Rahul

Logline

whose only solace and connect to his inner world

It is story of a lonely boy named Rahul whose only

is a beautiful goldfish. The story not only shows

solace and connect to his inner world is a beautiful

the great bond between these two individuals

goldfish.

share but also explore how both of their lives get so miraculously intertwined in search for their existential quest.

Bengali Synopsis

গল্পিট রাহুল নােমর একিট েছেলর যার একমাতৰ্ সব্িস্ত এবং সঙ্গী হেলা একিট সু ন্দর েগাল্ডিফশ। গল্পিট শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ এেদর দু জেনর মধয্কার একিট সু ন্দর বন্ধনেকই তুেল ধের না বরং কীভােব তােদর দু জেনর জীবন বদেল েগেলা এবং কীভােব তারা িনেজেদর অিস্তব্েতব্র েখাঁেজ সংগৰ্াম কের, েসগ‌ুেলাও ফুিটেয় েতােল।

Leading Casts Shishir Sharma Savita Prabhune Parrth Arora Rahul Sharma was born in India on 25th July 1995. Currently, he is a student of the Bachelors’ Degree program in Mass Media in Jai Hind College, Mumbai University. Rahul is a music and books enthusiast and currently, he is an intern in the magazine “Better Photography” of Network 18 Publishing. He is interested in the art of visual communication and making of films.

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SUMMER ! ATTENTION !

Vietnam | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Vietnamese | No Premiere | 37 min Original Title

những dịp hè, các thanh niên tình nguyện ở Việt

11-15 Years

Mùa Hè Nghiêm !

Nam thường tới các địa phương để tạo hoạt động

Director Le Thu Minh

Tagline

em thiếu nhi là thầy giáo An - một thanh niên 24

Youth, summer activities, immigrant children.

tuổi sống ở Quận 7, thành phố Sài Gòn, Việt Nam.

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

The film is the story about some summer activities

এই িসেনমািট িকছু যু বকেদর সাইগন অিভবাসেনর িশশ‌ুেদর জনয্ গৰ্ীষ্মকালীন কমর্কান্ড আেয়াজেনর গল্প িনেয় িনিমর্ত। গৰ্ীষ্মকাল আসার পর ছাতৰ্রা গৰ্ীষ্মকালীন ছু িট চায়। েসই সু েযােগ িভেয়তনােমর যু বক েসব্চ্ছােসবকরা আেশপােশর এলাকাগ‌ুেলােত যায় গান, নাচসহ িবিভন্ন কমর্কােন্ডর আেয়াজন কের। িসেনমািট অিভবাসন এলাকার িশশ‌ুেদর েযসব সমসয্ার মুেখামুিখ হেত হয় েসসেবরও পৰ্িতিনিধতব্ কের।

Suitable Audience

cho các em. Người phụ trách sinh hoạt hè cho các

Story Le Thu Minh Script/Screenplay Le Thu Minh Editor Le Thu Minh Producer Varan Vietnam

organized by youth for children in the Saigon immigration. Summer comes, students get their summer vacation. Volunteer youths in Vietnam often come to the local area to create activities for children such as singing and dancing. The film also reveals some aspects of the lives of children in the immigrant area.

Synopsis in Original Language Bộ phim xoay quanh hoạt động hè được tổ chức bởi thanh niên dành cho trẻ em ở khu nhập cư Sài Gòn. Mùa hè đến, các em được nghỉ học, để tạo các hoạt động vui chơi dành cho thiếu nhi trong

Thu Minh Le was born in 1990 in Vietnam. While studying economics at university, she began to study about documentary film in TPD and highly interested social sectors and sustainable developments, especially Vietnam youth and children. Doing research and making films as well as listening to the different life story of children from Vietnam are the biggest goals in her career plans. After graduation, in 2016, she joined Varan Vietnam workshop as a trainee to continue developing skills.

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SWIMMING IN THE DESERT United States | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 18 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis In the drought-stricken town of Agua Dulce, in the California’s High Desert, a ten year old girl

Director Alvaro Ron Story Alvaro Ron Script/Screenplay Alvaro Ron, Rafael Alvarez Editor Vicente Perez

challenges her grandfather, a cranky retired firefighter, to follow a crazy plan and bring the water back to the dry river.

Bengali Synopsis

কয্ািলেফািনর্য়ার গভীর মরু েদেশর খরায় জজর্িরত ‘আগ‌ুয়া টালস’ শহেরর একিট েমেয় তার বৃ দ্ধ, িখটিখেট দাদু েক এক অবাস্তব পিরকল্পনা অনু সরণ কের শ‌ুষ্ক পািন িফিরেয় আনার চয্ােলঞ্জ কের।

Producer Alvaro Ron, Rosana Tomas Cinematographer Mike Solidum Leading Casts Tony Plana, Melody Marquez

Alvaro Ron has written, directed and produced numerous award-winning short films around the world. These include “The Red Thunder” (over 300 Film Festival Official Selections, Finalist at the 26th Producers Guild of America Awards), “To Kill or Not to Kill” (official selection PBS Independent Film Festival), and “Behind the Curtain” starring Emmy Award winner Peter MacNicol. Alvaro Ron is a graduate of UCLA and a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the European Film Academy.

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TESOROS Mexico | 2017 | DCP | 1.85:1 | Color | Action, Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 96 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis

All Age Group

In the town of “Barra de Potosí”, a small community on the Mexican Pacific coast, a group of children

Director María Novaro Story María Novaro Script/Screenplay María Novaro Editor María Novaro Producer María Novaro & Pamela Guinea

are certain that collectively (and with the right map) they will find a pirate’s treasure that for centuries has been hiding somewhere nearby. What they are about to find is something far more valuable than a treasure.

Bengali Synopsis

‘বারা েদ েপােতািস’ নামক একিট শহের, পৰ্শান্ত মহাসাগেরর তীেরর একদল িশশ‌ু হঠাৎ কের এক পৰ্াচীন জলদসু য্র গ‌ুপ্তধেনর সন্ধান পায়। যা শত বছর ধের আেশপােশর েকাথাও লু িকেয় রাখা হেয়িছল। িকন্তু েশষ পযর্ন্ত তারা গ‌ুপ্তধেনর েচেয়ও দামী িকছু র সন্ধান েপেয় যায়।

Cinematographer Gerardo Barroso & Lisa Tillinger Leading Casts Dylan Sutton-Chávez Jacinta Chávez de León Andrea Sutton-Chávez Aranza Bañuelos Michel Lucas Julio Suástegui Julieta Bárcenas

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María Novaro was born in 1950, in Mexico City. María became well known with her second feature “Danzon” (1991) at the Cannes Film Festival. “Lola” was her first feature (1989, OCIC Award, Berlin).

Other films are “El Jardin Del Eden” (1994, Venezia), “Sin Dejar Huella” (2000, awarded at Sundance), “Las Buenas Hierbas” (2010, awarded in Rome and Guadalajara). One of her first shorts, “Una Isla Rodeada DE Agua” (1984), was acquired by the MOMA in New York.

TEST OF COURAGE Germany | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | GERMAN | Bangladesh Premiere | 19 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis During WWII, a bunch of children, along with 11year old Anton and his younger brother Rudi, meet

Director Rena Dumont Script/Screenplay Rena Dumont Editor Veit Bastian Producer Rena Dumont Cinematographer Thomas Bresinsky Leading Casts Rocco Dumont Yanis Scheurer Friederike Ott Leonard Anders Carlito Dorée Hennig Brugger Miguel Garcia Causevic Laurin Oertel César Dorée Markus Hering František Hanus Rena Dumont Franz Pätzold Dascha Dumont

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up at a wall at the cemetery. They regulary have tests of courage. As it is Rudi´s turn, he makes his way, armed with a knife, to the grave of a child murderer, where the night ends in terror.

Bengali Synopsis

িদব্তীয় িবশব্যু েদ্ধর সময়, একদল িশশ‌ু এবং তােদর মেধয্ ১১ বছর বয়সী ভাই আন্টন ও তার েছাট ভাই রুিদ একিট কবরস্থােন েদখা কের। তােদর সকেলর বারবার সাহেসর পরীক্ষায় উত্তীণর্ হেত হয়। রুিদ একিট ছু ির িনেয় একজন িশশ‌ু হতয্াকারীর কবেরর সামেন যায় েযখােন রােতর ভয়াবহতা শ‌ুরু হয়।

Rena Dumont, born 1969 in the Czechoslovakian city of Prostějov, fled with her mother to Germany in 1986, where she spent eight adventurous months in the refugees home in Königsee. In spring 1987 she received political asylum and moved to the next big city in the area, to Munich. After less than four years and despite the language barrier, she passed the entrance examination of the “Hochschule für Musik und Theater” in Hannover, which she graduated with a diploma.

THAANDU India | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | TAMIL | International Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Thaandu a common boy born in a poor family.

থান্ডু একিট গরীব পিরবাের জন্ম েনওয়া েছেল। যখন েস তার বন্ধুেদর সােথ মােবর্ল েখলেতা তখন েস চাইেতা িনেজর জনয্ একিট কিম্পউটার িকনেত। থান্ডুর বাবার উপাজর্ন খুবই কম হওয়ায় তা অসম্ভব িছেলা। িকন্তু েসৗভাগয্বশত তার বাবা ফৰ্ীেত একিট কিম্পউটার েপেয় যায়। থান্ডু শ‌ুধু কিম্পউটার িনেয় েখলেতাই না, েস চাইেতা িচিকৎসক অথবা পৰ্েকৗশলী হেত। হঠাৎ একিদন অেনক বৃ িষ্ট হয় এবং তার বাসােত পািন ঢুেক যায়। েসই সােথ তার কিম্পউটারিট ও নষ্ট হেয় যায়। এভােব তার সব্েপ্নর অবসান ঘেট।

When he used to play marbles with his friends Director Ganesh Karthikeyan Story Ganesh Karthikeyan Script/Screenplay Ganesh Karthikeyan Editor Siah

he wanted to buy a computer of his own, winning or losing it should end with the computer.Since Thaandu’s family was poor for buying a computer was difficult due to less income. through luck his father managed to get a free computer. Other than playing with it he (Thaandu) also wanted to become a Doctor or Engineer. One day it rained and water leaked into his house and the computer got destroyed all his dreams got spoiled.

Producer Siah Cinematographer Dharmadurai Dft Leading Casts Master Rubesh Master Sarathy Sashi Kumar Ganesh Karthikeyan is a short film director. He has also worked as a video editor at a leading media channel (Vikatan televistas - For SUN TV Serials, Sathiyam tv, News 7 Tamil). Ganesh finished his diploma at ‘Mgr govt film and television institute’ in Chennai, Tamilnadu. His first Tele-film was “Sundal (2016)”.

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THE BEEP TEST Canada | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | French | Bangladesh Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

17-18 Years

Synopsis Wojtek is a mysterious new student at school. This is why he is a prey designated for Thomas and

Director Maxime Aubert Story Maxime Aubert Script/Screenplay Maxime Aubert Editor Maxime Aubert Producer Audrey D. Laroche

Philippe, two students in search of entertainment.

Not finding the words in front of his assailants, Wojtek will go back to his physical education course to express the substance of his thoughts.

Bengali Synopsis

উেয়াজেটক স্কুেলর একজন রহসয্ময় নতুন ছাতৰ্। থমাস এবং িফিলপ নামক দু ই দু ষ্টু এবং িবেনাদনপৰ্বণ ছােতৰ্র কােছ তাই েস িশকার িহেসেবই খয্াত। তাই আকৰ্মণকারীেদর কথার েতায়াক্কা না কের েস তার শারীিরক িশক্ষা কাযর্কৰ্েম েফরত যায় তার িচন্তাভাবনার মমর্ েবাঝােত।

Cinematographer Hugo Gendron Leading Casts Wojtek: Théodore Pellerin Thomas: Antoine L’Écuyer Philippe: Antoine Desrochers Maxime Aubert is a Canadian Filmmaker. He was graduated from Concordia University in Film Production in 2012 and currently working as a director of advertising content. In 2009, he participated in the creation of SLA Productions, a production cooperative which also offered film equipment rental services. “La course navette” is his first short fiction film outside the academic rank.

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THE BLACK BRIEFCASE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | KIFE SIAH | International Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Sister and young brother are playing in the market.

দু ইজন ভাই-েবান বাজাের েখলিছেলা। ওই মুহুেতর্ একিট েলাক কােলা রং-এর একিট বয্াগ িনেয় বাজাের পৰ্েবশ কের। বাচ্চা দু েটা েলাকটার েথেক েকান িকছু পেরায়া না কের বয্াগিট েকেড় েনয় েখলার জনয্। বয্ােগর মািলকিট বাচ্চা দু েটােক হািরেয় েফেল। েকৗতুহেলর বেশ বাচ্চা দু েটা বাজােরর বাইের িগেয় বয্াগিট েখােল এবং বয্াগিট িবেস্ফািরত হয়...

A man with a black bag will enter the market. The Director Hossein Zeynali Story Hossein Zeynali

siblings are shamelessly clapping the black bag from the owner of the bag to play with them. The owner of the cell loses them. They go out of the market and open the black suit in curiosity. Bag explodes...

Script/Screenplay Hossein Zeynali Editor Nader Rebati Producer Hossein Zeynali Cinematographer Hossein Zeynali

Hossein Zeynali, born 1981 Tehran-Iran. He is a graduate in cinema from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. He has been making short films since 2004. So far, there are 16 experimental and documentary short films. He is interested in the work of Abbas Kiarostami and Kim Kei Deko. “Rimain Rain” (2016), “11:11” (2017), ROAD (2017) these are some films directed by Zeinali.

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THE BLACK CAT India | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Comedy, Horror | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Mr. Bond, an old man (and a successful writer),

বন্ড সােহব বৃ দ্ধ এবং একজন সফল েলখক। েস একিদন পুরােনা িজিনেসর েদাকান েথেক একিট পৰ্াচীন ঝাড়ু িকেন িনেয় আেস। ঘের িফের আসার পর েকাথা েথেক জািন এক কােলা িবড়াল এেস জুেট েগল তার শািন্তর জীবনটােক লন্ডভন্ড কের িদেত। িবেশষ কের ঝাড়ুটােক িবড়ালটা েবাধ হয় একটু েবশীই পছন্দ কের েফেল। আবার এর কেয়কিদন পেরই একিট কাল িবড়ােলর েখাঁেজ একজন মিহলা আেসন। মিহলািটেক ও ঝাড়ুিটর পৰ্িত আকৃষ্ট মেন হল।

purchases a broomstick from an antique shop.

Director Bhargav Saikia Story Ruskin Bond Script/Screenplay Bhargav Saikia Editor Arjun Mogre

After returning home, it doesn’t take long for a pesky black cat to show up and disrupt his quiet and peaceful life. The cat seems to be especially drawn to the broomstick. Not long after, a mysterious woman by the name of Miss Bellows comes looking for her cat. And for some sinister reason, she seems strangely drawn to the broomstick.

Producer Bhargav Saikia Cinematographer A. Vasanth Leading Casts Tom Alter, Shernaz Patel, Uday Chandra Music Director Advait Nemlekar Sound Director Dhiman Karmakar Visual Effects Phantom-FX

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Bhargav Saikia was born in 1988, in Assam, India.

“The Black Cat” is his second short film as a director.

His first short film “Awakenings”, was screened at several prestigious genre film festivals, including Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival and Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. Bhargav produced the critically acclaimed Indian independent feature, “Kaafiron Ki Namaaz” which premiered at Jeonju International Film Festival.

THE BREAKFAST Russian Federation | 2017 | HD | 1.375:1 | Color | Comedy, Romance | Russian | South Asian Premiere | 10 min Original Title

утреннему приезду мамы. Но это оказывается не

11-15 Years

Завтрак

так просто - кухня полна разных таинственных

Director Yulia Volkova

Tagline

приедет, она узнает очень много нового о

Making Breakfast is not so easy

своем маленьком храбром сынишке.

Suitable Audience

существ. Что же сделает Паша? Когда мама

Story Yulia Volkova Script/Screenplay Yulia Volkova Editor Yulia Volkova Producer Maria Starinchikova Cinematographer Sergey Khohryakov Leading Casts Vlad Rozhentsev Igor Sergeev Inna Budnikova

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Little Pasha decides to make a breakfast for his

েছাট্ট পাশা তার মােয়র জনয্ রােতর খাবার ৈতিরর িসদ্ধান্ত েনয় িযিন িকনা একজন যাতৰ্ী েসিবকা। পাশার বাবা খুব বয্স্ত মানু ষ, রাত েজেগ কাজ কেরন। তাই েস তার মােয়র বািড়েত েফরা উপলেক্ষ সকােলর খাবার ৈতিরর জনয্ রান্নাঘের যায়। িকন্তু েসখােন রেয়েছ আজব ধরেনর িকছু পৰ্াণী। পাশা এখন কী করেব?

mom, who is a stewardess. His father is a busy man, working hard at nights and Pasha wants to make a breakfast at morning for mom’s arriving.

But it’s not so easy because the kitchen is full of strange creatures. What will Pasha do then?

Synopsis in Original Language Маленький Паша хочет приготовить завтрак маме, которая работает стюардессой. Его папа - занятой архитектор, он работает ночами. Паша решает приготовить завтрак ночью, к

Yulia Volkova is a director of International short film festival Videnie since 2008.She was born in 1987 in Russia, Siberia and graduated from the faculty of History of Kemerovo State University in 2008 and got her Ph.D. in Archaeology (2011).She graduated short film laboratory Kultburo in 2013 and graduated from Cinema and Theater Academy of Nikita Mikhalkov in 2017.

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THE CAKE STORY India | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 28 Min 57 Sec Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

THE CAKE STORY is a heart warming tale of Monu

“দয্া েকক েস্টাির” মনু এবং তার বাবার এক অসাধারণ গল্প। মনু তার জন্মিদেনর পুেরা িদনটা তার বাবার সােথ কাটােনার জনয্ েবিরেয় পেড়। িকন্তু তার বাবা ভুলকৰ্েম মােয়র অডর্ার েদওয়া েকেকর েদাকােনর িঠকানা হািরেয় েফেলন। এইিদেক আবার তার মােয়র েমাবাইেল েনটওয়াকর্ না পাওয়ায় এবং বাবারও েমাবাইেলর চাজর্ েশষ হেয় যাওয়ায়, তােদর রাস্তায় রাস্তায় ওই েদাকান খুঁেজ েবড়ােনা ছাড়া িকছু ই করার থােক না।

and his father who are left to spend the day with Director Rukshana Tabassum Story Rukshana Tabassum Script/Screenplay Rukshana Tabassum Editor Paramita Ghosh

each other on his birthday. A serious of hilarious goof ups since morning ends up in the father forgetting to carry the bill with the address of the bakery where mother had ordered the cake from.

Mother’s phone being out of range and father’s phone drained out of battery the only option they were left with was to continue the search with the obscure landmarks and references provided by Monu.

Producer Children’s Film Society, India Cinematographer A. Ravi Kiran Leading Casts Vinay Pathak (Father) Ballu Panchal (Son) Kishore Pradhan (Rocket Nana) Rukshana Tabassum is a filmmaker, painter and trained classical dancer. She is specialized in a direction from FTII Pune and has been working in various capacities in the Film Industry in Mumbai.

She has shot some digital ads for prestigious brands like Asian Paints Godrej and Orissa Tourism. Currently, she is living in Mumbai and working on her feature film for children which is based in Assam.

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THE CHILDREN’S REPUBLIC Italy | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Italian | South Asian Premiere | 19 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Province of Teramo, southern Italy; three locations,

দিক্ষণ ইতালীর েটরােমা পৰ্েদেশর িতনিট স্কুেলর িশশ‌ুেদর িনেয় বানােনা ডকুেমন্টির এিট। েসখানকার িশশ‌ুরা কীভােব তােদর বড়েদর েথেক জ্ঞান অজর্ন করেছ এবং পরবতর্ীেত েসসেব তােদর িনেজেদর িচন্তা ভাবনা যু ক্ত করেছ, েসসব পযর্েবক্ষণ কেরই বানােনা এিট। ইতালীর পূ েবর্র আর বতর্মােনর উন্নিতও লক্ষয্ করা যায় েসই িশশ‌ুেদরেক পযর্েবক্ষেণর মাধয্েম। এই েক্ষেতৰ্ িশশ‌ুগ‌ুেলার পৰ্দশর্ক িছেলন একজন লাইেবৰ্ির পিরচালক, একজন ইিতহাসিবদ এবং একজন বয্বসায়ী।

three schools. Elders transmit knowledge to Director David Fratini Story David Fratini Script/Screenplay David Fratini Editor Giuliano Felici

children and the children they return with their words filtered by their clear sensitivity: there are those who have learned their lesson, those who give it a free interpretation, who teaches us something. The great steps of the Italian republic in the last century - and the differences between the society of that time and the one of today - seen through the spontaneous fantasy of childhood with the guidance of the “elders”: a library director, a historian and a trade unionist.

Producer Spi Teramo Cinematographer Giuliano Felici Leading Casts Luigi Ponziani Vladimiro Stella Luciano Fratoni David Fratini (Terni, Italy, 1977) works as director and screenwriter for TV and Cinema. He directed quite a few times and wants to keep going to reach a new height. In 2007, he directed his first short film “Il barboncino”. And he has been directing more and more ever since. His last work was “The children’s Republic”.

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THE CHIMNEY SWEEP France | 2015 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | no dialogues | No Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

Synopsis

Below 10 Years

A chimney sweep works on the roofs of Paris.

A strange surprise goes out of the chimney. It

Director Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Story Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Script/Screenplay Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

changes his life forever.

Bengali Synopsis

পয্ািরস এর ছাদ্গু েলােত একজন কের িচমিন পিরষ্কারক থােক। একিদন িচমিন িদেয় একিট আজব িজিনস েবর হেয় আেস। যা তার জীবনেক সম্পূ ণর্ বদেল েদয়।

Editor Julie Rembauville Producer Prototypes Productions

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin, born in 1979, studied at the Duperré Art school in Paris. He published his first book for children “Simon without nights” in 2002 for which he won the Graphic Octogone price from the International Center of Litterature for Children.

Since that time, he published 26 books, using each time a new technic of illustration: picture in black and white or in color of rough models, drawings with acrylic or Chinese ink. Till now, Nicolas directed 31 animation films.

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THE CHOCOLATE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Romance | Turkish (Azarbaijani) | International Premiere | 12 Min 40 Sec Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Mehdi Heydari Story Mehdi Heydari Script/Screenplay Mehdi Heydari Editor Mehdi Heydari Producer Mehdi Heydari

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

‫ﺷﮑﻼت‬

১৩ বছর বয়সী পারসা উত্তরািধকার সূ েতৰ্ তার দাদার কাছ েথেক একিট চকেলট ফয্াক্টির পায়। ফয্াক্টিরিট একদম িনঃসব্ হওয়ার পেথ তাই পারসােক িসদ্ধান্ত িনেত হেব েস ফয্াক্টিরিট িবিকৰ্ করেব, নািক তার বন্ধুেদর এবং তার দাদার িবশব্স্ত উিকেলর সহায়তা িনেয় এেত কাজ চািলেয় যােব। িকন্তু েসখােন িকছু মানু ষ এমনও িছেলা, যারা জায়গািট িবিকৰ্ করেত চািচ্ছেলা। তাছাড়াও তার দাদা মারা যাবার আেগ একিট িক্লেপ নতুন চকেলট বানােনার পৰ্িকৰ্য়া ধারণ কের িগেয়িছেলন।

Synopsis 13-year-old Parsa has inherited a big chocolate factory from his grandfather. The factory is about to go bankrupt and Parsa must decide whether to sell or to run the factory once again with the help of his playful friends and his grandfather’s faithful lawyer. Indeed, there are some people who intends to sell this place. However, his grandfather has shared a formula for making a new chocolate in a

Logline

clip recorded before he dies.

Children fulfill the great achievements together.

Synopsis in Original Language ‫ﭘﺴﺮی از ﯾﮏ ﺧﺎﻧﻮاده ﻣﺘﺸﻨﺞ ﺑﻪ دﻧﺒﺎل ﻣﺤﺒﺖ در ﺧﺎرج از ﺧﺎﻧﻪ‬

Cinematographer Mohammad Mostofi Leading Casts Hamid Reza Mostafaee Parvar Zeya Hossini

‫اﺳﺖ و ﺑﺎ ﭘﯿﺮزﻧﯽ آﺷﻨﺎ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد ﭘﯿﺮزن ﺑﻪ ﭘﺴﺮ ﮐﻤﮏ ﮐﺮده و‬ ‫ﺳﭙﺲ ﺑﻪ او ﻣﺤﺒﺖ ﻣﯿﮑﻨﺪ و ﭘﺴﺮ ﻫﺮ روز در ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﻣﻨﺰل ﭘﯿﺮزن‬ ‫زﻣﯿﻦ ﻣﯽ ﺧﻮرد ﺗﺎ ﭘﯿﺮزن ﺑﻪ او ﺷﮑﻼﺗﯽ دﻫﺪ وﻟﯽ روزی ﭘﺴﺮ‬ ‫وﺳﻮﺳﻪ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد و‬...

Mehdi Heidari, born in 1980, is from Iran. In 1998, he studied at the Faculty of Sound and in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since 2008, he has been making documentaries and films and didn’t look back. So far, he worked on more than 30 documentaries and 5 films and he hopes to work more in the future.

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THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER United States | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Biography, Drama | German/English | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Germany, 1945. The War is over, and it has left

১৯৪৫ সােলর জামর্ািন। যু দ্ধ তখন েশষ হেয় িগেয়িছেলা, িকন্তু িকছু অন্তব্ঃসারশূ ণয্ পিরবারেক অবিশষ্ট রেয় িগেয়িছেলা। মািরয়া এবং তার মা তােদর মেধয্র একজন। তােদরেক েজার কের তােদর িনেজেদর বািড় েথেক েবর কের েদয়া হেয়িছেলা, এরপর েথেক ওরা জামর্ান সীমােন্ত একিট কারখানায় কাজ কের। েসখােন মািরয়া একজন আেমিরকান ৈসিনেকর সােথ বন্ধুতব্ কের েফেল েয আক্ষিরক অেথর্, িছেলা তােদর িবপরীত পেক্ষর। িকন্তু পরবতর্ীেত মািরয়া এবং তার পিরবােরর দু রাবস্থায় েসই ৈসিনক তােদর সাহাযয্ কেরিছেলা।

a slew of devastated families in its wake. Maria Director Jackson Smith Story Maria Rogalski Script/Screenplay Jackson Smith & Ryan Stratton Editor Richie DeBiase

and her mother is one of them refugees who find themselves working on a farm in the German countryside after they are forced out of their home by violence and political upheaval. It is there that little Maria makes an unlikely friend: and American soldier—an enemy soldier—who, through one act of unnecessary kindness, teaches Maria and her family a powerful lesson in compassion and humanity during the most inhumane of times.

Producer Amber Berck Cinematographer Seannie Bryan Leading Casts Maria -- Lilith Max Adeline -- Connie Smith O’Sullivan -- James Giusti Charlene Geisler -- Anika Dan Cheatham -- Herr Karsten

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Jackson Smith is a writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles California. Growing up in a creative family, he became interested in storytelling at a young age. Since then, Jackson has directed several short films, co-created a webisode series, and written numerous screenplays. In May of 2017, he graduated with a degree in Film Production from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

THE DAY MY FATHER BECAME A BUSH Netherlands | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Dutch | Bangladesh Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

over camouflage en kan hij zich voor de vijand

Toen mijn vader een struik werd

verbergen door zich te vermommen als een struik.

Toda wordt gestuurd om bij haar moeder te blijven

Director Nicole van Kilsdonk Story Maureen Versprille Nicole van Kilsdonk Script/Screenplay Nicole van Kilsdonk Maureen Versprille Editor Gregg Telussa Producer Lemming Film Leading Casts Celeste Holsheimer Teun Kuilboer (Clean Hands, The Heineken Kidnapping) Noortje Herlaar (Paradise Trips, Miracle Monks), Anneke Blok (Love Is All, Winter in Wartime)

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Synopsis

waar het veiliger is. Haar reis over de grens is vol

A clear-eyed, funny, and off-beat novel about a girl

gevaar en avontuur, maar ze geeft niet op. Ze moet

making sense of a baffling world. Toda’s father has

haar moeder vinden.

gone away to fight in the war. Luckily, he’s read about camouflage and will be able to hide from

Bengali Synopsis

the enemy by disguising himself as a bush. Toda

একিট স্পষ্ট, েকৗতুকপূ ণর্ ও িভন্নধমর্ী উপনয্াস েযখােন একিট েমেয়, জিটল এক পৃ িথবীেক েবাঝার েচষ্টা কের। েটাডার বাবা যু েদ্ধ েগেছন। েসৗভাগয্বশত কয্ােমাফ্লাজ কী, েসটা িতিন েজেন িনেয়েছন এবং তাই শতৰ্ুেদর অেগাচের েঝােপর েভতর িনেজেক আড়াল করেত সক্ষম হেবন। েটাডােক তার মােয়র সােথ থাকেত পািঠেয় েদয়া হেয়েছ। েকননা েসখােন েস িনরাপেদ থাকেব। িকন্তু তার এই যাতৰ্া- িবপদ আর েরামােঞ্চ ভরা, তবু েস হার মানেব না; তােক েয তার মােয়র কােছ েযেত হেব।

is sent to stay with her mother where it’ll be safer.

Her journey across the border is full of danger and adventure, but she doesn’t give up. She has to find her mother.

Synopsis in Original Language Een heldere, grappige en onevenwichtige roman over een meisje dat een verbijsterende wereld begrijpt. Toda’s vader is weggegaan om te vechten in de oorlog. Gelukkig heeft hij gelezen

Nicole van Kilsdonk is a Dutch film director and scriptwriter. She was born in 1965 in Ijmuiden, Netherlands. She has studied journalism followed in by a degree in directing and screenwriting from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam. She has made several short films and TV series till now. Nicole’s films have traveled to many international film festivals and received numerous awards.

THE DOOR Spain | 2017 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

La Perta

Director Adrià Guxens

Synopsis

৯ বছর বয়সী অিত উৎসাহী লু কাস, তার িপতার মৃ তুয্র পর মােয়র সােথ নানা বািড়েত চেল যায়। েসখােন একিট ঘর রেয়েছ, যা পৰ্াচীন িজিনসপেতৰ্ ঠাসা এবং এর েপছেন রেয়েছ একিট দরজা। যিদও দরজািট তালাবদ্ধ িছল এবং লু কােসর কােছ চািব িছল না, তবু ও লু কােসর কল্পনাপৰ্বন মন দরজার েপছেন িক থাকেত পাের তা িনেয় ভাবেত শ‌ুরু করেলা। “দয্া েডার” একজন িশশ‌ুর দৃ িষ্টেকাণ েথেক েশাক এবং অনু েশাচনােকই পৰ্কাশ কের।

Suitable Audience

Story Adrià Guxens Script/Screenplay Adrià Guxens Editor Raul Sanchez Kingtai

After the death of his father, Lucas, a 9-year-old kid with an overactive imagination, moves with his Mom to his grandparents’ house. There, he will find a room full of antiques and an old door, although it is closed and he doesn’t have the key. Hence, Lucas will start pondering what wonders may he encounter on the other side. ‘The Door’ explores mourning and grief from a child’s perspective.

Producer Adrià Guxens & Laura Egidos Cinematographer Laia Puig Leading Casts Marcel Navarro Bibiana Schönhofer

Adrià Guxens is a Catalan journalist and filmmaker who has always been interested in art, especially music, literature, and cinema.

Some of his shorts films; such as “Shadows” (2016) and “Did You Like the Movie?” (2013), have competed in international festivals. In 2016 he was a part of the Venice Days jury, and two years before he chaired the young jury of the Sitges International Film Festival. Adrià is currently finishing the film direction degree at ESCAC.

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THE EARTH AT MY HANDS Argentina | 2016 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Original Title

descuido de los recursos, se preocupa. Gracias

11-15 Years

La Tierra en mis manos

al sabelotodo gato Pantufla, comprende que

Director Nicolás Conte

Synopsis

una diferencia y ayudar a cuidar al planeta.

Suitable Audience

modificando sus actos cotidianos puede marcar

Story Micaela Doll Script/Screenplay Micaela Doll Editor Mariano Santinelli Producer Yanina Schiavone Cinematographer Micaela Doll Leading Casts Leonardo Balaguer Julieta Soto Chavari

What would happen if all the water on Earth disappeared? Mara (13) is an adventurous girl who

Bengali Synopsis

is used to have it all and never questioned herself

কী হেব তখন, যিদ পৃ িথবীর সব পািন েশষ হেয় যায়? ১৩ বছর বয়সী মারা েকােনািদনও পিরেবশ িনেয় ভাবেতা না, িকন্তু যখন েস তার িবড়াল পান্টুফলার মাধয্েম বু ঝেত পারেলা পৰ্কৃিতর অবেহলা করায় পৃ িথবীটার কী অবস্থা হেব, েস তার িবড়ালেক ধনয্বাদ জানােলা।

about the environment. But when she discovers what is really going on with the Earth due to the neglect of the natural resources, thanks to her cat Pantufla.

Synopsis in Original Language Mara (13) es una nena traviesa y creativa que comparte sus aventuras con su gato, Pantufla.

Está acostumbrada a tener todo lo que necesita y nunca tomó conciencia de la importancia del cuidado de la naturaleza. Cuando descubre lo que está sucediendo con el planeta debido al

Nicolás Conte was born in Benito Juárez, a quiet town in Argentina. During his childhood he always showed interest in arts, particularly painting and photography, so he began to develop his creativity. To complete his formation, he studied Image and Sound Design at the University of Buenos Aires. Yo te Quiero, his first short animated movie, his graduation film, participated in more than 175 film festivals around the world winning more than 50 awards

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THE GIRL UNDER THE RAIN Argentina | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | NO DIALOGUE | South Asian Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

impiden dormir. Al día siguiente un niño la

Niña bajo lalluvia

encuentra y le ofrece un globo rojo y su compañía, juntos sellarán una amistad indeleble llena de

Director Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser Story Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser Script/Screenplay Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser Editor Pablo Pedreira Producer Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser Cinematographer Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser

Synopsis

pájaros y calles que se colorean con la aurora.

A solitary little girl goes through the streets only.

She crosses the streets, it discovers the people

Bengali Synopsis

who come and transit also under rain. Next

একাকী একিট েমেয় একিটর পর একিট রাস্তা ঘুের েবরায়, েস িবিভন্ন মানু ষ েদেখ এবং তােদর েবাঝার েচষ্টা কের। একিদন একিট িশশ‌ু তার সােথ েযাগ েদয় এবং তারা একসােথ বন্ধুেতব্র এক নতুন রঙ আিবষ্কার কের।

day a child finds it and offers a red globe and its company, together they will seel an indelible friendship full of birds and streets that color with aurora.

Synopsis in Original Language

Logline

Una niña solitaria va por las calles sola.Cruza las

A lonely girl finds friendship.

calles, se desencuentra con las personas que van y vienen y transitan también bajo la lluvia. Vuelve asu hogar, sube las escaleras. Un perro es su única compañía. Luego cena y después se vaa dormir mientras llueve afuera mientras elrepiqueteo de las gotas que se deslizan sobre el vidrio no le

Ileana Andrea Gómez Gavinoser is a filmmaker, animator, writer, painter, cartoonist, and photographer who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Her shorts films were selected and screened in Argentina, Brasil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, USA, Europe and India.

Many of her shorts films were selected by Montreal International Animation Film Festival and in Cannes Festival 2016 & 2017.Her short animated film “Birds” was awarded by Incaa (2010).She was a judge in LONDON INDIE FESTIVAL 2016 (LONDON, LOIFF)/ METERS FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2016.

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THE GRIM TRAINING TALE Poland | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Horror, Musical, Thriller | none | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

więc dopiszę jeszcze kilka, a potem jeszcze kilka.

Ponura Tresura

Bardzo przepraszam, po prostu nie wiem jak ładnie przetłumaczyć ten opis dalej. podoba mi się taki

Director Ala nunu Leszynska Story Ala nunu Leszynska Script/Screenplay Ala nunu Leszynska Bolek Makabreski Editor Ala nunu Leszynska Producer Bolek Makabreski Cinematographer Ala nunu Leszynska

Synopsis

jaki jest po angielsku. Przepraszam najmocniej.

Music video about a lost boy and a circus. Playing hide and seek in the forest a young boy with a

Bengali Synopsis

bearmask follows a mole and other animals into

ভাল্লু েকর মুেখাশ পড়া একিট েছেল লু েকাচুির েখলেত েখলেত একিট ইঁদুেরর েপছেন েপছেন একিট সাকর্ােস ঢুেক পের। িকন্তু ওই সাকর্ােস সবিকছু ই পৃ িথবীর উল্টা। িসংহ মানু েষর মত লাফ েদয় এবং খরেগাশ েসখানকার জাদু কর। মানু েষর দু দর্শাই েসখানকার সবেচেয় বড় আকষর্ণ। কী হেব যিদ দশর্করা জানেত পাের েয েস িনেজও একজন মানু ষ?

a circus. But the world inside is turned upside down. The lion makes a human jump and a rabbit becomes a magician. The humans are the suffering attractions of this circus. What will happen if the visitors discover that the boy is a human as well.

Synopsis in Original Language Teledysk o chłopcu, który się zgubił i nie najbardziej zwyczajnym cyrku. Teraz piszę słowa po polsku bo muszę mieć 50 znaków, mam nadzieję, ze nikt nie będzie tego drukował ani kopiował ani tłumaczył, czy to juz jest pięćdziesiąt słów? Najwyraźniej nie,

Ala nunu Leszynska is an enthusiastic person who was born in 1994 in Poland. She finished her BA in animation at University of Arts in Poznań (Poland) in 2016. Currently, she is doing her Masters degree in animation at Royal College of Art in London (United Kingdom). She likes stop-motion, David Attenborough, and cake.

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THE LOUDEST SILENCE Argentina | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Eduardo Bertaina Script/Screenplay Eduardo Bertaina Editor Álvaro Granata Producer Osxar Beresvil

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

El más fuerte de los silencios

মারা তার নানু র সােথ বাস কের। তার মা তােক স্কুল েথেক িনেয় আনেল বা অনয্ েকােনা কােজ িনেয় েগেল তার অেনক ভাল লােগ। িকন্তু েস তার মােয়র সােথ েবিশ সময় কািটেয় বু ঝেত পাের, হয়ত েস েযরকম েভেবিছল, তার মা েসরকম নয়।

Synopsis Mara, who lives with her grandmother, is initially excited when her mother comes to pick her up from school and take her to an appointment. But as the day goes on and the two spend more time together, Mara is reminded that her mother isn’t necessarily who she wants her to be.

Cinematographer Sandra Grossi Leading Casts Yazmín Soteras Florencia Bobadilla

Eduardo Bertaina was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1964. He has a degree in Music, Composition and he is a National University Professor graduated from National University of Rosario (UNR) cum laude for the best grades in his class. He took a Master in Drama program at the National University of the Arts in Buenos Aires (UNA).

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THE OLD MAN AND THE PEARS United States | 2016 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy, Drama | Chinese | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Sun Jing Story Songlin Pu Script/Screenplay Sun Jing Editor Sun Jing Producer Sun Jing

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

种梨

এ গেল্প একজন ক্ষুধাতর্ ও দূ বর্ল বয়স্ক েলাক, এক ফল িবেকৰ্তার কােছ নাশপািত িভক্ষা চায়। িকন্তু িবেকৰ্তািট তােক ফল না িদেয় তােক পৰ্তয্াখান কের। একটা েছাট্ট েছেল পরবতর্ীেত খুব সাহস িনেয় শহেরর সামেন এিগেয় আেস এবং তার সবর্েশষ পয়সা িদেয় বৃ দ্ধ েলাকিটেক নাশপািত িকেন েদয়।

Synopsis In this story of a weak and hungry old man begs for a pear from a fruit peddler, but the peddler refuses and rejects him. A little boy bravely steps forward and spends his last coin to buy a pear for the old man.

Synopsis in Original Language 本 片 故 事 取 材 改 编 自 清 代 文 学 家 蒲 松 龄 所 著 文 言 文 短 篇 小 说 集 《 聊 斋 志 异 》，讲 述 了一 个 关 于 幼 年，青 年， 老 年 以 及 男 性 与 女 性 之 间 共 同 成 长 的 故 事 。

Jing Sun is a graduate student at California State University Los Angeles. She is doing her major in animation studies with a concentration in aesthetic animation shorts. Her interest in animation began during the last two years of her BFA study in Jilin Animation institute in China. Her goal is to continue to explore in the aesthetic areas of animation, to invent and explore more possibilities in visualization.

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THE ONE WHO TAMED THE CLOUDS France | 2015 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | no dialogues | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

Below 10 Years

Celui qui domptait les nuages

Au sommet du canyon, le vieux chaman transmet à Nayati les secrets pour faire les signaux

Director Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Story Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Script/Screenplay Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Editor Julie Rembauville Producer Prototypes Productions

Tagline

de fumée. Mais le jeune garçon s’avère trop

Story about the generations

impatient. Commence alors un duel entre le garçon et le nuage qui est devenu noir de colère.

Synopsis

Heureusement, le vieil indien a de l’expérience,

At the top of a canyon the old Indian Flying Shadow

quant au plus jeune, il a l’instinct.

teaches the young Nayati the ancient art of smoke signals. This is the meeting of two opposite

Bengali Synopsis

characters. The boy’s hyperactivity upsets the calm

একিট িগরীখােতর সবেচেয় উঁচু পৰ্ােন্ত একজন বৃ দ্ধ, নায়ািতেক সংেকত ছাড়ার পৰ্াচীন পদ্ধিত িশখাত। এইিট িছল দু িট িবপরীত চিরেতৰ্র িমলন। েছেলিটর চঞ্চলতা, শান্ত শামানেক িবরক্ত করত এবং এক সময় েস অসু স্থ হেয় পেড়। েশেষ েদখা যায় েয উভেয়রই উভয়েক পৰ্েয়াজন।

of the old shaman soon causing disaster. At the final, every one need the other.

Cinematographer Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin was born in 1979. He studied at the Duperré Art school in Paris. He published his first book for children “Simon without nights” in 2002 for which he won the Graphic Octagon price from the International Center of Literature for Children. Since then, Nicolas published 26 books, using each time a new technic of illustration: picture in black and white or in color of rough models, drawings with acrylic or Chinese ink. He also directed 31 animation films.

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THE PRINCESS BALL France | 2018 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | French | International Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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Babette est enfin invitée au très prisé « Bal des

Below 10 Years

Le Bal des princesses

princesses », mais l’invitation ne suffit pas. Pour entrer, il faut également se munir d’un prince

Director Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Story Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Script/Screenplay Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Editor Julie Rembauville Producer Prototypes Productions

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charmant ou d’un chevalier. Babette fonce en forêt

Story of a Fairy

en quête d’un crapaud à transformer.

Synopsis The fairy Babette is finally invited to the very

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appreciated ‘Princess ball’ but the invitation is not

জাদু করী বয্ােবট ‘িপৰ্েন্সস বল’ নামক েফইরী পািটর্েত অবেশেষ িনমন্তৰ্ণ পায়। িকন্তু েসখােন েযেত হেল একা একা েগেল চলেব না, একজন রাজকুমার িনেয় যু গলবন্ধী হেয় েযেত হেব। তাই বয্ােবট জঙ্গল ঘুের ঘুের েসানাবয্াঙ খুঁজেত থােক যােত েস বয্াঙটােক তার জাদু র মাধয্েম রাজকুমার বানােত পাের এবং ‘িপৰ্েন্সস বল’-এ েযেত পাের।

the only sesame as prince charming or knight are required. Babette runs to the forest in search of a toad to be transformed.

Synopsis in Original Language La fée Babette est enfin invitée au très prisé « Bal des princesses », mais l’invitation ne suffit pas.

Pour entrer, il faut également se munir d’un prince charmant ou d’un chevalier. Babette fonce en forêt en quête d’un crapaud à transformer. La fée

Nicolas Bianco-Levrin was born in 1979. He studied at the Duperré Art school in Paris. He published his first book for children “Simon without nights” in 2002 for which he won the Graphic Octagon price from the International Center of Literature for Children. Since then, Nicolas published 26 books, using each time a new technic of illustration: picture in black and white or in color of rough models, drawings with acrylic or Chinese ink. He also directed 31 animation films.

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THE SHRAPNEL Russian Federation | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | no dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 4 min Original Title

ее осколки остаются внутри каждого, кого она

11-15 Years

OSKOLOK

коснулась. Чтобы снова когда-нибудь начаться.

Director, Scriptwriter & Art-Director Dmitry Ivanov

Synopsis

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Любовь может спасти.

Story Dmitry Ivanov Animator & Editor Dmitry Ivanov Music Dmitry Ivanov Sound Nikolay Khitruk Composing Dmitry Ivanov

The film is about a soldier, who had been wounded

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at war and returned home, where his mother was

চলিচ্চতৰ্িট একজন েযাদ্ধােক িনেয়, েয যু েদ্ধ আহত হয় এবং ঘের িফের আেস। েসখােন তার মা অেপক্ষা করিছল তার জনয্।

waiting for him.

Synopsis in Original Language Аннотация: Фильм про солдата, раненного на войне. Он возвращается домой, где ждет его мама. Режиссерское высказывание: Человек по природе созидатель и разрушитель. Война всегда будет рядом с Миром. Что бы сделать Войну меньше - надо показать самое страшное в ней. Самое страшное – это уничтожение человека не физически, а морально, разрушение души. Когда война заканчивается,

Producer Liubov Gaydukova Cinematographer Dmitry Ivanov Artistic Direction Andrey Khrzhanovsky Made with the financial aid of the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation.

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Dmitry Ivanov was born on 08.01.1977 in Tolyatti (Russia). In 1989 he moved to Yaroslavl. He was graduated from Yaroslavl Art College, design department in 1997. In 2005 he completed animation courses in “Workshop of Alexander Petrov” studio.

In 2013-2015 he studied in School-Studio “SHAR” at animation direction department. He worked as an animator at many animation films and received several prizes for the best animation from 2003 till 2015.

THE SQUARE Russian Federation | 2016 | 35 MM | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | no dialogue | Bangladesh Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

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Three minutes from a crowd’s life. The main

জীবেনর বয্স্ততার মেধয্ িতন িমিনেটর জনয্ সকেল েযন থমেক দাঁড়ায়। িসেনমািটর পৰ্ধান চিরতৰ্ এিগেয় যায়। সকেলই তােদর কােজর িদেক এিগেয় যায়, িকন্তু িকছু একটা, েকউ একজন তােদর েক েযন থমেক েদয়।

character of the film - passes. People go about Director, Scriptwriter & Art-Director Yakov Krugovykh Story Yakov Krugovykh Script/Screenplay Yakov Krugovykh Animator & Editor Yakov Krugovykh Producer Liubov Gaydukova Cinematographer Yakov Krugovykh Artistic Directors Andrey Khrzhanovsky Ivan Maximov Alexey Demin Elena Chernova Music is used a piece of the finnish band heroin and your venis

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their business, but something or someone causes them to stop and not go away.

Synopsis in Original Language Аннотация: Три минуты из жизни толпы. Главный персонаж фильма - прохожие. Люди идут по своим делам, но что-то или кто-то заставляет их остановиться и не уходить. Слоган : “ Три минуты из жизни толпы. Вы давно удивлялись? просто попробуйте остановиться и не уходить” режиссер, художник, автор сценария, компоузер, монтажер: Яков Круговых, использована музыка финского коллектива HEROIN AND YOUR VENIS. Художественный руководитель : А.Ю. Хржановский, И. Максимов, А. Демин, Е.Чернова

Yakov Krugovykh, who is known as Yakov Krugovykh which she uses as her pseudonym. She was born in Saratov (Russia). She was Graduated from Art School in Kaluga. After that in 2013, she was graduated from VGIK too. She is also a member of the Moscow Union of Artists. Currently, Varya is a student of the School-Studio “SHAR”, at “direction of animated films” department. She is working as an artist on a production of the film by Andrey Khrzhanovsky “Nose”.

THE STORY OF MY EYES Italy | 2016 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama, Thriller | Italian | Bangladesh Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

16-18 Years

Synopsis

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“The story of my eyes” is a different generation

এিট একিট িভন্ন পৰ্জেন্মর গল্প েযিট একিট ভীষণ সংেবদনশীল েছেলর েচাখ িদেয় বলা হেয়েছ। েছেলিট আমােদরেক আমােদর সমােজর মূ লয্েবােধর পৰ্িতফলন করার জনয্ আমন্তৰ্ণ জানায়। ইদানীংকােল সমােজর মানু ষেদর মেধয্ সংহিত ও সংেবদনশীলতা কমেত শ‌ুরু কেরেছ এবং চািরিদেক িবশৃ ংখলা বৃ িদ্ধ েপেয়ই যােচ্ছ।

story, which is told by an extremely sensitive boy’s Director Swapno Roy Story Swapno Roy

eyes. He kindly invites us to reflect on the values of our society. Indeed, nowadays it appears less and less sensitive to the theme of solidarity, the weakest people and our neighbours, because it is more and more chaotic.

Script/Screenplay Swapno Roy Editor Giorgio Messina Producer Roberto Cifani Cinematographer Giorgio Messina Swapno Roy Leading Casts Yudhisthir Barchi Beatrice Palumbo Swapno Roy born on 30 August is an Italian/Indian Bengali film director, actor, writer, storyteller and screenwriter who predominantly works in Italian cinema. He came to the limelight after directing his first short film The Story Of My Eyes (2016) which has a very strong critical success. His debut short fiction became an official selection from 79 International Film Festivals including 14 countries. His upcoming feature projects under pre-production by 20th Century Fox Italia.

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THE SURVIVOR Pakistan | 2017 | HD | 1.25:1 (5:4) | Color | Biography, Drama | English and Urdu | Bangladesh Premiere | 27 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

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Bengali Synopsis

I had started the day with My Brother by my side

মুহাম্মদ মুিনব খান একজন ২০১৪ সােলর আিমর্ পাবিলক স্কুল গনহতয্ার একজন পৰ্তয্ক্ষদশর্ী। েস তার একমাতৰ্ ভাইেক এই জঘনয্ গণহতয্ায় হারায়। ‘দয্া সারভাইভাল’ একিট েছাট ডকুেমন্টাির েযখােন মুিনেবর দু দর্শা, ভয় এবং হামলা পরবতর্ীেত তার মানিসক আঘাতেক তুেল ধরা হয়। ডকুেমন্টািরিট কেলেজর পৰ্িত একিট বয্িক্তগত বক্তেবয্র আকাের তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ।

and came back home never to see him again.

Director Danial Afzal Story Muhommad Muneeb Khan Script/Screenplay Kruti Mehta & Danial Afzal Editor Sameer Hamdani

Synopsis Muhommad Muneeb Khan, a survivor of the 2014 Army Public School Massacre, lost his only brother in the heinous attack. “The Survivor,” a short documentary, follows Muneeb’s inner turmoil, fears, and his individual growth through the post-

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attack trauma. The documentary is in the form of a

A personal statement of a kid who survived the

personal statement to college.

heinous massacre on children in recent times

Producer Danial Afzal, Kruti Mehta, Sameer Hamdani Cinematographer Sameer Hamdani Leading Casts Muhommad Muneeb Khan Dr. Mowadat Rana Shugufta Tahir Muhammad Tariq Khan Momina Khan Tuba Khan

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Danial Afzal is a Pakistani filmmaker. He was graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Oregon USA with a degree in Rhetoric & Media Studies. He started his media career while attending Lewis & Clark with internships at Fox News and ABC. Danial returned to Pakistan in 2014 and joined PTV World as a Sports Anchor during which he hosted a show on the FIFA 2014 World Cup.

THE WAY Mexico | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Spanish | South Asian Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Bej, tells the story of Nicte, who must embark on a not only of his grandfather’s death but also of his

িনেক্টর মন একিট পেথ চলেত হেব, যােত কের েস িশখেব ধারণাশিক্ত ও সব্ীকৃিত, শ‌ুধু তার দাদার মৃ তুয্র েক্ষেতৰ্ না, িনেজর মৃ তুয্র েক্ষেতৰ্ও। মৃ তুয্ হেলা এক ধরেনর রুপান্তেরর

own death. In Bej, death is recorded as a process

পৰ্িকৰ্য়া।

journey towards understanding and acceptance, Director Jazmín Ramírez Medina Story Jazmín Ramírez Medina Script/Screenplay Jazmín Ramírez Medina Editor Marisa Raygoza Yadira Gutiérrez Producer Chito Producciones

of transformation, water, water lilies and the path we must travel towards our destiny.

Synopsis in Original Language Bej, narra la historia de Nicté, que debe emprender un viaje hacia la compresión y aceptación, no sólo de la muerte de su abuelo sino también de su propia muerte. En Bej se plasma la muerte como proceso de transformación, el agua, los nenúfares y el camino que debemos recorrer hacia nuestro destino.

Jazmin Ramirez is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Cultural Studies at the Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, Mexico. She is a beneficiary of the State Program for Artistic Creation and Development 2013 for the development of short fiction films. Jazmin is a founding member of DOCRED - a Mexican Documentary Network, a representative of the state of Campeche, and the coordinator of Chito Cine Club Comunitario.

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THE WORLD OF GOOPI AND BAGHA India | 2013 | DCP | 2.39:1 | Color | Comedy, Musical | Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 78 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Ms. Shilpa Ranade Story Upendra Kishore Roy chowdhury Script/Screenplay Soumitra Ranade Editor Avinash Walzde Producer Children’s Film Society, India

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa

েগািপ এবং বাঘা দু জন েবাকা বন্ধু, একজন জীিবকার জনয্ গান গায় এবং অনয্জন ঢাক বাজায়। এই কােজ তারা ভীষণভােব কাঁচা হেলও, গােনর জনয্ তােদর উৎসাহ এর েকােনা কমিত িছেলা না। গৰ্ামবাসী যখন আর তােদর সহয্ করেত পারেলা না, তােদরেক বনবােস পািঠেয় িদেলা। একিট দৃ ঢ় এবং তাৎক্ষিনক বন্ধন গেড় উেঠ দু িট অসহায় আত্মার মেধয্, যারা দু জেনই খুঁজেত থােক একজন পিণ্ডতেক।

Synopsis Goopi & Bagha are two wise fools, one lives to sing and the other to play the drum. Despite their acute ineptness, their passion for music knows no bounds. When the villagers cannot bear to listen to them anymore, both are banished to the same forest. A strong and immediate bond is forged by the two helpless souls, both in search of

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connoisseurs of their musical craft.

Two blundering yet lovable musician protagonists meet ghosts, obtain boons, avert, wars, marry princesses and help the common people live happily ever after.

Shilpa Ranade is an associate professor at the Industrial Design Center at IIT Mumbai. She did her M.Phil at the Royal College of Art in London. She has been a lecturer in the Audio Visual Unit at the Tata Institute of Social Science. There she was involved in the making of educational videos on social issues and teaching communication through graphic design to students of social sciences.

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TIMUN MAS Indonesia | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Romance | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

16-18 Years Director Fritz Widjaja Story Fritz Widjaja Script/Screenplay Fritz Widjaja Editor Fritz Widjaja

Tagline Legend Reborn

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Synopsis An old Indonesian fairy tale, a story of a widow who dreamed of having a child. She struck a deal with a giant and she was given a giant golden fruit. Inside the fruit was a baby girl and named her Timun Mas. Little that the girl know, she must be given as an offering to the giant when she was of a certain

এিট একিট পুরােনা ইেন্দােনিশয়ান রূপকথা, েযখােন একজন িবধবা একিট সন্তান লােভর সব্প্ন েদেখিছেলা। েস একিট ৈদতয্ এর সােথ চুিক্ত কের একিট িবরাট েসানািল ফল পায়। ফেলর মেধয্ িছেলা একিট বাচ্চা েমেয় যার নাম েস েদয় িতমুনমাস। িকন্তু বাচ্চা েমেয়িট জানেতা না েয বড় হেল তােক আবার েসই ৈদতয্র কােছই অপর্ণ করা হেব। সময় আসেল িবধবা মিহলািট িতমুনমাস েক বেন পািলেয় েযেত বেল েযখােন েস তার ভােগয্র সােথ লড়াই করেব।

age. As the time come the widow ask Timun Mas to run to the forest where her battle to change her fate begins.

Producer Fritz Widjaja Cinematographer Fritz Widjaja Leading Casts Julian Widjaja as narrator

Fritz Widjaja is an artist. According to him, this is the only thing he can do thoroughly.

To him, being an artist is not only drawing or making stories, but also giving life to crazy and new ideas. He wants to create the pillars of dreams and hope for every single person through his films.

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TREES India | 2017 | 35 MM | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | TELUGU,ENGLISH | South Asian Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

11-12 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

A Primary school teacher asks her class students to

একিট পৰ্াথিমক িবদয্ালেয়র িশক্ষক তার সকল ছাতৰ্ছাতৰ্ীেদরেক তােদর পিরবােরর ছিবগ‌ুেলা িবদয্ালেয়র পৰ্িতষ্ঠাবািষর্কীর অনু ষ্ঠােন পৰ্দশর্ন করার জনয্ বেলন। উেল্লিখত িদেন সব ছাতৰ্ছাতৰ্ী তােদর পিরবােরর ছিব িনেয় আেস িকন্তু একজন ছাতৰ্ীর ছিব িশক্ষেকর নজর কােড়। অঞ্জনা, একজন পৰ্াথিমক েশৰ্িণর ছাতৰ্ী এবং েস িবশব্াস কের বৃ ক্ষও মানু েষর জীবেনর খুবই জরুরী অংশ। তাই যখন তার িশক্ষক সবাইেক পিরবােরর ছিব আনেত বলেলন, েস এমন ছিব িনেয় আসেলা যা তােক একজন পৰ্কৃিত েপৰ্মীর পিরিচিত েদয়।

bring their family photographs to display in schools’ Director Kandukuri Vamshi krishna Story Kandukuri Vamshi Krishna Script/Screenplay Kandukuri Vamshi Krishna Editor Kranthi

Anniversary function. Following day students bring their family photographs which are quite normal but a photograph from Anjana drawn teacher attention. Anjana a primary school girl, and she is a nature lover. She thinks that trees are also part of human beings lives, so when teacher asked every one to bring family photographs she brought a family photograph which tells that Anjana is a true nature lover.

Producer Akhil Vasala Cinematographer Kushendar Ramesh Leading Casts Gauthami,Anjana

Kandukuri Vamshi Krishna is a short film writer and director from India. Currently, he is engaged in College Education, studying B.Com Computers in 3rd Year. He loves to watch movies. He started making short films from his early teen with his friends. He started making short films at the age of 15, till 2017 he directed 4 short films.

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TUMLING STREET India | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialogue | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

Stop child labour

Director Rimbik Das Anumita Ghosh

Synopsis

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট স্থান েপেয়েছ টািম্লং এর একিট েছাট শহের যা িশশ‌ুশৰ্েমর িবষয়িট পােপেটর মাধয্েম অতয্ন্ত সৃ জনশীলতার সােথ েকােনা সংলাপ এবং ধারাভাষয্ ছাড়া ৈতির করা হেয়েছ। গল্পিট দু িট বাচ্চােক িনেয় যারা একিট ছাপাখানায় কাজ কের তােদর েমৗিলক চািহদা পূ রণ কের।

Story Anumita Ghosh Anindita Mondal Script/Screenplay Anumita Ghosh Anindita Mondal

The film which has been set in a small town of Tumling covers the issue of child labor by filming animated puppets in a very creative manner without any dialogues and commentary. It is about how two kids- a boy and a girl meets their basic needs (as basic as a craving for some cake ) by working for a press company.

Editor Rimbik Das Sourajyoti Singha Roy Producer The Indian Artist Cinematographer Rimbik Das Gourab Kumar Mullick

Varya Yakovleva, who is known as Yakov Krugovykh which she uses as her pseudonym. She was born in Saratov (Russia). She was Graduated from Art School in Kaluga. After that in 2013, she was graduated from VGIK too. She is also a member of the Moscow Union of Artists. Currently, Varya is a student of the School-Studio “SHAR”, at “direction of animated films” department. She is working as an artist on a production of the film by Andrey Khrzhanovsky “Nose”.

My name is Ms. Anumita Ghosh I Went to Holy Cross High School and G.D. Birla Centre for Education. and Studied at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. I have worked with Digital Writers’ Lab, BEE BOOKS, polishlane, dresshub, kolkata bloggers, ITC, Kolkata International Bookfair, etc worked on Biler Diary-Creators as post promotions as a designer. I am the Co-founder at The Indian Artist

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TUNING Spain | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | none | South Asian Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 years

Two brothers learn an important lesson through

গল্পিটেত একিদন দু ই ভাই পৰ্িতেযািগতা শ‌ুরু কের েক কার েচেয় েবিশ েজাের শ করেত পাের তা িনেয়। যখন বড় ভাইিট তার রুেম িগটার বাজােত থােক, তখন েছাট ভাইিট সসপয্ান িনেয় শ করেত থােক। হঠাৎ কের দু ইজেনর ৈতির করা শ একিট পূ ণর্াঙ্গ সু েরর সৃ িষ্ট কের এবং তারা এমন িকছু উপলিদ্ধ কের যা তারা কখেনা ভুলেব না।

music.

Director Ferran Viura Gáspare Lo Vacco Juan Vásquez Giovanni Aguilar Story & Screenplay Ferran Viura Gáspare Lo Vacco Juan Vásquez Giovanni Aguilar

Synopsis There, Two brothers start a war of sounds trying to be more noisy than each other. While the big brother plays the guitar in his room the smaller brother is in the hallway making noise with saucepans. After a while the sounds synchronize in a perfect harmony, and they learn something that they will never forget.

Editor Ferran Viura Gáspare Lo Vacco Juan Vásquez Giovanni Aguilar Producer Ferran Viura Gáspare Lo Vacco Juan Vásquez Giovanni Aguilar Cinematographer Ferran Viura Gáspare Lo Vacco Juan Vásquez Giovanni Aguilar

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Tuning is a team-work made by Ferran Viura Salas from Barcelona Spain, Gáspare Savio Lo Vacco from Licata Italy, Juan Vásquez from Medellín Colombia and Giovanni Aguilar from Barranquilla Colombia. They started from their own cultural differences to create a story which people can easily relate and identify with.

They used their skills and experience in Molding, construction and sound design in this film.

TURTLE Hungary | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | hungarian | South Asian Premiere | 17 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Teknős

Director Leila Jurdi

Tagline

একিদন একিট েছাট্ট েমেয় তার তার বাবার েখাঁেজ েবর হয়। েস তার বাবােক েকানিদন েদেখিন। তার একমাতৰ্ যাতৰ্াসঙ্গী হেলা একিট জাদু র কচ্ছপ েযিট তােক পথ েদিখেয় িনেয় যায়। িকন্তু এমন েকান বয্িক্তেক কী খুঁেজ েবর করা সম্ভব েয েকানিদনও আমােদর জীবেনর অংশ িছল না?

Suitable Audience

Story Leila Jurdi Script/Screenplay Leila Jurdi Editor Panni Kornis

She wants to find her father, her Turtle helps!

Synopsis One day a little girl decides to go on a journey to find her never ever seen father. Her only companion is a magical turtle, that always seems to know which way to turn and is leading the girl throughout the adventure. But is it possible to find someone that was never part of our lives?

Producer Linda Pffeifer Cinematographer Ádám Csingun Leading Casts Csenge Bíró Edina Török Sari and Piri - the turtles Leila Jurdi was born in southern Hungary, in the town of Szeged. After high school, she moved to Budapest to study film history and theory at the Eötvös Lorand University of Budapest. Later on, she continued her studies at the University of Theater and Film Arts Budapest, where her primary focus is film directing.

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VISITING CHARLIE United Kingdom | 2017 | 16 MM | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Comedy, Drama | English | International Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis A divorced Charlie Chaplin street impersonator realizes his 12-year old son has outgrown his

Director & Producer Miguel Faus Story & Script/Screenplay Miguel Faus Editor Miguel Faus Cinematographer Rafael Manuel

clownery and is forced to get rid of his masks to connect with him in a new way. “Visiting Charlie” is a London Film School project shot on 16 mm film and with no sync sound. By school’s requirements, the original script had to be inspired by a painting from the National Gallery, which is why the painting “The Painter’s Father” appears at the end.

Bengali Synopsis

এক েলাক রাস্তায় রাস্তায় চািলর্ চয্াপিলন েক অনু করণ কের েবড়ায়। একিদন েস বু ঝেত পাের েয তার বােরা বছর বয়সী েছেল আসেল ভাড়ািমর বয়স পার কের বড় হেয় েগেছ। তার েছেল তােক মুেখাশ তয্াগ কিরেয় বাধয্ কের তােদর সম্পকর্েক নতুনভােব ৈতির করেত। িভিজিটং চািলর্ হেলা লন্ডন িফল্ম স্কুেলর একিট কীিতর্ যা ১৬ িমিম িফেল্ম েকান একীভূ ত শ ছাড়াই ধারণকৃত। স্কুলিটর চািহদা অনু যায়ী পৰ্কৃত িচতৰ্ দব্ারা সংলাপিট অনু পৰ্ািণত হেয়িছেলা নয্াশনাল গয্ালািরর একিট িচতৰ্কমর্ েথেক েয কারেন “দয্া েপইন্টারস ফাদার” িশল্পকমর্িট িসেনমা েশেষ েদখা যায়।

Leading Casts Diego Spanò Rafael Hilder Morwenna White Assistant Director Gonçalo Ribeiro Music Director Jan Fité Assistant Cinematographer Molly Shears Assistant Cinematographer Shijun Lin

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Miguel Faus was born in Barcelona, Spain, 25 years ago, and in January 2017 he started studying Filmmaking MA at the London Film School.He believes that the road between those two points was full of beautiful smiles, amazing films and incredible adventures and he hopes that the road ahead will also be.

WALLAY France | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | French, Dioula | South Asian Premiere | 82 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

Here’s the story of an 13 years old boy, Ady, no

গল্পিট ১৩ বছর বয়সী এক েছেল অয্ািডেক িনেয়। েছাটেবলা েথেক অয্ািডেক তার বাবা একা বড় কেরেছন। অয্ািড তার বাবার কথার অবাধয্ িছেলা বেল, িতিন এক গৰ্ীেষ্ম অয্ািডেক ওর এক চাচা আমােডাউ-এর কােছ পাঠােনার িসদ্ধান্ত েনন। আমােডাউ এবং তার পিরবার ভূ মধয্সাগেরর অপর পৰ্ােন্ত বু রিকনা ফােসার এ বাস কেরন। েযখােন ১৩ বছর বয়সী েছেলেদর দািয়তব্বান এবং পৰ্াপ্তবয়স্ক িহেসেবই ধরা হয়। িকন্তু অয্ািড তার িঠক িবপরীত হওয়ায় েসখােন িগেয় সবিকছু নতুন কের েদখা শ‌ুরু করেলা। ছিবর গল্পিট এভােবই সাজােনা।

longer listens to his father who raises him alone.

Director Berni Goldblat Story Berni Goldblat Script/Screenplay David Bouchet Editor Laurent Sénéchal

The latter, running out of resources his father decides to entrust him to his uncle Amadou for the summer. Uncle Amadou and his family live on the other side of the Mediterranean sea in Burkina Faso. There, at 13 years, one must become a man but Ady, persuaded to go on holidays, understands things differently.

Producer Nicolas Anthomé Cinematographer Martin Rit Leading Casts Ibrahim Koma Makab Nathan Diarra Berni Goldblat is a swiss-burkinabe film director.

He has been directing, producing and distributing films since 1999. He is a co-founder of “Les films du Djabadjah” - an independent film production company located in Burkina Faso. His feature documentary “The Hillside Crowd” has been selected in more than 50 international film festivals. “Wallay” is his first feature fiction cinema film.

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WALY’S PROBLEM Belgium | 2017 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | WOLOF | South Asian Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years

Original Title

Synopsis in Original Language

Diaféé Diafééy Waly

Malgré ses 13 ans, Waly n’est toujours pas circoncis. Au boulot, où il est apprenti mécanicien,

Director El Hadj Gueye Story El Hadj Gueye Script/Screenplay El Hadj Gueye Editor Mouhamed Lamine Wade Producer Roberto Romeo Cinematographer Robert Lopez

Tagline

il est la risée de ses camarades de travail. Il est

Don’t suffer a child

devenu la honte du quartier. Même la fillette dont il s’est épris le repousse quand elle l’apprend. C’est

Synopsis

ça le problème de Waly.

Despite his 13 years, Waly is still not circumcised: that’s his problem. At work, where he is an

Bengali Synopsis

apprentice mechanic, he is the laughing-stock

১৩ বছর বয়েসও ওয়ালীর সু ন্নােত খাৎনা হয় িন। এই জনয্ কমর্েক্ষেতৰ্ও েস সকেলর হাসাহািসর পাতৰ্। ধীের ধীের পুেরা এলাকায় কথািট ছিড়েয় পড়ল। এমনিক েস েযই েমেয়িটেক পছন্দ কের েসও ওয়ালীেক পৰ্তয্াখয্ান কের। এমন অবস্থায় খাৎনা করােনার জনয্ েস তার বাবােক েজার কের। িকন্তু তার বাবা অথর্াভােবর জনয্ তােক আর একটু অেপক্ষা করেত বেল। িকন্তু ওয়ালীর আর তর সয় না।

of his colleagues. He became the shame of the neighbourhood. Even the little girl he falls in love with is rejecting him when she learns about it. Several times, he asked his father to be circumcised but, for lack of means, he tells him to wait a little bit longer. Waly can not wait any longer.

Leading Casts Modou Gueye

El Hadj Gueye was born in Touba (Senegal) on January 15th, 1979. His passion for the theater led him to found a theater company in 2003: «Gëm Gëm Africa» (Believe in Africa). In 2014, He and his troupe played the docu-fiction of Roberto Romeo in “KHALIS, KHALIS” (Money, money). Now He wants to make films efficiently.

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WENDY Germany | 2017 | Other | 1.5:1 (3:2) | Color | Drama | German | South Asian Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

Tagline

change Wendy’s life forever but could also save

All Age Group

A story about a the friendship between a girl and

Rosenborg from being sold. But how long can

a horse

Wendy hide her new friend Dixie from the adults?

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

The 12-year-old Wendy is not thrilled when her

এই গৰ্ীেষ্মর ছু িটটা ১২ বছর বয়সী ওেয়িন্ডর বাবা-মা েরােসনবেগর্ কাটােনার িসদ্ধান্ত েনওয়া হেল েস েমােটও খুিশ হয় না। েসখােন তার দাদী তার দাদার মৃ তুয্র পর েথেক তােদর পািরবািরক ফােমর্র েদখাশ‌ুনা কের। একজন সফল অশব্ােরাহী হওয়ার পরও েস এখন আর েঘাড়া চালায় না। েকননা েস একবার খুব বােজ ভােব আহত হেয়িছল। িকন্তু ওখােন িগেয় তার িডিক্স নােমর একিট আহত েঘাড়ার সােথ েদখা হয়; েয একজন কসাইেয়র হাত েথেক পািলেয় এেসেছ। ধীের ধীের ওেয়িন্ড ও িডিক্সর মেধয্ বন্ধুতব্ গেড় ওেঠ। েক জােন তােদর এই বন্ধুতব্ ওেয়িন্ডর জীবেন কী পিরবতর্ন আনেব?

Director Dagmar Seume Story Caroline Hecht Script/Screenplay Caroline Hecht Editor Dora Vajda Producer Jan Kromschröder Cinematographer Gunnar Fuss Leading Casts Jule Hermann Maren Kroymann Jasmin Gerat Benjamin Sadler Julius Hotz

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parents Gunnar and Heike decide to spend the whole summer vacation at “Rosenborg”, the dilapidated equestrian farm owned by her grandmother Herta Since the death of Wendy’s grandfather, Herta runs the farm on her own - and finds herself in direct competition with “St. Georg”, the large, modern stables of Ulrike. After a serious riding accident, Wendy, formerly an enthusiastic and successful rider, never got back on a horse.

But once arrived, she crosses ways with wounded horse Dixie which escaped from butcher Röttgers.

Dixie seems to seek Wendy’s company and follows her on every step. Between the two loners, a friendship begins to bloom that will not only

Dagmar Seume started working in the film business in 1990’s as assistant director. She worked with some of the most renowned directors in Germany for over 20 TV and Cinema productions. In 2004 she wrote, directed and co-produced her feature debut “REMEMBER”. This short film with actor Sebastian Koch (leading role) was invited to many festivals. She directed TV movies, such as Germany’s most popular TV Crime Series TATORT, also as high concept family entertainment movies for Cinema.

WHAT NOW!?

France | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | French | South Asian Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Quoi Encore !?

িদনেশেষ বাচ্চারা ঘুমােচ্ছ। তােদর বাবা িনরেব পিতৰ্কা পরেছ। হঠাৎ তার েছাট েছেলিট দূ রসব্প্ন েদেখ ঘুম েথেক উেঠ পের। সব্েপ্ন েস একিট বড় িবিল্ডং এর ছােদ হাঁটিছল এবং তারপর পের িগেয়িছল। তার বাবার কােছ এই সব্েপ্নর একিট ৈবজ্ঞািনক বয্াখয্া আেছ।

Director Samuel Rozenbaum Story Samuel Rozenbaum Script/Screenplay Samuel Rozenbaum Editor Nicolas Bianco-Levrin Producer Prototypes Productions & Utuh

Tagline A father try to read his news paper. But is son do a nightmare.

Synopsis The day ends as the children are now sleeping.

The father is reading his newspaper quietly. But his little boy wakes up because of a nightmare. He was walking on the roof of a huge building and then fell.

His father has a long long scientific explanation for that.

Cinematographer Nicolas Bianco-Levrin

Samuel Rozenbaum was born in Paris in 1982. Since he began working in film, he directed three animated shorts. These are “Fleabag & Cactus” directed in 2013, “Mars 3752” directed in 2015 and his last short, “What Now!?” which was directed in 2017. His shorts were selected for screening at numerous festivals.

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WIND AND THE KITE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | PERSIAN | International Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Solmaz Etemad Script/Screenplay Solmaz Etemad Editor Solmaz Etemad Producer Behzad Khodaveisi Cinematographer Bayram Fazli

Tagline Wind and the kite Synopsis A little girl wants to play with her kite. She tries to do that but she doesnt know how to do it. She asks for help from workers. One of the workers wants to help her but he starts to play like the girl.

Bengali Synopsis

েছাট একিট েমেয় ঘুিড় িনেয় েখলার েচষ্টা কের। িকন্তু েস েকােনাভােবই ঘুিড়িট উড়ােত পাের না। তাই েস িকছু শৰ্িমকেদর কাছ েথেক সাহাযয্ চায়। তােদর একজন েমেয়টােক সাহাযয্ করেত রািজ হয় িকন্তু েদখা যায় েয শৰ্িমকিট েমেয়টার ঘুিড়িট িনেয় েখলা শ‌ুরু কের েদয়।

Solmaz Etemad is a 36-year-old writer from Iran.

She is well-known for her poetry in her home country. “Wind and the Kite” is her first featured film as a director. In it, she shows a little girl who attempts to fly her kite but does not know how to do so.

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WINGS OF IMAGINATION Brazil | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama | Portuguese | International Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Below 10 Years

Dando Asas à Imaginação

Director Arthur Felipe Fiel João Marcos Nascimento

Tagline

আজ স্কুেল গল্প বলার িদন, তাই কারিলনেহাস একিট গল্প ৈতির কের স্কুেল যায়। েস একিট চমকপৰ্দ বইেয়র গল্প বেল েযখােন, একিট েরামাঞ্চিপৰ্য় েছেল তার বন্ধুেদর কয্ারল এবং কুইিন্দন এর সহায়তায় ভৰ্মন কের িশশ‌ুেদর িনেয় যায় গেল্পর এক চমৎকার েদেশ। অেনক অেনক জাদু আর কল্পনার সােথ কারিলনেহাস এবং তার বন্ধুরা পুেরা স্কুলেক িনেয় যায় এক মজার জগেত!

Story Arthur Felipe Fiel Script/Screenplay Arthur Felipe Fiel Editor João Marcos Nascimento

To children of all ages and all places!

Synopsis Carlinhos goes to school knowing that it’s storytelling day. Then he prepares to tell a story of the enchanted book, in which an adventurous

Logline

boy in the company of his friends, Carol and

What happens when three little friends embark on

Joaquim (Quindin), travel through the wonderful

a world full of magic, adventures and imagination?

world of children’s stories. With lots of magic and

Carlinhos, Carol and Quindin will be our guides in

imagination, Carlinhos and his friends takes to the

the world of storytelling and together we will all

school lots of joy and fun!

give wings to the imagination!

Producer Maria Gomes Cinematographer Débora Vieira & Malu Gonzaga Leading Casts Ana Clara de Moraes Caio Gomes Pedro Costa Assistant Director Lucas Tunes Hugo Katsuo

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Arthur Felipe Fiel is an overly dramatic person. He loves musicals and comedy movies and preserves deep in his heart the child he once was. Also, he loves to write books and scripts, especially for children. He believes there’s nothing more magic and freely than that! Once he dreamed of the possibility to fly through the power of imagination. So with his friend João, he will guide us on the wings of imagination!

João Marcos Nascimento looks like a live animation. He always reacts with a great smile for almost any situation. João loves to draw and almost never take his hat off the head. Taken by the hand by his friend Arthur, João Marcos gonna fly with us through the wonderful world of imagination!

WINTER ECHO Spain | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | No dialogues | South Asian Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

11-15 Years

Eco de invierno

Director Carlos Ibáñez

Synopsis

Story Carlos Ibáñez Script/Screenplay Carlos Ibáñez Editor Carlos Ibáñez Producer Carlos Ibáñez, Eva Mercadal

This story is about one hundred years ago. Back then people of cantaberia’s pas valley decided to celebrate that years new year with some new plans as their new yaer was soon to come!

Bengali Synopsis

পৰ্ায় একশ বছর আেগর কথা। কয্ান্টােবিরয়ার পাস নগরীর েলােকেদর িনেয় এই গল্প। পাস নগরীেত তখন নববষর্ আসন্ন। এ জনয্ তারা গতানু গিতক ধারােক বাদ িদেয় েস বছর এক অিভনব উপােয় তােদর নববষর্ উৎসব পালেনর একিট পৰ্স্তুিত েনয়।

Cinematographer Jaime Azpiazu Leading Casts Juan M. Villegas Recaredo Ruiz Manuel José Lavín Patrick Coker is a director from Spain. He is also a writer and editor himself. He made the film Winter Echo in 2017 which was a silent movie.

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WINTRY SPRING Egypt | 2015 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Arabic | Bangladesh Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

11-15 Years

Rabie Chetwy

নূ র একজন স্কুল িশক্ষাথর্ী েয, তার বাবার সােথ একা থােক। এই সময় তার বয়ঃসিন্ধকাল শ‌ুরু হেল েস অতয্ন্ত িববৰ্ত েবাধ কের িকন্তু েস এই সম্পেকর্ তার বাবােক িকছু বলেত পাের না আর তার বাবাও তার সমসয্া িঠক ধরেত পাের না। এেত কের তােদর মেধয্ মানিসক দু রতব্ বাড়েত থােক।

Director Mohamed Kamel Story Tamer Abdul-Hamid Mohamed Kamel Script/Screenplay Tamer Abdul-Hamid Mohamed Kamel Editor Wessam Wagih El-Lethy

Tagline A coming of age story of a father daughter relationship during time of a change Synopsis Nour, is a schoolgirl that lives alone with her father,

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goes through a crisis on the arrival of her puberty

Nour, a schoolgirl who lives alone with her father,

and cannot tell her dad.On the other hand the

goes through a crisis when she suddenly becomes

father didn’t understand the changes that occurred

a woman and cannot tell her dad.

in her life, which results in tension between them.

Producer Mohamed Kamel Cinematographer Raouf Abd Al-Aziz Leading Casts Ahmed Kamal Eman Moustafa

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Mohamed Kamel is a Multi Award Winning Egyptian filmmaker, born in Egypt, studied film directing at the Academy of Arts-higher cinema institute in Cairo and graduated in 2006, wrote and directed several narrative short films that participated in numerous national & international film festivals around the world and won many international Awards. Currently, he is working now on making his own personal independent cinematic experiment.

WORDS OF CARAMEL Spain | 2016 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Juan Antonio Moreno Amador Story Juan Antonio Moreno Amador Script/Screenplay Juan Antonio Moreno Amador Editor Nacho Ruiz Capillas

Original Title Palabras de Caramelo Synopsis In a refugee camp in the Sahara desert lives a deaf boy who wish to learn how to write. Welcome to Kori and his best friend the camel Caramel’s silent world.

Bengali Synopsis

সাহারার শরণাথর্ী িশিবের একজন বিধর েছেল থােক, েয িকনা িলখেত এবং িশখেত চায়! এখােনই শ‌ুরু হয় েকারী এবং তার িপৰ্য় বন্ধু উেটর শ হীন জগেতর গল্প।

Producer Silvia Venegas Juan Antonio Moreno Cinematographer Javier Cerdá Leading Casts Yedehlu Lebada “Kori” Juan Antonio Moreno Amador is a founding member of the Madrid-based production company Making DOC and his documentaries have been awarded in different international film festivals and by the Spanish Film Academy.He is also a member of the European Film Academy. has directed and written the documentaries like “Boxing for Freedom”, “Kosovo, the Last Scar of the Balkans”, “The Children of Mama Wata” and “Enough, Already!”.

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YOUNG WRESTLERS Netherlands | 2016 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Drama | Turkish | International Premiere | 90 min Suitable Audience

11-15 Years Director Mete Gümürhan Story Mete Gümürhan Editor Ali Aga Producer Asli Akdag Cinematographer André Jäger Leading Casts Muhammed Ceylan Beytullah Onur Harun Kiliç Baran Kendirlioglu

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Genç pehlivanlar

২৬ বছর বয়সী একজন তরুেণর সংগৰ্াম ও জেয়র গল্প েয িকনা একজন কুিস্তিগির হেত চায়। পথটা েমােটই সহজ িছল না, েকননা তুিকর্েত তােদর সমসামিয়ক বয়ঃসিন্ধকালীন িবিভন্ন সমসয্ার মুেখামুিখ হেত হয়।

Synopsis The struggles and triumphs of 26 youngsters, who dream to be wrestling champions’, as they face usual challenges of adolescence in contemporary Turkey.

Synopsis in Original Language Günümüz Türkiye’sinde ergenlik çağındaki zorluklarla yüzleştikleri için şampiyonluğa düşmeyi hayal eden 26 gençin mücadeleleri ve zaferleri.

Günümüz Türkiye’sinde ergenlik çağındaki zorluklarla yüzleştikleri için şampiyonluğa düşmeyi hayal eden 26 gençin mücadeleleri ve zaferleri.

Mete Gümürhan was born in April 1975 and raised in Rotterdam. He was graduated with a bachelor’s degree in filmmaking from Willem de Kooning Academy’s Audio-visual Design and Art department in 2009. While studying he co-founds Kaliber Film. In 2012 he established Kaliber Film in Istanbul. ‘Genç Pehlivanlar/Young Wrestlers’ marked his directorial debut in 2016, which had its world premiere in the 66th Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section and won a Special Mention.

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BANGLADESH PANORAMA Bangladesh Panorama is about the films made on children by Bangladesh film makers. This section takes the viewers to the recently made films on dierent subjects related to children. It is open for the films have been selected for screening for the children. It is hoped, these film will act as a great inspiration for the young buds of the societies.

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A PAIR OF SANDAL Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Musical | English | South Asian Premiere | 4 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

16-18 Years

A Rohingya child showing a pair of Sandal to

Director Josim Ahmed

whom?

কক্সবাজােরর পৰ্শািন্ত পযর্টকেদরেক বেঙ্গাপসাগেরর েঢউেয়র মাধয্েম সব্াগত জানায়। িঠক সাগেরর েঢঊেয়র মেতাই, পযর্টকরা েদেখেছ মানু েষর েঢঊ। নারী-পুরুষ-িশশ‌ু িনিবর্েশেষ মানু েষর কৰ্মাগত আগমন ঘেট। মায়ানমাের িকছু মানু ষেদর উপর অমানিবক িনযর্াতন েসখােন আশৰ্য়েকন্দৰ্ ৈতির কের। মানু ষগ‌ুেলা েরািহঙ্গা নােম পিরিচত যারা, সবেচেয় েবিশ িনপীিড়ত, অিধক সমােলািচত এবং সম্ভবত সবেচেয় েবিশ বন্ধুিবহীন মানু ষ এই পৃ িথবীর।

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Story Farid Ahmed Script/Screenplay Josim Ahmed Editor Josim Ahmed Producer Josim Ahmed

Synopsis Serenity of Cox’s Bazar greets tourist with its waves from the Bay of Bengal. Just like the waves, the south-eastern tourist hotspot has witnessed waves of human beings. Influx of men, women with their children and the elderly fleeing violence in Myanmar took a refuge in their hundreds and

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thousands. They are known as Rohingya – most

A fleeing Rohingya child has shown a Pair of sandal

persecuted and much-talked-about group dubbed

to those who did not deliberately see her

once as - probably the most friendless people in the world.

Cinematographer Josim Ahmed/ Farid Ahmed Leading Casts Groups of Rohingya children, women and mans

Josim Ahmed was born in 1972, in Sunamgonj, Bangladesh. In 1992 he Started his work life as a staff correspondent in a Daily newspaper here in Bangladesh. In 1996 he begins to work in Bangladesh Television as freelance reporter and documentary maker. Currently, he owns a production house which produces drama-series for various TV channels in Bangladesh. He also writes political analysis and article for various news portal regularly.

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AKHI AND HER FRIENDS Bangladesh | 2017 | 4K Digital | 1:1.89 | Color | Drama, Thriller | Bengali | 114 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

আঁিখ ও তার বন্ধুরা

িততুেদর স্কুেল নতুন েহড িমেস্টৰ্স আেসন। িতিন পুেরােনা সকল সমসয্াগ‌ুেলা িঠক কের স্কুলটােক নতুন কের সাজােত থােকন। একিদন িতিন আঁিখ নােমর একিট নতুন েমেয়েক স্কুেল ভিতর্ কেরন। আঁিখ েচােখ েদখেত পায় না। অনয্ িশক্ষেকরা তােক ভােলাভােব গৰ্হণ না করায় েস স্কুল েছেড় েযেত চায়। িকন্তু তার বন্ধুরা তােক েযেত না িদেয় তার পােশ এেস দাঁড়ায়। আঁিখ চায় না েকউ তােক অন্ধ িহেসেব িচন্তা করুক। তার বন্ধুরা এিটেক চয্ােলঞ্জ িহেসেব েনয়। একবার স্কুেলর িকৰ্েকট টুনর্ােমেন্ট িবজয়ী হওয়ার খুিশ উদযাপন করেত তারা বান্দরবান ঘুরেত যায়। েসখােন তারা এক ডাকাতদেলর খপ্পের পেড় এবং অপহৃত হয়। পাহােড়র চূ ড়ায় এক েগাপন আস্তানায় তােদরেক বন্দী কের রাখা হয়, পিরকল্পনা করা হয় মানব পাচারকারীেদর কােছ িবিকৰ্ কের েদয়ার।

Director Morshedul Islam Story Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Script/Screenplay Morshedul Islam Maruf Barkat Editing, Sound & Color Sujan Mahmud Executive Producer Munira Morshed Munni Producer Faridur Reza Sagar Morshedul Islam Cinematographer Mahfuzur Rahman Khan Music Suny Zubayer Produced Under A Grant From Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

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Synopsis Titu’s school gets a new head mistress. She begins to change everything. She convinces a visually impaired girl, Akhi, to attend her school. But finding her teachers uncooperative, Akhi decides to leave school. Her friends however, intervene. They stand behind her. Akhi tells them that she doesn’t want to be considered as a ‘blind’ girl. She wants to be just an ordinary girl, like any other. Her friends take the challenge. To celebrate their team’s becoming champion in a cricket tournament, they all visit Bandarban together. There they get kidnapped by a gang of robbers who take Akhi and five of her friends to a secret hideout. Their intention is to sell the girls & boys to traffickers.

Morshedul Islam was born on 1st December, 1957 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Completed Bachelor and Master Degree in Pharmacy from Dhaka University. After participating in a film appreciation course organized by Bangladesh Film Institute & Archive, started his first film ‘Agami’ (Time Ahead), a short fiction in 1982 about the Great War of Liberation of Bangladesh. ‘Agami’ won the ‘Silver Peacock’ award for best direction in 10th International Film Festival of India, New Delhi in 1985. It also won the National Award for best short film and was shown in many international film festivals. Made his first children’s film ‘Dipu Number Two’ in 1996. The film was acclaimed by the audience, particularly by the young people. Made six films for children so far.

THE FREE SPIRIT Bangladesh | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 9 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

16-18 Years

মন ফিড়ং

Director Rahman Leenin

Tagline

১০ বছর বয়সী মাদৰ্াসার ছাতৰ্ আয়নাল এর িনস্পাপ েচাখ ও অিভজ্ঞতায় ধমর্ীয় িবেভদ ধরা পেড়। এই িবেভদ িকভােব মানু ষ এর সােথ মানু ষ এর সম্পেকর্র িবেভদ ৈতির করেছ েসটা েদখােনাই এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র অনয্তম উেদ্দশয্। িবেশষ কের মন গড়া ধমর্ীয় বয্াখয্া িদেয় অল্প িশিক্ষত ধমর্ীয় িশক্ষকরা আয়নাল এর মতন িশশ‌ুেদর িনস্পাপ মেনাজগতেক িকভােব পৰ্ভাব িবস্তার কের েসই গল্পই বলা হেয়েছ ‘মন ফিড়ং’ চলিচ্চেতৰ্।

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Story Rahman Leenin

Children are raised with free spirit and their minds become like a ‘Grasshopper’.

Synopsis

Script/Screenplay Habib Imran

A 10-year-old Madrasa student ‘Aynal’ noticed the

Editor S Arifin

showcase how this religious dissection is creating

Producer Kawser Mahmud Rahman Leenin

religious dissection through his innocent eyes and experience. The prime objective of the film is to division amongst human being. The film ‘The Free Spirit’ especially illustrates how semi-educated religious teachers influence children mind like ‘Aynal’.

Cinematographer Ali Ahmed Rubel Leading Casts Aynal: Momin and Apon Habib: Akash Teacher: Reaz Hosain Mother: Mehnaj Pervin Purohit: Ujin Gomez

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Rahman Leenin is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, he is working on Ekushey Television Ltd as a senior news producer. As a director ‘The Free Spirit’ is his debut film which has won the best debut film contest of Standard Chartered & The Daily Star Celebrating Life 2016. Earlier, he did work on some feature films, documentaries, and fictional films too.

Films from

A MATTER OF TWO HOURS (DO GHANTE KI BAAT)

AMU

India | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 17 min

India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama Hindi | Bangladesh Premiere | 30 min

Director: Ashwarya Agarwal

Director: Akkta Panwar

CHINNA

INDU

India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama Telegu | Bangladesh Premiere | 32 min

India | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Romance Malayalam | Bangladesh Premiere | 29 min

Director: Vishnu Vardhan Babu Ponna

Director: Anagha Anand

IRIDESCENT

RHYTHM

India | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Romance Marathi | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min

India | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Romance Malayalam | Bangladesh Premiere | 28 min

Director: Abhivyakti Patil

Director: Sivaranjini

(BILORI)

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(RITHAM)

CHILD FILMMAKERS’ SECTION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE PANORAMA

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BLUE Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2017 | HD | 1.85:1 | Color | Drama | South Asian Premiere | 7 Min 40 Sec Suitable Audience

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

‫آﺑﯽ‬

একজন েলাক তার ৈদনিন্দন কাজ কের যখন বাসায় িফের, িনেজর শােটর্ একটা নীল দাগ খুঁেজ পায়। যখন েস েসটা পিরস্কার করেত চায় তখন নীল দাগিট ধীের ধীের বড় হেত থােক যতক্ষন পযর্ন্ত না েলাকিট একজন সম্পূ ণর্ নতুন মানু েষ রূপান্তিরত হয়। তারপর যখনই তার মেন হয় এর েচেয় েবিশ িকছু আর হেত পাের না, তখনই তার নীল শােটর্ আমরা একটা কােলা দাগ েদখেত পাই।

Director Armin Mahmoudi Story Ahmad Nouri Script/Screenplay Ahmad Nouri Editor Armin Mahmoudi

Synopsis A man comes home after work and finds a blue stain on his shirt, when he tries to get it off, things get a little bit weird. The blue stain gets bigger and bigger until it turns the man into a whole another new person, and just when the man thinks that he’s done and this all and the most he can go through, we see a black stain on his Blue shirt.

Producer Armin Mahmoudi Cinematographer Sajjad Dadpour Leading Casts Hasan Shyekhzadeh

Armin Mahmoudi grew up behind sets of local Tv Shows due to his Father and Mom’s acting career. As he grew up he acted in a few projects but then lost interest in acting and started watching movies, actually a lot of them, and fell in love with cinema. He wrote and directed his first short film Temptation in late 2016 and this his second short film, Blue.

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iRONY Australia | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Sci-Fi | iRony | Bangladesh Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

TAGLINE

Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

The iCloud has no silver lining!

এই চলিচ্চতৰ্ মানু ষ এবং পৰ্যু িক্তর মধয্কার সম্পকর্ অেনব্ষণ কের, একিট েফােনর পিরেপৰ্িক্ষেত বলা হেয়েছ। যথাকৰ্েম এিনেমশন, পরীক্ষামূ লক চলিচ্চতৰ্, আখয্ান, তথয্িচতৰ্, চলিচ্চতৰ্ কাযর্ যা িনভর্র কের কােক উেদ্দশয্ কের বলা হেয়েছ, এভােব িবিভন্ন নােম সেমব্াধন করা হােত আঁকা এই এিনেমেটড চলিচ্চতৰ্ ৈতির হেয়েছ কিবতা ‘েসেভন িবিলয়ন’ এর উপর িভিত্ত কের।

Director Radheya Jegatheva Story Radheya Jegatheva Script/Screenplay Radheya Jegatheva Editor Radheya Jegatheva Producer Radheya Jegatheva

Synopsis A film that explores the relationship between man and technology... told from the perspective of a phone. Variously described as an Animation, an Experimental Film, a Narrative, a Documentary or a Film-Poem depending on who you speak to, this hand drawn animated film is based on the poem

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‘Seven Billion’ written by the film director that won

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2 National poetry awards: The Young Australian Writer’s National Award for Poetry, selected out of a field of 30,000 and the Karen W Treanor Poetry Award (Youth).

Cinematographer Radheya Jegatheva Leading Casts Jay Jay Jegathesan (narrator)

Radheya Jegatheva is a young Perth based Australian filmmaker who was born in Johor, Malaysia in 1999 to parents of South Korean and Malaysian ancestry. He is a 1st year Bachelor of Commerce student at Curtin University in Western Australia.Radheya’s skill set cuts across a number of creative areas and he has won prizes for his creations in the fields of writing, poetry, art, and filmmaking, among others.

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MAY I SING? Belarus | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Drama | Russian | No Premiere | 22 min Suitable Audience

Original Title

Семёна. Разочарованный Борис бежит домой,

All Age Group

Можно я спою?

не закончив декламирование. За ним бежит

Synopsis

несмотря на просьбу о прощении. Борис

Boris - ordinary average outcast in school. At the

возвращается в школу. Староста класса

school of Boris announced talent contest. Boris is

поручает Борису отнести гуманитарную помощь

involved with Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poem “Sleep,

одной из неблагополучных семей. Приехав по

my darling”. However, his performance disrupts

указанному адресу, он обнаруживает, что

by one more outcast- the boy Simon. Frustrated,

пришел домой к Семёну.

мальчик Семён. Но Борис его игнорирует, Director Viktoriya Niadzelka Story Iryna Markova Script/Screenplay Viktoriya Niadzelka Editor Anton Mishutsin Producer Polina Zubareva Cinematographer Pavel Kezhun Leading Casts Boris Denis Babkov Simon Miroslav Plevinskiy

Boris runs home in the middle of the performance.

Behind him runs boy Simon, who also managed

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to perform at the competition, despite the ban.

েবািরস স্কুেলর একজন সাধারণ ছাতৰ্। স্কুেলর ‘টয্ােলন্ট কেন্টস্ট’ এ পৰ্িতেযাগী িহেসেব অংশ েনয়। েসখােন েস ইেয়ভেগিন ইেয়ভতুেশনেকা’র ‘িস্লপ মাই ডািলর্ং’ নােমর একিট কিবতা আবৃ িত্ত করিছেলা, হঠাৎ িসমন নােমর এক েছেলর কারেণ তার আবৃ িত্ত নষ্ট হেয় যায়। েবািরস তাই আবৃ িত্তর মাঝখােনই তার বািড়র িদেক চেল যায়। রাস্তায় িসমন নােমর েছেলিট তার েপছেন েদঁৗড়ায় িকন্তু েবািরস তােক এিড়েয় যায়। এরপর একিদন তার েশৰ্িণর তত্তব্াবধায়ক েবািরসেক অসু িবধাগৰ্স্থ িকছু পিরবারেক মানিবক সহায়তার জনয্ একিট িঠকানায় পাঠায়। েসই িঠকানায় েপঁৗেছ েস আিবষ্কার কের, বািড়িট িসমন এর।

But Boris ignores him, despite the request for forgiveness. Boris returns to school. Warden of the class instructs Boris to carry humanitarian aid to one of disadvantaged families. Arriving at the specified address elder, he discovers that he has come to Simon’s home…

Original Synopsis Борис - обычный изгой в школе. В школе Бориса объявлен конкурс талантов. Борис хочет выступить со стихотворением Евгения Евтушенко ”Спи, любимая”. Однако ему срывает

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выступление еще одного изгоя - мальчика

Friendship - is the most important value.

Viktoriya Niadzelka is currently studying in high school. After 7 years of studying at “Art school, “Cinema” Viktoriya along with the crew of Art School made three Flims.

Which have participated in the film festivals in Greece, Russia, Belarus. “The road to the Granny” (2016), “May I sing” (2016), “Good-for-nothing” (2017) these are the films she made with the Art School crews.

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THE SEARCH FOR THE LOST FAMILY Germany | 2017 | DCP | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | German | Bangladesh Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

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Die Suche nach der verlorenen Familie

হঠাৎ একিট সু ন্দর িদেন জঙ্গেলর আেগ্নয়িগির িবেস্ফািরত হয়। যার ফেল একিট েছাট্ট হািত তার পিরবারেক হািরেয় েফেল। একটা েছাট পরীর মাধয্েম েস তার পিরবারেক খুঁেজ েপেত চায়। িকন্তু একটা রাগী দানব তােদর পেথ অেনক বাঁধা িদেত থােক... এভােবই গল্পিট েশষ পযর্ন্ত এিগেয় যায়।

Director Isolde Asal Story Isolde Asal, Kids ‘n Tricks 7 Kids + 10 Students Script/Screenplay Isolde Asal Kids ‘n Tricks 7 Kids + 10 Students Editor Isolde Asal Kids ‘n Tricks 7 Kids + 10 Students Producer Isolde Asal Kids ‘n Tricks 7 Kids + 10 Students

Synopsis Suddenly on a beautiful day in the jungle erupts a volcano, whereby a small elephant is separated from his parents. With the help of a small elf he wants to find his family. But an angry troll is going

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to set up some sneaky traps for them on their way.

Die Suche nach der verlorenen Familie

Have a look at all their adventures!

Original Synopsis An einem wunderschönen Tag im Dschungel bricht plötzlich ein Vulkan aus, wodurch ein kleiner Elefant von seiner Familie getrennt wird.

Gemeinsam mit einer Elfe begibt er sich auf die spannende Suche nach seinen Eltern. Doch ein Troll macht es ihnen nicht leicht, da er dem kleinen Elefanten und der Elfe einige hinterlistige Fallen stellt.

‘Kids ‘n Tricks’ - founded by Prof. Isolde Asal in october 2015 is a ‘HSD - University of Applied Science - Düsseldorf’ media project this year in cooperation with the Diakonie Düsseldorf, Dep. Youth migration service & the Child care center Düsseldorf. The second HSD’s kids-animated-movie-workshop afforded an opportunity for seven kids aged 8 to 12 years from Düsseldorf to tell their stories.

The seven children produced a short animation movie of 6,5 minutes together with 10 students.

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ROCKENROLL Belarus | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy, Musical | Russian | South Asian Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

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слова, однако встречается с непониманием со

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What does it mean “Rockenroll” in reality?

стороны друзей и игнора со стороны учителя.

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самостоятельно узнать значение этого слова и

A short film about power of children’s imagination,

стать частью культуры “Рок-н-ролла”.

Тогда Соня решает взять ситуацию в свои руки, Director Yanina Krytskaya Story Yanina Krytskaya Sonya Eryomina Script/Screenplay Yanina Krytskaya Sonya Eryomina Editor Anton Mishutsin Producer Polina Zubareva Cinematographer Anton Mishutsin

their freedom and will to create something new.

Little girl Sonya learns a word “Rock’n’roll” and tries

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to their meaning. She comes to the class of theatre

িশশ‌ুেদর কল্পনার শিক্ত, তােদর সব্াধীনতা আর তােদর ইচ্ছাশিক্ত িনেয় একিট সব্ল্প ৈদঘর্য্র চলিচ্চতৰ্। েছাট্ট বািলকা েসািনয়া একিট নতুন শ িশেখ “রেকনেরাল” এবং এর অথর্ েবাঝার েচষ্টা কের। েস নাটয্শালা এর ক্লােস িগেয় েযখােন েস এই শ িটর অথর্ েবাঝার েচষ্টা কের। ক্লােস িশক্ষক তােক একিট সাধারণ কাজ িদেল েসািনয়া এটােক অবেহলা কের তার েখাঁজ চািলেয় যায়। তার পৰ্েশ্নর উত্তর পাওয়ার পর েস “রেকনেরাল” সংস্কৃিত এর অংশ হওয়ার েচষ্টা কের।

art where she tries o find out the meaning of word “Rock’n’roll”. Teacher gives her typical task, but Sonya ignore it and continues her research. After receiving an answer she tries to become a part of “Rock’n’roll” culture.

Original Synopsis Девочка Соня узнаёт слово “Рок-н-ролл” и пытается узнать его настоящее значение. Придя на урок театрального мастерства Соня продолжает свои попытки узнать истину этого

Yanina Krytskaya is a 17 years old who is from Minsk. She has been studying in “Art school “Cinema” for more than 5 years. Before that, she was making theatre performances. In Yanina’s collection, there are five performances. Currently, she has started making films on her own and she’s loving it!

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AMAR JOGOT Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Romance | Bengali | No Premiere | 11 min Suitable Audience

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আমার জগৎ

Director Sahabeeb Hossain

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“আমার জগৎ” ছিবর গল্পিট এক তরুণ বালক সম্পেকর্, েয একটু সু খ এবং গৰ্হণেযাগয্তা পাবার জনয্ সংগৰ্াম চািলেয় যােচ্ছ তার সহানু ভূিতহীন বন্ধু-বান্ধবেদর সােথ। বাস্তবতা পাল্টাবার েচষ্টা, িপতার অনু পুিস্থিত, বন্ধুেদর কােছ বন্ধু নয় িকন্তু এক সু িবধা েনওয়ার মাধয্ম এবং সবার মেধয্ একটু

Story Fahim Mahmud Script/Screenplay Sahabeeb Hossain Cinematographer Zakwan Karim Editor Sahabeeb Hossain

Amar jogot is a story about a young boy struggling to find happiness and acceptance among not so friendly friends in school. Its a story about, trying to escape reality, the harsh truth of living without his father, his friends taking advantage of his goodness and not being so ‘cool’ and being different. All he

অনয্ রকম হওয়ার গল্প এিট। েস শ‌ুধু িনেজর এক জগৎ বানােত চায় েযখােন েস খুিশ থাকেত পারেব। এসেবর মেধয্ েস পূ ণর্ ও ভাল মেনর এক মানু ষ খুঁেজ পায় েয িশখায় আসল সু খ েকাথায় অবস্থান কের।

wants to do is create a new world for himself and fit in. Along the path, meets the perfect person of his dreams who teaches him where real happiness lies in.

Producer Sahabeeb Hossain Leading Casts Safwan Ahsan Sadnima BInte Noman Imtiaz Rahman Ishaque Sadat Sahabeeb Hossain is an 18-year-old Bangladeshi YouTuber, living in Uttara, Dhaka. He first developed a passion for music at the age of 13 and started creating covers on YouTube from the age of 16 and gradually developed a passion for filmmaking and editing along the way. ‘Amar Jogot’ is Sahabeeb’s first-ever short film and it got him the first prize in Rajuk Uttara Model College’s Rajuk inter talent 2017 hunt, short film section.

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APRAJITA Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography| Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

অপরািজতা

আমােদর এই শটর্িফল্ম িট েত আমরা েদিখেয়িছ েয কীভােব েযৗন হয়রানীর বা এই রকম কুপৰ্স্তাব এর পৰ্িতবাদ জানােত হয়। এখন িডিজটাল যু েগ সবাই ইন্টারেনট বয্াবহার কের, েফসবু ক বয্াবহার কের এই েফসবু ক েক কীভােব কােজ লািগেয় পৰ্িতবাদ বা িনেজর পৰ্াণ বাঁচােত হয় েসটা আমরা এই শটর্িফল্মিটেত েদিখেয়িছ। আমরা ২ িমিনেটর এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্ েদিখেয়িছ েয এই রকম েযৗনিনযর্াতন এর িপছেন পণর্গৰ্ািফ িকছু টা হেলই দায়ী।

Director Md. Sadat Rahman Shakib Story Md. Sadat Rahman Shakib Script/Screenplay Md. Sadat Rahman Shakib Cinematographer Md. Sadat Rahman Shakib Editor Md. Sadat Rahman Shakib

Tagline Social Film Synopsis In our short film, we have shown how to protest against sexual harassment or such incidents.In the digital era, everybody uses the Internet, using Facebook, we have also shown in this short film

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how to use this Facebook or internet, to protect

Preventing sexual harassment against women

the identity or to protect yourself, We have shown in 2 minutes that pornography is very responsible behind this type of sexual abuse.

Producer Md. Siddiqur Rahman Leading Casts Mejhabin Helen Sadik Rahman

Md. Sadat Rahman Shakib is a student of Grade 9 at Narail Government High School. He formerly worked in web development but now works as a short film maker. He first began making videos when he was in Grade 4, using only the pause and resume buttons on mobiles; now he is working on establishing his own start-up.

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CALL RECORD Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Thriller | Bengali | No Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

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কল েরকডর্

Director Md. Zawad Amin As-Salek

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জমজ দু ই ভাই রািকব আর সািকব। সব্াভািবকভােবই তােদর মােঝ েছাটখােটা িবষয় িনেয় ঝগড়া লাগেলও মন েথেক দু জনই দু জনেক ভীষন ভােলাবােস। রহসয্জনকভােব ভিবষয্ত েথেক দু েটা কল েরকডর্ রািকেবর েফােন চেল আেস। েসটা শ‌ুেন আতংিকত হেয় রািকব েদৗড় েদয় সািকবেক খুজেত। িক িছল কল েরকডর্টােত? েকনই বা রািকব রহসয্ উদঘাটেন মন না িদেয় েদৗড় েদয় সািকবেক খুজেত? হয়তবা েস তা না কের সমেয়র এই সু ক্ষ্ম কারসািজ উদঘাটন নামেল এেকর অিধক জীবন বাঁচেত পারেতা!

Story Md. Zawad Amin As-Salek Script/Screenplay Md. Zawad Amin As-Salek Cinematographer Samin Kader

Rakib and Sakib are identical twins. It is really hard to take them apart. Rakibs’ phone automatically records calls. But when he examines a call record file that is seemingly from the future, he hurries to find Sakib. What was so intriguing about that Call Record? Should Rakib have paid heed to it? Turns out that a simple Call Record can put lives at stake.

Editor Samin Kader Producer Samin Kader Kazi Ahmed Hossain Pronit Md. Zawad Amin As-Salek Leading Casts Md. Zawad Amin As-Salek Kazi Ahmed Hossain Pronit Visual Effects Samin Kader

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Md. Zawad Amin As-Salek is currently a college student. He has been involved with acting since childhood, performing in stage dramas multiple times. He has written and acted in multiple short-films for a small short-film production team called Project Khiyo. In his spare time he likes to read good story books, eat good food and read good books about good food.

CANDLES Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | No Premiere | 6 Min 32 Sec Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

When the world says, “GIVE UP.” Hope whispers,

এক মধয্ রােত এক েছেলর ঘুম ভােঙ্গ এবং েস তার পড়ার েটিবেল িকছু েমামবািত আিবষ্কার কের। তার মাথা কাজ করিছল না েয এত রােত েমামবািতগ‌ুেলা এেলা েকাথা েথেক? েস তার েটিবেলর েমামবািতগ‌ুেলার সামেন বসল। েস েখয়াল করল েমামবািতগ‌ুেলার িনেচ নাম েদওয়া আেছ। এেক এেক েস েমামবািতগ‌ুেলা পযর্েবক্ষণ করেত লাগল এবং ভাবিছল তার েসই িদনটা কীভােব িগেয়িছল। েসখােন ৪িট েমামবািত িছল। েস পৰ্থম ৩িট েমামবািত েদেখিছল িকন্তু চতুথর্ েমামবাতিটর িদেক তার েখয়াল িছল না। েস একিট িসগােরট জব্ালােলা এবং ভাবেত শ‌ুরু করল েয তার আত্মহতয্া করা উিচৎ। সােথ সােথ আেরা ভাবেত লাগল তার জীবন এখন মূ লয্হীন। হঠাৎ েস েখয়াল করল এখেনা একিট েমামবািত জব্লেছ। েমামবািতিটর নাম িছল “আশা”। েস মুচিক েহেস েশেষর েমামবািতিট িদেয় িনেভ যাওয়া েমামবািতগ‌ুেলা জব্ালাল এবং িনিশ্চেন্ত ঘুমােত েগল।

“TRY IT ONE MORE TIME.” Director Reaz Rahman Story Ashiq Mustavi Script/Screenplay Ashiq Mustavi Cinematographer Ashiq Mustavi Editor Reaz Rahman Producer BackCall18 Productions Leading Casts Ishtiak Fuad

Synopsis One night a boy was sleeping. Suddenly he awaked at midnight and saw some candles at his reading table. He was out of his mind and don’t know where those candles came from. He sat in front of those candles. He saw those candles had some names like Dream, Love, Happiness. He began to see the candles one by one. It started to light out and started to think about how that day went.

There were 4 candles. He saw first three candles and didn’t think about the fourth one. He light up a cigarette and thinking that he should commit suicide. He started to think that his life is now valueless. Suddenly he saw the one candle was still giving the light which was “Hope”. He smiled and lighted 3 other candles with the fourth candle and again slept happily.

Reaz Rahman is a young filmmaker from Bangladesh. He loves learning new things about life and film. He is an HSC Exam Candidate. He was from BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. Reaz was a delegate of 10th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2017. His first short film was “The Last Decision” which was premiered at that festival Ashiq Mustavi is a young filmmaker from Bangladesh. He is an HSC Exam Candidate. He was from BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. His maximum works are done along with his mate Reaz Rahman. He loves reading storybooks. He always tries to make his work better. He also writes stories for films.

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CUBEHEAD Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | ENGLISH | International Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

Don’t walk on someone else’s footsteps. Be the

কাল্পিনক এই গল্পিট একিট হতাশাগৰ্স্থ িকেশার এবং তার িনেজর ৈতরী একিট েখলনা চিরতৰ্ ‘িকউবেহড’-েক িনেয়। িকেশারিট যখন তার আেশপােশর সমবয়সীেদর সাফলয্ েদখেত েদখেত ক্লান্ত হেয় িগেয়িছেলা, এবং মেন করেতা েয েস িনেজ িকছু করার জনয্ সক্ষম নয় তখনই িকউবেহড তার জীবেন আেস এবং তােক উপলিধব্ করায় েয তার পেক্ষও সফলভােব িকছু করা সম্ভব।

best at what you’re good at Director Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Story Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Script/Screenplay Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Cinematographer Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja

Synopsis This is a fictional story of a depressed teenager and his small play dough character named ‘cubehead’.

Here, the teenager is tired of seeing success of the people of his age where he thinks that he is not worthy enough to do something. Then ‘cubehead’ came to his life and made him realize that

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obviously he can do something and he is worthy

Will cubehead be able to reach his goal?

enough for that.

Editor Ahmed Jahin Akif Tanjeel Sultan Khan Producer Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Leading Casts Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja Tanjeel Sultan Khan Turja is currently studying in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at American International University Bangladesh. From the childhood, Tanjeel dreamt of being a world-renowned filmmaker. He always tries his best to come up with new and exciting ideas. He wants to be a proficient filmmaker one day.

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FILM CRAZY Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali| Bangladesh Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

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All Age Group

িফল্ম পাগল

েসাহাদর্ ও েজায়ান দু ই িফল্ম েমকার বন্ধুর গল্প “িফল্ম পাগল”। একিদন তােদর শ‌ুয্িটং চলিছেলা। হঠাৎ তােদর ধািমর্ক বাবা এেস শ‌ুয্িটং বন্ধ কের েদয়। দু ই বন্ধু আবার িফল্ম বানােনার পিরকল্পনা কের। তখন তােদর কােছ টাকা পয়সা িছেলা না বেল েমাবাইল েফান িদেয় িফল্ম বানােনার পৰ্স্তুিত েনয়। তারা অিভেনতা অিভেনতৰ্ীেদর বািড় বািড় যায় এবং নতুন িফেল্ম অিভনয় করেত রািজ করায়। সবাই শ‌ুয্িটং েলােকশােন চেল আেস িকন্তু এেস েদেখ শ‌ুয্িটং হেব েমাবাইল েফান িদেয়। তাই সবাই রাগ কের চেল যায়। িকন্তু সব বাঁধা েপিরেয় অবেশেষ তারা িসেনমা বানায়।

Director Sharmin Akter Tonnima Story Sharmin Akter Tonnima Script/Screenplay Rar Editor Rar Producer Mirror Of Socieyty Cinematographer Sharmin Akter Tonnima

Tagline যতই বাধা আসু ক যারা িফল্ম বানােত ভােলাবােস,তারা িফল্ম বানােবই। Synopsis It’s a story of two filmmaker friends Sohard and Zoyan. One day, they were shooting and that moment his pious father came and stopped the shooting. Even, they had not enough money to shoot with extra ordinary camera. So, they continue their shooting with a mobile phone. Actor and Actresses for the film came for the shooting, but when they saw this is a film shooting with mobile phone, they went away. But any how, they at last made the film.

Leading Casts Shakib Tibat Shoyn Turki Shahin Arifa Dilbar Saddam Zahid Sharmin Akter Tonnima is a student. She studies in class eight. Her school’s name is Dadra Jontigrram high school, Joypurhat. She is very good student. She likes to read, It’s her hobby. She also loves filmmaking. In future she wants to take filmmaking as her profession. She wants to represent our country in every film of her.She is trying to change our society by making film. Her dream is to become a successful filmmaker.

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FRIEND Bangladesh | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical | Bangla | International Premiere | 19 Min 30 Sec Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

বন্ধু

Director Ishmum Naoar

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িরতাজ, বয়স পাঁচ অথবা ছয়, থােক মফসব্ল শহের। হঠাৎ কের েস ভীষণভােব অসু স্থ হেয় েগল এবং মানিসক ভােব েভেঙ পড়ল। িরতােজর বাবার েছাটেবলার বন্ধু ডা. ব়ায়হান িরতােজর সােথ কথা বলার পর জানেত পারেলন এর িপছেনর আসল ঘটনা। িরতাজেদর বািড় সংলগ্ন বহু পুরেনা বাগান িবলাসিটেক েডেভলপাররা েকেট েফলেব, ওেদর বািড়িট েভেঙ নতুন িবিল্ডং বানােনার জনয্। সমসয্ািট বু ঝেত েপের ডা. রায়হান কথা েদয় েয িতিন েয েকােনা ভােব েহাক বু েড়া বাগান িবলাসিটেক বাঁচােবন। এভােবই চলেত থােক তােদর পৰ্কৃিতেক উপলি করার এবং রক্ষা করার েচষ্টা।

Story Oghro Dutta Script/Screenplay Ishmum Naoar Editor Ishmum Naoar Producer Ishmum Naoar Cinematographer Ishmum Naoar Leading Casts Ritaj Islam Ishmum Naoar Saiful Islam Hasina Akhter Sonia Ahsan Faruque Barisha Islam

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The story of an odd friendship Synopsis Ritaj is a little boy from a small town of Bangladesh.

Suddenly he got sick and mental depression. Dr. Rayhan, a close friend of Ritaj’s father, found out the shocking reason after some check up. Ritaj somehow contacted with the decade old tree in front of their house which is going to be cut down by the developers to construct a new building. Dr.

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Rayhan determines to save the tree from being cut

This film is made for those students who takes

down and to stop his friend Saiful from giving away

decision to attempt suicide

their old residence to the developers. And through this they tries to save the old residence, the nature and lastly the old tree.

Ishmum Naoar, a 17 years old, who studies at Mirzapur Cadet College. He loves Doing experiments with visual effects and VFX. His hobbies are video editing, 3D animation, Photography and Traveling around Bangladesh. He has a youtube channel named ‘Tal Production’. He has made many official documentary videos for his cadet college.

HUMAN, BUT...

Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | Bengali | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

Knock, knock. Open your eyes.

জলবায়ু পিরবতর্ন, িবষাক্ত গয্াস, কাবর্ন, কাবর্ন মেনাঅক্সাইড, যন্তৰ্ এইগ‌ুেলা হেলা েসইসব কারণ যা পৃ িথবী ধব্ংেসর জনয্ দায়ী। িকন্তু আমােদর েচােখ এইগ‌ুেলা িবেশব্র ধব্ংস সাধন করেছ না। সবেচেয় ভয়ংকর এবং ক্ষিতকর বস্তুিট ঘুের েবড়ােচ্ছ আমােদর মােঝ, আমােদর সােথই থাকেছ, আমােদর জ্ঞান িদেচ্ছ এই পৃ িথবীেত সু খী থাকার জেনয্ িকন্তু িভতের িভতের বস্তুিট আমােদর কাছ েথেক আমােদর পৃ িথবীেক িনেয় যােচ্ছ অেনক দূ ের। এই বস্তু েদখেত আমােদরই মত, মানু েষর মত। তারা মানু ষ েথেক একিটমাতৰ্ শ িদেয় িভন্ন। তারা মানু ষ, িকন্তু গল্পিট এসবিকছু িনেয়ই।

Director Mahabubul Antor Story Mahabubul Antor Script/Screenplay Mahabubul Antor Cinematographer Ahmed Tamim Mahabubul Antor Editor Mahabubul Antor

Synopsis Global warming, toxic gas, carbon, carbon monooxide, machine these are some of the things which are destroying our world. But, in our point of view these aren’t destroying our world. There is another harmful dangerous thing roaming near us, staying with us, acting like our best friend, giving us knowledge to stay happy in this planet but deep inside this thing is taking our world away from us. This things looks like us, like human. They are just one word different from the human. They are

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HUMAN, BUT... The story is all about these.

They are just one word different from human. They are HUMAN, BUT...

Producer Mahabubul Antor

Mahabubul Antor a young filmmaker from Bangladesh who has completed his A’level examination recently. He is very much passionate to learn filmmaking. In future, he wants to go abroad to study further on film and television. He has worked at Bangladesh Television and Gazi television. He has attended many film making courses. “Point of view” “Odrissho Shekol” “please, please, please” are some films directed by him.

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JOURNEY BY LIFE Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

A boy named Abul Kalam Azad, is a madrashah

আবু ল কালাম আজাদ নােমর মাদরাসা েথেক পাশ করা একিট ছােতৰ্র গল্প এিট। তার জীবেনর পৰ্ধান সমসয্া দু ইিট। কালােমর বাবা একজন িকডনীর েরাগী েয কখেনা এই েরাগ েথেক েবিরেয় আসার েচষ্টা কের না। অনয্িদেক কালাম েসাহাগ নােমর তার এক বন্ধুর সােথ সমেঝাতায় এেসিছেলা েয েস তার িকডনীিট েসাহােগর বাবােক দান করেব।

passesd student, who have two major problem in Director Fahim Ahmed Story Fahim Ahmed Script/Screenplay Fahim Ahmed

his life. Kalam’s father is a serious kidney patient who never tried to get recover from disease.

At the same time, Kalam had a deal with a boy named Shohag for selling kalam’s kidney due to his father’s treatment. But kalam’s father didn’t change his decision of ignoring medicine. Finally, Kalam decided to donate his kidney to Shohag’s father.

Cinematographer Fahim Ahmed Editor Fahim Ahmed Producer Fahim Ahmed Leading Casts Abul Kalam Azad Mohammad Aktar Hossain Abdul Sattar Mohammad Salahuddin Sabbir Ahmed Shohag Jahangir Hossain Assistant Director Pabon Chowdhury

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Fahim Ahmed is a young Bangladeshi filmmaker. He completed his SSC in 2014 and HSC in 2016 and currently doing B.Sc in Microbiology. Fahim has been practicing filmmaking since 2014 and enjoys connecting with filmmaker friends and relatives. However, none of his films have been screened yet due to issues regarding personal satisfaction.

He tries to cope with workshops, films, and preproduction work. He is ambitious and aspires to make Bangladesh famous in the world of international cinema.

KATATAAR Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 2 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

কাঁটাতার

Director Sifat Ahmed

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চলিচ্চতৰ্িট ভারতীয় সীমান্তরক্ষী বািহনী িবএসএফ কৃতর্ক বাংলােদশ-ভারত সীমােন্ত সীমান্তহতয্া িনেয় িনিমর্ত হেয়েছ। ১২ বছর বয়সী একিট েছেল তার মা েক দু পুেরর খাবার ৈতির রাখার কথা বেল স্কুেল যায়। েস তােদর গরুিটেক বাংলােদশ-ভারত সীমােন্তর কাছাকািছ েরেখ যায়। যখন েয স্কুল েথেক িফের আেস তখন েদখেত পায় তােদর গরুিট ভারতীয় সীমােন্তর িভতের চেল িগেয়েছ। েছেলিট গরুিটেক িফিরেয় আনার উেদ্দেশয্ সীমানা পার হেয় ভারেতর সীমানায় চেল যায় এবং িবএসএফ এর গ‌ুিলেত পৰ্াণ হারায়। হাজােরা হতয্ার মেধয্ এিট েকবল একিট উদাহরণ মাতৰ্। আমরা একিট সু রিক্ষত সীমান্ত চাই।

Story Sifat Ahmed Script/Screenplay Atik Rahman, Sifat Ahmed Editor Monzoy Rahman Producer Arfin Siyam Shahriar Rahman Bayzid Cinematographer Gopal Basak Leading Casts Sabbir Ahmed Jhorna Rani Mahmuda Cathy Ahosan Islam khan

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লক্ষ লক্ষ িশশ‌ু সূ যর্ হওয়ার সব্েপ্ন িবেভার, তােদর জনয্ গেড় তুলু ন সু রক্ষার কাঁটাতার Synopsis This film is based on the border killing by BSF at India-Bangladesh border. There we can see that a boy around 12 years old aged is going to school saying his mother to keep ready the lunch. He took their cow for grassing and their village was near the India-Bangladesh border. So, when he back from

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his school the cow has gone to Indian teritorry. The

একিট সীমান্ত, একিট গ‌ুিল, একিট লাশ

boy was innocent and he tried to return the cow in their land. But at the moment he crossed the border line he had been shot. In this way another death enlisted. But, we want a safe border for us.

Sifat Ahmed is a 16 year old boy from Tangail. He was born here and he grew up here. He is a student. he reads in class 12 in Major General Mahmudul Hasan Adarsha College. He started working behind the camera 1 years ago. Now he is directing his own short film. His ultimate ambition is directing a full length film.

LIFE WITHOUT DREAMS Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography, Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 12 min Suitable Audience

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children don’t get the chance to make their own

All Age Group

সব্প্নহীন জীবন

dreams come true. They are growing up without any dream.

Director Sheikh Surfuddin Reza Ali Chowdhury Story Sheikh Surfuddin Reza Ali Chowdhury

Tagline Life of School Students in Bangladesh who are

Bengali Synopsis

growing up without Dreams

“সব্প্নহীন জীবন” নােমর সব্ল্প ৈদঘর্য্ িসেনমািট িনিমর্ত হেয়েছ, বাংলােদেশর সব্প্নহীন জীবন িনেয় েবেড় উঠা িশশ‌ুেদর িনেয়। গল্পিটেত একিট িশশ‌ুর িনতয্িদেনর বাস্তবতা তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ। এখােন িশশ‌ুিট ঘুম েথেক উেঠই েকািচংেয় েছােট! স্কুেল যাওয়ার আগ পযর্ন্ত, িশশ‌ুিট েকািচংেয়ই সময় কািটেয় েদয়। তারপর, সন্ধয্ার আগ পযর্ন্ত স্কুল কের েস। বািড় িফের, আবার তার পৰ্াইেভট পড়েত হয় বাসার িটউটের কােছ। ফেল িশক্ষাথর্ীরা পযর্াপ্ত িবেনাদন ও মােঠ েখলার সু েযাগ পােচ্ছ না। েবেড় উঠেছ একেঘেয় জীবন িনেয়। অনয্িদেক, পিরবার েথেক চাপ েদয়– বড় হেয় পিরবােরর িনধর্ািরত সব্প্নেক বাস্তবায়ন করার জেনয্! সু তরাং, িশক্ষাথর্ীরা িনেজর সব্প্নেক বাস্তবায়ন করার সু েযাগ েথেক বিঞ্চত হেচ্ছ। িশশ‌ুিট সব্প্নহীন জীবন িনেয় েবেড় উঠেছ।

Synopsis Life without Dreams’ is a short film based on children of Bangladesh who grow up without any

Script/Screenplay Sheikh Surfuddin Reza Ali Chowdhury

dream. The story is about the realities a child faces

Cinematographer Reza & Muhit

morning. She spends her time at the coaching

Editor Nayan Kumar Producer Sheikh Surfuddin Reza

in her daily life. Here, the child rushes towards her coaching centre after waking up early in the centre before going to school. Classes at school end before evening. After returning home, she studies with her private tutor. That’s how the students don’t get enough entertainment and scope of playing in the fields. They are growing up in a boring way. On the other hand, their families fix their dream and force them to actualize it. The

Sheikh Surfuddin Reza Ali Chowdhury is working as a journalist for the Child Section, “Hello”, of bdnews24.com.

He finished his HSC examinations in July 2017. Sheikh has attended over thirty Science festivals, both national and international. He also won prizes such as the Meena Media Award from Unicef. Sheikh, who plans to be a pilot in the future, is eager to travel to new places around the world and embark on great adventures

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MEGHER SOPNO Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.6180:1 (16.18:10) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

All Age Group

েমেঘর সব্প্ন

Director Fokir Md Riajul

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আমােদর চারপােশর পৰ্িতকূলতা েথেক আমরা িনেজেদর িভতর েবিশ বাধার সম্মু খীন হই। নতুন িকছু করার আেগ এটা ভািব েয আমােক িদেয় হেব িকনা আর তখিন আমােদর িভতেরর আিমটা ২টা ভােগ ভাগ হেয় যায়। একবার বেল পারিব আবার বেল সম্ভব না। এত সব পৰ্িতকূলতা েথেক িনেজেক েবিরেয় এেন নতুন িকছু করার গল্প িনেয় িফল্মটা বানান।

Story Fokir Md Riajul Script/Screenplay Fokir Md Riajul Cinematographer Fokir Md Riajul

Amra Korbo joy Synopsis When it is hostile everywhere around us there is our mind which is behind the bar of its own jail.. but there are some stories to break the bar.. the

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film is based on these stories.It’s a story about

িশশ‌ুর সব্প্নহীন েবেড় উঠায় পিরবার িকংবা িশক্ষা পৰ্িতষ্ঠােনর দায় কতটুকু?

emotions of friend sometimes emotions inspired us to do something new.

Editor Fokir Md Riajul Producer Ovoy Film Leading Casts Saumya Dip Kritob Mondol Tonu

Fokir MD.Riajul was born in Bangladesh. He is a young filmmaker. He passed his HSC examination from Science group at Noapara Boys’ college. A year ago, he started making films. Till now he made 4 films. More than 3 of his films will release shortly.

He wishes to be an impeccable filmmaker one day.

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ONE TWO THREE Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | Bengali | International Premiere | 8 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

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Daydream ends in 3...2...1...

একিট েছাট স্কুেলর েছেল ফুচকা খাওয়ার সব্প্ন েদেখ িকন্তু েসটা পূ রেণর জনয্ তার টাকার অভাব। তাই েস িভক্ষার পথ েবঁেছ িনেয় তার সব্প্ন পূ রণ করার েচষ্টা কের, পৰ্থেম, েস অেনক টাকা উপাজর্ন কের অেনকগ‌ুেলা ফুচকা খাওয়ার জনয্, িকন্তু েস এটার খারাপ িদকিট েদখেত পায় যখন তার মািলক তার গােয় হাত তুেল। আত্মসম্মান রক্ষােথর্ েস িভক্ষার পথ েছেড় েদয় এবং অনয্ানয্ িশশ‌ুেদর মেতা স্কুেল যাওয়া শ‌ুরু কের। কািহনীিট আমােদর বেল িকভােব একজন েছাট্ট িশশ‌ু এসকল জঘনয্ কাজ েথেক িবরত থাকেব।

Director S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Story Saowad Al Qavi Script/Screenplay Marjiur Rahman Cinematographer S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Editor S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Producer S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Leading Casts Mahibir Rahman Tanjid Taaseen Ar Rafiu Rabbir Rahman S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Marjiur Rahman Background Music Saowad Al Qavi

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Synopsis The film is about a young school-going boy who fantasizes about having fuchkas (a type of fried dumplings) but doesn’t have the money for it.

So he sets on a path of beggary to fulfill that fantasy. Even though, at first, he succeeds in earning enough money to eat a lot of fuchkas, he lastly comes to know about the harsh side of this heinous act as he gets slapped by a man brutally from whom he begs. Being afraid of further losing his dignity and self-esteem, he then restrains himself from that act and continues to go and attend school like a normal kid. The film meticulously tells about how young and naive individuals could reduce themselves to heinous and desperate acts to fulfill silly fantasies.

Azmain Awsaf Arnob is a student from Dhaka. Being a skilled procrastinator, he passes time watching movies, tv shows, listening to heavy metal and watching ‘roasting’ videos. He passes his class-time daydreaming about a candle light dinner with Salma Hayek and a game of poker with Quentin Tarantino. He believes he can make best use of mediocre resources like himself. Favourite quote: “If you’re good at something, never do ir for free” - The Joker

PERFECTION Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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পারেফকশন

গল্পিট িমশ‌ু ও সািকব নােম দু িট েছেলেক িনেয়। িমশ‌ুর গােয়র রঙ কােলা হওয়ায় েস েবশ হীনময্তায় েভােগ। কােলা রঙ ফসর্া করার জনয্ েস নানারকম কৰ্ীম বয্বহার কের। আবার, সািকব একজন েশব্তী েরাগী, েসও তার েচহারা িনেয় িববৰ্ত। েসও দাগ দূ র করবার জনয্ িকৰ্ম বয্বহার কের। িকন্তু েশষ পযর্ন্ত তারা দু জেনই বয্থর্ হয় এবং বু ঝেত পাের, মেনর রূপই আসল রূপ, েচহারার রূপ নয়।

Director Fida Al Mugni Fatiha Ormin Naser Story Fatiha Ormin Naser Script/Screenplay Fatiha Ormin Naser Editor Alif Al Siam

Tagline Everyone is beautiful Synopsis This story is based on two boys named Mishu and Sakib. Mishu has dark skin color and he wants brighter, so tries beauty creams. On the other side,

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Sakib has vitiligo. He wants to remove the vitiligo

If no one is perfect then what is perfection?

spots from his face, so also uses beauty creams.

But both of them failed. Then they realized that, inner beauty is the real beauty.

Producer Fatiha Ormin Naser Cinematographer Alif Al Siam Leading Casts Sarder Akib Latif Rafi Mahmud Mustafa Mohammad Mushfiq

Fatiha Ormin Naser is a student of Class 10 at Motijheel Government Girls’ High School. She is an active volunteer at Kishor Alo, Kishor Alo Film and Photography Club, Kishor Alo Book Club, Bangladesh Youth Crew and Help the Future. She was the former head of the department of photography at Roshni Foundation.

Fatiha is also the Presidential Secretary of Film and Photography at Kaalpurush Entertainment Fida Al Mugni is studying in Class 12 at Adamjee Cantonment Public College.

He is an active volunteer at Kishor Alo and the Kishor Alo Book Club. He is also a member of Bishwa Sahitto Kendra. Formerly, Fida was a scriptwriter at Roshni Foundation. He is currently the Presidential Secretary of IT at Kaalpurush Entertainment.

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RECHARGE Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Drama | Chakma | No Premiere | 10 Min 33 Sec Suitable Audience

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The film “Recharge” is all about how some

িসেনমািটর কািহনী হল েদাকানদাররা িকভােব িবেকৰ্তােদর ঠকায় এবং এিট িকভােব িকেশার-িকেশািরেদর উপর খারাপ পৰ্ভাব েফেল। এিট একিট সতয্ ঘটনা যা রাঙ্গামািটর পাহািড় অঞ্চেল ঘেটিছল।

shopkeepers cheat to the customers and how Director Bivayon Chakma Story Gyana Mitra Chakma

teenagers are affected by it. It is based on real life story on the Rangamati hill tract, in Chakma language. The short film “RECHARGE” tried to create value in the social impact by showing the

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responsibility of thyself.

The Awerness For Generation

Script/Screenplay Bivayon Chakma Editor Dalton Chakma Producer Ratna Binoy Chakma Cinematographer Rocky Chakma Ratna Binoy Chakma Leading Casts Mohar Chakma Kokan Chakma Milton Chakma Shuvo Jiton Chakma Surupa Chakma Chinu Chakma Opi Dewan Sumentu Chakma Bappi Chakma Papiya Dewan Somonnoy Dewan (Abu) Amar Sindu Chakma

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Bivayon Chakma is a member of CHT Film Society, one of the leading film organizations in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Although he directed this film, he is also well-known as a script-writer, photographer, and songwriter. The film “RECHARGE” is his first step as a film director.

RISE Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Action | English | No Premiere | 2 Min 40 Sec Suitable Audience

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জাগরণ

সামািজক কাঠােমাগ‌ুেলা আমােদর েশকেলর নয্ায় আঁকেড় ধের রােখ। একিবংশ শতা ীেতও েদখা যায়, নারী তার লক্ষয্ অজর্ন করেত িগেয় িহমিশম খােচ্ছ। অথচ পুরুষেদর েক্ষেতৰ্ তুলনামূ লক কম সমসয্া পািড় িদেয় তারা লক্ষয্ অজর্ন কের েফেল, যা িকনা বতর্মান েপৰ্ক্ষাপট িবেবচনায় েচােখ পড়ার মেতা। এসব উপাদান িনেয়ই চলিচ্চতৰ্িটর গল্প।

Director Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha Story Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha Script/Screenplay Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha Cinematographer Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha Editor Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha

Tagline Suddenly swallowed by signs low and behold, yet going to rise up.

Synopsis The social structures hold us like shackles and

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keep us from doing what we want to do. Even

Fight, rise and shine.

in the 21st century, it is observed that women struggle to achieve their goals where men with abundance of opportunities and comparatively less hurdles, excel easily. The essence of this movie deals with these elements.

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Syeda Abrar Toaha Is an amateur filmmaker from Dhaka.

She is going to sit for her SSC exams this year.She also plays Handball, Basketball and Hockey in her school team and takes part in cultural programs. She has worked on executing many films and one of them got awarded in ‘Children Film festival’ and ‘Meena Media Award’.

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SHADOWS Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Horror, Thriller | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

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ছায়া

জয় এর িনকেটােফািবয়া আেছ। অথর্াৎ েস অন্ধকারেক অেনক ভয় পায়। রােত তার রুেমর লাইট নষ্ট হেয় েগেল, তার ভাই তােক একটা টচর্লাইট েদয় যােত েস ভয় না েপেয় শািন্তেত ঘুমােত পাের। িকন্তু আেলােত েজেগ উঠা ছায়াগ‌ুেলা জয়েক মারার েচষ্টা করেল েস বু ঝেত পাের েয অন্ধকাের ভয় পাওয়ার িকছু েনই। আসল ভয় আেলােত।

Director Samin Kader Story Samin Kader Script/Screenplay Samin Kader Editor Samin Kader

Tagline Fear the light, not the darkness.

Synopsis Joy has nyctophobic, he’s afraid of the dark. When the dim light in his room goes down, his brother gives him a torch to make it through the night without giving in to his fear of the darkness. But it so happens that the darkness is the safer place when the shadows in the light try to take his life.

Producer Samin Kader Kishor Pasha Durjoy Roy Prince Cinematographer Samin Kader and Kishor Pasha Leading Casts Durjoy Roy Prince Samin Kader

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Samin Kader is currently a college student whose hobby is filmmaking. Even though he has written and directed multiple short films, he still doubts if he can ever become a professional filmmaker. With his visual effects skills, he tries to make sure that a story never has any visual limit.

He also believes that a strong story deserves a strong performance from the whole cast and crew when it comes to filmmaking.

THE AUXILIARY VERB Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

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শৰ্িমক িশশ‌ু েদেশর সম্পদ, িকন্তু তােদর সম্পদ েক?

জীবন ৈবিচতৰ্য্ময়। এই শহেরর রাস্তায় পৰ্িতিনয়ত অজসৰ্ জীবন নদীর েসৰ্ােতর মত বেয় চেলেছ। তােদরই মেধয্ একজন নাজমুল। তার বয়স মাতৰ্ ১১ বছর। েস একজন েটম্পু চালেকর সহকারী। তার জীবেনর সংগৰ্ামী িবষয়বস্তু-ই িফেল্মর মূ ল গল্প। তার পিরবােরর ৪ জন সদসয্ যখন সারািদেনর ক্ষুধা েমাচেনর জনয্ তার জনয্ পথ েচেয় বেস থােক, েস খুব গবর্েবাধ কের। তার এবং তার মেতা িকছু িকেশােরর জীবনযাতৰ্াটার একিট সংিক্ষপ্ত উদাহরেণর নাম “দয্ অিক্সলাির ভাবর্”।

Director Ajijul Hasan Surzo Story A Child Labour Day Script/Screenplay Mohi Shanto Editor Ajijul Hasan Surzo

Synopsis Life is full of variations. Everyday life in the streets of this city continues to flow like rivers. Najamul’s life is one of them. He is only 11 years old, Assistant of a Tempu driver. The subject of this film is the main story of his life. He feels very proud when 4 members of his family are looking for him for reconclle the day’s hunger. So, this one is a brief example of some of the teenaged children’s life, “The Auxiliary Verb.”

Producer Surzo & Mohi Shanto Cinematographer Mohi Shanto Leading Casts Nazmul Ajijul Hasan Surzo is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is studying Science at Ideal College, Dhanmondi. Earlier, he has made some short films, Music Videos, and Documentaries. He has also experience in assisting few television dramas. He is very skilled in editing and writing too.

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THE MAGIC BIN Bangladesh | 2017 | 16 MM | 1.6:1 (8:5) | Color | Action | Bengali | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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িনেজেক পিরবতর্ন কর, অনয্েক পিরবতর্ন কর।

মিন সব সময় ঘর েনাংরা কের। তার মা যতই বু ঝােত েচষ্টা করেতা, ততই েবিশ েস ঘর েনাংরা করেতা। এই জনয্ তার মা এক িদন তার জনয্ যাদু র বাক্স িনেয় আেস। েসখােন ময়লা আবজর্না েফলার সােথ সােথ চকেলট েবর হয়। মিনও তার পর েথেক যাদু র বােক্স ময়লা েফলেত থােক আর একিট কের চকেলট েপেত থােক। এমন কের িনেজেক েস পিরবতর্ন করেত থােক। এখন মিন েযখােন েসখােন ময়লা আবজর্না েফেল না।

Director Razia Sultana Story Johura Aktar Srity Script/Screenplay Shariful Islam Shamim Editor Anik Islam Producer Shariful Islam Shamim

Synopsis Moni always makes her room dirty. Her mother tried to aware her about the neat and cleanliness.

But she didn’t try to understand. She carried on her sordidness. For that reason, one day her mother brought a magic bin. It was a wonderful bin. As soon as she threw garbage into the magic bin, came out many chocolate from there. Moni feels surprised at seeing many colorful chocolate.

That moment she decided to throw garbage into the magic bin.

Cinematographer Shariful Islam Shamim Leading Casts Sayka Mon Razia Sultana is a tenth-grade student at Kisholoy High School. She loves singing and painting. The Magic Bin is her debut short film, and through it, she attempts to portray how a child can be molded. She believes that a family can easily shape a child, owing to the fact that the child receives its first learning experience through a family. Sultana aspires to direct more good films in the future.

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THE WALL Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Comedy | NO DIALOGUE | International Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

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Three men, a wall, a poster and just another day.

িসেনমািট ধূ মপান েয ক্ষিতকর, েসই িবষয়িটর উপর েজার েদয়। ধূ মপান আমােদর সমােজর খুবই ভয়ংকর এবং একই সেঙ্গ খুবই সাধারণ একিট সমসয্া। এমনিক, এর কারেণ সব বয়সী মানু ষই িবিভন্ন েরােগ আকৰ্ান্ত হয়। একজন বয়স্ক ধূ মপায়ী একজন তরুণ ধূ মপায়ীেক ধমক িদেচ্ছন, এভােবই গল্পিট শ‌ুরু হয়। পরবতর্ীেত েস আেরকজন ধূ মপায়ী দব্ারা িবতািড়ত হয় এবং স্থান তয্াগ করেত বাধয্ হয়। িসেনমািট হাসয্রসাত্মক হেলও সমােজর ধূ মপায়ীেদর রুক্ষ বয্বহারেকও িনেদর্শ কের।

Director S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Story S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Marjiur Rahman Script/Screenplay Marjiur Rahman Editor S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Producer S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Cinematographer S.M. Azmain Awsaf Arnob Leading Casts Taaseen Ar Rafiu Mahibur Rahman Tanjid MD Repon SM Obaduzzaman Tamim Background Music Saowad Al Qavi

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Synopsis The film emphasizes on smoking, a terrifying yet common social problem of our country. In fact, so common that its victims belong to almost all ages of people. The story progresses with a smoker threatening another young smoker not to smoke while he, himself, smokes. Later on, he is also threatened by another smoker older than him and he is made to leave the place. Through a social awareness poster containing messages coming in the frame as each character is shown affected by the smoking, the film shows a comical yet true depiction of smokers and their behaviours in our society.

Azmain Awsaf Arnob is a student from Dhaka. Being a skilled procrastinator, he passes time watching movies, tv shows, listening to heavy metal and watching ‘roasting’ videos. He passes his class-time daydreaming about a candle light dinner with Salma Hayek and a game of poker with Quentin Tarantino.

He believes he can make best use of mediocre resources like himself. Favourite quote: “If you’re good at something, never do ir for free” - The Joker

TO THE CHILDREN OF PALESTINE Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Action, Drama | English | South Asian Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

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To The Children Of Palestine is the 2nd film of

“টু দয্ িচলেডৰ্ন অব পয্ােলস্টাইন” সাইেয়দু ল আবরােরর িরিফউিজ িটৰ্লিজর িদব্তীয় চলিচ্চতৰ্। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িট িনিমর্ত হেয়েছ িমশরীয়-আেমিরকান নারী সাংবািদক সামার মারওয্ােনর েলখা একিট িচিঠেক িঘের চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত সারািবেশব্র মানিবক মানু ষেদর পক্ষ েথেক হতভাগা িফিলিস্তিন িশশ‌ুেদর কােছ ক্ষমাপৰ্াথর্না করা হেয়েছ। ষােটর দশেক িফিলিস্তেনর ভূ িমেত ইসরাইিল আগৰ্াসেনর পর দীঘর্ কেয়ক দশক েপিরেয় িগেয়েছ। এই সমেয়র মােঝ কেয়ক পৰ্জেন্মর িফিলিস্তিন িশশ‌ু অিনিশ্চত জীবন িনেয় েবেড় উেঠেছ, জীবন পার কেরেছ। যারা জােন কেব তােদর মুিক্ত আসেব

Sayedul Abrar’s Refugee Trilogy. This film is based Director Sayedul Abrar Story Samar marwan Script/Screenplay Sayedul Abrar Editor Shahed Ahmed Producer Sayedul Abrar

on a letter written by Egyptian-American journalist Samar Marwan. Through the film the filmmaker.

Through the film, the filmmakers ask apology to the Palestinian children whose life is miserable for years just because of some International politics. Few Palestinian genaration has grown up after Isarel Invasion in their land and they don’t know when the will achieve their cherished independence.

Logline An apology to the children of Palestine territory.

Animation/Graphics Salman Sakib

Sayedul Abrar a young Bangladeshi filmmaker. He is working with CFS from 2012. His first film ‘Broken Dream’ was screened at 6th International Children’s Film Festival. In 2016 he made an animated film ‘Alan Kurdi From Heaven’ which has won several international awards from USA, India & Bangladesh.

In 2017 he has directed his second film of Refugee Trilogy ‘To The Children Of Palestine.’

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8 A.M. Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Md Yeasir Yunus Story Md Yeasir Yunus Script/Screenplay Md Yeasir Yunus Cinematographer Md Yeasir Yunus Editor Md Yeasir Yunus Producer Md Yeasir Yunus Leading Casts Khayrul Bashar Moushumi Sumi

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Rat poison is not standard to commit suicide

েসাহান একজন েসব্চ্ছােসবক, েয িকনা মানিসকভােব হতাশ বয্িক্তেদর সােথ েটিলেফােন কথা বলার মাধয্েম েবঁেচ থাকেত অনু েপৰ্রণা েদয়, একিদন েস িনেজই িঠক কের আত্মহতয্া করেব। েস তােদর েফান েদয় যােদর েস এতিদন বাঁিচেয়িছল। িকন্তু েকউই তােক েবাঝােত সক্ষম হয় না। অবেশেষ একজন কয্ান্সাের আকৰ্ান্ত েমেয়, েয িনেজও আত্মহতয্া করেত চায় তার সােথ একিট েগইম েখলার কথা িঠক কের। েগইমিট হেলা, তারা দু জেন দু জনেক িকছু েকাড িদেব এবং সকাল আটটার মেধয্ এেক অপরেক খুঁেজ েবর করেব। যিদ না পাের তাহেল আটটার সময় দু ইজেন আত্মহতয্া করেব আর যিদ পাের তাহেল তারা সব্াভািবক জীবেন িফের আসেব। এভােবই গল্প এিগেয় চেল।

Synopsis A volunteer man, Sohan, who runs an organisation for motivating the people in danger at night over phone call not to commit suicide, decides to commit suicide. He calls the persons who were benefitted by him but everyone fails to prevent him from doing so. He talks to a girl who has cancer and wants to commit suicide as she doesn’t want to be a burden to her family. The man gives her a proposal to play a game. The game is- they will give each other some codes and both will try to find themselves by 8 am in the next morning. If they can do it, they will not commit suicide but if they cannot do it, they will commit suicide at 8 am wherever they are at that time. And, if they succeed they will get back to the their normal life.

Md. Yeasir Yunus makes short films and documentaries to raise social awareness. Currently, he is studying at the University of Dhaka and he is working about public health. He wants to incorporate his work into the core of his academic life.He worked as an intern at 10 minutes school as a video editor. He has his own platform about public awareness, Dhaka Diaries.

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A BIRD IN THE CAGE Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | NO DIALOGUE | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above

Synopsis

Bengali Synopsis

This is the story of a woman who lives in a city

গল্পিট বয্স্ততম শহেরর একজন মিহলােক িনেয়, যার আেশ পােশর সকেলই অিতশয় বয্স্ত। এেতা বয্স্ততার মেধয্ও তার মেতাই এই শহেরর আেরা হাজােরা মিহলােক এই বয্স্ততা স্পশর্ কের না। তােদর জীবেন েকােনা তরঙ্গ েনই। তারা েযন খাঁচায় বন্দী পািখ। বাইের েথেক তােদরেক েদেখ পিরতৃপ্ত মেন হেলও মেনর গভীের েকাথাও না েকাথাও তারা েযন তােদর হারােনা সব্াধীনতা িফের েপেত চায়। “অয্া বাডর্ ইন দয্ েকজ” খাঁচায় বিন্দ এই সকল নারীর জীবেনর গল্পই বেল।

where she is inevitably surrounded by a hectic Director Jisan Mahadi Story Jisan Mahadi Script/Screenplay Jisan Mahadi Editor Tarek Mahmud Producer Towfique -E-Elahi

pace of life. Despite living in the thick of it, thousands of women like her in the city remain unaffected outright by its pace. Rather, their life looks like a motionless, caged bird. The bird apparently seems much happier when looked at from outside: a beautiful home, food and almost everything have been well taken care of. Yet somewhere deep down in its heart, it still tries to escape, to find the lost freedom and to restore the inner peace.” A Bird in the Cage” reflects the life story of a suppressed woman.

Cinematographer Zamsedur Rahman Sajib Mokarram Rana Leading Casts Umme Adiba, Towfique-E-Elahi Executive Producer Hemanta sadeeq Assistant Director Amina Binte Hasan

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Jisan Mahadi is a student of Daffodil international university department of Journalism and mass communication. He is a co-founder of “SHUNNO” which is a social organization. And he is also co-Founder of a film society named “Cinema Bangladesh”. Currently, he is working as a Festival director of Global youth Film Festival Lakshmipur. “A Bird In The Cage” is Debut film of Jisan Mahadi. His Dream is to frame his ideas and thoughts throughout the whole life.

A BIRD OF PARADISE Bangladesh | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 25 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Md. Mamunur Rashid Story Md. Mamunur Rashid Script/Screenplay Md. Mamunur Rashid Editor Showkot Ali Rana Producer Eyewink Cinematographer Rahat Bappy Assistant Cinematographer Sajjad Leading Casts Nabin, Shopno, Nurun-Nahar Beby,Enamul Haq Rana, Kazi faisal,Raunok Ripon, Iktarul Islam, Nadim and many more

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Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

Matir Pakhi

রাজা জেন্মর সময় তার মােক হারায়। রাজার বাবা শহেরর পিরচ্ছন্নতা কমর্ী। রাজার মা মারা যাবার পর তার বাবা আবার িবেয় কেরন। িকন্তু েসই সংসাের অেনক অশািন্ত। অশািন্তর পৰ্ধান কারণ অভাব। অনু ষঙ্গ অনয্ানয্ কারেণর মেধয্ রাজার বাবার দাম্পতয্ জীবেনর অক্ষমতা, যার িবপরীেত রাজার সৎ মােয়র পরকীয়া েপৰ্ম। এই িনেয় চরম অশািন্তর সংসাের সদয্ ৈকেশাের উত্তীণর্ রাজা পৰ্ায়ই নানা কারেণ সৎ মােয়র িনযর্াতেনর িশকার হয়। বাবার অিত আদেরর পুতৰ্ রাজা পৰ্ায়ই বাবার কােজ সহেযািগতা কের। পাশাপািশ বাবার সেঙ্গ েস নগেরর নানান অেচনা জায়গায় ঘুরেত িগেয় হেরক রকম মািট সংগৰ্হ কের। এই মািট িদেয় অবসর সমেয় েস তার সব্েপ্নর পািখ বানায়। রাজা িবশব্াস কের এই মািটর পািখ তার মেনর সকল কথা জােন। এছাড়া সময় েপেলই বিস্তর সমবয়সী িশশ‌ুেদর সেঙ্গ েস েখলা কের। বিস্তর কিঠন জীবেনর সকল কমর্কােণ্ডর নীরব সাক্ষী েযমন িনশ্চল িনবর্াক আেলক চাচা, েতমিন সাক্ষী থােক আমােদর পৰ্িতিট মানু েষর িভতের থাকা বিন্দ মািটর পািখিট।

Tagline Children’s have been dominated by their parents.

Synopsis A lad Raza lost her mother during birth. Raza’s father is the cleaner of the city. After Raza’s mother died, the father got married again. But there are a lot of sufferings in the world. The main cause of torment is lacking. Among other reasons, the father’s inability in marriage life, in contrast to extra marital affair of the Raza’s righteous mother. Raza, who has passed a new age of extreme turmoil in this matter, is often the victim of the tortured mother. Raza helps his father in his works. Beside this, he travels many places with him and collects various types of clay and make his dream bird with them.

MD. Mamunur Rashid Shraban, is a Bangladeshi filmmaker with high hopes for this work field. Currently, he is doing his post-graduate from Stamford University Bangladesh under the Department of Film & Media.

He has been working as an independent director and Producer since 2010. His family encourages him about film-making as he is very passionate about this.

AFROJA’S DIARY Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Afroja’s Diary | No Premiere | 15 min Tagline

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

Never give up your dreams.

Writer & Director Abi Samundha

Synopsis

আফেরাজা একজন িডেভারসড মিহলা েয তার েছেলেক িনেয় থােক। তার সব্প্ন িছল একজন কিব হওয়ার িকন্তু তা আর সম্ভব হেয় ওেঠিন। িকন্তু তারপরও েস একিট ডােয়িরেত তার কিবতাগ‌ুেলা িলেখ রাখত। একিদন চাকির হািরেয় হতাশাগৰ্স্থ হেয় েস খাতািট ছু ঁেড় েফেল েদয়। তখনই একজন সাংবািদক তার খাতািট খুেজ পায়, যার িকনা পিতৰ্কার জনয্ একিট সািহতয্ রচনার পৰ্েয়াজন িছল। এভােবই শ‌ুরু হয় আফেরাজার সব্েপ্নর পেথ চলা।

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Script/Screenplay Abi Samundha Editor Srabonty Meherun Producer Afroja Sultana

Afroja is a divorced woman who lives with her son. She wanted to be a poet. Even though she could not, she never gave up. She kept writing her poetries in a diary. One day she lost her job and in frustration she threw her diary, which was later found by a journalist of a newspaper which needed a literature content. And that’s how she had her

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dream job.

Afroja Chasing her dream and achieving it through a frustrating life.

Cinematographer Fahim Hossain Leading Casts Afroja Sultana, Anik Kumar Kundu, Fardin Fahad, Akash Kumar, Nasrin Nasha, Babu Dewan Sound Engineer Andrew Anthony Diaz Assistant Director Saif Chowdhury Assistant Director Shakir Uj Jaman

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Abinash Samundha, born on 2nd of December 1998 is a beginner filmmaker who is currently working with “Blank View Films” and dreams of becoming a filmmaker in his life.Currently, he is studying BFA in Ceramics at Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University. He has made a few short films with some of his friends which are on YouTube.

AGONTUK Bangladesh | 2017 | Other | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Sci-Fi | Bangla | No Premiere | 16 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Chashi Mahiul Islam (Oishorjo) Mohammad Muzahedul Islam Rafi Story Junaed Younus Khan Script/Screenplay Chashi Mahiul Islam (Oishorjo) Editor Chashi Mahiul Islam (Oishorjo) Mohammad Muzahedul Islam Rafi

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Bengali Synopsis

আগন্তুক

অনলাইেন টুকটাক েছাট গল্প েলেখ সািমউল ইসলাম। ইদািনং েস একটা মানিসক সমসয্ায় পেড়েছ। েস সব জায়গায় অিবকল িনেজর মত আেরকজনেক েদখেছ; যা িদেনর পর িদন তােক অিস্থর কের তুলেছ। েস একজন েথরািপস্ট এর কােছ যাওয়া শ‌ুরু কের। েথরািপেস্টর মেত এটা েকান সাধারন সমসয্া না তাই তােদর িভন্ন পেথ এেগােত হেব।

Synopsis Young online short story writer Samiul Islam is facing a psychological problem recently.He is seeing his own-self often almost everywhere.

That’s just turning him crazy day by day. He started seeing a therapist and got admitted to a psychological care center. The therapist said it was

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a rather unusual case but they should try.

সকােল সািম ঘুম েথেক উেঠ িলিভং রুম এ েযেয়ই চমেক উেঠ। ওর সামেনই েয েছেলটা বৰ্াশ আর টুথেপস্ট িনেয় দািড়েয় আেছ েদখেত অিবকল ওর িনেজর মত।

Producer URCIS Production Cinematographer Chashi Mahiul Islam (Oishorjo) Mohammad Muzahedul Islam Rafi Leading Casts Shohely Sultana Mostafa Monowar Abrar Amin Mirajul Islam Manavi Alam Syed Fahim Fatema Naznin

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Chashi Mahiul Islam (Oishorjo) is a film enthusiast who is trying to make short films with his friends since Junior School. He has made a few films in different genres. His favorite genres are mystery, thriller, and drama. His film “End of the Line” and “The Dumb Age” got selected for 7th and 9th Children’s Film Festival.

Mahiul is looking forward to setting a career in filmmaking and wants to make a difference to Bangladesh’s film industry.

Mohammad Muzahedul Islam Rafi is a film enthusiastic. He has made a few films which were appreciated by viewers and critics. He and his team have also won a number of prizes for their film. He has a different perspective on storytelling and showing things to the viewer and that’s what which will make him unique to his viewer soon. His film “Bhinno” has already won some best director and picture awards from different film festivals.

AR BESHI DUR NAI Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 7 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Al hassan Rakib Story Collected Script/Screenplay Al Hassan Rakib Editor Tarek Mahmud sumon

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Bengali Synopsis

আর েবিশ দূ র নাই

মাদৰ্াসা পড়ুয়া রবব্ািন নােমর েছেলিটর তার মােয়র কথা মেন পেড়। েস মেন পৰ্ােন িবশব্াস কের তার মা এখনও েবঁেচ আেছ। েস তার পৰ্িতটা কােজই তার মােক মেন কের। েযগ‌ুেলার সােথ তার মােয়র সম্পৃ ক্ততা িছল। তার নতুন বন্ধু ময়নােকও েস সবসময় তার মােয়র কথা বেল। একিদন তারা িঠক কের মােয়র সােথ েদখা করেত যােব। এরপর তারা েবিড়েয় পেড় মােয়র সােথ েদখা করেত।

Tagline সম্পকর্ দূ রতব্ েবােঝ না Synopsis A boy who misses his mother badly. He strongly believes that his mother is still alive. He remembers his mom in his works which was related to her. His friend’s name is Moyna. He always talks about his mother to Moyna. One day, he and Moyna decide to meet with her mother.

Producer Al hassan Rakib Cinematographer Nurnabi khan Leading Caststttt Siyam & Rifat

Al hassan Rakib born on Oct 26, 1997, is studying Media and Mass Communication Studies at Daffodil International University.He always tries to find more ways to use his camera to create unique visuals as he is passionate about being a filmmaker. He worked as an Assistant Director at “Shot Cut Films” and currently, he is working as an independent filmmaker.

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ASMA Bangladesh | 2015 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | Bangla | International Premiere | 5 Min 40 Sec Suitable Audience

13 years & above

Synopsis This is a story about a thirteen-year-old girl, whose name is Asma.She doesn’t have a healthy

Director Pooja Khati Story Pooja Khati

life like other children. Neither she has friends nor she goes to school. Due to poverty and lack of opportunities, her life is limited in a Tea shop.

Asma works day and night to improve the living standard of her family but she can’t afford to go to

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school.

Cinematographer Pooja Khati

গল্পিট ১৩ বছর বয়সী আসমা েক িনেয়। তার জীবন অনয্ানয্ িশশ‌ুেদর মেতা িবলাসবহুল না। তার েকােনা বন্ধু েনই। এমনিক েস স্কুেলও েযেত পাের না। তার জীবন একিট চােয়র েদাকােন আটকা পেড়। আসমা িদন-রাত েসখােন কাজ কের পিরবােরর আিথর্ক উন্নিতর জনয্। িকন্তু তা সেত্তব্ও স্কুেল যাওয়ার খরচ বহন করা তার পেক্ষ সম্ভব হয় না।

Editor Pooja Khati Producer Pooja Khati

Bengali Synopsis

Leading Casts Asma

Pooja Khati is currently a final year student studying at Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Pooja, who originally hails from Nepal, is passionate about film making and photography, and is also interested in global women’s issues. She aspires to be a documentary film maker and wants to showcase her messages regarding women’s issues through her films.

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DAY OF 1971 Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 15 min Suitable Audience

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13 years & above

একাত্তেরর িদন

Director Sabbir Ahmed Shohag Story Sabbir Ahmed Shohag Script/Screenplay Sabbr Ahmed Shohag Editor Haseb Hasan Jahangir Shoujan Producer Haseb Hasan Sabbir Ahmed Shohag Cinematographer Najiree Shagor Leading Casts Yeasir Shohag Tahmed Shohana

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Synopsis In 1971, two siblings come from one region to another in fear of the military. The story goes on with brother Shafiq and his sister Alo. We see their love and care. At the end the brother get killed.

When the sisters returns to the urban life after the war, everything ends up being a question for the

শহীদ হওয়া। যু েদ্ধর পর েবান েবঁেচ িফের আেস। শহুের জীবেনর েদখা েমেল এবং সব িকছু র েশেষ েবােনর একটা পৰ্শ্ন েথেক যায়। গেল্পর েশষ হেব ভাই েবােনর এক অদ্ভুত দৃ েশয্র মাধয্েম। েযখােন আেস্ত আেস্ত তার, ভােলাবাসা ও জীবন িবলীন হেয় যায়। Logline

মুিক্তেযাদ্ধােদর তােদর পৰ্াপয্ সম্মান িক আমরা িদেত েপেরিছ? জীবেনর সমািপ্তেত তারা কী েপল?

sister. The story ends with a strange scene from the brother’s sister. And his love and life disappear slowly.

Bengali Synopsis

সময়টা ১৯৭১, িমিলটািরেদর ভেয় এক অঞ্চল েথেক অনয্ অঞ্চেল চেল আেস এক ভাই ও েবান। ভাই শিফক এবং েবান আেলােক িনেয়ই গল্প এেগায়। আমরা তােদর ভােলাবাসা, েস্নহ মাখা সময় েদিখ। এবং সমািপ্তেত ভাইেয়র

Sabbir Ahmed Shohag aspires to be an independant film-maker and this was his dream since his childhood.

As a young film-maker, he thinks that this sector is full of potential independent Filmmakers. By this film, he wants to create a statement by showing something special and different from others and to achieve personal goals through filmmaking.

DEBU Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 9 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Alip Roy Story Alip Roy Script/Screenplay Alip Roy Editor Alip Roy Producer Chayan Biswas, Alip Roy Cinematographer Alip Roy Leading Casts Deboyoti Biswas Tanni Biswas Sattya Biswas

Tagline A boy without television Synopsis An eight year old boy living in a village without electricity. He used to visit another village where electricity available and he loves to watch adventurous tv series. But he only can watch it hiding at friend’s house. He got bitten by a snake trying to escape at the moment while his friend’s mom was arriving.

Bengali Synopsis

সন্ধয্ায় পড়ায় মন বেস না এবং মােয়র কােছ িটিভ েকনার আবদার কের। িবদু য্ৎ ছাড়া েয িটিভ িকেন লাভ েনই, এটা মা েদবু েক েবাঝায়। এমনিক রােত বাবার কােছ অনু েরাধ কের অনয্ গৰ্ােম িগেয় িটিভ েদখার জনয্। পরিদন স্কুেল তার বন্ধু রােত তার িপৰ্য় অনু ষ্ঠােনর কথা জািনেয় েদবু েক বািড়েত আসেত বেল। েদবু খুবই খুিশ হেয় স্কুল েথেক েফরার পেথ িকছু লেজন্স িকেন রােখ বন্ধুর জনয্। অতয্ন্ত উতফুল্ল মেন েস বন্ধুর বািড় যায়। িঠক একই সময় তার বাবাও চােয়র েদাকােন বেস িটিভ েদেখ। েদবু জানালার েপছন েথেক িটিভ েদখার কারেণ তার বন্ধুর মা ঘের ঢুকেতই চমেক ওেঠ এবং েদবু লাফ িদেয় পেড়। আর িঠক তখনই িবষাক্ত েকান সাপ তােক েছাবল মাের।

পাশব্র্বতর্ী এলাকায় িবদু য্ৎ থাকা সেত্তব্ও আশ্চেযরর্ িবষয় হেলা এই গৰ্ামিটেত িবদু য্ৎ েনই সকল অবকাঠােমা থাকার পরও। এমনই এক গৰ্ােমর েছেল েদবু । স্কুল েথেক েফরার পেথ েদবু চােয়র েদাকােন িটিভ েদেখ। িকন্তু েসখােন িনেজর পছেন্দর িকছু ই েদখেত না েপের রােত জব্ালাবার জনয্ েতল িকেন বািড় েফের। তার িপৰ্য় অনু ষ্ঠানিট েদখেত না পারায়

Alip Roy is a Bangladeshi filmmaker who studied in Graphic Design & Multimedia. He worked as a documentary photographer and cinematographer for the last two years in Bangladesh and India. He has worked with some other director as a producer and assistant director but this is his first work as a filmmaker. He wants his story to speak for the people around him.

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FATHER Bangladesh | 1017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 1 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Ahmed Tamim Story Ahmed Tamim Script/Screenplay Ahmed Tamim Editor Ahmed Tamim Producer Ahmed Tamim Cinematographer Mahabubul Antor

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

ফাদার

বাবা, দু ইিট বণর্ আর একিট শ মাতৰ্। িকন্তু এই দু িট বণর্, একিট শে র েপছেনর মানু ষটা েমােটই েছাট নয়। জীবেনর শ‌ুরুেত েযই মানু ষটা সব্প্ন েদেখিছল ফুিতর্র একটা জীবেনর, বন্ধুেদর সােথ সব্াধীনভােব ঘুের েবড়ােনার। েসই মানু ষটাই জীবেনর এক পযর্ােয় আেরকিট েছাট্ট সব্প্ন, েছাট্ট জীবনেক আনন্দময় এবং আেলািকত করার জনয্ তয্াগ কের িনেজর সব্েপ্নর, আকাঙ্ক্ষার এবং সমস্ত ইচ্ছার। েসই সকল দু ই বেণর্র এবং এক শে র অসাধারণ মানু ষগ‌ুেলার জনয্ এই িসেনমা “ফাদার”।

Tagline Respect to those 6 letters.

Synopsis Father, simple 6 letters and a word. But the man behind this 6 letters and a word is not simple.

In the beginning of the life who dreamt of a comfortable life, hanging out with friends freely.

In one stage of life, that same person sacrifices

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his dreams, desires and wishes to make another

6 letters and a word behind someone’s happiness.

small dream and life cheerful and bright. This film “Father” is dedicated to all those Men behind those 6 letters and a word.

Ahmed Tamim is an HSC candidate who is studying at Udayan higher secondary school. In the future, he is willing to study on films and television studies.He is highly passionate about making films and video editing and is working on that. He loves to collect film posters and read books.

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HE IS LISTENING Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | Bengali | International Premiere | 12 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

েস শ‌ুনেছ...

Writer & Director Mohanmed Yeasin

Synopsis

আমরা িবশব্াস কির েয, আমরা ঈশব্রেক যা করেত বলব েস তাই করেব। খারাপ েহাক বা ভােলা েহাক। েসেক্ষেতৰ্ অেনক সময় েদখা যায় ঈশব্র তাই কের যা চাওয়া হেচ্ছ েসটা যতটা খারাপই েহাক না েকন। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত আমােদর এবং আমােদর আেস পােশর মানু ষেদর মেতাই ৭িট মানু ষেক তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ এবং ৩টা মাজহাব েক তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ। েযটা িকনা একটা চেকৰ্ ঘুের আর তােদর কােজর ফল েদখােনা হেয়েছ। এরা বরাবরই তােদর িনজ িনজ ঈশব্র এর কােছ সামেনর মানু ষ েক ঠকােনা, অসম্মান, আত্মসাৎ করা এবং মানহািনর মত জঘনয্ অপরাধগ‌ুেলার জনয্ পৰ্াথর্না কের এবং েসই পৰ্াথর্না অনু যায়ী তারা তােদর কােজ সফল হয়। একই সােথ েসই সব কােজর ফলটাও েভাগ কের। েকউ একটু কিঠন ভােব আবার েকউ একটু

Suitable Audience

Editor Mohammed Yeasin

We belief that whatever we ask from God to do he is going to do that and exactly some time He does what we want him to do whether its wrong or right. But at the same time we

Producer Mohammed Yeasin

know we have to payback for whatever we are

Cinematographer Sazzat Parvej Sazib

Puller,Rex,Amena,Onkush,Poulomi,Poulomi’s

Leading Casts Gs Chanchal Ridwanuzzaman Tumul Janika Brishty Tarana Samin Emma Chowdhury Shilpi, Ashik Khan Ridoy Hossain.

doing in our life whether its wrong or right.

In this film 7 different peoples, a Rickshaw Mother,Rokeya & David of 3 different religions, Islam,Hindu & Christian gets into a circle of payback where they continuously pray to there God for fulfill there bad intentions.And they fulfills there bad intentions.And when the payback starts almost every characters gets back whatever they

হালকা ভােব আবার েকউ েভাগই কের না। িঠক বাস্তবতার মতই। চলিচ্চতৰ্িট শ‌ুধু একটা পৰ্েশ্নরই উত্তর খুঁজেব, আর েসটা হেলা “আসেলই যিদ ঈশব্র শ‌ুেন থােকন তাহেল খারাপ ভােলা িবেবচনা কের েকন শ‌ুেনন না?”

does between 24 hours. The payback don’t always acts right on everyone.It’s Just throws a question towards the people “Does God really Hears?

Assistant Cinematographer Gs Chanchal Executive Producer Ashiq Ul Barata Sound Engineer Mohammed Yeasin

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Mohammed Yeasin is a young film-maker whose aim is to make films on some basic topics in order to change the conception of his audience with tricky and challenging concepts with a logical overview. He started filmmaking films at the age of 17 but he was passionate about films from the very young age.

ILLUSION Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 2.39:1 | Color | Action, Thriller | Bengali | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above

Bengali Synopsis

Original Title: ইলু য্শন Tagline

Director Md. Abyed Hasan (Nirjhor) Story Dewan Rasel Hossain (Shat-Il Ras) Script/Screenplay Md. Abyed Hasan (Nirjhor) Editor Md. Abyed Hasan (Nirjhor) Producer Md. Abyed Hasan (Nirjhor) Cinematographer Md. Abyed Hasan (Nirjhor) Leading Casts Arjo Shashankay Asaduzzaman Ashik Rafikul Islam Manik Jubayer Khan Keya Chowdhury Sojib Ahmed Abdullah-Al Mamun Subhe Sadik Tushar Shohag Ariyan Pappu Rudro Shaha

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Destruction of life through drug addiction Synopsis A gas lighter burns. A man lights cigarette in the fire and starts to walk, after a while it was understood that someone is following him.

When the man finished the cigarette, he left the cigarette’s retracted filter. The man following him ran towards the filter and took it. The man is a insane person named cigarette-mad. When he saws someone smoking in the street, he follows him and collects filters of the abandoned cigarette and makes garland with it and then wear it on his neck. There are always many garlands in his neck.

The mad took the fire off from the filter gradually by hand and finish the garment in his hand then wear it on his neck. He suddenly noticed a school

একিট গয্াস লাইটােরর আগ‌ুন জব্েল ওেঠ। েসই আগ‌ুেন িসগােরট ধিরেয় রাস্তায় হাটেত থােক একজন েলাক। িকছু ক্ষণ পের েবাঝা যায় েকউ একজন তােক অনু সরণ কের তার িপছু িপছু হাটেছ। েলাকিটর িসগােরট খাওয়া েশষ হেল িসগােরেটর পিরতয্াক্ত িফল্টারিট েফেল চেল যায়। িপছেন অনু সরণ করা েলাকিট িফলটারিটর িদেক েদৗেড় যায় এবং েসিট হােত েনয়। েলাকিট একজন পাগল, নাম িবিড়পাগলা। েস রাস্তায় েকান েলাকেক িসগােরট েখেত েদখেল তােক অনু সরণ কের এবং পিরতয্াক্ত িসগােরেটের িফল্টার সংগৰ্হ কের তা িদেয় মালা ৈতির কের গলায় পের। তার গলায় সবসময় একািধক মালা িবদয্মান থােক। িবিড়পাগলা েসই েলাকিটর েফেল রাখা জলন্ত িসগােরেটর অবিশষ্ট িফল্টারিট হােত িনেয় িফল্টােরর আগ‌ুন ধীের ধীের িনিভেয় তার হােত থাকা অসমাপ্ত মালািট পূ ণর্ কের গলায় পিরধান কের। েস হঠাৎ েখয়াল কের তার পাশ িদেয় একজন স্কুল পড়ুয়া ছাতৰ্ স্কুেলর েপাশাক পের িসগােরট েখেত েখেত যােচ্ছ। িবিড়পাগলা িদেশহারা হােয় অিতিক্ষপ্ত হেয় যায় এবং পাশ েথেক একিট গােছর ডাল তুেল ছাতৰ্িটেক ধাওয়া কের। পাশ িদেয় দু ই বন্ধু যািচ্ছল।

student was passing by smoking cigarette in uniforms. The person losses his mind and attacks the student.

MD. Abyed Hasan (Nirjhor) is from Bangladesh. He is currently studying “Film and Media” at Stamford University Bangladesh. He has completed his Higher Secondary Certificate examination from Savar Model College. He is highly sincere about his work. And he is looking forward to being a very committed filmmaker one day.

KHUNI Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Writer & Director Zamsedur Rahman Sajib Editor Zamsedur Rahman Sajib Producer Ultimate Dreamers Production Cinematographer Md. Piyal Mahmud Leading Casts Sheikh Shady Zamsedur Rahman Sajib Animation/Graphics Abu Ibney Rafi

Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

খুিন

েসব্চ্ছা গভর্পাত একিট অপৰ্তয্ািশত কাজ। অথচ মানু েষরা কত সহেজই গভর্পােতর মাধয্েম একিট িনষ্পাপ জীবেনর ইিত েটেন েদয়। এই কােজ জিড়ত এেককটা মানু ষ েযন দৃ িষ্টর আড়ােল খুিন হেয় ওেঠ। এমন িনমর্ম ঘটনার েক্ষেতৰ্ সাধারণ মানু েষরা েতা দায়ী বেটই, আপাত দৃ িষ্টেত েযসকল ডাক্তার িবনা িদব্ধায় এই গভর্পাত করােচ্ছন তারাও সমপিরমাণ দায়ী। ডাক্তারেদর কাজ জীবন বাঁচােনা। আর েসই ডাক্তারই যখন জীবন েকেড় েনবার মত ঘৃ নয্তম কাজ কের, তখন সিতয্ই তার বয্িক্তসতব্ােক িনেয় পৰ্শ্ন ৈতরী হয়। গভর্পােতর িনমর্মতার এমনই েছাট্ট একিট গেল্প এই িসেনমািট ৈতরী।

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সামািজক মুেখােশর আড়ােল থাকা খুিনেদর গল্প Synopsis Abortion is an unexpected deed. But how easy it is for humans to end an innocuous life through abortion. Every person involved in this work becomes a murderer behind the scenes. Generally, people who are responsible for such ruthless incidents are responsible for this and those doctors who are undoubtedly aborted are also responsible for this heinous crime. Doctors work to save lives. And when that doctor is doing the worst thing to take away from life, the question really is raised about his personality. This film is made in such a small story of the ruthlessness of abortion.

Music Director Tanmoy Saha Durjoy Assistant Director Sumit Bhowmick Dipu Bhowmick Executive Producer Sheikh Shady Hemanta Sadeeq

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Zamsedur Rahman Sajib is a young filmmaker and writer.

His short film ‘Shopno Puroner Golpo’ was awarded at 6th international children’s film festival Bangladesh in 2013.

He was one of twenty young directors who was selected British Council’s Residential Filmmaking Workshop 2013. His another film “Bari Fera” has won total 3 awards and screened several film festivals in the country. His various articles were published in different magazines and daily newspapers. He’s now studying Honors (Bangla) at Dhaka College.

OSTITTA Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Musical | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 6 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Hanif Parvez Story Hanif parvez Script/Screenplay Hanif parvez Editor Asraful islam rony Producer polymath films production Cinematographer seul babu Leading Casts Shattar khan Jahanara khatun Hbk happy Tonni umme habiba eity

Tagline

েবঁেচ থাকার যু েদ্ধ, জীিবকা েহাক েযমন েতমন, ছন্দপতেন তবু ও জীবন

কােজর জনয্ আেরকিট বািড়েত পাঠান। তার েমেয় এখন কাজ কের তােদর খাবার েযাগায় এবং তার পিরবারেক বাঁিচেয় রােখ।

Synopsis

Logline

The story is a rickshaw puller and his family. The rickshaw driver was only operational. Suddenly he was seriously injured in a road accident. That is why his family fell into poverty because there was

এিট মূ লত শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ একজন কমর্ক্ষমকারী পিরবােরর েযখােন একিট দু ঘর্টনা একিট পিরবারেক ধব্ংেসর পেথ িনেয় যায় িকন্তু েবঁেচ থাকার যু েদ্ধ, জীিবকা েহাক েযমন েতমন, ছন্দপতেন তবু ও জীবন।

no one else to operate and keep his family alive by providing food. He decided to send his teenage daughter to another home for work.

Bengali Synopsis

গল্পিট একজন িরকশাচালক ও তার পিরবােরর।পিরবাের িরকশাচালক শ‌ুধু মাতৰ্ উপাজর্নক্ষম িছেলন। হঠাৎ িতিন একিট সড়ক দু ঘর্টনায় আহত হন। এই অবস্থায় তার পিরবার দািরদৰ্য্তার মেধয্ পেড় কারণ তার পিরবাের কমর্ক্ষম আর েকউ িছল না। িতিন তার িকেশার েমেয়েক

Hanif Parvez is a Bangladeshi film-maker who is working as an Assistant Director for a drama called “Chentury Akas Chuwa” and this is his first work is khoy.

From a very early-age he was passionate about filmmaking and that passion helped him reach his current position. He hopes to do better and is working on his skills currently.

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ROOM 606 Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.6:1 (8:5) | Color | Horror, Thriller | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 20 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

রুম ৬০৬

Director Rashedul Islam Roni

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“রুম ৬০৬” একিট েভৗিতক চলিচ্চতৰ্। এিট একিট নতুন িশক্ষাথর্ীর ঘটনা, েয িকনা একিট িবশব্িবদয্ালেয় ভিতর্ হয়। হেল উঠার জনয্ েকান রুম খািল না পাওয়ায় েস একিট রুেম উঠেত বাধয্ হল েযিটেত েকউ ওেঠনা। সবার কােছ রুমটা েভৗিতক রুম নােমই পিরিচত। রুেম ঢুেকই নানা েভৗিতক বয্াপার এর মুেখামুিখ হয় েস। গল্পিট এক মুহূেতর্ তার রূপ পালটায়।

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Story Rashedul Islam Roni Script/Screenplay Rashedul Islam Roni Editor Rashedul Islam Roni Producer Rashedul Islam Roni

Story between the truth & lie Synopsis “Room 606” is a horror thriller short film. Basically “Room 606” is a story of a new student in an University, firstly he didn’t found any room on that hall. After that he could manage a room which was known as a haunted room in other students. After entering the room he faced many paranormal activities. At the end, total story was just changed by a single moment.

Cinematographer Rashedul Islam Roni Leading Casts Jubayer Ahmed Tamim Fokrul Parvej Kazi Ibn Haque (Bangladesh) Prince Jamal (Somalia)

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Rashedul Islam Roni is a19 years old film-maker whose aim is to make his country stand out and create history with his films. Currently, he is studying at Daffodil International University in Computer Science & Engineering. He is trying to improve his skills on camera, editing and script writing so that he can do better in the future.

SOMOY Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | No Premiere | 13 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Md Yeasir Yunus Story Md Yeasir Yunus Script/Screenplay Md Yeasir Yunus Editor Md Yeasir Yunus Producer Md Yeasir Yunus Cinematographer Md Yeasir Yunus

TAGLINE: History is a hard taskmaker Synopsis It is about a person who doesn’t go outside of his house for 40 years. A journalist finds him and tries to discover the reason why he doesn’t come out. But the person doesnt want to say the main reason. The story runs with that mistery and ends with the regret of a Rajakar in 1971.

Bengali Synopsis

গল্পিট একজন মানু েষর, েয চিল্লশ বছর ধের ঘেরর বাইের যায় না। একজন সাংবািদক তার েখাঁজ েপেয় েচষ্টা করেত থােক তার কারণিট জানার। েকন েস এতিদন ধের ঘেরর মেধয্ িনেজেক আটেক েরেখেছ। েসটা িনেয়ই এই গল্প ”সময়”। গল্পিট একিট রহসয্ িদেয় শ‌ুরু হয় এবং েশষ হয় একজন রাজাকােরর অনু েশাচনা িদেয়।

Leading Casts Jamilur Rahman Shakha Md Sohan Haidear MD. Yeasir Yunus is studying Population Sciences at Dhaka University. As a student of public health, he tries to incorporate his academic study and passion for film-making. He focuses on short documentaries and especially, on data and statistics of public health, reproductive health and gender issue. He also made some documentaries on women empowerment and is working on more documentaries.

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THE BLACK MIRROR Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | No Premiere | 5 Min 35 Sec Suitable Audience

13 years & above

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Bengali Synopsis

We are afraid of things that we can’t see, but we

এই িবশাল পৃ িথবীেত সকেলই মুেখাশধারী। “ব্লয্াক িমরর” গেল্প েসই মুেখাশধারী পৃ িথবীর একিট অংশই তুেল ধরা হেয়েছ। িশক্ষা আমােদর জীবেনর সবেচেয় গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ অংশ হেলও িকছু মুেখাশধারী মানু ষ েসই িশক্ষােকও ধব্ংস করার ষড়যন্তৰ্ করেছ। আমরা যা েদখেত পাই না তােক ভয় কির িকন্তু যা আমােদর সামেন আেছ তাও েয কতটা ভয়ঙ্কর হেত পাের আমরা তা বু ঝেত পাির না। এই চলিচ্চতৰ্িটেত সকেলর ছাতৰ্জীবেনর পৰ্িতচ্ছিব ফুেট উেঠেছ।

should be afraid of things which we can see.

Director Ahmed Tamim Story Late Gul-e-jannat Hoimo Script/Screenplay Sarah Tanjim Editor Ahmed tamim, Abdul Ela Producer Ahmed Tamim

Synopsis In this huge world everyone wears an invisible mask. “Black mirror” shows us a part of that mask world. Education is one of the most important thing in our life. And some maskmen are trying to destroy that part and put us in a dark cave.

Another part of our life is society, which acts like

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our best friend but they are literally pushing us on that dark cave. We are afraid of things that we can’t see rather then the things we can see.

Cinematographer Mahabubul Antor Leading Casts Ahmed Tamim Mahabubul Anto Ahmed Tamim is a young Bangladeshi filmmaker who is currently studying at Udayan Higher Secondary School. He is an HSC candidate. His hobbies are collecting film posters and reading books. In future, he wants to study in film and television studies in India. He feels very passionate about making films.

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THE CONVERSATION Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama, Thriller | Bangla | No Premiere | 10 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

দয্ কনভােসর্শন

িসেনমািট দু জন বয্িক্তর কেথাপকথেনর উপর িভিত্ত কের ৈতির করা। এেদর মেধয্ একজন হল সন্তৰ্াসী, এলাকার তৰ্াস। েস গল্প শ‌ুরু কের এবং হাসেত হাসেত বেল েয, েস সাম্পৰ্িতক সমেয় এক েমেয়েক ধষর্ণ কের জনিপৰ্য়তা অজনর্ কেরেছ। েস েকন এবং িকভােব েমেয়িটেক ধষর্ণ কেরেছ তারও বণর্না েদয়। অনয্ বয্িক্তিট অিফেস চাকির কের, েদখেত নমৰ্-ভদৰ্, িনরীহ মেন হয়। িকন্তু েসও একসময় সব্ীকার কের েয, েস একজনেক খুন কেরেছ।

Director Shadman Shamsur Rahman Story Shadman Shamsur Rahman Script/Screenplay Shadman Shamsur Rahman Editor Jubaer Talukder

Synopsis This film is based on a conversation between two people in a bench of a park. One of them is a bad guy, terror of his area. He confesses that he has raped a girl recently and become famous like a celebrity. He also describes why and how he has raped her. Other person is a offce guy, seems a good,gentle person until he says he has murdered someone.

Producer Nou Foring Cinematographer Shadman Shamsur Rahman Leading Casts Ahmad Sakib Tanim Sadat Ali Khan Irin Jahan Afroze

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Shadman Shamsur Rahman is studying B.Sc. engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. Apart from engineering, he has a great passion and interest in filmmaking and creative writing. He directed a few short films that were screened in Children’s Film Festival previously. He looks forward to working more in this field to achieve personal goals.

Jubaer Talukder is studying B.S.C engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. He is passionate about cinematography as this subject intrigues him highly. He tries to work on documentaries whenever he gets free time.

He has always been passionate about this field and plans to be more active in his upcoming days.

THE FUNERAL Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.33:1 (4:3) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 13 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

অেন্তয্িষ্ট

Script & Direction Tanzina Rahman

Synopsis

“েশখপুরা” ভারেতর পিশ্চমবেঙ্গর মালদা েজলাভুক্ত, বাংলােদশ-ভারত সীমান্তবতর্ী মুসলমান-পৰ্ধান একিট গৰ্াম। হােতেগানা েয দু ’একিট িহন্দু পিরবােরর বাস েসখােন,

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Story Hasan Ashraful Sajal Editor Rahman Shohag Assistant Director Asaduzzaman Rabbi Sound Engineer Hasan Ashraful Sajal Producer University of California San Diego Cinematographer Sayed Khan Afridy Leading Casts Hasi Chakrabarti, Taijul Islam, Swapon Bishwas, MD. Alamgir Hossain, MD. Fazle Rabbi Shohag, Nijhum Sarkar Tithi, MD. Anayet Hossen, Priyangka Debnath, Abdul Mozid Antor, Imamul Baker Apolo, Minhajul Abedin, Shuvro Joyti Ahmed, Saddam Hossen, Tanzina Rahman & Others

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There were hardly some Hindu families. Bishwajeet Razak’s is one of them. He died of Cancer on 24April of 2017. But his family members don’t have the ability the complete the funeral of his body.

But the Villagers of Shekhpura made a history that day. The muslim villagers completed the Funeral Bishwajeet Razak with propoer respect according to the Hindu custom. They cremate the body chanting “Hari Bal, Hari Bal”. This incident got an eye the people across the world. There were several news published over this incident.

িবশব্িজত রজক িছেলন তােদর একজন। ২০১৭ সােলর ২৪ এিপৰ্ল তািরেখ কয্ান্সাের আকৰ্ান্ত হেয় মারা যান। তােক সৎকার করােনার মেতা আিথর্ক সামথর্য্ বা েলাকবল েকানটাই িছল না তার পিরবােরর। েশখপুরা গৰ্ােমর মানু েষরা েসিদন এক অভাবনীয় ঘটনার জন্ম েদন। ‘হির েবাল’ ধব্িনেত শবযাতৰ্া আর িহন্দু-রীিতেত িবশব্িজেতর শবদােহর সকল আনু ষ্ঠািনকতা সম্পন্ন কেরন গৰ্ােমর মুসলমানরা। সাম্পৰ্দািয়ক সম্পৰ্ীিতর এই অনু গল্প জাতীয় এবং আন্তজর্ািতক িবিভন্ন গণমাধয্েম খবর হেয় আেস। সমাজ ও বাস্তবতার পৰ্িতচ্ছিব িনমর্ােণ েশখপুরা গৰ্াম আমােদরেক নতুন কের ভাবেত েশখায়।

This story of Shekhpura Village inspired us to do something.

Logline This story was taken from an incident of Death and Funeral of Bishwajeet Razak, who is a Villager of Sheikhpura Village.

Tanzina Rahman is a student of Mass Communication & Journalism, University of Rajshahi. She has interest in filmmaking since she was in college. She is working for the unprivileged children for so long. Tanzina likes to travel and watch movies in her spare time. She is so much into poetry and she recites them too!

THE REVELATION Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bengali | International Premiere | 9 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

পৰ্িতভাস

Director Faridul Ahasan Shourav

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পৰ্িতভাস সব্প্নদৰ্ষ্টা পৰ্িতভাবান এক তরুণী িচতৰ্িশল্পীর লািলত সব্েপ্নর পেথ েহঁেট চলার গল্প। িকন্তু তার খামেখয়ালীপনা আর উদাসীনতায় বদেল যায় এই গেল্পর গিতপথ। সমেয়র সােথ সােথ হতাশাগৰ্স্থ হেত হয় তােক। যিদও এই বদেল যাওয়া গল্পই পরবতর্ীেত তার কােছ অপৰ্তয্ািশত পৰ্ািপ্ত িহেসেব িফের আেস। যার জনয্ িশল্পী েমােটও পৰ্স্তুত িছেলন না।

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Story Satyajit Ray Script/Screenplay Faridul Ahasan Shourav Editor Faridul Ahasan Shourav Producer Faridul Ahasan Shourav

Don’t give up before the miracle happens.

Synopsis The Revelation is a short narrative film. A dreamer, a talented young artist, walks in the way of her cherished dream. But the story changes its course because of her capriciousness and indifference.

Although this changed story came back to her as an unexpected Miracle. For which the artist was not prepared at all.

Cinematographer Shariful Islam Shamim Leading Casts Safwath Tasnia Priyanka

Faridul Ahasan Shourav is a liberal, non-communal person who gets impulsion for his films from these aspects. He has made eight shorts films till date and endeavor of his imminent short film is going impeccably. Three out of his six short films have been screened at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy where those got accolades from both the critics and the audiences. He achieved best short film’s director award of Inter-University Short Film Festival 2016 at North South University.

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THE SOCIAL PARADOX Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | English | International Premiere | 8 Min 30 Sec Suitable Audience

13 years & above

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Bengali Synopsis

Ultimately society makes the final decision of our

আমােদর সবারই একিট সব্প্ন থােক, িকন্তু আমােদর জীবেনর চূ ড়ান্ত িসদ্ধান্তিট িনেয় থােক মূ লত সমাজ। পিরেবশ ও পিরিস্থিতর সােথ মািনেয় িনেত িগেয় েকউই তার বয্িক্তগত সব্েপ্নর পেথ হাঁটেত পােরনা। এখােন একজন বয্িক্তেক সমাজ িহেসেব রূপক অেথর্ েদিখেয় সামিগৰ্ক সমাজবয্বস্থা িচিহ্নত করা হেয়েছ। িবিভন্ন বয়েসর িবিভন্ন ধরেনর েপশা ও চিরেতৰ্র িকছু মানু ষেক ও তােদর জীবনযাপেনর ধরন এবং সমাজকতৃর্ক তােদর জীবেনর িসদ্ধান্ত বদেল যাওয়া েদখােনা হেয়েছ।

life.

Director Rudroneel Ahmed Story Rudroneel Ahmed Script/Screenplay Rudroneel Ahmed Editor Risan Ahmed

Synopsis We must have a dream, but we can’t fulfill it because of the society. Society makes the ultimate decision about our life. Here everybody is nobody in their own life. Here’s a person is symbolized as a god of society. He makes all the decisions of our life.

Logline Everybody is nobody in their own life.

Producer Sadiya Priya Cinematographer Ridwan Mahfuz Rio Leading Casts Solaiman Kabir Anik

Rudroneel Ahmed is a member of “Jahangir Nagara Cine Society”. Currently, he is studying philosophy at Jahangirnagar University.He is a dreamer and all of his dreams revolve around filmmaking. He dreams that one day, he can set an example for other’s and he wants to achieve that through filmmaking.

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THE THIRD EYE Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Thriller | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 16 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

দয্ থাডর্ আই

Director Nabil Zulfikar Zisan

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েছেলটার বয়স ২০-২১ এর মত হেব। জীবন িনেয় েস মারাত্মক চােপর মেধয্ আেছ। এমিন এক সময় েস খুন কের বসল এক মাঝ বয়সী েলাকেক। খুন হওয়া েলাকিটর কাছ েথেক েতমন িকছু ই েস িনেত পারল না একটা কাগেজর জঞ্জােল ভিতর্ বয্াগ আর কয্ােমরা ছাড়া। িকন্তু েছেলটা িনেজও জােন না িজিনসগ‌ুলা স্পশর্ কের েস পৰ্েবশ করেছ রহেসয্র এক চেকৰ্।

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Story Nabil Zulfikar Zisan Nafiul Alam Fuji Script/Screenplay Nafiul Alam Fuji Editor Nabil Zulfikar Zisan

Enter into the Loop of Mystery Synopsis There was a frustrated boy who murdered a middle aged man. He found a bag and a Camera from the victim after the crime. Running away from the spot the boy came to lonely place and started to check out the things he found from the man.

Suddenly he discovered he was stuck into a loop of mystery.

Producer Firefly Filmhouse Cinematographer Zobair Ahmed Leading Casts Nafiul Alam Fuji Nadia Anjum Antara Raad Sharar Shuvro Mostofa Monowar Akib Mirajul Islam

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Nabil Zulfikar is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He is a student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in BUET. He is currently in his fourth year of BSC. K.B. High School, BAU Mymensingh is where he completed his junior school. He is also the founder of Firefly Film House. Nabil aspires to be an efficient filmmaker in future.

SOCIAL FILM SECTION COMPETITIVE PANORAMA

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A SHADOW STORY Bangladesh | 2017 | Video Film | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Biography | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 18 min Suitable Audience

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Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

একিট ছায়াগল্প

Director Joydeep Mazumder

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এিট একিট ছায়ার গল্প। ছায়ািট িবতিকর্ত সমােজরই একজন, েয সমােজই লু িকেয় থাকা বা মাথা উঁচু কের থাকা অেনক িপশােচর ক্ষুধা-লালসার িশকার। সমােজর আঁনােচ-কানােচ ছিড়েয় িছিটেয় আেছ িপশাচেদর দল। তােদরই উৎপােত আমরা অকােলই হারািচ্ছ অেনক ছায়া, তাই বেল পুেরা সমাজটাই নষ্ট নয়, সমােজর িকছু ভাল অংশ এখেনা িটেক আেছ। এই গল্পিট েহাক পৰ্িতিট িনযর্ািতত ছায়ার অনু েপৰ্রণা। আর নয় েহের যাওয়া, ছায়া হারােনার ভয়। অতীত ভুেল েহাক তােদর জয়।

Story Joydeep Mazumder Script/Screenplay Joydeep Mazumder Editor Joydeep Mazumder Producer Premier University Film Society Cinematographer Syed Arafat Hossain Leading Casts Chite Debnath Priyam chodhury Sultan MD. Aslam Preash Roy Kaiser Bin Alam Naba Sarkar

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Forget the past to earn the glory Synopsis It’s a story of a shadow. The Shadow is a part of our questionable society. The shadow is the victim of hidden beastliness or hidden hunger of some evil. in anywhere the group of evil is looking for their hunts. For their devastation we are losing such shadows in very quick time. But still there are some people whom are holding the justice. They want to save the shadows from the mouth of the evils. This Story may have influence for tormented shadows.

Before falling apart, one should try to rise again and forget the past to earn the glory.

Joydeep Mazumder is a talented filmmaker who was born on March 30, 1993. Joydeep is from Chittagong, Bangladesh. He usually works online and has a production house named Mrittika. He is a student of EEE at Premier University Chittagong. Joydeep aims to be an internationally renowned filmmaker in the future.

AGOCHAR Bangladesh | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | Bangla | Bangladesh Premiere | 10 min Original Title

Bengali Synopsis

13 years & above

অেগাচর

Director Nowrin Afrin Oshin

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পৃ থা আর তার বাবা-মা এই িনেয় পৃ থােদর পিরবার। পৃ থার বাবা সারািদন অিফেস বয্াস্ত থােক। আর মা গৃ িহনী। পৃ থা সপ্তম েশৰ্ণীেত পেড়। মােঝ মােঝ পৃ থােদর বাসায় তার মােয়র সাইফুল নােম এক বন্ধু আেস। িকন্তু পৃ থা তােক পছন্দ কের না কারণ সাইফুল আেঙ্কল সু েযাগ েপেলই পৃ থােক জিড়েয় ধের। একিদন পৃ থা সরাসির জানায় েয তার এই আচরণ পছন্দ না। িববৰ্ত হেয় মা তােক বকাবিক শ‌ুরু কের েদয়।।

Suitable Audience

Story Nowrin Afrin Oshin Script/Screenplay Nowrin Afrin Oshin Editor Anamul Haque kabir Producer Moti Rahman Cinematographer Anamul Haque Kabir

Unsafe childhood, careless parents, phycological and physical abuse.

Synopsis Pritha and her parents live in there homes sometimes her mother’s friend, Saiful uncle come to visit them but pritha doesn’t like him because he

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touches her in a very unpleasent way. But Pritha’s

Safe childhood makes a responsible, confident and

mother doesn’t care about this issue. She also

strong personality.

sents pritha to sit close to saiful uncle. One day Pritha says about this disturbance clearly to Saiful uncle and her mother reacts furiously to her.

Leading Casts Ishrat zahan Meghla Mina Mohsina Saiful Islam panna Nowrin Afrin Oshin is currently continuing her Masters in Disaster Management at the University of Dhaka. Previously, she completed her SSC and HSC from Kalatia High School and Kalatia University College. She usually works with issues related to the environment and frequently writes articles about the environment in various newspapers. Nowrin is currently editing a journal titled “Poribesher Kotha”

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DREAD Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | NO DIALOGUE | International Premiere | 1 Min 30 Sec Original Title

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13 years & above

ভয়

Director Farha Jabin Oyshee

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েছাটেবলার ভয় িনেয় বড় হেয় উঠা েমেয়িট সাহেসর অভােব কখেনা েভতেরর ভেয়র সােথ লড়াই কেরিন। ভয় তােক পৰ্িতিনয়ত তাড়া কের। কখেনা ঘের কখেনা বা বাইের। িকন্তু েকান না েকানিদন এই ভেয়র কারেণ েদয়ােল িপঠ েঠেক যায়। েদয়ােল িপঠ েঠেক েগেল একমাতৰ্ ভরসা েভতেরর লু কােনা সাহস। েস এ ভয়েকই েঝেড় েফেল এবং রুেখ দাঁড়ায় সিহংসতার িবরুেদ্ধ।

Suitable Audience

Story Farha Jabin Oyshee Script/Screenplay Farha Jabin Oyshee Cinematographer Farha Jabin Oyshee Editor Farha Jabin Oyshee

Murder the fear with the strength.

Synopsis Living with a fear since childhood, haunts her everywhere she goes. Fear, which has been chasing her every moment. But how long will the fear haunt her? Giving birth to a new hope, one day she finally replaces the fear with her strength. She takes a step towards courage and absorbs within her.

Producer Farha Jabin Oyshee Animation/Graphics Farha Jabin Oyshee

Farha Jabin Oyshee is a cultural enthusiast who loves creating new and experimental things and is passionate about art and creativity. Fariha has been associated with the International Children’s Film Festival since the 6th festival and has even won the second best film and the special award at the 8th and 9th festivals. She received the Unicef Meena Media Award for her film creative media. Her films were also screened internationally.

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LIVING DOLLS Bangladesh | 2016 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Dialogue. | No Premiere | 5 Min 30 Sec Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Risan Ahmed Story Risan Ahmed Script/Screenplay Risan Ahmed Editor Risan Ahmed Producer Risan Ahmed Mazharul Islam Saikat.

Cinematographer Mazharul Islam Saikat Leading Casts Refat Hasan Soikot Amreen Treesa Nazmus sakib Rubel

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Living Dolls

Man can’t be the god of woman.

Synopsis In our society women are dominated by man in aspect. A huge number of domination is held mentally. A Man is a man and a woman is a woman.

But why subconsciously a man becomes the god of a woman? By this film we can aware about the process how a man become the god of a woman.

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আমােদর সমােজর নারীরা পুরুষেদর দব্ারা শািসত। শ‌ুধু শারীিরক ভােবই না, মানিসক ভােবও। িকন্তু কীভােব িনেজর অজােন্তই একজন পুরুষ একজন নারীর উপর ক্ষমতা আেরাপ কের? কীভােব িনেজেদরেক তারা নারীর চাইেত শিক্তশালী মেন কের? এই চলিচ্চেতৰ্র মাধয্েম আমরা েসই িবষয়িট সম্পেকর্ই আেরা সেচতন হেত পাির।

Risan Ahmed is from Barisal, Bangladesh, and is currently a student of Philosophy at Jahangirnagar University. He is passionate about filmmaking and has been dreaming about making his own films since his school days. Risan makes short films on various issues.

Living Dolls is his second film. His films have been shown in different festivals countrywide

PROTTASHA Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Color | Drama | No Premiere | 3 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above Director Musrat Zahan Story Musrat Zahan Script/Screenplay Musrat Zahan Cinematographer Musrat Zahan Editor Musrat Zahan Producer Musrat Zahan

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পৰ্তয্াশা

আমরা একিট েদশ, একিট পতাকার এবং িনেজেদর একিট পিরচেয়র সব্াধীনতা খুব সহেজ পাইিন। অেনক রক্ত ঝেরেছ। হায়নার দেলর সেঙ্গ লেড় এই েদশ উদ্ধার হেলা। িকন্তু সব্াধীনতার এেতা বছর পর আসেলও িক আমরা সব্াধীন হেয়িছ? আমােদর েদেশর েমেয়রা িক িনিশ্চেন্ত িনঃশব্াস িনেত পাের? না পাের না! এখনও েযৗন-হয়রািন হেচ্ছ। ছাড় পায় না সদয্ জন্ম হওয়া িশশ‌ুও! িশশ‌ু িনযর্াতন এখন পৰ্তয্হ বৃ িদ্ধ পােচ্ছ। শ‌ুধু িক িশশ‌ু হয়রািন? আজও আমােদর অেনক েবান, অেনক বান্ধবী িনযর্াতেনর িশকার হেচ্ছ। তাহেল কী হেব এই সব্াধীনতা িদেয়? সব্াধীনতা তাহেল েকাথায়? এেতা পৰ্িতশৰ্ুিত আজ েকাথায়?

Tagline The Hope Synopsis This film is about freedom. Yes, we Bangladeshis are known as an independent country. Though we fought for this freedom. Yet we are not independent. Ask why? Because our girls are yet not safe. They are caged in this independent country. Then why this freedom? When we’ll become independent? When we’ll get our real

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freedom?

A teenage girl communicates with a mirror and explores her life’s shades.

Leading Casts Afnan Zahan Sroya Mohona Jahan Masum Ahmed Musrat Zahan is a young filmmaker born in 1994. She loves to travel and she wants to incorporate her love for traveling with her passion for films. Currently, she is studying at the State University of Bangladesh on Journalism. As an optimistic person, she believes that everyone will win, not today but definitely one day

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SUBTLE KIND OF MURDER Bangladesh | 2017 | HD | 1.78:1 (16:9) | Black and white | Drama, Thriller | English | Bangladesh Premiere | 5 min Suitable Audience

13 years & above

Tagline Conflict between right and wrong for something very important

Director Nahid Hasan Story Nahid Hasan Script/Screenplay Nahid Hasan Cinematographer Nahid Hasan Editor Nahid Hasan Producer Nahid Hasan

Synopsis A young boy’s life turn into a darkest path due to an unexpected event. He confronted to an existence for justifying whether he is right or wrong. And it may Conflict for something very important.

Bengali Synopsis

একিট কমবয়সী েছেলর জীবন হঠাৎ কের একিট দূ ঘর্টনার মাধয্েম বদেল যায়। েস এমন একিট অবস্থায় পেড় িগেয়িছেলা েযখােন তােক পৰ্মাণ করেত হিচ্ছেলা েস িঠক নািক ভুল। এবং এিট েবশ গ‌ুরুতব্পূ ণর্ িকছু র জেনয্ সাংঘিষর্ক িছেলা।

Leading Casts Shoaib Saiful

Nahid Hasan is an independent filmmaker based in Barisal, Bangladesh. As a man of innumerable hopes and dreams, Nahid wants to let his dreams materialize through his camera, and his thoughts through his scripts. He wants to use his camera as a pen to write poetry and visual essays with. He would also love to write a story which could be a drama, thriller or fiction.

Nahid has made several short films and has also participated in film festivals.

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10th Fest Recap

OUR FOREIGN DELEGATES TAKE A TOUR ON THE TRADITIONAL RIDE, “RICKSHAW”.

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10th Fest Recap

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TEEN FILM WORKSHOP 2.0 August - October, 2017

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Teen Participants

Renowned Instructors

Films Produced

Workshop Productions Amenar Golpo, 7 min Victim, 4 min Biprotip, 11 min Unmochon, 12 min The Cat Story, 12 min

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AWARD WINNERS from the 10th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2017 INTERNATIONAL PANAROMA

IN MEMORY

AT EYE LEVEL

Director: Aston Brown and George Pople

Director: Evi Goldbrunner and Joachim Dollhopf

HEIDI AT THE FOLEY ARTIST

THE SON

Director: Christian Frei

Director: Hristo Simeonov

YOUNG BANGLADESHI FILMMAKERS’ SECTION

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SOCIAL FILM COMPETITION

A LETTER TO GOD

KHELAGHAR

Director: Hemanta Sadeeq

Director: Mahadi Hasan Akash

AWARD WINNERS from the 10th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh 2017 CHILD FILMMAKERS’ SECTION

THE PUPPET SHOW Director: Riad Sun and Nahid Parvez

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BAKSHOBONDI

ALAN KURDI FROM HEAVEN

Director: Nabid Hasnat and Shifatul Apurba

Director: Sayedul Abrar

ENMESHED BOREDOM

INNER PARALLELISM

Director: Sumaita Shama

Director: Tarikul Hasan

BOARD OF JURY International Film Competition

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

Arun Gupta Arun Gupta is the Principal of the Faculty and Discipline Lead of Film & Video Communication at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India. Prof. Arun Gupta has taught various filmmaking courses which includes Direction, Scriptwriting, Film Language and Film Appreciation for more than two decades, at NID and elsewhere. He has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Film Direction from Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, India and a BA in English Literature from the University of Delhi, India. He has had a long stint in Indian television before joining full-time teaching at NID. He has served as Jury in several International Film Festivals, runs a biennial Asian Short & Documentary Film Festival at NID called “Alpavirama” and has been writing a book on Hindi Film Villains.

Mejbaur Rahman Sumon Mejbaur Rahman Sumon is a renowned Television Director of Bangladesh. After completing his academic education at Charukola (Institute of Fine Arts, DU), his career as a director had its inception. Sumon, with some of his friends, used to work as an animator at Graphical Eco, back in 2002. Years of attachment, patience, and consistency brought him in direction. He believed that his academic education at Charukola played a significant role in this scenario.

Youth Bangladeshi Filmmakers’ Section Social Film Section

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, an intelligent personality behind the TVC & filmmaking sector in Bangladesh, was born on 1st October 1976 in Brahmanbaria. Amitabh made his directorial debut with a theatrical feature film titled ‘Aynabaji’. He proved that if standard films are made, people are bound to come to the cinema hall. ‘Aynabaji’ created a strong stir in the box office. He has directed more than thousand TVCs.

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BOARD OF JURY Child Filmmakers’ Section

Mubtasim Alvee is a young film enthusiast and a rising visual designer. As a cinephile

and a devoted moviegoer he always had love and passion for filmmaking. He attended a teen film workshop organized by CFS a few months ago and made a film with his teammates. He is currently working with CFS as a designer and is learning in-depth technicalities of graphic design and filmmaking. Alvee is highly interested in animation films and hopes to ace it one day.

Samia Hasan is a film enthusiast who is passionate about cultural activities. Her interest in art escalated into films as she grew up. She is connected with Children’s Film Society (CFS) from the 10th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh, 2017. She participated in a workshop on filmmaking and made a short film with a group of 4 friends. She is learning more about the technical parts of a film and she wants to acquire more knowledge about films.

Fariha Jahin is an undergraduate student at the University of Dhaka associated with Dhaka University Film Society. She went to Viqarunninsa Noon School and College where she was encouraged to participate in different creative activities. Her passion for photography led her to learn from professionals. Her submission to Children’s Eye on Earth received a place in the exhibition. Her drawing was exhibited at National Cartoon Festival. Her journey with Children’s Film Society began in 2014.

Abonti Mukherjee, born in 2005, is growing up in the National Institute of Design campus in Ahmedabad, India. She has imbibed her interest in films, story-telling, and art from her parents.

She has acted in several NID students’ films; been a voice artist for National & International collaborative projects; volunteered for them. She is interested in drawing and illustration, acting, singing, culinary skills and food, social media; traveling and adventure.

Raunaq Jahan Rafa is a student at Viquarunnisa Noon School And College. Apart from

being a Bibliophile, she has a great zeal for watching movies. Because of her love for movies and interest in this medium, she attended “Teen Film Workshop 2.0” organized by CFS this year. Her first work was a short film which was an output of the workshop. Current;y, she is working with CFS.

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FESTIVAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman Vice-Chairman Members

Program Advisor

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FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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

Festival Director Abir Ferdous Mukhar

Rayeed Morshed Renate Zylla

Venue Curator Md. Golam Mostafa Emon Muid Hasan Torit Shekh Md Al Imran Sidratul Safayet Daniel

Deputy Festival Director Sukanto Saha Festival Coordinators Muneruzzaman Shajib Sadia Tabassum S M Aminul Islam Festival Supervisors Ashraful Islam Tushar Muid Hasan Torit Members Abdul Jabber Kasfim Achuyat Saha Joy Ashik Ibrahim Chowdhury Jawata Afnan Khan Mohammad Sashoto Seeam Mallika Roy Md. Touqir Islam Pritom Mitchell Rodrigues Progga Ayshawria Saif Raihan Sidratul Safayet Daniel

FESTIVAL TEAMS Communications Department Bulletin Team Ashik Ibrahim Amritanjoli Shreshthesshory Jannat Rahman Kamrul Hasan Moon Nargis Hamid Monami Noshin Anjum Nuha Riddha Anindya Ganguly Rituparna ghosh Samia Sharmin Biva Syeda Ashraf Toaha Duti Tabassum Binte Tabriz

Press and Media Team Mallika Roy Abdul Ela Hironyo Bivabory Mariha Mannan Nowshin Jahan Nure Junaid Jishan Sadia Islam Roza Tahmid Tajoar Shuvro

School Team Abdul Jabber Kasfim Ashraful Islam Fariha Jannat Mim Mahjabin Rashid Lamisha Md. Rakibul Islam Rahat Hannan Samadrita Datta Jhinuk

Sales Team Sazia Akter Eshita Adrita Roy Avner Naireet Fairooz Ahmed Ekra Faiza Jerin Masharaba Ahmed Chowdhury Mehnaj Tabassum Nishat Mariam Rasnatul Islam Meghla S. R. Tabassum Ava Sabiha Sharmin Eva Samia Mozumder Suhana Muntaha Suprety Malaker Tasfiah Naowar Tilottoma Rohinee Mondol

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Oparations Department Events Team Sadia Tabassum Preety Sidratul Safayet Daniel Aranyo Rishi Chowdhury Farha Jabin Oyshee Munira Mahjabin Mimo Nurul Karim Raunaq Jahan Rafa Saraf Anjum Shaolin Jahan Eidee Taslima Hossain Sanjana

Office & Logistic Team Ashraful Islam Tushar Wrivu Mustafa Aquif-Ur-Rahman Somoy Areeba Warda Bivan Saha Eleas Nobi Faisal Fahim Moontasir Rafin Joyeeta Roy Kazi Sadia Kabir (Shova) Mehelika Anan Mohib Minal Mukramin Nahiyan Abedin Khan Gunjan Orin Chowdhury Rifat Ahmed Lingkon Sabbosachi Mohonta Sabuj Safin Shudipto Setu Akter Sheamoon Hossain Shuvo Suchismita Livana Zarin Tasnim Moshheir Goni Bhuiyan (Golpo)

Auditorium Team Sukanto Saha Adreeta Ibnat Khan Anika Tahlil Auntor Anirban Prithibi Barno Ashmita Ghosh Ankita Debopom Shutrodhor Hafija Sultana Jui Hafsa Siddiqua Kazi Rania Mazher (Manha) Khandoker Tauhid Imam Md Abdul Al Mubeen Mubasshira Ibnat Nazifa Tasnim Pritha Naziur Rahman Onim Prottasha shahid Sagnik Mondol Swagato Shaptorshi Saha Shounak Debnath Wreek Supantha Sourav Malaker Anindo Syed Nafis Ishrak Syeda Protiti Purna Tasnim Nigar Writi Nefartiti Zuyairia Ahmed Protyasha

FESTIVAL TEAMS Programming Department Delegate Team Chowdhury Jawata Afnan A.K.M Sajib Uz Zaman Shanto Afra Nawar Chaity Amreeta Lethe Chowdhury Anchol Alokita Kabyo Ariful Islam Siam Md. Harun Or rashid Novayraa Hossain Meghla Promita Rahee Sikder Raidah Morshed Refayat Zinnat Shanan As Saffat Muheymin Praggo Towshiba Alam Ummay Marium

Branding Department Videography Team Fariha Jahin Biva Ferdous Ahsan Masudul Haq Salman Sakib Shahryar Samia Hasan Sayedul Abrar Shomit Anwar Tahsin J Roudra

Photography Team Achuyat Saha Joy Irfana Afreeda Jamim hossain chowdhury Mahmeema Ahmed Mohiuddin Riad Sikder Rad Sabbir Ahmed Aronno SK. MD. Ashfaque Tabassum Islam Tamanna

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Graphic Team Khan Mohammad Sashoto Seeam Afsana Priti Dewan Abdullah Fahad Ishraq Tashdid Jubair Islam Jubo Karima Sultana Laila Noor Chaity Mahatab Rashid Mubtasim Alvee Najmus Saker Raihan Rakeeb Razzaq Sadiq Mahmood Shahamat Sadab Web Team Pritom Mitchell Rodrigues Asif-Ul-Islam Ehsanul Haque Istiaque Zaman Choyon Mehnaz Mumtahina

Programming Team S M Aminul Islam Anika Tabassum Mahib Mahatasim Uthsho Nafisa Islam Tultul Sanjida Akter Samiha Umme Abiha Saima

Projection Team Progga Ayshawria Atqiya Maisha Talukder Farin Jebin Ishita Kantamoyee Sneha Rupakalpa Chowdhury Syeda Tasnim Rahman

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

FESTIVAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

RAJSHAHI

CHITTAGONG

Advisors Prof.Hasan Azizul Houqe Prof. Ruhul Amin Pramanik Dr. Tosikul Islam Raja Dr. F.M.A. Zahid Dilip Kumar Ghosh Dr. Sajjad Bokul Kamar Ullah Sarker Abdul Zabid Apu Shorif Ahmed Biltu Shiblee Noman Mahud Hossanin Masud Tipu Islam Mijnhaj Uddin Taukir Islam Ahmed Mahfuj Convener Tareq Mahamud Rasel Co-Convener Sahariar Choyne Festival Director Ahasan Kabir Liton Member Secretary Sayed Khan Afradi Finance Secretary Sintheya Islam Coordinator Sahariar Mostahab Hossain Annaba Kabir Prokrit Volunteers Emon Hosain Belal Hosain Soume Mominul Islam Ashik Shikdar Tanjir Islam Mahafuj Hasan Akash

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Chairman Prof. Dr. AQM Serajul Islam Director Lokapriya Barua Secretary Mohammad Kamal Treasurer Mizanur Rahman Members Ahmed Rasel Ashish Nandi Abu Hasnat Suman Faruk Islam Gias Ahmed Nayan Chakraborty Prabal Chowdhury Prithiraj Barua Rupal Barua Saibal Chowdhury Salahuddin Sohel Shamol Kanti Nath Soham Chowdhury Joy Tanvir Mahbub

SCREENING SCHEDULE Shawkat Osman Hall, Central Public Library Shahbagh, Dhaka

28 JANUARY, SUN DAY

29 JANUARY, MONDAY

30 JANUARY, TUESDAY

31 JANUARY, WEDNESDAY

11:00 AM

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Tesoros, Mexico, 96 min Baka, Germany, 9 min Captain Adel, Iraq, 12 min Sabaku, Netherlands, 2 min A Song of Whales, USA, 5 min

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Ishu, India, 90 min School Master, Iran, 17 min Santa Maria Dining Room, Mexico, 2 min Karma, USA, 4 min Stars, USA, 5 min

Room To The Stars, Spain, 16 min A New Day Dawns, India, 15 min Snapshot, Ecuador, 75 min

04:00 PM

Swimming in the Dessert, USA, 18 min Antenna, Iraq, 12 min Mars 3752, France, 1 min Little Manaschy, Kyrgyzstan, 17 min Muskaan, India, 20 min The Door, Spain, 11 min Her First Time, India, 9 min Our Wonderful Nature, Germany 4 min Test of Courage, Germany, 20 min

Peggy Ray, Sweden, 80 min The Beep Test, Canada, 16 min Real Man Don’t Cry, Spain, 20 min

04:00 PM Iron Story, Macedonia, 16 min Kaphal, India, 90 min The Shrapnel, Russia, 4 min

The Black Briefcase, Iran, 4 min The Old Man and The Pears, USA, 5 min No Ghosts, Iceland, 16 min King Kong, Canada, 19 min Nanhi Neend, India, 3 min The Grim Training Trail, Poland, 5 min Fish, Spain, 9 min Be My Friend, China 19 min South of Christmas, Argentina,12 min My Dear Postman, India, 9 min The One Who Tamed The Clouds, France, 4 min

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06:00 PM Chicken @ Swami’s Kitchen, India, 23 min Wendy, Germany, 90 min

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Chocolate, Iran, 80 min Cup Of Tea, India, 3 min Let’s Play!, Indonesia, 24 min Samar, Iran, 9 min

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Red Velvet, Egypt,15 min An Invitation for One, India, 23 min It Rains Slowly, Iran, 15 min Wings of Imagination, Brazil, 13 min In Loving Memory, India, 30 min The Princes Ball, 3 min Bows And Arrows, France, 7 min

Hero Steps, Colombia, 90 min The Chocolate, Iran, 13 min Shala, Brazil, 11 min Pet Peeved, USA, 7 min

Turtle, Hungary, 17 min Wallay, France, 82 min The Free Spirit, Bangladesh, 10 min

06:00 PM Wintry Spring, Egypt, 15 min The Story of My Eyes, Italy, 11 min Being Sisters, Germany, 20 min Queen Of Niendorf, Germany, 67 min

The World of Goopi and Bagha, India, 78 min Keep Going, China, 21 min The Cake Story, India, 29 min

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Akhi O Tar Bondhura, Bangladesh, 120 min

Young Wrestlers, Netherlands, 90 min The Chocolate Soldier, USA, 12 min

Shahbagh, Dhaka

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29 JANUARY, MONDAY

30 JANUARY, TUESDAY

31 JANUARY, WEDNESDAY

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04:00PM- 07:00 PM

03:00 PM- 06:30 PM

02:00 PM – 05:30 PM

Social Film Section

Prottasha, 3 min A Shadow Story, 18 min Subtle Kind Of Murder, 5 min Agochar, 10 min LivingDolls, 6 min Dread, 3 min

Child Filmmakers’ Section

Friend, 10 min The Auxiliary Verb, 6 min Candles, 7 min Megher Shopno, 8 min Amar Jogot, 12 min Human, But… 4 min Cubehead, 3 min The Magic Bin, 3 min Shadows, 9 min Aparajita, 2 min The Wall, 3 min Rise, 3 min Perfection, 3 min

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Child Filmmakers’ Section

Katataar, 2 min Film Crazy, 12 min Call Record, 7 min Journey by Life, 8 min Life Without Dreams, 12 min Recharge, 11 min One Two Three, 8 min To The Children of Palestine, 5 min Amenar Golpo, 7 min Victim, 4 min Biprotip, 11 min Unmochon, 12 min The Cat Story, 12 min

TFW 2.0 Films

Agontuk, 16 min The Third Eye, 16 min Ostitta, 6 min Day of 1971, 15 min The Funeral, 13 min Somoy, 13 min Father, 2 min Afroja’s Diary, 15 min Ar Beshi Dur Nai, 7 min 8:00 AM, 9 min The Conversation, 10 min The Social Paradox, 9 min

Young Bangladeshi Filmmakers’ Section

The Revelation, 10 min Asma, 6 min Khuni, 6 min Debu, 9 min The Black Mirror, 6 min Room 606, 20 min Illusion, 20 min He Is Listening, 12 min A Bird of Paradise, 25 min A Bird In The Cage, 6 min

Young Bangladeshi Filmmakers’ Section

SCREENING SCHEDULE Alliance Française de Dhaka Road 3, D hanmondi, Dhaka

1 FEBRUARY, THURSDAY

2 FEBRUARY, FRIDAY

29 JANUARY, MONDAY

30 JANUARY, TUESDAY

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

The Day My Father Became a Bush, Netherlands, 90 min Singing Hugo And It’s Incredible Adventures, Latvia, 10 min King Grandpa, Germany, 13 min

Gauru, India, 124 min The Shrapnel, Russia, 4 min

Kaphal, India, 90 min The Chimney Sweep, France, 1 min Indian, Hungary, 30 min

02:00 PM

02:00 PM

Light, Iran, 2 min Wintry Spring, Egypt, 15 min Waly’s Problem, Belgium, 12 min Both Saved, Ghana, 3 min Peggy Ray, Sweden, 80 min

Hold, Venezuela, 8 min Abibu, Belarus, 30 min Around The World, Spain, 3 min Hurry Up, Herlod!, Germany, 8 min Singing Hugo And It’s Incredible Adventures, Latvia, 10 min King Grandpa, Germany, 13 min The Breakfast, Russia, 10 min The Square, Russia, 3 min Words of Caramel, Spain, 20 min

Rainbow Fields, India, 89 min Tuning, Spain, 3 min Halim, Austria, 30 min Midnight Snack, Mexico, 3 min

02:00 PM

02:00 PM

Chocolate, Iran, 80 min Cup of Water, India, 3 min Iron Hands, USA, 11 min Kite, Indonesia, 5 min Regret, India, 6 min

Glasses, Iran, 75 min Hold, Venezuela, 8 min Children of Spring, Germany, 16 min Galaxy Girl, USA, 4 min

04:00 PM

04:00 PM

Decision, India, 20 min Chocolate, Iran, 80 min

Oskar’s America, Norway, 79 min A Pair Of Sandal, Bangladesh, 5 min Disha’s Boat, India, 9 min En Garde, Latvia, 13 min

06:00 PM

Winter Echo, Spain, 8 min Snapshot, Ecuador, 75 min Step Outside (16+), Germany, 25 min

Die Beste Aller Welten (16+), Austria, 103 min

Fuller Road, Shahbagh, Dhaka

28 JANUARY, SUN DAY

31 JANUARY, WEDNESDAY

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Shellshock, Ireland, 5 min Ghungroo, India,12 min Captain Adel, Iraq, 12 min The Children’s Republic, Italy, 19 min Children of Spring, Germany, 16 min Govan Young, UK, 30 min

Summer! Attention!, Vietnam, 37 min Big Booom, Russia, 4 min Bop The Biplober Blop, UK, 3 min Tumling Street, India, 6 min Draw Me Happy, Russia, 26 min Abibu, Belarus, 30 min Oh-bey, Indonrsia, 6 min

Chicken @ Swami’s Kitchen, India, 23 min Leica Story, 19 min Peggy Ray, Sweden, 80 min

Amu, India, 30 min | Chinna, India, 32 min Indu, India, 29 min | Rhythm, India, 28 min Iridescent, India, 20 min A Matter of Hours, India, 17 min

04:00 PM

1 FEBRUARY, THURSDAY

Child Filmmakers’ Section

The Search For The Lost Family, Germany, 7 min Blue, Iran, 7 min Rockenroll, Belarus, 8 min May I Sing, Belarus, 22 min Irony, Australia, 8 min Genek, Russia, 20 min Right Here, Phillipines, 30 min Happiness Lives Here, Portugal, 15 min

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11:00 AM

Dot The Daughter, India, 23 min Wendy, Germany, 90 min

2 FEBRUARY, FRIDAY

11:00 AM

31 JANUARY, WEDNESDAY

1 FEBRUARY, THURSDAY

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

The Loudest Silence, Argentina, 11 min Right Here, Phillipines, 30 min Queen Of Niendorf, Germany, 67 min

Wendy, Germany, 90 min Iron Hands, USA, 11 min Galaxy Girl, USA, 4 min

02:00 PM

02:00 PM

His Daughter, Russia, 90 min The Story of My Eyes, Italy, 11 min

The Children’s Republic, Italy, 19 min The Black Cat, India, 20 min Little Manaschy, Kyrgyzstan, 17 min Baka, Germany, 9 min Halim, Austria, 30 min Just Go, Latvia, 11 min

04:00 PM

02:00 PM

02:00 PM

04:00 PM

Tesoros, Mexico, 96 min Real Man Don’t Cry, Spain, 20 min

The Way, Mexico, 4 min Bows And Arrows, France, 7 min Wallay, France, 82 min Happiness Lives Here, Portugal, 15 min

04:00 PM Brave Kids, Colombia, 15 min The Chocolate Soldier, USA, 12 min Once Upon 3 Times, France, 3 min Something In The Darkness, Spain, 15 min Shoelace, Phillipines, 15 min Children of Spring, Germany, 16 min En Garde, Latvia, 13 min Iron Story, Macedonia, 16 min

SCREENING SCHEDULE Bangladesh ShilpakalaAcademy Segun Bagicha, Dhaka

Dhanmondi, Dhaka

28 JANUARY, SUN DAY

29 JANUARY, MONDAY

28 JANUARY, SUNDAY

29 JANUARY, MONDAY

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Being Sisters, Germany, 20 min Test of Courage, Germany, 20 min Genek, Russia, 20 min The Earth At My Hands, Russia, 5 min In Loving Memory, India, 30 min

The Day My Father Became a Bush, Netherlands, 90 min Captain Adel, Iraq, 12 min

I Don’t Even Like Her, Lebanon, 15 min A Girl Wearing White Dress, Republic of Korea, 23 min Kite, India, 9 min Ishu, India, 90 min

02:00 PM – 04:00 PM The Survivor, Pakistan, 27 min Wind and The Kite, Iran, 5 min Raja, India, 7 min Colourful Memories of Mr. Scacarow, Iran, 16 min What Now?!, France, 2 min Gallop, Portugal, 1 min Draw Me Happy, Russia, 26 min Real Man Don’t Cry, Spain, 20 min Waly’s Problem, Belgium, 12 min

4:30 PM- 5:30 PM Abibu, Belarus, 30 min Halim, Austria, 30 min

Trees, India, 2 min Hamlet Comedy, Russia, 5 min Hold, Venezuela, 8 min Kaphal, India, 90 min

02:00 PM – 04:00 PM Last Drop, Pakistan, 5 min Timun Mas, Indonesia, 8 min Buddha and The Aliens, Bulgaria, 7 min Thaandu, India, 13 min First Fingerprint, Egypt, 15 min The Girl Under The Rain, Argentina, 1 min Visiting Charlie, UK, 3 min In Loving Memory, India, 30 min Captain Adel, Iraq, 12 min Baka, Germany, 9 min

4:30 PM- 5:30 PM Words of Caramel, Spain, 20 min Something In The Darkness, Spain, 15 min Shala, Brazil, 11 min Ghungroo, India,12 min

30 JANUARY, TUESDAY

31 JANUARY, WEDNESDAY

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

The Day My Father Became A Bush, Netherlands, 90 min Dot The Daughter, India, 23 min

02:00 PM – 04:00 PM It Rain’s Slowly, Iran, 15 min Push Cart, India, 27 min Snapshot, Ecuador, 75 min

4:30 PM- 5:30 PM The Black Cat, India, 20 min Brave Kids, Colombia, 15 min Iron Story, Macedonia, 16 min

Right Here, Phillipines, 30 min The Beep Test, Canada, 16 min Peggy Ray, Sweden, 80 min

02:00 PM – 04:00 PM Wings of Imagination, Brazil, 13 min The Princes Ball, 3 min Genek, Russia, 20 min His Daughter, Russia, 90 min

4:30 PM- 5:30 PM Decision, India, 20 min Shoelace, Phillipines, 15 min Red Velvet, Egypt,15 min

1 FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 11:00 AM Gauru, India, 124 min Children of Spring, Germany, 16 min

02:00 PM – 04:00 PM Die Beste Aller Welten (16+), Austria, 103 min Her First Time, India, 9 min

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4:30 PM- 5:30 PM Govan Young, UK, 30 min An Invitation for One, India, 23 min Shellshock, Ireland, 5 min

02:00 PM Little Manaschy, Kyrgyzstan, 17 min Chocolate, Iran, 80 min Black Head Cow, Tanzania, 12 min

04:00 PM Brave Kids, Colombia, 15 min Malkarma, Venezuela, 2 min The Loudest Silence, Argentina, 11 min Something In The Darkness, Spain, 15 min Step Outside (16+), Germany, 25 min Feno, Lebanon (16+), 13 min Red Velvet, Egypt,15 min

30 JANUARY, TUESDAY 11:00 AM Gauru, India, 124 min

02:00 PM Samar, Iran, 9 min Her First Time, India, 9 min An Invitation for One, India, 23 min Wings of Imagination, Brazil, 13 min King Grandpa, Germany, 13 min Indian, Hungary, 30 min Iron Hands, USA, 11 min

04:00 PM Die Beste Aller Welten (16+), Austria, 103 min Esteban Torres, Spain, 4 min

31 JANUARY, WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM Tesoros, Mexico, 96 min The Breakfast, Russia, 10 min Karmaaccount, Germany, 2 min

02:00 PM

02:00 PM

A Bird Without A Homeland, Algeria, 7 min Polka Opposite, Singapore, 2 min Honk, Vietnam, 3 min Shoelace, Phillipines, 15 min Dot The Daughter, India, 23 min Singing Hugo And It’s Incredible Adventures, Latvia, 10 min A Song of Whales, USA, 5 min Bows And Arrows, France, 7 min Once Upon 3 Times, France, 3 min Abibu, Belarus, 30 min

Glasses, Iran, 75 min

04:00 PM Hero Steps, Colombia, 90 min Just Go, Latvia, 11 min

04:00 PM His Daughter, Russia, 90 min

1 FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 11:00 AM Queen Of Niendorf, Germany, 67 min The Children’s Republic, Italy, 19 min

02:00 PM Ishu, India, 90 min It Rains Slowly, Iran, 15 min

04:00 PM Snapshot, Ecuador, 75 min Baka, Germany, 9 min The Beep Test, Canada, 16 min