�9th Int�l Children�s Film Festival� begins tomorrow

The 9th edition of the ‘International Children’s Film Festival’ will begin tomorrow at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library, Shahbag in the city. 

With the slogan ‘Future in Frames’ (Frame Frame Agamir Swapno), Children Film Society (CFS) Bangladesh has organised the programme aimed to provide the children a basic idea on film to create their interests in the media and to understand its role to build awareness on different social issues through entertainment.
The first phase of the festival is taking place simultaneously in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet among 15 venues. The second phase of the festival will be held in Chittagong on February, then in Barisal, Rangpur and Khulna in March. 
The first phase of the festival will feature over 150 films from 30 countries at the 15 venues of three divisional cities. The Shawkat Osman auditorium and Central Public Library premises are the main venues for the festival in Dhaka, where four screenings will take place every day at 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm. Other venues in Dhaka are—Bangladesh National Museum, Alliance Française de Dhaka in Dhanmondi and Daffodil International University. 
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhit is expected to inaugurate the festival as chief guest at the Public Library, while Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will be present as special guest. German film ‘My Friend Rafi’ will be screened as the opening film of the festival. 
Besides screening of films, the festival will also comprise seminars on ‘Violence against children’ and a workshop conducted by filmmaker Morshedul Islam and Amitabh Reza, which will be held at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on January 26 and 27 respectively.   
This year, films from different countries will be screened in four sections. The main attraction of this year’s festival includes a competition section, where 33 among 80 films made by Bangladeshi children will compete, and five will be awarded by a five-member jury board on January 29 at the Central Public Library, Shahbag in the city. 
On the other hand, the jury board members for the International Competition Section include filmmaker Morshedul Islam, film critic Sajedul Awal and Zakir Hossain Raju. 
The award giving ceremony will take place on the concluding day of the festival on January 29 at the Public Library in the capital. 
To disclose the above information, a press conference was held yesterday at Dhaka Reporters Unity, where general secretary of CFS Munira Morshed Munni, festival director Rayed Morshed and deputy director of the festival Abir Ferdous were present, among others. 
To note, International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh is an annual film festival held countrywide, which showcases full-length features, shorts, experimental films made for and by children, including fiction animations and documentaries, from around the world. Founded in 2008, it is the biggest film festival in Bangladesh and also the only international film festival for children and young adults in the country.
The festival is open to all. 

 

�9th Int�l Children�s Film Festival� begins tomorrow

The 9th edition of the International Childrens Film Festival will begin tomorrow at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library, Shahbag in the city. With the slogan Future in Frames (Frame Frame Agamir Swapno), Children Film Society (CFS) Bangladesh has organised the programme aimed to provide the children a basic idea on film to create their interests in the media and to understand its role to build awareness on different social issues through entertainment. The first phase of the festival is taking place simultaneously in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet among 15 venues. The second phase of the festival will be held in Chittagong on February, then in Barisal, Rangpur and Khulna in March. The first phase of the festival will feature over 150 films from 30 countries at the 15 venues of three divisional cities. The Shawkat Osman auditorium and Central Public Library premises are the main venues for the festival in Dhaka, where four screenings will take place every day at 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm. Other venues in Dhaka areBangladesh National Museum, Alliance Franaise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi and Daffodil International University. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhit is expected to inaugurate the festival as chief guest at the Public Library, while Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will be present as special guest. German film My Friend Rafi will be screened as the opening film of the festival. Besides screening of films, the festival will also comprise seminars on Violence against children and a workshop conducted by filmmaker Morshedul Islam and Amitabh Reza, which will be held at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on January 26 and 27 respectively. This year, films from different countries will be screened in four sections. The main attraction of this years festival includes a competition section, where 33 among 80 films made by Bangladeshi children will compete, and five will be awarded by a five-member jury board on January 29 at the Central Public Library, Shahbag in the city. On the other hand, the jury board members for the International Competition Section include filmmaker Morshedul Islam, film critic Sajedul Awal and Zakir Hossain Raju. The award giving ceremony will take place on the concluding day of the festival on January 29 at the Public Library in the capital. To disclose the above information, a press conference was held yesterday at Dhaka Reporters Unity, where general secretary of CFS Munira Morshed Munni, festival director Rayed Morshed and deputy director of the festival Abir Ferdous were present, among others. To note, International Childrens Film Festival Bangladesh is an annual film festival held countrywide, which showcases full-length features, shorts, experimental films made for and by children, including fiction animations and documentaries, from around the world. Founded in 2008, it is the biggest film festival in Bangladesh and also the only international film festival for children and young adults in the country. The festival is open to all.