Chobi Mela (Film Fair) is a biennial international festival of
photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...
held in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It is the first and also the largest festival of photography held in
Asia
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.
Description
The outreach program consisted of mobile
exhibitions
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibitio ...
which went to schools, playgrounds, marketplaces. The exhibitions were accompanied by community
liaison staff who explained the context of the show to viewers. Visit to the exhibition by school children and guided tours by curators were also arranged.
Chobi Mela III was held in Dhaka in 2004.
References
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External links
Official website
Cultural festivals in Dhaka
Photography exhibitions
Photography festivals
Dhaka
Photography in Bangladesh
Arts festivals in Bangladesh