Dhaka Int`l Film Fest tribute to Satyajit Ray |
The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) which will be inaugurated on 16th of January this year, will be dedicated to the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This year, the tribute section of the festival will be dedicated to the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray to commemorate his birth centenary. The festival will also hold seminars and discussions around the work and life of Satyajit Ray. The section will showcase Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Jalsaghar, Sonar Kella and Hirok Rajar Deshe directed by Satyajit Ray. The festival will have 225 films from 73 countries which will be screened during the 9-day long festival between 16 and 24 January. The festival will have 10 categories including Cinema of the world, Children`s Film, Women Film Maker`s section, Spiritual Films, Bangladesh Panorama, Tribute and Retrospective, among others. A special category on the leaders who changed the world has been introduced in the festival. It will show films relating to the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mahatma Gandhi, Lenin, Yaser Arafat, Fidel Castro, and others during the festival. A special award will be given to women film-makers in the documentary and feature film category by the international jury. About 123 films of the festival will also be shown on the OTT platform, providing people an opportunity to watch films from the comfort of their homes.
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