Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Tareq Mohammad Ariful Islam has inaugurated the third Bangladesh Film Festival in Colombo. He highlighted the resurgence of Bangladeshi cine culture in recent times in the hand of a new generation of talented film directors who are bringing in many international accolades. The envoy said such
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Why has Pakistan banned Joyland movie?
The controversial film Joyland received global accolades on film festival circuits for its portrayal of a transgender love affair. The movie has been banned for ‘highly objectionable material’ wasn’t a surprise for Pakistan. The film is set in Lahore and shot in the Punjabi language revolves around the story of a
15th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh begins
The 15th International Children's Film Festival 2022 (ICFFB) opened its doors to the moviegoers at the Bangladesh Film Archive (BFA) in Dhaka's Agargaon Saturday. Children's Film Society (CFS) Bangladesh, the organiser of the seven-day festival, arranged a special inauguration ceremony at the Projection Hall of BFA in the afternoon. Information Minister
10 movies you’ll want to see from the Sundance Film Festival
Dispatches from the Sundance Film Festival are usually accompanied by descriptions of the looming mountains, snowy premieres and frantic bus shuttles. This year’s Sundance, which played out entirely virtually due to the COVID-19 surge driven by the omicron variant, meant less evocative screening circumstances: Laptops, digital links and Zooms. But even