DHAKA INTL FILM FESTIVAL
Looking back at the best of 2018
DL reporter, Dhaka
Since 1992, the Dhaka International Film Festival has been a platform that has connected Bangladeshi films with world cinema, and the 16th edition of the Dhaka International Film Festivalorganised by Rainbow Film Societyheld from January 12 to 20.
During the festival, organisers screened about 216 films from 64 countries. The festival featured an Asian competition section. The six other categories for the participating films were: Retrospective, Cinema of the World, Childrens section, Women Filmmakers, Short and Independent Films Section and Spiritual Films section.
To support and extend the reach of Bangladeshi films on the global stage, another category was added to the festival this year, titled Bangladesh Panorama. Ten Bangladeshi films, including Haldaa, Bhuban Majhi, Khancha and Chitkini, screened in this category.
A total of 95 foreign guests also participated in the festival.
The films were screened simultaneously at several venues in the capital, including the main auditorium and Sufia Kamal auditorium of the Bangladesh National Museum, Shawkat Osman Auditorium of the Central Public Library, Alliance Franaise de Dhaka, Russian Cultural Center and Star Cineplex.
The festival has been regularly organised by Rainbow Film Society, which has dedicated itself to promoting a healthy cine culture in Bangladesh and celebrating the global mainstream in film and its social relevance since 1977. l
