4th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema

Tarana for women’s equal participation in filmmaking

Describing cinema as a platform to raise voice for women's rights, State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Saturday called for ensuring women's equal participation in filmmaking in the country, reports UNB. She came up with the call while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 4th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema organised by Rainbow Film Society in association with the Women and Gender Studies department of Dhaka University at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka in the capital.

“We put emphasis on women's participation in politics so that we can have their voices and their representation in parliament. But what's about media? What's about filmmaking?" she said.

Importance should be given to women's participation in producing films and special initiatives must be taken to this end, she added. Noting that women have a better understanding of sufferings of their fellows, Tarana said, “We need a woman's heart to understand the pain, sufferings, trauma and neglect a woman faces in the society and at her own home.”

Presiding over the inaugural session, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, also Chief Patron of Dhaka International Film Festival, said, “Cinema is the representation of our own life and society.”

To make a difference in the society, women need to raise their voices and work altogether. Prominent actress Bipasha Hayat, attending the programme as an audience, told UNB that to change the social belief, changes should come from the roots, from the

family.

4th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema

Tarana for womens equal participation in filmmaking

Describing cinema as a platform to raise voice for womens rights, State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Saturday called for ensuring womens equal participation in filmmaking in the country, reports UNB. She came up with the call while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 4th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema organised by Rainbow Film Society in association with the Women and Gender Studies department of Dhaka University at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka in the capital. We put emphasis on womens participation in politics so that we can have their voices and their representation in parliament. But whats about media? Whats about filmmaking? she said. Importance should be given to womens participation in producing films and special initiatives must be taken to this end, she added. Noting that women have a better understanding of sufferings of their fellows, Tarana said, We need a womans heart to understand the pain, sufferings, trauma and neglect a woman faces in the society and at her own home. Presiding over the inaugural session, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, also Chief Patron of Dhaka International Film Festival, said, Cinema is the representation of our own life and society. To make a difference in the society, women need to raise their voices and work altogether. Prominent actress Bipasha Hayat, attending the programme as an audience, told UNB that to change the social belief, changes should come from the roots, from the family.