23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2025
Screening Schedule: Opening and Closing Ceremony,
Venue: Bangladesh National Museum
Main Auditorium
Shahbagh, Dhaka-1000
Date/Day | 10:30 A.M | 01:00 P.M. |
Opening Ceremony |
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11.01.25 Saturday | Opening Film | ||||
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Wide Angle Section | ||||
Du xing yue qiu (Moon Man)| Dir:Chiyu Zhang| 122min.| China | |||||
12.01.25 Sunday | 10:30 A.M | 01:00 P.M. | 03:00 P.M. | 05:00 P.M. | 07:00 P.M. |
Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | Asian Competition | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section | |
Lastochka (Longer Than A Day )| Dir: Malika Mukhamedzhan| 122min.| Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia | This Jungo Life| Dir: David Fedele| 78min.| Australia, Morocco | Plantadas| Dir:Lilo Vilaplana, Camilo Vilaplana| 112min.| USA | Aparatchi (Projectionist)| Dir:Ghorbanali Taherifar| 95min.| Iran | Rokto Joba| Dir: Niamul Hasan Mukta| 100min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |
13.01.25 Monday | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section |
Isle of Snakes| Dir:Eu-Min Kim| 115min.| Republic of Korea | Choreographies towards loss| Dir: Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn| 61min.| Norway | Beline| Dir: Samik Roy Choudhury| 85min.| India 18+ (Adult) | Yukiko a.k.a| Dir: Naoya Kusaba| 98min.| Japan (Presentation) | Ekhane Nongor (The Anchor) | Dir: Mehedi Rony| 117min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |
14.01.25 Tuesday | Spiritual Film Section | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section |
Tantrik Dance| Dir: K.P. Pathak| 38min.| Nepal Mammalia| Dir: Sebastian Mihailescu| 89min.| Germany, Poland, Romania | Dai ni qu jian wo ma (Back to Love) | Dir: Hongchun Lan| 102min.| China | The Last Postmen| Dir:Saad Alessamy| 88min.| Iraq | Jel Toktaghan Jer (The Land Where Winds Stood Still) | Dir:Ardak Amirkulov| 109min.| Kazakhstan | Shoroter Joba| Dir: Kusum Sikder| 123min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |
15.01.25 Wednesday | Spiritual Film Section | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section |
Weaning| Dir: Houssam Hamo| 27min.| Syria Swaha (In the Name of Fire) | Dir: Abhilash Sharma| 100min.| India | Men Qian Bao Di (100Yards) | Dir:Haofeng Xu, Junfeng Xu| 109min.| China | Mo lu kuang hua qian (The Last Frenzy) | Dir: Nana| 107min.| China | Tabestan-E Haman Saal (Summer time) | Dir:Mahmoud Kalari| 109min.| Iran (Presentation) | NilPadmo
(The Blue Lotus) | Dir:Towfique Elahi| 65min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) 18+ (Adult) |
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16.01.25 Thursday | Spiritual Film Section | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World |
Kalachakra| Dir: Aya-Ganga Ulzytueva| 24min.| Russia Monte Clerigo| Dir: Luis Campos| 28min.| Portugal Läinud On Jäanud (Raise Me A Memory) | Dir: Varun Trikha| 70min.| Estonia | In The Belly of A Tiger| Dir:Jatla Siddartha| 92min.| India | Melody| Dir:Behrouz Sebt Rasoul| 89min.| Iran, Tajikistan | Flašaroši (Bottlemen)| Dir: Nemanja Vojinović| 83min.| Serbia, Slovenia (Presentation) | Padatik| Dir:Srijit Mukherji| 127min.| India (Presentation) | |
17.01.25 Friday | Cinema of the World | Asian Competition | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section | ||
Maria| Dir: Mahdi Asghari Azghadi| 97min.| Iran | Guardia de Honor (The Guardian of Honor) | Dir:Joselito Altarejos| 95min.| Philippines (Presentation) | Dear Maloti (Priyo Maloti) |Dir: Shankha Das Gupta| 116min.| Bangladesh((Presentation) | |||
18.01.25 Saturday | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section | Cinema of the World | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section |
Johnny Keep Walking| Dir: Runnian Dong| 118min.| China | Hao Jiu Bu Jian (Dreaming & Dying) | Dir:Nelson Yeo| 79min.| Indonesia, Singapore | Agantuk (The Stranger) | Dir: Biplob Sarkar| 81min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | Shayad Jaei Digar (Maybe Somewhere Else) | Dir:Ali Tasdighi| 80min.| Iran (Presentation) | Fatima| Dir: Dhrubo Hasan| 105min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |
19.01.25 Sunday |
Closing Ceremony Award giving Ceremony |
Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section | |||
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Boli (The Wrestler) | Dir: Iqbal H Chowdhury| 91min.| Bangladesh | ||||
23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2025
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. | 07:00P.M |
11.01.25 Saturday | Children Films Session | Women Filmmakers’ Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Cinema of the World | Short & Independent Film Section |
Llueven las flores, los piratas y el tesoro de la bruja (Rain of Flowers, the Pirates and the Witch’s Treasure) | Dir: Faustino Alanís| 18min.| Mexico Miro| Dir: Hossein Rigi| 97min.| Iran | The Silent Route| Dir: Merve Cirisoglu| 9min.| UK Ootidé (Ootid)| Dir: Eglė Razumaitė| 11min.| Lithuania Gompang- i (Walk in) | Dir: Han-eol Park| 15min.| South Korea Sea Salt| Dir: Leila Basma| 17min.| Czech Republic, Lebanon Sever (The North) | Dir: Sveta Gertman| 24min.| Russia Jinwar (Women’s Village) | Dir: Nadia Derwish| 42min.| Syria | The Nature of Dogs| Dir: Pom Bunsermvicha| 28min.| Singapore, Thailand, USA | ERA| Dir: Veniamin Ilyassov| 106min.| Russia | Radikals| Dir:Arvin Belarmino| 21min.| Bangladesh, France, Philippines, USA (Presentation) | |
Cinema of the World | |||||
In Jamiyat Ghabel Kontrol (This Controllable Crowd) | Dir: Mohammad Matin Ojani| 79min.| Iran | |||||
Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section | |||||
Batasher Phena (Applauding Wind) | Dir: Abdul Ahad Tanvir| 83min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |||||
12.01.25 Sunday | Children Films Session | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Retrospective Section | Short & Independent Film Section (July Movement Films) |
De Dentro Do Quarto (From Inside the Room) | Dir: Paula M. Urbinati| 08min.| Brazil Kytalyktaakh kyrdalym (Where The White Cranes Dance) | Dir:Michael Lukachevsky| 96min.| Russia | Personal Persistence| Dir:Xiao Xing| 87min.| China | Linnud Läinud (On Weary Wings Go by) | Dir: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg| 11min.| Estonia, Lithuania Sakshi Rukh (The Witness Tree) | Dir: Niranjan Raj Bhetwal| 15min.| Nepal | Voyna Anny (Anna’s War) | Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko | 75min.| Russia (Presentation) | The Sound Is Loud| Dir: Evan Monawar | 5min.| Bangladesh The Rebirth of Bangladesh| Dir: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan| 8min.| Bangladesh Disconnected| Dir:Adnan Bangali| 30min.| Bangladesh | |
Cinema of the World | Bangladesh Panorama (Talent & Full Length Section) | ||||
Chuma (Plague)| Dir: Dmitrii Davydov| 87min.| Russia | Chad Akasher Golpo (A Roof to Sky Story) | Dir:Md.Amit Jahidi Himel| 6min.| Bangladesh Path (The Path) | Dir:Md.Lahul Miah| 7min.| Bangladesh Julyer Chithi (July’s Letter) | Dir:Md.Lahul Miah| 10min.| Bangladesh Shohojatra – Fellow Minds| Dir: Abdul Ahad Tanvir| 54min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | ||||
13.01.25 Monday | Children Films Session | Women Filmmakers’ Section | Cinema of the World | Retrospective Section | Women Filmmakers’ Section |
Chaboksavar (Jockey)| Dir: Hadi Shariati| 32min.| Iran Norouz (Nowruz)| Dir: Soheil Movaffagh| 89min.| Iran | Kumva, Ce Qui Vient Du Silence (Kumva, Which Comes from Silence) | Dir: Sarah Mallegol| 109min.| France | La Destinée D’une Camionneuse (The Destiny of A Truck Driver) | Dir:Koussé Yssouf| 78min.| Burkina Faso | Zheleznaya doroga (The Railway)| Dir:Alexey Fedrochenko| 103min.| Russia | The Silent Route| Dir: Merve Cirisoglu| 9min.| UK (Presentation) | |
Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section | |||||
Phulera Poshak Porena (Defy)| Dir: Aasif U Hamid| 7min.| Bangladesh Aleya| Dir: Mahbub Saeef| 14min.| Bangladesh Nishpran| Dir: Tasnova Rahman Zamia| 14min.| Bangladesh Senapati Dighi| Dir: Khaleq Sadman| 14min.| Bangladesh Tiras (The Thirst) | Dir: Shuvashis Sinha| 15min.| Bangladesh (Presentation | |||||
14.01.25 Tuesday | Children Films Session | Women Filmmakers’ Section | Spiritual Film Section | Spiritual Film Section | Cinema of the World |
Nuliachhorir Shonar Pahar| Dir: Lubna Sharmin| 127min.| Bangladesh | Progulka (A Walk) | Dir: Varvara Aleshkevich| 11min.| Russia Los Mosquitos| Dir: Nicole Chi| 15min.| Costa Rica, USA Nuestra Sombra (Our Own Shadow) | Dir: Agustina Sánchez Gavier| 20min.| Argentina, Germany Scarlet| Dir: Maria Bobeva| 25min.| Bulgaria La Soledad (Solitude)| Dir: María Conchita Díaz| 29min.| Mexico | 400 Cassettes| Dir: Thelyia Petraki| 15min.| Greece Prishelec (The Alien) | Dir: Ivan Sosnin|74min.| Russia | Indera| Dir: Woo Ming Jin| 105min.| Malaysia | Where the Kids Have No Name| Dir: Jamillah Van der Hulst| 52min.| Bangladesh, Netherlands (Presentation) | |
15.01.25 Wednesday | Children Films Session | Retrospective Section | Spiritual Film Section | Spiritual Film Section | Asian Competition |
Fito| Dir: Carlos Farina| 7min.| Argentina The Magic of Santa Claus| Dir: Andrew De Burgh| 9min.| USA Timir| Dir: Nikolay Koryakin (Aidyn Ate) | 91min.| Russia | Angely revolyutsii (Angels of Revolution) | Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko| 106min.| Russia | The Woman and The Cross| Dir: Arno Oehri| 80min.| Liechtenstein | The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd| Dir: Uwe Schwarzwalder| 103min.| Switzerland (Presentation) | Performing Kaoru’s Funeral| Dir:Noriko Yuasa| 100min.| Japan (Presentation) | |
16.01.25 Thursday | Women Filmmakers’ Section | Retrospective Section | Spiritual Film Section | Women Filmmakers’ Section | Short & Independent Film Section |
Cuando Todo Arde (When Everything Burns) | Dir: María Belén Poncio| 13min.| Argentina, USA Aguda (Acute)| Dir: Mayara Millane| 14min.| Brazil Takoi Imenno Den (Not Just Any Day) | Dir: Klavdiya Korshunova| 24min.| Moldova, Russia 18+ (Adult) Ultraviolet| Dir: Veerle De Wilde| 24min.| Belgium, Netherlands Kalevala Legend of Aino| Dir: Maryana Ivanovich| 26min.| Russia Ryvok (Push)| Dir: Anastasia Seregina| 28min.| Russia | Atavism| Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko| 2min.| Russia Pervye na Lune (First on the Moon) | Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko| 72min.| Russia | EGO EST| Dir: Arsen Arakelyan| 11min.| Armenia Hayati| Dir: Ozan Boz| 13min.| Turkey Salam Anna (Hello Anna) | Dir: Mohammad Hossein Soleimani Fard| 15min.| Iran, New Zealand Nos Souvenirs (Our Memories) | Dir: Alexandra Breznay| 23min.| France Madrenostra (Our Mother) | Dir: Daniele Paglia| 29min.| Italy | Namheen Gotroheen (Without Name Withiout Cast) | Dir: Chandrabhan Devi Mehul | 45min.| Bangladesh R Kotobar Bolbo (No More Speaks) | Dir: Rehana Samdani| 41min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | Anarkoli| Dir:Alam Anwar| 32min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |
Cinema of the World | |||||
Barahout (Barren)| Dir:Mansour Vosoughi| 88min.| Iran (Presentation) | |||||
17.01.25 Friday | Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section | ||
Togoland – Projections| Dir: Jürgen Ellinghaus| 96min.| France, Germany, Togo | Il Signore| Dir: Aymen Khoja| 110min.| Saudi Arabia | No Lands Talk| Dir: Rashedul Roni| 10min.| Bangladesh Rajia| Dir: Arfin Islam| 10min.| Bangladesh Grow with the Flow| Dir:Fatiha Taiara| 11min.| Bangladesh A Lazy Noon| Dir:Monon Muntaka| 15min.| Bangladesh M’Other| Dir: Sizan Azmir| 15min.| Bangladesh Poitrik Bhita (Hereditary Homestead) | Dir: Mobarak Hossain| 15min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |||
18.01.25 Saturday | Women Filmmakers’ Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Wide Angle Section | Cinema of the World | Short & Independent Film Section |
Kis Szépség (Little Beauty) | Dir: Adél Takács| 34min.| Hungary Tempus Fugit| Dir: Luciana Terribili| 93min.| Argentina, Spain | Monstros (Monsters)| Dir: Douro Moura| 16min.| Brazil | Friday, Funfair| Dir: Zhi Zeng| 99min.| China | Mage Panthiye Lamayek (Teach Me) | Dir:Shyam Fernando| 98min.| Sri Lanka (Presentation) | Foul| Dir:Evan Monawar| 5 min.| Bangladesh Lost Hour| Dir:Sandip Acharjee| 6min.| Bangladesh Forget Me Not| Dir:Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Fabeha Monir| 7min.| Bangladesh Asprishya (Profane)| Dir:Adnan Bangali| 8min.| Bangladesh Rosher Kutum| Dir: Zhumur Asma Jui| 11min.| Bangladesh Chora Pather Sheshe (An Escape Route) | Dir:Mezanur Rahman| 13min.| Bangladesh In Blissful Hell| Dir:Tahsin Mahin| 13min.| Bangladesh The Taste of Honey| Dir:Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Fabeha Monir| 16min.| Bangladesh Gaali Kothon: A Tale of Swear Words| Dir: Mahamuda Aktar Monisha| 17min.| Bangladesh 18+ (Adult) The Moment We Owe to| Dir:Lasker Niaz Mahmud| 20min.| Bangladesh (Presentation) | |
Cinema of the World | |||||
Bauk (The Erl-King) | Dir: Goran Radovanovic| 96min.| Serbia | |||||
19.01.25 Sunday | Retrospective Section | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Cinema of the World | Asian Competition |
Big Snakes of Ulli-Kale| Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko| 122min.| Russia | Ren sheng lu bu shu (Godspeed)| Dir:Xiaoxing Yi| 101min.| China | The Most Beautiful Kabuli Dress| Dir: Kazim Ajram| 6min.|Afghanistan As if it could| Dir: Ada Güvenir| 14min.| Belgium The World Is Ours (Her Story) | Dir: Areg Azatyan| 16min.| Armenia, USA Bottles| Dir: Yassine El Idrissi| 19min.| Morocco Un Pájaro Voló (A Bird Flew) | Dir: Leinad Pájaro De La Hoz| 20min.| Colombia, Cuba Clerk| Dir: Ujjal Paul| 29min.| India | Angeli ne zuzzhat (Angels Don’t Buzz) | Dir: Aleksandr Seliverstov| 88min.| Russia, Serbia 18+ (Adult) | Isle of Snakes| Dir:Eu-Min Kim| 115min.| Republic of Korea |
23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2025
Screening Schedule:
Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery Auditorium, Dhaka-1000
Date/Day | 10:30 A.M | 01:00 P.M. | 03:30 P.M. | 05:30 P.M. |
11.01.25 Saturday | Short & Independent Film Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Asian Competition |
Zabor (Fence)| Dir:Lev Evlampiev| 25min.| Russia | Sanad| Dir:Noor Al-Nasr| 20min.| Qatar | Nobody Knows| Dir: Abdulwahab Abdulrazak| 8min.| Iraq Loc sub soare (Place under the sun) | Dir:Vlad Bolgarin| 20min.| Moldova | Zai Shao Nv Hua Ying Xia (Within A Budding Grove) | Dir: Hoby Zhang| 110min.| China | |
Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | ||
I am Chance| Dir:Marc-Henri Wajnberg| 87min.| Belgium 18+ (Adult) | Kasra Online (Winter Threshold) | Dir: Soudabeh Beizaei| 90min.| Iran | Error 404| Dir:Tynchtyk Abylkasymov| 80min.| Kyrgyzstan | ||
12.01.25 Sunday | Short & Independent Film Section | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Asian Competition |
Leni Africo| Dir:Marouene Labib| 30min.| Tunisia | Zou zou ting ting (G for Gap) | Dir:Fei Long|104min.| China | Radikals| Dir:Arvin Belarmino| 21min.| Bangladesh, France, Philippines, USA | Demo Ke Pelê Gozan Benî Zer (When the Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow) | Dir:Mehmet Ali Konar| 101min.| Turkey | |
Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | |||
78 Dana (78 Days) | Dir:Emilija Gašić| 86min.| Bosnia And Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, Serbia | Moon’s Walking| Dir:Hyunkyu Shin | 93min.| Republic of Korea | |||
13.01.25 Monday | Cinema of the World | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Short & Independent Film Section |
Filatelia (Postmarks)| Dir: Natalia Nazarova| 113min.| Russia | Life of Luo Sang| Dir:Zhang Guodong| 95min.| China | I Polithrona sto Pezodromio (The Armchair on the Pavement) | Dir:Mary Kolonia| 15min.| Greece Stop it| Dir:Ali Delgoshaie| 16min.| Cyprus, Iran | Anarkoli| Dir:Alam Anwar| 32min.| Bangladesh | |
Cinema of the World | Asian Competition | |||
Nado snimat filmy o lyubvi (We Should Make Movies About Love) | Dir:Roman Mikhailov| 74min.| India, Russia | In Flames| Dir:Zarrar Kahn| 98min.| Canada, Pakistan | |||
14.01.25 Tuesday | Wide Angle Section | Spiritual Film Section | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section |
Ni hao, Li Huanying (Hi,Mom) | Dir:Jia Ling| 128min.| China | Mammalia| Dir: Sebastian Mihailescu| 89min.| Germany, Poland, Romania | Cheng Chuan Er Qu (Gone with the Boat) | Dir: Chen Xiaoyu| 100min.| China | Foul|
Dir:Evan Monawar| 5 min.| Bangladesh
Lost Hour|
Dir:Sandip Acharjee| 6min.| Bangladesh
Forget Me Not|
Dir:Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Fabeha Monir| 7min.| Bangladesh
Asprishya (Profane)|
Dir:Adnan Bangali| 8min.| Bangladesh
Rosher Kutum|
Dir: Zhumur Asma Jui| 11min.| Bangladesh
Chora Pather Sheshe
(An Escape Route) |
Dir:Mezanur Rahman| 13min.| Bangladesh
In Blissful Hell|
Dir:Tahsin Mahin| 13min.| Bangladesh
The Taste of Honey|
Dir:Mohammad Rakibul Hasan, Fabeha Monir| 16min.| Bangladesh
Gaali Kothon: A Tale of Swear Words|
Dir: Mahamuda Aktar Monisha| 17min.| Bangladesh 18+ (Adult) The Moment We Owe to| Dir:Lasker Niaz Mahmud| 20min.| Bangladesh |
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15.01.25 Wednesday | Short & Independent Film Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section |
Marta| Dir: Aleksandra Zhukova| 11min.| Georgia, Russia Tridzat’ sekund (Thirty Seconds) | Dir: Ivan Sosnin| 20min.| Russia Anorthodoxos (Unorthodox)| Dir: Konstantinos Antonopoulos| 24min.| Greece | The Song| Dir:Victor Kislov| 6min.| Russia Musintasia| Dir:Alessandro Navarino| 14min.| Italy | Tsuru| Dir: Pedro Anias| 7min.| Brazil Departure| Dir:Hisham Metwaly| 12min.| Egypt A Deer Died Here| Dir:John Giordano | 15min.| Italy Forever Yours| Dir:Elliott Louis Mckee| 16min.| Germany Doch Mushketera (The Musketeer’s Daughter) | Dir: Nikita Trantseev| 17min.| Russia Lobo (Wolf)| Dir: Charlie Reader| 17min.| Spain, USA Anima (Soul)| Dir:Andrea Baglio| 20min.| Italy | Phulera Poshak Porena (Defy)| Dir: Aasif U Hamid| 7min.| Bangladesh Aleya| Dir: Mahbub Saeef| 14min.| Bangladesh Nishpran| Dir: Tasnova Rahman Zamia| 14min.| Bangladesh Senapati Dighi| Dir: Khaleq Sadman| 14min.| Bangladesh Tiras (The Thirst) | Dir: Shuvashis Sinha| 15min.| Bangladesh | |
Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | |||
Silence of Reason| Dir:Kumjana Novakova| 64min.| Bosnia And Herzegovina, North Macedonia | From Life to Life| Dir:Beka Sikharulidze| 93min.| Georgia | |||
16.01.25 Thursday | Short & Independent Film Section | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Short & Independent Film Section (July Movement Films) |
A Summer’s End Poem| Dir: Lam Can-Zhao| 15min.| China, Malaysia Switzerland I Could Have Lived Because of You| Dir:Hussam Jlilaty| 20min.| Syria | So Long for Love | Dir:Xiaolie Wang|| 105min.| China | Yakshanba (Sunday)| Dir:Shokir Kholikov| 97min.| Uzbekistan | The Sound Is Loud| Dir:Evan Monawar | 5min.| Bangladesh The Rebirth of Bangladesh| Dir:Mohammad Rakibul Hasan| 8min.| Bangladesh Disconnected| Dir:Adnan Bangali| 30min.| Bangladesh | |
Cinema of the World | Bangladesh Panorama (Talent & Full Length Section) | |||
Raylarin Otesinde (Beyond the Ways) | Dir:Cenk Izgoren| 102min.| Turkey | Chad Akasher Golpo (A Roof to Sky Story) | Dir:Md.Amit Jahidi Himel| 6min.| Bangladesh Path (The Path) | Dir:Md.Lahul Miah| 7min.| Bangladesh Julyer Chithi (July’s Letter) | Dir:Md.Lahul Miah| 10min.| Bangladesh Shohojatra – Fellow Minds| Dir:Abdul Ahad Tanvir| 54min.| Bangladesh | |||
17.01.25 Friday | Cinema of the World | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section |
Under A Piaya Moon| Dir: Kurt Soberano| 112min.| Philippines | Chuanguo yueliang de luxíng (I Love You, To The Moon, And Back) | Dir:Weiran Li| 105min.| China | Kachkyn (Deal at The Border) | Dir:Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi| 100min.| Kyrgyzstan | Shoroter Joba| Dir: Kusum Sikder| 123min.| Bangladesh | |
18.01.25 Saturday | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Cinema of the World | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section |
Xin shen bang: Yang Jian (New Gods:Yang Jian) | Dir: Zhao Ji| 128min.| China | Yawm Aadi Fel Moutawasset (A Mediterranean Day) | Dir: Wajdi Jhimi| 10min.| Tunisia | Il Signore| Dir: Aymen Khoja| 110min.| Saudi Arabia | Ekhane Nongor (The Anchor) | Dir: Mehedi Rony| 117min.| Bangladesh | |
Cinema of the World | ||||
Cidade Rabat| Dir:Susana Nobre| 103min.| Portugal | ||||
19.01.25 Sunday | Short & Independent Film Section | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section | Bangladesh Panorama: Talent Section |
Captif (Captive)|
Dir: Lika Nadir| 14min.| France, Ukraine 18+ (Adult) Tarro Vacío| Dir:Vitilio Iyokina Gittoma| 23min.| Colombia |
The Midsummerʼs Voice| Dir:Yudi Zhang| 102min.| China | Cura Sana| Dir: Lucía G. Romero| 19min.| Spain El Imperio Del Ruido (The Empire of Noise) | Dir: Tanya Alvarez| 25min.| Mexico | Lile Le La Lile Lai (Take It or Lose It) | Dir: Shah Sakib Sobhan| 6min.| Bangladesh No Lands Talk| Dir: Rashedul Roni| 10min.| Bangladesh Rajia| Dir: Arfin Islam| 10min.| Bangladesh Grow with the Flow| Dir:Fatiha Taiara| 11min.| Bangladesh A Lazy Noon| Dir:Monon Muntaka| 15min.| Bangladesh M’Other| Dir: Sizan Azmir| 15min.| Bangladesh Poitrik Bhita (Hereditary Homestead) | Dir: Mobarak Hossain| 15min.| Bangladesh | |
Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | |||
Grasshopper Republic| Dir:Daniel Mccabe| 94min.| USA, Uganda | Don Goyo| Dir:Jorge Flores Velasco| 72min.| Ecuador |
23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2025
Screening Schedule:
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Dhaka
26 Mirpur Road (Corner of Road no. 3), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205
Date/Day | 10:30 A.M | 02:30 P.M. | 04:30 P. M. |
12.01.25 Sunday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Asian Competition |
Jel Toktaghan Jer (The Land Where Winds Stood Still) | Dir: Ardak Amirkulov| 109min.| Kazakhstan | Guardia de Honor (The Guardian of Honor) | Dir: Joselito Altarejos| 95min.| Philippines | Tabestan-E Haman Saal (Summer time) | Dir: Mahmoud Kalari| 109min.| Iran | |
13.01.25 Monday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Asian Competition |
The Last Postmen| Dir: Saad Alessamy| 88min.| Iraq | In The Belly of a Tiger| Dir: Jatla Siddartha| 92min.| India | Demo Ke Pelê Gozan Benî Zer (When The Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow) | Dir: Mehmet Ali Konar| 101min.| Turkey | |
14.01.25 Tuesday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Asian Competition |
Kachkyn (Deal at The Border) | Dir: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi| 100min.| Kyrgyzstan | Yakshanba (Sunday)| Dir: Shokir Kholikov| 97min.| Uzbekistan | Men Qian Bao Di (100Yards) | Dir: Haofeng Xu, Junfeng Xu| 109min.|China | |
15.01.25 Wednesday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Asian Competition |
Beline|
Dir: Samik Roy Choudhury|
85min.| India 18+ (Adult) |
In Flames| Dir:Zarrar Kahn| 98min.| Canada, Pakistan | Zai Shao Nv Hua Ying Xia (Within A Budding Grove) | Dir: Hoby Zhang| 110min.| China | |
16.01.25 Thursday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Asian Competition |
Hao Jiu Bu Jian (Dreaming & Dying) | Dir: Nelson Yeo| 79min.| Indonesia, Singapore | Aparatchi (Projectionist)| Dir: Ghorbanali Taherifar| 95min.| Iran | Performing Kaoru’s Funeral| Dir: Noriko Yuasa| 100min.| Japan | |
17.01.25 Friday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World |
Melody| Dir: Behrouz Sebt Rasoul| 89min.| Iran, Tajikistan | Isle of Snakes| Dir: Eu-Min Kim| 115min.| Republic of Korea | Obraz (The Tower of Strength) | Dir: Nikola Vukcevic| 98min.| Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Serbia | |
18.01.25 Saturday | Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World | Women Filmmakers Section |
Lefkovicsek Gyaszolnak (All About the Levkoviches) | Dir: Ádám Breier| 86min.| Hungary | Annen Amatsoni (Anne´S Amazon) | Dir: Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen| 54min.| Finland | Animal / Humano (Human / Animal) | Dir: Alessandro Pugno| 92min.| Italy, Mexico, Spain |
23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2025
Screening Schedule:
Venue: North South University (NSU) Auditorium, Dhaka-1229
Date/Day | 10:30 A.M | 01:00 P.M. | 03:00 P.M. | 05:00 P.M. |
13.01.25 Monday | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Retrospective Section |
Aparatchi (Projectionist)| Dir: Ghorbanali Taherifar| 95min.| Iran | Life of Luo Sang | Dir: Zhang Guodong| 95min.| China | Yakshanba (Sunday)| Dir: Shokir Kholikov| 97min.| Uzbekistan | Big Snakes of Ulli-Kale| Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko| 122min.| Russia | |
14.01.25 Tuesday | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Cinema of the World | Cinema of the World |
Beline| Dir: Samik Roy Choudhury| 85min.| India 18+ (Adult) | Ren sheng lu bu shu (Godspeed)| Dir: Xiaoxing Yi| 101min.| China | Barahout (Barren)| Dir: Mansour Vosoughi| 88min.| Iran | Plantadas| Dir: Lilo Vilaplana, Camilo Vilaplana| 112min.| USA | |
15.01.25 Wednesday | Asian Competition | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Retrospective Section |
Performing Kaoru’s Funeral| Dir:Noriko Yuasa| 100min.| Japan | Guardia de Honor (The Guardian of Honor) | Dir:Joselito Altarejos| 95min.| Philippines | Mo lu kuang hua qian (The Last Frenzy) | Dir: Nana| 107min.| China | Voyna Anny (Anna’s War) | Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko| 75min.| Russia | |
16.01.25 Thursday | Cinema of the World | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World |
Los Pacientes Recurrentes (The Recurrent Patients) | Dir: Mario Lucero Beauregard| 98min.| Mexico | Personal Persistence| Dir: Xiao Xing| 87min.| China | Kachkyn (Deal at The Border) | Dir: Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi| 100min.| Kyrgyzstan | Obraz (The Tower of Strength) | Dir: Nikola Vukcevic| 98min.|Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Serbia | |
17.01.25 Friday | Retrospective Section | Women Filmmakers Section | Asian Competition | Short & Independent Film Section (July Movement Film) |
Angely revolyutsii (Angels of Revolution) | Dir: Aleksey Fedorchenko| 106min.| Russia | The Silent Route| Dir: Merve Cirisoglu| 9min.| UK Progulka (A Walk) | Dir: Varvara Aleshkevich| 11min.| Russia Ultraviolet| Dir: Veerle De Wilde| 24min.| Belgium, Netherlands Scarlet| Dir: Maria Bobeva| 25min.| Bulgaria La Soledad (Solitude)| Dir: María Conchita Díaz| 29min.| Mexico | In Flames| Dir: Zarrar Kahn| 98min.| Canada, Pakistan | The Sound Is Loud|
Dir: Evan Monawar | 5min.| Bangladesh
The Rebirth of Bangladesh|
Dir: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan| 8min.| Bangladesh
Bangladesh Panorama: Talent & Full Length Section Chad Akasher Golpo (A Roof to Sky Story) | Dir: Md.Amit Jahidi Himel| 6min.| Bangladesh Path (The Path) | Dir: Md.Lahul Miah| 7min.| Bangladesh Julyer Chithi (July’s Letter) | Dir: Md.Lahul Miah| 10min.| Bangladesh Shohojatra – Fellow Minds| Dir: Abdul Ahad Tanvir| 54min.| Bangladesh |
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18.01.25 Saturday | Wide Angle Section | Children Films Session | Retrospective Section | Asian Competition |
Du xing yue qiu (Moon Man) | Dir:Chiyu Zhang| 122min.| China | Kytalyktaakh kyrdalym (Where The White Cranes Dance) | Dir: Michael Lukachevsky| 96min.| Russia | Zheleznaya doroga (The Railway) | Dir: Alexey Fedrochenko| 103min.| Russia | Jel Toktaghan Jer (The Land Where Winds Stood Still) | Dir: Ardak Amirkulov| 109min.| Kazakhstan | |
19.01.25 Sunday | Bangladesh Panorama: Full Length Section | Cinema of the World | ||
NilPadmo (The Blue Lotus) | Dir: Towfique Elahi| 65min.| Bangladesh 18+ (Adult) | Padatik| Dir: Srijit Mukherji| 127min.| India |
23rd Dhaka International Film Festival, 2025
Screening Schedule:
Venue: Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) Auditorium, Purbachal, Dhaka.
Date/Day | 10:30 A.M | 01:00 P.M. | 03:00 P.M. | 05:00 P.M. |
12.01.25 Sunday | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World | Spiritual Film Section | Retrospective Section |
Aparatchi (Projectionist)| Dir:Ghorbanali Taherifar| 95min.| Iran | Obraz (The Tower of Strength) | Dir:Nikola Vukcevic|98min.|Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Serbia | Hayati| Dir:Ozan Boz| 13min.| Turkey 400 Cassettes| Dir:Thelyia Petraki| 15min.| Greece Kalachakra| Dir:Aya-Ganga Ulzytueva| 24min.| Russia Monte Clerigo| Dir:Luis Campos| 28min.| Portugal | Angely revolyutsii (Angels of Revolution) | Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko| 106min.| Russia | |
13.01.25 Monday | Cinema of the World | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Cinema of the World |
Shayad Jaei Digar (Maybe Somewhere Else) | Dir:Ali Tasdighi| 80min.| Iran | Yakshanba (Sunday)| Dir:Shokir Kholikov| 97min.| Uzbekistan | Chuanguo yueliang de luxíng (I Love You, To The Moon, And Back) | Dir:Weiran Li| 105min.| China | Los Pacientes Recurrentes (The Recurrent Patients) | Dir:Mario Lucero Beauregard| 98min.| Mexico | |
14.01.25 Tuesday | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World |
Beline| Dir:Samik Roy Choudhury| 85min.| India 18+ (Adult) | Ren sheng lu bu shu (Godspeed)| Dir:Xiaoxing Yi| 101min.| China | Performing Kaoru’s Funeral| Dir:Noriko Yuasa| 100min.| Japan | Plantadas| Dir:Lilo Vilaplana, Camilo Vilaplana| 112min.| USA | |
15.01.25 Wednesday | Retrospective Section | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Short & Independent Film Section (July Movement Film) |
Voyna Anny (Anna’s War) | Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko| 75min.| Russia | Guardia de Honor (The Guardian of Honor) | Dir:Joselito Altarejos| 95min.| Philippines | Mo lu kuang hua qian (The Last Frenzy) | Dir:Rina Wu| 107min.| China | The Sound Is Loud|
Dir:Evan Monawar | 5min.| Bangladesh
The Rebirth of Bangladesh|
Dir:Mohammad Rakibul Hasan| 8min.| Bangladesh
Bangladesh Panorama: Talent & Full Length Section Chad Akasher Golpo (A Roof to Sky Story) | Dir:Md.Amit Jahidi Himel| 6min.| Bangladesh Path (The Path) | Dir:Md.Lahul Miah| 7min.| Bangladesh Julyer Chithi (July’s Letter) | Dir:Md.Lahul Miah| 10min.| Bangladesh Shohojatra – Fellow Minds| Dir:Abdul Ahad Tanvir| 54min.| Bangladesh |
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16.01.25 Thursday | Asian Competition | Wide Angle Section | Cinema of the World | Retrospective Section |
In Flames| Dir:Zarrar Kahn| 98min.| Canada, Pakistan | Personal Persistence| Dir:Xiao Xing| 87min.| China | Barahout (Barren)| Dir:Mansour Vosoughi| 88min.| Iran | Big Snakes of Ulli-Kale| Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko, Tatyana Baganova| 122min.| Russia | |
17.01.25 Friday | Retrospective Section | Women Filmmakers Section | Asian Competition | Cinema of the World |
Atavism| Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko| 2min.| Russia Pervye na Lune (First on the Moon) | Dir:Aleksey Fedorchenko| 72min.| Russia | The Silent Route| Dir:Merve Cirisoglu| 9min.| UK Progulka (A Walk) | Dir:Varvara Aleshkevich| 11min.| Russia Ultraviolet| Dir:Veerle De Wilde|24min.| Belgium, Netherlands Scarlet| Dir:Maria Bobeva| 25min.| Bulgaria La Soledad (Solitude)| Dir:María Conchita Díaz| 29min.| Mexico | Kachkyn (Deal at The Border) | Dir:Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi| 100min.| Kyrgyzstan | Padatik| Dir:Srijit Mukherji| 127min.| India | |
18.01.25 Saturday | Wide Angle Section | Children Films Session | Retrospective Section | Asian Competition |
Du xing yue qiu (Moon Man)| Dir:Chiyu Zhang| 122min.| China | Kytalyktaakh kyrdalym (Where The White Cranes Dance)| Dir:Michael Lukachevsky| 96min.| Russia | Zheleznaya doroga (The Railway)| Dir:Alexey Fedrochenko| 103min.| Russia | Jel Toktaghan Jer (The Land Where Winds Stood Still)| Dir:Ardak Amirkulov| 109min.| Kazakhstan |