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Robiul Alam Robi
Robiul Alam Robi () is a Bangladeshi filmmaker and scriptwriter. He gained recognition as the director of the web series ''Unoloukik'' released in 2021. His film ''Suraiya'' based on the story of writer Shibabrata Barman under the same name, was selected for the 2023 Busan International Film Festival ''Asian Project Market (APM)''. He is also the screenwriter of the critically acclaimed series ''Myself Allen Swapan'', Boli (TV series), ''Boli'' released on the OTT platform Chorki and Hoichoi. His other films include ''Cafe Desire'', Forget Me Not (2024 film), ''Forget Me Not'' (2024) and the 2020 Academy Award country submission omnibus film ''Sincerely Yours, Dhaka''. Early life and career beginnings Robi's interest in filmmaking began during his university days. He created several short films while studying at Dhaka University and directed two episodes in the ''Prajanmo Talkies'' anthology series. After completing his MA in Film Studies from Jadavpur University, he became acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council. The establishment of the university in Dhaka was initiated with 600 acres of land requisitioned by the British government in 1905 after a new province of East Bengal and Assam was formed with Dhaka as its capital. Part of the land requisitioned belonged to the estate of Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah. It is modeled after British universities. Currently it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 46,150 and a faculty of 1,992. It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan. Its students and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZEE5
ZEE5 or Z5 is an Indian subscription video on demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices. In December 2018, ZEE5 had 56.3 million monthly active users, increasing to 65.9 million by the end of 2020. History Ozee was an Indian digital online platform that was launched in February 2016 by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. As of 14 February 2018, the service has been integrated into ZEE5. Programming The platform started streaming web series in 2018 with ''Nanna Koochi'' (Telugu), '' America Mappillai'' (Tamil) and ''Dhatt Tere Ki'' (Hindi). In the same year, the platform also introduced another web series titled, '' Kallachirippu'' which was produced by popular filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj, and '' Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone'', a biographical web series on Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Bangladeshi Film Directors
Bangladeshis ( ) are the citizens and nationals of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centred on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the permanent residents of the former East Pakistan were transformed into citizens of a new republic. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous nation. The vast majority of Bangladeshis are ethnolinguistically Bengalis, an Indo-Aryan people. The population of Bangladesh is concentrated in the fertile Bengal delta, which has been the centre of urban and agrarian civilizations for millennia. The country's highlands, including the Chittagong Hill Tracts and parts of the Sylhet Division, are home to various tribal minorities. Bengali Muslims are the predominant ethnoreligious group of Bangladesh with a population of 150.36 million, which makes up 91.04% of the country's population as of 2022. The minority Bengali Hindu population made up approximately 7.95% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
24th Meril Prothom Alo Awards is the 24th annual award given by Square Group and Prothom Alo jointly. The award is given for 2022's contribution to film, television and music. The award was distributed through a ceremony organised at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center Hall of Fame in Bangabandhu International Conference Center on 8 September 2023. Musician Pritam Hasan and actor Siam Ahmed hosted the program, they hosted this program for the first time. Hawa (2022 Bangladeshi film), Hawa and Poran (film), Poran jointly received maximum six category nominations. Redoan Rony received four nominations in two different categories (Best Film and Best Web Series). Chanchal Chowdhury received three nominations in three different categories (Best Film Actor and Best TV Actor in the Star Poll and Best Film Actor in the Critics category). ''Hawa (2022 Bangladeshi film), Hawa'' won five awards. Chanchal Chowdhury won two awards in the Best Film Actor (Star Poll) and Best Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel I
Channel i () is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the oldest satellite television channels in Bangladesh. Channel i is broadcast via satellite television using PanAmSat and Bangabandhu-1, covering most of Asia and parts of Australia. It is sister to the radio station, Radio Bhumi. History Prior to the establishment of the channel, Faridur Reza Sagar established Impress Telefilm, which initially produced small-mini series and one-off shows for state-owned Bangladesh Television. Channel i began broadcasting on 1 October 1999 from a small building in the Siddheshwari neighborhood of Dhaka, with the "Hridoye Bangladesh" (হৃদয়ে বাংলাদেশ; ) slogan, which is still used as of today. It initially broadcast pre-recorded television programs for 12 hours, but was converted to a 24-hour channel withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasveer
Tasveer is a Seattle-based South Asian social justice arts non-profit organization. It was founded by Rita Meher and Farah Nousheen in 2002. Tasveer organizes events including film festivals, community speaking events, and open-mic nights to celebrate the voices of South Asian people through art and film. The organization includes voices of South Asian countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and their diasporas worldwide. The organization also hosts Tasveer TV, an online streaming platform that curates South Asian independent films. Annual events include the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival and the Tasveer South Asian Literary Festival. During the pandemic, in 2020, multiple South Asian festivals were thinking about cancelling the events in US and Canada. However, Tasveer brought them together to host a bigger online global South Asian Film Festival under the name Coalition of South Asian Film Festivals (CoSAFF). In 2021, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharamshala International Film Festival
The Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is an international film festival held annually in the Himalayan town McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala in India — home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community in exile since 2012. The 13th edition of DIFF was held from 7 to 10 November 2024, in McLeodganj, Dharamshala. History The festival was founded by filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam in 2012 to promote contemporary cinema, art and independent media practices in the Himalayan region. DIFF also aims to encourage local filmmaking talent and create a meaningful platform to engage with the area's diverse communities. The DIFF Film Fellows Programme was established in 2014 to give opportunities to up-and-coming filmmakers from the Himalayan region to receive mentorship sessions from filmmakers such as Gurvinder Singh, Anupama Srinivasan, Umesh Kulkarni, Kesang Tseten and Hansal Mehta. Since 2016 DIFF has partnered with Kangra-based organisations to organise community scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Continents Festival
The Three Continents Festival ( French: ''Festival des 3 Continents'') is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, devoted to the cinemas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.Deccan Herald , "Films from three continents", Retrieved 15 December 2008 The top award in the festival's competition is the balloon-shaped Montgolfiere d'or. In conjunction with the festival is the Produire au Sud ("Producers of the South"), a project that provides funding to independent film productions from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. List of Montgolfière d'or winners Further reading *''Asia's magic lant ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Love (film Project)
''Ministry of Love'' is a project by Bangladeshi OTT platform Chorki to produce 12 love movies of 12 film directors. In every film, there will be a shadow of love in the personal life of the makers. Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is the co-producer of the project. Films will be released in Chorki in phases between 2023 and 2024. On 3 August 2023, at a ceremony at a hotel in Dhaka, the 12 producers shared details about their films. The film directors are Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Robiul Alam Robi, Shihab Shaheen, Redoan Rony, Ashfaque Nipun, Abu Shahed Emon, Raihan Rafi, Raka Noshin Nawar, Shankha Dasgupta, Arifur Rahman, Rezaur Rahman and Anam Biswas. Project films Mostofa Sarwar Farooki will produce two films, Raka Noshin Nawar and Shankha Dasgupta will produce one film each and other directors will produce 12 films. ''Something Like an Autobiography'' ''Something Like an Autobiography'' is a 2023 Bengali-language Bangladeshi romantic film. Produced by Redoan Rony, the film is direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fazle Hasan Shishir
Fazle Hasan Shishir () is a Bangladeshi film producer, director. In the 2018-19 fiscal year, he received govt. film grant for the short film ''Jhiripoth Periye,'' which he directed. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, he received the grant as a producer for the feature film ''Suraiya,'' directed by Robiul Alam Robi and story and script written by Shibabrata Barman. This film project was also selected for the Asian Project Market 2023 at the Busan International Film Festival. Forget Me Not and ''Cafe Desire'' are films where he serves as executive producer and released on the OTT platform Chorki. Birth and education Shishir was born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature from Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University in Bangladesh in 2016. Following his undergraduate studies, he pursued a Master of Arts in Film Studies at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India, graduating in 2020. In 2023, Shishir received a scholarship to study film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University on 24 December in 1955. As of 2024 NIRF rankings, Jadavpur University has been ranked 9th among universities, 12th among engineering institutes, and 17th overall in India. Also Nature Index ranked Jadavpur University in 1st among universities in India and 22th overall in India in terms of research output (2023-2024). The university has been recognized by UGC as an institute with "Potential for Excellence" and accredited an "A+" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). History On 25 July 1906, Bengal Technical Institute was founded by Society for the Promotion of Technical Education by at 92, Upper Circular Road. On 7 July 1910, the Society for the Promotion of Technical Education in Bengal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
