22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2024
Screening Schedule: Opening and Closing Ceremony,
Venue: Bangladesh National Museum
Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Auditorium (Main Auditorium)
Shahbagh, Dhaka-1000

Date/Day

 

3:30 P.M.

Opening Ceremony

07:00 P.M.

20.01.24

Saturday

4:00 P.M.

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

 

Wide Angle Film Poster Exhibition

                                  22nd DIFF 2024                                                                Inaugural Ceremony                                             Opening Film                                                                   Asian Film Competition                                        Fereshteh| Dir: Morteza Atashzamzam| 70min | Bangladesh, Iran    Please Note: Invited Guest Only

Mujib: Ekti Jatir Rupokar (Mujib: The Making of a Nation)|                                 Dir: Shyam Benegal |             178min.| Bangladesh

21.01.24

Sunday

10:30 A.M

01:00 P.M.

03:00P.M.

05:00P.M

07:00 P.M.

Asian Film Competition

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Cinema of the World

Long Live Love |                   Dir: Piyakarn Butprasert| 133min. | Thailand

Tales around us |                          Dir: Arsen Arakelyan|         64min.| Armenia

Ali Vs. Ali |                               Dir: Alireza Rofougaran | 84min.| Iran, USA, UAE

Muntasir|                                    Dir: Iffat Jahan Momo |       105min.| Bangladesh         (Director’s Presentation)

Dancing Through the Shadow | Dir: Leif Bristow |             116min.| Canada         (Director’s Presentation)

22.01.24

Monday

Asian Film Competition 

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Inaugural Ceremony of the Wide Angle Section

Peafowl |                              Dir: Sungbin Byun |        115min.| South Korea

Knots |                                     Dir: Oleg Khamokov |     84min.| Russia

Louis Kahn’s Tiger City |               Dir: Sundaram Tagore| 108min.| Bangladesh, USA, Estonia, India, Italy

The Great Distance Delivers Crane|                                                 Dir: Lhapal Gyal | 90min.| China 

Yue Guang Wu Shi (Moonlight Warrior) |                                         Dir: Hong Ying | 111min.| China

23.01.24

Tuesday

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Cinema of the World

Women Filmmakers Section

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Baqyt (Happiness) |              Dir: Askar Uzabayev |132min.| Kazakhstan

The Cord of Life |                   Dir: Qiao Sixue |               96min. | China

Dias Borrosos (Blurry Days) |  Dir: Marie Benito|            93min.| Mexico, France    (Director’s Presentation) 

I Am Somebody|                       Dir: Jamillah van der Hulst| 97min.| Netherlands, Pakistan, USA                                 (Director’s Presentation)

Barir Naam Shahana                (A House Named Shahana) |Dir: Leesa Gazi|              137min.| Bangladesh, UK   (Director’s Presentation)

24.01.24

Wednesday

Asian Film Competition

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Tenirberdi (God’s gift) |       Dir: Asel Zhuraeva |               76min.| Kyrgyzstan;                                                                       The Gentleman |                   Dir: Hasan Keyghobadi | 73min.| Iran

Khaterat-e Bandbaz (Ropewalker Memories) |         Dir: Hamed Rajabi |             115min.| Iran

Doosra|                                     Dir: Channa Deshapriya |101min.| Sri Lanka      (Director’s Presentation)

Twenty20 |                                  Dir: Wong Kwang Han  | 104min.| Singapore                        (Director’s Presentation)

Bijoyar Pore (Autumn Flies) | Dir: Abhijit SriDas |             147min.| India            (Director’s Presentation)

25.01.24

Thursday

Asian Film Competition

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Asian Film Competition

Cinema of the World

Shomar-e Dah (Number Ten) | Dir: Hamid Zargar Nezhad| 103min.| Iran

Beshenstvo (The Rage) |           Dir: Dmitry Dyachenko | 100min.| Russia

The Last Honour |                      Dir: Rosy Bora |82min.| India                                                                  (Director’s Presentation)

Mighty Afrin- in the time of Floods|                                       Dir: Angelos Rallis| 92min.| Bangladesh, France, Greece        (Director’s Presentation)

Unseen Ritwik             (Alakshye Ritwik) |                     Dir: Subhankar Bhowmik| 133min.| India              (Director’s Presentation)

26.01.24

Friday

 

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Fasl-e Alouche-hay-e Sabz  (Green Plum Season) |               Dir: Ali Bayat| 96min.| Iran           (Director’s Presentation)

Chalchitra Ekhon          (Kaleidoscope Again) |             Dir: Anjan Dutt | 90min.| India       (Director’s Presentation)

Nona Pani (Barren Waters) |   Dir: Syeda Neegar Banu|  125min.| Bangladesh   (Director’s Presentation)

27.01.24

Saturday

Master Class

11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.

05:00 P.M. to 06:30 P.M.

06:45 P.M. to 07:30 P.M.

Dr. Shi Chuan                        Deputy Chair & Film Producer, Shanghai Film Association, China  Please Note: Registered Guest Only

Majid Majidi                             Filmmaker & Film Producer, Iran    Please Note: Registered Guest Only

Anjan Dutt                             Singer & Songwriter, Filmmaker & Actor, India                       Please Note: Registered Guest Only

             Musical Evening with                           Anjan Dutt                  Please Note: Registered Guest Only

28.01.24

Sunday

 

Closing Ceremony

7:00 P.M.

4:00 P.M.

 

 

Award Winning Film

                                22nd DIFF 2024                                                        Award Giving Ceremony                                                      Closing Film                                                                                        Award Winning Film                                                   Please Note: Invited Guest Only

          

 

22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2024
Screening Schedule:
Venue: National Museum- Sufia Kamal Auditorium Shahbagh,

Date/Day

10:30 A.M.

01:00 P.M.

03:00 P.M.

05:00 P.M.

07:00 P.M.

20.01.24

Saturday

Women Filmmakers Section

Women Filmmakers Section

Women Filmmakers Section

Women Filmmakers Section

Women Filmmakers Section

Momken Ntooh        (We Can Be Lost) |     Dir: Manar El-Zohery | 63min.| Egypt

Nô Kumpu Guiné   (Unite for Bissau) |   Dir: Iara Lee|           40min.| Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, Brazil, USA   

Tria-del sentimento del tradire (Tria) |              Dir: Giulia Grandinetti | 18min.| Italy

Valeria |                      Dir: Olga Khoreva | 30min. | Russia

How To Get Your Man Pregnant |                      Dir: Gyeongmu NOH | 30min. | South Korea

Affrikáta (Affricate) |Dir: Anna Gyimesi |27min. | Hungary

Gorai Phakhri (Wild Swans) |Dir: Rajni Basumatary | 95min. | India

 

Sampo|                            Dir: Marziyeh Riahi |14min.| Iran

Ablagh (Pinto) |                Dir: Narges Abyar |              115min. | Iran

Blue Room |                             Dir: Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan | 103min | Philippines

 

21.01.24

Sunday

Women Filmmakers Section

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Women Filmmakers Section

Women Filmmakers Section

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest |                 Dir: Nancy Svendsen | 72min.| USA

Sunday Mother |             Dir: Eva Vexler |  45min.| Russia

Sayheh |                     Dir: Zeynab Harifi |14min.| Iran

Q |                               Dir: Jude Chehab | 94min.| Lebanon, USA

Kot Charmi              (Leather Jacket Man) |   Dir: Hossein Mirza   Mohammadi |             100min.| Iran

Sophia |                            Dir: Abigail Pickard Price |75min.| UK 

In-Visibles |                       Dir: Lia Beltrami |               31min.| Italy

(Director’s Presentation)

Where have all the smiles gone | Dir: Anja Strelec |            30min.| Nepal

Ekdin Viral Namita Pal |        Dir: Chaitali Somadder | 21min.| Bangladesh

Mukti |                                     Dir: Chaitali Somadder |  19min.| Bangladesh

Colours of the Soul |             Dir: Afifa Akter |                 17min.| Bangladesh

Supermarket Affairs |                Dir: Hang Luong Nguyen |16min.| Vietnam, USA    (Director’s Presentation)

22.01.24

Monday

Women Filmmakers Section

Cinema of the World

Women Filmmakers Section

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Liza Go On |              Dir: Nana Janelidze | 115min. | Georgia, Bulgaria 

A |                                     Dir: Tatiana Zhukova | 25min.| Russia

Zapata (Amoozadegan) | Dir: Danesh Eqbashavi | 79min.| Iran

Ashghal-ha va Arousak-ha (Junks & Dolls) |                 Dir: Manijeh Hekmat |66min.| Iran

Discreet Devotion |                 Dir: Mahtab Soleimani |53min.| Iran 

(Director’s Presentation)

Eti Chittra |                               Dir: Raisul Islam Anik  |125min.| Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

23.01.24

Tuesday

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

Spiritual Section

Spiritual Section

Asian Film Competition

Seven Citrus Aurantium|                       Dir: Farshad Gol Sefidi | 80min.| Iran 

The 3rd Man- Makram j. Khoury |                        Dir: Adi Adwan  |   53min.| Palestine;

 

Marde Parvanei   (Butterfly Man) |                Dir: Mitra Roohimanesh | 89min.| Iran

Voyages en têtes étrangères (Travels inside foreign heads) |                            Dir: Antonio Amaral | 114min.| France    (Director’s Presentation)

Bari Fire Buddha      (When Buddha Returns Home) |                                   Dir: Iqbal Hasan Khan | 30min.| Bangladesh;

Salvation Of Tree |                Dir: Fuaduzzaman Fuad | 20min.| Bangladesh;

Surot (Reflection of Life) | Dir: Golam Rabbani |   14min.| Bangladesh;

Icu (I See You) |               Dir: Liton Kar |                  12min.| Bangladesh;

Pagol Sattar                          (Way of Craziness) |                Dir: Sifat Ahmed |          10min.| Bangladesh                 (Director’s Presentation)

Rahas kiyana kandu          (Whispering Mountains) |             Dir: Jagath Manuwarna |       88min.| Sri Lanka 

(Director’s Presentation)

24.01.24

Wednesday

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

Spiritual Section

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

Kunanfinda: The Land of Death |                     Dir: Hansel Leyva Fanego | 68min.| Cuba;

Majmouan (Subtotals) | Dir:Mohammadreza Farzad |16min.|  Germany, Iran, Poland;

Ghoghnous (Phoenix) | Dir: Mohsen Nabavi | 13min.| Iran

A House Near the Sun | Dir: Maryam Samadi,        Roni Schamlian | 12min.| Germany

Nachtwache (Nightwatch) |             Dir: Joachim Neef |            92min.| Germany

Parvin |                             Dir: Mirabbas Khosravinezhad |82min.|Iran

Gyuto |                             Dir: Filipa Kardoso|        60min. | Belgium; 

(Director’s Presentation) 

The Mirage |                    Dir: Santosh Dahal|   27min.| Nepal; 

Giddh (the scavenger) |  Dir: Manish Saini |   25min.| India;

 

Her Locket |            Dir:J.E.Tiglao |                119min.| Philippines

(Director’s Presentation)

25.01.24

Thursday

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

Spiritual Section

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

Tuda I obratno         (There and Back) |     Dir: Oleg Asadulin | 108min.| Russia

Jalaldine |                    Dir: Hassan Benjelloun | 96min.| Morocco

İnsani Tinilar     (Humanus Timbres) |   Dir: Emre Gaviyel |   75min.| Turkey; 

The Dreamcatcher |      Dir: Ankit Santra |   20min.| India 

(Director’s Presentation)

Poovu (The flower) |       Dir: Binoy George, Anish Babu Abbas |               81min.| India;

 Déni Choubaga |            Dir: Django Schrevens |17min.| Senegal 

(Director’s Presentation)

Cheenee |                                Dir: Andreas Antonopoulos | 61min.| Trinidad and Tobago 

Short & Independent Film Section: 

Teere Bendho Na (Unanchored) |                      Dir: Niranjan Kumar Kujur |         37min.| India             (Director’s Presentation)

26.01.24

Friday

 

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section

Asian Film Competition

TSAGAY – where action speaks louder than words |Dir: JigmeTandin  Wangchuk | 76min.| Bhutan 

(Director’s Presentation)

 

City Diaries |                   Dir: Sadman Shahriar |10min.| Bangladesh

Madhur Madhobi         (The Disappearing Star) |Dir: Ragib Shahriyar Saiket |10min.| Bangladesh

Paper |                                    Dir: Jakir Hasan Anik |10min.| Bangladesh

Tips |                                      Dir: Tasnova Tabassum | 10min.| Bangladesh

Golpo Kathan (The Tale)Dir: Keemia Sha Adat |9min.| Bangladesh

Biye Barir Misti            (The Sweet Syndicate)Dir: Shah Sakib Sobhan Magic | 9min.| Bangladesh

Laila |                                     Dir: Baishaki Somadder |9min.| Bangladesh

Obosheshe                           (The Love’s Last Stand) |Dir: Sumiya Afrin Moumita | 7min.| Bangladesh

Dhushar Pandulipy |       Dir: Mamun Sobhani | 5min.| Bangladesh                 (Director’s Presentation)

Shesh Pata (The Last Page) |   Dir: Atanu Ghosh|          124min.| India 

(Director’s Presentation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

27.01.24

Saturday

Cinema of the World

Short & Independent Film Section

Women Filmmakers Section

Short & Independent Film Section

Asian Film Competition

The Slave |                  Dir: Abdelilah El  Jaouhary |                          102min. | Morocco

Jjigae |                             Dir: Jero Yun |26min. | South Korea

Sasha |                              Dir: Maria Viktorova |        25min.| Russia

Dielli |                            Dir: Dritero Mehmetaj | 21min. | Kosovo, Czech Republic

Junko |                              Dir: Minsho Limbu | 15min. | Nepal

Tits |                               Dir: Eivind Landsvik | 12min.| Norway

Padmo Modhu (Elixir) |Dir: Susmita Sinha |   41min.| India

Lifeline |                                 Dir: Elena Rubashevska |31min. | Ukraine

The Tribunal |                Dir: Monica Asih |     28min. | Indonesia

 

Papa Ko Pani Se Dar Lagta Hai                                         (My Father Is Afraid of Water) |                                   Dir: Prateek Rajendra Srivastava | 28min.| India

Ao to Shiro                            (Blue and White) |                 Dir: Hiroyuki Nishiyama | 28min.| Japan

à moitié d’âme (Half soul) |Dir: Marwen Trabelsi | 24min.| Tunisia

Fisherman |                            Dir: Mehdi Zamanpour Kiasari, Manan Janbarari |12min.| Iran

Shonar Khacha             (The Golden cage) |        Dir: Prataya Saha |    11min.| India             (Director’s Presentation)

Papa Mascot |                         Dir: Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio | 95min.| Philippines 

(Director’s Presentation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.01.24

Sunday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Short & Independent Film Section

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section

Karaganda |                 Dir: Max Weissberg | 132min.| USA

Paramparca (Shattered) |Dir: Orhan Tekeoglu, Nurdan Tekeoglu |   62min. | Turkey  

Short & Independent Film Section


Tangeh (The Strait) |Dir: Meghdad Jalali |30min.| Iran

Dream Town |                Dir: Jhun Ablaza Monterde | 20min.| Philippines

Dammi |                          Dir:  Yann Mounir Demange | 19min. | UK

Ad Alma (To Alma) |     Dir:  Giuseppe Cardaci | 16min.| Italy

Talk to Me |                    Dir:  Jimmy Ming Shum | 15min.| Japan

Yama |                             Dir:  Andreas Vakalios | 15min.| Greece

Fár |                                Dir: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter | 6min.| Iceland

Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections |                    Dir: Borislav Kolev|   78min.| Bulgaria, Canada

Antohin Pathe (Endless Way) |Dir: Ziaul Hoque Raju |    10min.| Bangladesh

Madhur Madhobi               (The Disappearing Star) |   Dir: Ragib Shahriyar Saiket   |10min.| Bangladesh

Unexpected Call |                  Dir: Tahsin Prince |              10min.| Bangladesh

Paper|                                          Dir: Jakir Hasan Anik |              10min.| Bangladesh

Laila |                                          Dir: Baishaki Somadder |              9min.| Bangladesh

Checkmate |                            Dir: Toufiq Mesbah |              8min.| Bangladesh

Escape |                                          Dir: NH Tuhin |                             7min.| Bangladesh

Sentier (The Pathway) |              Dir: Samarpan Biswas |              7min.| Bangladesh

The Boy in The Torn Shoes |Dir: Biplab Kumar Pal Bipu |7min.| Bangladesh

Equality |                                      Dir: RKR Moon |               6min.| Bangladesh

 

 

 

*Open for all, seating arrangement first come first serve basis. Subject to Change due to unforeseen circumstances.

22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2024
Screening Schedule:
Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery Auditorium, Dhaka-1000

Date/Day

10:30 A.M

01:00 P.M.

03:00 P.M.

05:00 P.M.

 

20.01.24

Saturday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Short & Independent Film Section

Cinema of the World

Un Mondo in Più         (Another World) |               Dir: Luigi Pane|             105min. | France, Italy

Light Upon Light |                                 Dir: Christian Suhr |                              78min.| Denmark, Egypt

Evseyev: Recognition at the cost of life | Dir:  Andrew Ogorodnikov |                     25min.| Russia

Povratak kući (The Return Home)          Dir: Nikola Polic | 17min.| Serbia

Transit |                                                  Dir: Baqer Al-Rubaie | 17min.| Iraq

Angello |                                            Dir: Ali Kianesi | 17min. | Iran

Colorcarne (Skintone) |                      Dir:  Alberto Marchiori | 10min.| Italy

The Woman Pastor |                          Dir: Julien Kobersy | 9min.| Lebanon

Megh Roddur Khela                                            (Game of Clouds and Sunshine) |                         Dir: Awal Reza | 125min. | Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

21.01.24

Sunday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section

Ei Fantasma (No One) |           Dir: Martin Duplaquet | 115min.| Chile, Brazil, Argentina

Waiting in Pray |                               Dir: Tommaso Cotronei |                       72min. | Myanmar

Oras De Peligro (Dangerous Hours) |       Dir: Joel C. Lamangan|                       103min.| Philippines

Antohin Pathe (Endless Way) |                             Dir: Ziaul Hoque Raju|10min.| Bangladesh

Unexpected Call |                                               Dir: Tahsin Prince| 10min.| Bangladesh

Inafi (The Scarf) |                                               Dir: Shuvashis Sinha| 10min.| Bangladesh

Biye Barir Misti (The Sweet Syndicate) |                    Dir: Shah Sakib Sobhan Magic| 9min.| Bangladesh

Checkmate|                                                        Dir: Toufiq Mesbah| 8min.| Bangladesh

Escape |                                                                  Dir: NH Tuhin| 7min.| Bangladesh

Sentier (The Pathway) |                                            Dir: Samarpan Biswas| 7min.| Bangladesh

The Boy in The Torn Shoes|                                       Dir: Biplab Kumar Pal Bipu| 7min.| Bangladesh

Death and Landscape                                            |Dir: Fuaduzzaman Fuad| 7min.| Bangladesh

Year OOOO |                                                            Dir: Md. Sambitul Islam| 6min| Bangladesh

Flight |                                                                  Dir: Zisan Islam Ananta| 6min.| Bangladesh

Equality |                                                                Dir: RKR Moon| 6min.| Bangladesh                      (Director’s Presentation)

 

22.01.24

Monday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Mahishasur Marddini              (A Night to Remember) |        Dir:  Ranjan Ghosh|               112min.| India

Places of the Soul |                            Dir: Hamida Issa |74min. | Qatar

Mirjaveh (Waltz for Three) |                      Dir: Arman Zarrinkoub| 80min.| Iran

Ajob Chele (The Mysterious Boy) |                         Dir: Manik Manobik | 104min.| Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

 

23.01.24

Tuesday

Asian Film Competition

Wide Angle

Asian Film Competition

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Long Live Love |                  Dir: Piyakarn Butprasert| 133min. | Thailand

Feng bao (Cloudy Mountain) |                 Dir:  Jun Li|115min.| China

Dov (Fortune) |                                  Dir: Muhiddin Muzaffar|                       118min.| Tajikistan

 

Just a Joke Darling |                                             Dir: Imtiaz Hossain | 87min.| Bangladesh

Short & Independent Film Section:

Joy Bangla |                                                              Dir: Shaila Rahman Tithi| 23min.| Bangladesh

(Director’s Presentation)

24.01.24

Wednesday

Cinema of the World

Short & Independent Film Section

Wide Angle

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Sadikbey: Yalıların Dili Olsa (Sadıkbey: İf The Mansions Could Talk Ya da If the Sadıkbey Mansions) |            Dir: Ragip Taranç|                  76min.| Turkey       

                                  Technologies of the Soul: Ancient Wisdom in the Smart Nation |                      Dir: Ian McGonigle |              61min.| Singapore

 

Auxiliaire |                                            Dir: Lucas Bacle| 25min.| France

I Promise You Paradise |                      Dir: Morad Mostafa|                      25min.| Egypt, France, Qatar

Keep |                                            Dir:  Lewis Rose| 22min.| France, UK

Todo Incluido (All-inclusive) |               Dir:  Duván Duque Vargas |                   21min.| Colombia, France

 

Chang Sha ye sheng huo                       (Tale of the Night)                                 Dir:  Ji Zhang| 107min. | China

Sabittri (A Burning Soul) |                                         Dir: Pantho Prosad| 111min.| Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

25.01.24

Thursday

Wide Angle

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Haoxiang ye meina me Re xue fei teng (Lose to Win) |            Dir: Hu Gao | 135min. | China

Svet (The Light) |                                   Dir: Anton Kolomeyets | 109min.| Russia 

(Director’s Presentation)

Kot Charmi (Leather Jacket Man) |              Dir: Hossein Mirza Mohammadi|               100min.| Iran

Megher Kopat (Love under the Clouds) |                      Dir: Walid Ahmed | 94min.| Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

26.01.24

Friday

Wide Angle

Women Filmmakers Section

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Liu Lang Di Qiu: Fei Yue 2020 Te Bie Ban                   (The Wandering Earth: Beyond 2020 Special Edition) |Dir: Frant Gwo |                   137min.| China

Where have all the smiles gone|             Dir: Anja Strelec| 30min.| Nepal

Ekdin Viral Namita Pal |                      Dir: Chaitali Somadder|                      21min.| Bangladesh

Mukti |                                            Dir: Chaitali Somadder|                      19min.| Bangladesh

Colours of the Soul |                        Dir: Afifa Akter| 17min.| Bangladesh

Supermarket Affairs |                      Dir: Hang Luong Nguyen|                      16min.| Vietnam, USA

Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar (On Either Sides of the Pond) |                                            Dir: Parth Saurabh |105min.|India

(Director’s Presentation)

1971 Shei Shob Din |                                            Dir: Hridi Huq| 144min.| Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

27.01.24

Saturday

 

Wide Angle

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Liu Lang Di Qiu 2                 (The Wandering Earth Ⅱ) |        Dir: Frant Gwo |                    174min.| China

The Last Honour |                                  Dir: Rosy Bora | 82min.| India

                                                     

Khaterat-e Bandbaz                      (Ropewalker Memories) |                      Dir: Hamed Rajabi | 115min.| Iran

Kretsul |                                                                  Dir:Alexandra Likhaacheva |                                      105min.| Russia, Moldova, Lithuania, Turkey

(Director’s Presentation)

28.01.24

Sunday

Wide Angle

Women Filmmakers Section

Wide Angle

Cinema of the World

Wo he wo de fu bei               (My Country, My Parents) |Dir: Jing Wu, Ziyi Zhang, Zheng Xu, Teng Shen | 158min.| China

Ashghal-ha va Arousak-ha (Junks & Dolls) | Dir: Manijeh Hekmat | 66min.| Iran

Xiao Ma Bian (The Little Horsewhip) |        Dir: Xinwen Dong, Shapkat Murat|             87min.| China

With This Light |                                                       Dir: Laura Bermúdez, Nicole Bernardi-Reis|                  88min.| USA, Honduras

 

 

22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2024
Screening Schedule:
Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Music and Dance Auditorium, Dhaka-1000

Date/Day

10:30A.M

01:00
P.M.

03:00
P.M.

05:00
P.M.

 

20.01.24

Saturday

Gathering and Cultural   Programme,  Organised by  Down Syndrome   Societyof Bangladesh

Cinema
of the World

Short
& Independent Film Section

Cinema of the World

Trio |                                                   Dir: Battumur Dorj|                             97min.| Mongolia

48 Hours |                                    Dir: Azadeh Moussavi|   21min.| Iran

Waltz |                                        Dir: Parto Eshragh |            21min.| Iran

Greenhouse |                           Dir: George Georgakopoulos| 18min. | Greece

Shay (Tea) |                           Dir: Ayman Sousa |              17min. | Egypt

Ultimate Bliss |                          Dir: Miguel De Jesus |            14min. | Australia, Portugal

Enjoy your stay |                        Dir: Chantelle Ng |             12min.| Singapore

Vremena Goda                           (The Four Seasons) |              Dir:Maxim Shabalin |              100min.| Russia

 

21.01.24

Sunday

Children
Films Session

Cinema
of the World

Cinema of the World

Bangladesh
Panorama: Full Length Section

Aul Challenge|                           Dir: Islam Satyrov | 94min.| Russia

Pustaya Tserkov (Empty Church) |Dir:  Maks Maksimov |               102min.| Belarus

La Pampa (The Invisible Girl) | Dir: Dorian Fernández Moris| 106min.| Chile, Peru, Spain

Leelabati Nag: The Rebel |            Dir:  ARM Nasir |                           66min. |Bangladesh             (Director’s Presentation)

 

22.01.24

Monday

Children Films Session

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Short
& Independent Film Section

Bulgarian Ship Sinks in Stormy Sea |Dir: Petrinel Gochev | 94min.| Bulgaria

The Path |                                          Dir: Kulunakov Mickhail Leonidovich| 104min. | Russia

Vibor
(The Choice)
|                           Dir: Igor Fedorov |             78min.| Russia

 

Short & Independent Film
Section
 

Malafede |                                   Dir:  Chiara Borsini, Paolo Corazza, Marialuisa  Greco | 26min. | Italy

Prithibi |                                          Dir: Joy Peter Halder|             48min.|Bangladesh 

Shadhinota, Ai Shobdoti Kibhabe Amader Holo (Independence, How
Come This Word Become Ours)
| Dir: Shamim Al Amin |              26min.| Bangladesh 

Aakali|                                         Dir: Hamed Kibria|              11min.| Bangladesh 

Rhythm |                                         Dir: Mahdin Kamal Rhythm|            9min.|Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

 

23.01.24

Tuesday

Children Films Session

Short & Independent Film Section

Wide Angle

Short & Independent Film Section

Momo in Dubai |                                       Dir: Ameen Aslam| 102min.| India

Lullaby
for Stanislav
|                                       Dir: Hanna Hertman |20min.| Belarus

Nada
De Todo Esto
|                                    Dir: Patricio Martínez, Francisco Cantón |                                         18min.| Argentina, Spain, USA

Sahbety
(My Girl Friend)
|                           Dir: Kawthar Younis 18min.| Egypt

Yellow |                                          Dir: Elham Ehsas |                             13min. | Afghanistan, UK

Cinzas
e Nuvens (Extended Presences)
|Dir: Margaux Dauby|                           13min. | Belgium,Portugal

Wa Thakarina Wa Unthana (Our Males and Females) |                           Dir: Ahmad Alyaseer 12min.| Jordan

Colorcarne (Skintone) |                        Dir: Alberto Marchiori |10min.| Italy

Tian Gong Su Zuo                      (The Magical Craftmanship of Suzhou) |                                   Dir: Sun Zengtian |              90min.| China

A Letter of Postmaster             Dir:  Supin Barman |               30min.| Bangladesh

Songini (Partner) |                         Dir: Nahid al mobin | 22min.|Bangladesh

Domer Chita |              Dir: Yousuf Hafeez |               20min.| Bangladesh

Nothing                                         Dir: Shahedul Islam Sifat |15min.|Bangladesh

Bunoful                                          Dir: Asif Rahman Saikat |              8min.| Bangladesh 

(Director’s Presentation)

 

 

 

 

24.01.24

Wednesday

Children Films Session

Short & Independent Film Section

Wide Angle

       Short & Independent            Film Section

Bebiya, babua, Anzorik, ya i mama (Bebia, Babua, Anzorik,
Me and Mom)
                                       Dir: Raul Geydarov | 29min.| Russia;

Acolo Unde Bărcile Nu Ajung (Where No Ships Go) |                                          Dir: Vlad Buzăianu| 16min.| Romania;

Xiaohui He Ta De Niu (Xiaohui and His Cows) |                                          Dir: Xinying Lao| 15min.| USA;

Mahrokh’s doll|                                       Dir: Mojtaba Zare, Maryam Javaheri| 11min.| Iran

Piel Devota – Devotional skin |          Dir: Constanza Caceres, Francisca Basaure | 28min.| Chile

Soren                                                  Dir: Sahar Shadloo |20min.| Iran

Quello che è mio (What Is Mine) |Dir: Gianni Cesaraccio| 20min.| Italy

BergieDir: Dian Weys|                        7min.| South Africa

Qi ji · Ben xiao hai                   (Nice View)                            | Dir:Muye Wen |              107min. | China

The Scrap |                                       Dir: Masudur Rahman|              48min.| Bangladesh

Shishi Botoler Pass Fail
|
Dir: Ali  Tareque | 25min.| Bangladesh

Dairath
(The Tale of Millennium)
            | Dir: Mrittika Rashed |              21min.| Bangladesh

Alternative |                           Dir:Shariful Islam (Shareef Anirbaan) | 4min.| Bangladesh              (Director’s Presentation)

 

25.01.24

Thursday

Children Films Session

Cinema of the World

Wide Angle

        Short & Independent            Film Section

Sluchaiat Tesla (The Tesla Case) |              Dir: Andrey Hadjivasilev|              90min.|Bulgaria

Oameni de Treabă (Men of Deeds) | Dir: Paul Negoescu |                            107min.| Bulgaria, Romania

Xiong Shi Shaonian                   (I Am What I Am) |              Dir: Sun Haipeng |              105min.| China

 

 

Antique Collector |                         Dir: Iftekher Khalid |              24min.| Bangladesh

Monoban (The Photograph)
|
Dir: Rabi Ahmed |                          15min.| Bangladesh

Dainir Bashi |                           Dir: Niloy Chandra Das|   13min.|Bangladesh

Passenger |                                       Dir: Evan Monawar|               12min.| Bangladesh

Samparka (Family Bond) |            Dir: Md Rashidul Islam (Rashed Manik) | 11min.| Bangladesh

The Trap of This Society |           Dir: Apu Sharma|                  9min.| Bangladesh 

Kotoi Rongo Dekhi Duniyai      (I See Nuance) |                            Dir: Alif Mohammad |               6min.| Bangladesh

Tokai |                                          Dir: Jasim Uddin Emon |              5min.| Bangladesh              (Director’s Presentation)

 

26.01.24

Friday

Children Films Session

Wide Angle

Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section

Short
& Independent Film Section

Pravas (Pravas the tour) |                           Dir: Vipul Sharma | 95min.| India 

(Director’s Presentation)

Ge Sheng De Chi Bang                        (The Wings of Songs) |                         Dir: Abdukerim Abliz |              98min. | China

Ichamoti (The river of partition) | Dir: Habibur Rahman |               61min.| Bangladesh

 

(Director’s Presentation)

Joy Bangla |                            Dir: Shaila Rahman Tithi | 23min.| Bangladesh

 

Shurja Mukhi (The Sunflower)   |Dir: Mohiuddin Al Arabi| |19min.| Bangladesh

Chata (The Umbrella)            Dir: Fidel Drong |                             16min.| Bangladesh

Palki Flying an Emotion |              Dir: Zhumur Asma Jui |              14min.|Bangladesh

Byatirek (Withering blooms)         Dir: Jariyat Haider|              14min.| Bangladesh

Antoraay |                                       Dir: Mursalin Sarker |               10min.| Bangladesh               (Director’s Presentation)

 

27.01.24

Saturday

Children Films Session

Cinema of the World

Wide Angle

Cinema of the World

Kapitan (Captain) |                             Dir: Mohammad Hamzei |99min.| Iran

Lioness                                        Dir: Wasi Fathes Wandum |   97min.| Cameroon

 

 

Zui hou de zhen xiang   (Heart’s Motive) |             Dir: Taige Li |113min.| China

 

Adrishya Jalakangal           (Invisible Windows) |                     Dir: Dr. Bijukumar Damodaran | 136min.| India

 

28.01.24

Sunday

Children Films Session

Wide Angle

Cinema of the World

Wide Angle

Momo in Dubai|                             Dir: Ameen Aslam | 102min.| India

Yuan Qu De Mu Ge              (Fade Away Pastoral) |                          Dir: Adilsha·Sharahman, Jun Zhou | 94min. | China

Sampashi (Spraying) |              Dir: Ali Yavar | 91min.| Iran

Wai tai kong de mo zha te              (Mozart from Space) |               Dir: Sicheng Chen |               136min.| China

 

22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2024
Screening Schedule: (5th Floor)
Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery Auditorium, Dhaka-1000

Date/Day

10:30 A.M

01:00 P.M.

03:00 P.M.

05:00 P.M.

20.01.24

Saturday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Beshenstvo (The Rage) |                 Dir: Dmitry Dyachenko |            100min.| Russia

Jalaldine |                                              Dir: Hassan Benjelloun |            96min.| Morocco

Nachtwache (Nightwatch) |   Dir: Joachim Neef |            92min.| Germany

Zapata (Amoozadegan)
|
Dir: Danesh Eqbashavi |            79min.| Iran

 

21.01.24

Sunday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Spiritual Section

La Pampa (The Invisible Girl) |            Dir: Dorian Fernández Moris|            106min.| Chile, Peru, Spain

Places of the Soul |                        Dir: Hamida Issa | 74min. | Qatar

Oras De Peligro              (Dangerous Hours) |                    Dir:Joel C. Lamangan|     103min.| Philippines

Kunanfinda: The Land of Death | Dir: Hansel Leyva Fanego |            68min.| Cuba;

22.01.24

Monday

Spiritual Section

Short & Independent Film
Section

Cinema
of the World

Cinema of the World

Seven Citrus Aurantium |                   Dir: Farshad Gol Sefidi| 80min.| Iran

 

The 3rd Man- Makram j. Khoury |Dir: Adi Adwan | 53min.| Palestine;

 

Piel Devota –
Devotional skin
|                               Dir: Constanza Caceres, Francisca       Basaure| 28min.| Chile

Soren                                                Dir: Sahar Shadloo | 20min.| Iran

Quello che è mio
(What Is Mine)
                          Dir:Gianni Cesaraccio | 20min.| Italy

Bergie |                                                Dir: Dian Weys| 7min.| South
Africa

Lioness |                                     Dir: Wasi Fathes Wandum| 97min.| Cameroon

 

 

Vibor (The Choice) |                        Dir: Igor Fedorov|78min.| Russia

23.01.24

Tuesday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Short & Independent Film
Section

Cinema of the World

Pustaya Tserkov (Empty Church) |        Dir:  Maks
Maksimov | 
            102min. | Belarus

Oameni de Treabă                         (Men of Deeds) |                                 Dir: Paul Negoescu|               107min.| Bulgaria, Romania

Lullaby for Stanislav           Dir: Hanna Hertman|            20min.| Belarus

Nada De Todo Esto |            Dir: Patricio Martínez, Francisco Cantón |            18min.| Argentina, Spain, USA

Sahbety (My Girl Friend) |       Dir: Kawthar Younis |             18min.| Egypt

Yellow                                       Dir: Elham Ehsas                         |13min. | Afghanistan, UK

Cinzas e Nuvens             (Extended Presences) |           Dir: Margaux Dauby|            13min. | Belgium, Portugal

Wa Thakarina Wa Unthana (Our Males and Females) |        Dir: Ahmad Alyaseer |            12min.| Jordan

Colorcarne (Skintone)            Dir: Alberto Marchiori |            10min.| Italy

Waiting in Pray |                         Dir: Tommaso Cotronei |            72min. | Myanmar

24.01.24

Wednesday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

The Slave |                                              Dir: Abdelilah El Jaouhary            102min. | Morocco

Sampashi (Spraying) |                        Dir: Ali Yavar| 91min.| Iran

Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections |                         Dir: Borislav Kolev|             78min.| Bulgaria, Canada

TSAGAY – where action speaks louder than words |                        Dir: JigmeTandin Wangchuk |          76min.| Bhutan

25.01.24

Thursday

Cinema of the World

Short & Independent Film Section

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Ei Fantasma (No One) |                        Dir: Martin Duplaquet |                        115min.| Chile, Brazil, Argentina

Dream Town |                                    Dir: Jhun Ablaza Monterde |            20min.| Philippines

Dammi |                                                Dir:  Yann Mounir Demange |            19min. | UK

Ad Alma (To Alma) |                        Dir:  Giuseppe Cardaci |16min.| Italy

Talk to Me |                                    Dir:  Jimmy Ming Shum |             15min.| Japan 

Yama |                                                Dir:  Andreas Vakalios |            15min.| Greece

Fár |                                                Dir: Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter |  6min.| Iceland

Un Mondo in Più             (Another World) |                         Dir: Luigi Pane|                        105min. | France, Italy

Places of the Soul |                         Dir: Hamida Issa | 74min. | Qatar

26.01.24

Friday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

The Path |                                                Dir: Kulunakov Mickhail Leonidovich| 104min. |Russia

Q |                                                          Dir: Jude Chehab |                        94min.| Lebanon, USA

Parvin |                                    Dir: Mirabbas Khosravinezhad | 82min.|Iran

Tales around us |                               Dir: Arsen Arakelyan |             64min.| Armenia

27.01.24

Saturday

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Vremena Goda (The Four Seasons) | Dir:Maxim Shabalin| 100min.| Russia

Jalaldine |                                             Dir: Hassan Benjelloun |             96min.| Morocco

Nachtwache (Nightwatch) |         Dir: Joachim Neef |             92min.| Germany

Waiting in Pray |                                Dir: Tommaso Cotronei |            72min. | Myanmar

28.01.24

Sunday

Spiritual Section

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Cinema of the World

Tuda I obratno                                     (There and Back) |                                   Dir: Oleg Asadulin | 108min.| Russia

Zapata (Amoozadegan)                        Dir: Danesh Eqbashavi |79min.| Iran

Marde Parvanei (Butterfly Man) | Dir: Mitra Roohimanesh |89min.| Iran

Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum (Pachu and the Magic Lamp) |          Dir: Akhil Sathyan |170min.| India

22nd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2024
Screening Schedule for Jury (Asian Competition)
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Dhaka
26 Mirpur Road (Corner of Road no. 3), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205

Date/Day

10:00 A.M

02:30 P.M.

04:30 P. M.

21.01.24

Sunday

Retrospective

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Khibula | 
Dir:  George ovashvili|                                        99min.| Georgia, Germany, France

The Cord of Life|                                                     Dir: Qiao Sixue|96min.| China

 

Peafowl|                                                                  Dir: Byun, Sungbin| 115min.| South Korea

22.01.24

Monday

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Dov (Fortune)|                                                        Dir: Muhiddin Muzaffar| 118min.| Tajikistan

Rahas kiyana kandu (Whispering Mountains) |             Dir: Jagath Manuwarna| 88min.| Sri Lanka 

Fasl-e Alouche-hay-e Sabz (Green Plum Season) |              Dir: Ali Bayat| 96min.| Iran

23.01.24

Tuesday

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Baqyt (Happiness)|
Dir: Askar Uzabayev| 132min.| Kazakhstan

The Gentleman|                                                     Dir: Hasan Keyghobadi| 73min.| Iran

Chalchitra Ekhon (Kaleidoscope Again) |                           Dir: Anjan Dutt| 90min.| India

24.01.24

Wednesday

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Asian Film Competition

Long Live Love|                                                     Dir:  Piyakarn Butprasert| 133min.| Thailand

Mighty Afrin- in the time of Floods|              Dir:Angelos Rallis |92min.| Bangladesh, France, Greece

Papa Mascot|                                                                Dir:  Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio| 95min.| Philippines

25.01.24

Thursday

             Asian Film Competition

             Asian Film Competition

             Asian Film Competition

Shesh Pata (The Last Page) |                                    Dir: Atanu Ghosh| 124min.| India

Tenirberdi (God’s gift) |                                                Dir: Asel Zhuraeva| 76min.| Kyrgyzstan

Shomar-e Dah (Number Ten) |                           Dir:Hamid Zargar Nezhad| 103min.| Iran

26.01.24

Friday

             Asian Film Competition

Retrospective

Retrospective

Fereshteh|                                                              Dir: Morteza Atashzamzam| 70min.| Bangladesh, Iran

Beautiful Helen                                                         | Dir:  George ovashvili | 92min.| Georgia

Gagma Napiri (The Other Bank) |                                     Dir: George ovashvili | 94min. | Georgia, Kazakhstan

27.01.24

Saturday

Retrospective

             Cinema of the World

             Short & Independent Film Section

Simindis Kundzuli) Corn Island |                           Dir:  Georgeovashvili                                            | 97min. | Georgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Hungary

Eye Level |
Dir:  George ovashvili |11min.| Georgia

Un Mondo in Più (Another World) |                               Dir: Luigi Pane | 105min.| France, Italy

Auxiliaire                                                                  | Dir: Lucas Bacle| 25min.| France 

Promise You Paradise                                              Dir: Morad Mostafa| 25min.| Egypt, France, Qatar

Keep                                                                           | Dir:  Lewis Rose| 22min.| France, UK

Todo Incluido (All-inclusive) |                                        Dir:  Duván Duque Vargas | 21min.| Colombia, France

 

                                                            

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