International Film Initiative of Bangladesh

04/02/2022

🕛 RECENTLY “Diary of a Bride of Christ” by Marta Smerechynska — which dives into the director’s relationship with her estranged sister, a Greek-Catholic

02/10/2021

The discussion will be in Bangla.

আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্বে বাংলাদেশের সংস্কৃতি

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28/08/2021

Wonderful beginning to Dhaka Doclab.

23/08/2021

A fantastic opportunity for documentary filmmakers from Bangladesh and South Asia!

14/07/2021

14/07/2021

The goal of the South Asian Showcase is to highlight the shared hopes, dreams, and aspirations of the nearly two billion people living in South Asia. In the variety of their subject matters and treatment, these four films portray the incredible contrast and richness of the lived lives in South Asia.

The four docs in progress are:

Birds Street | Afghanistan | Director: Hezbullah Sultani | Producer: Sahraa Karimi

MUNNI | Bangladesh | Director: Tahrima Khan | Producer: Abu Shahed Emon

Thirteen Destinations of a Traveler (Ruhaniyat) | Bangladesh & India | Director: Partha Das | Producers: Mokhlesur Rahman Talukdar, Soumya Mukhopadhyay

Devi | Nepal & UK | Director: Subina Shrestha | Producer: Rosie Garthwaite

Read more about the four projects - https://www.marchedufilm.com/programs/cannes-docs/projects/showcase-south-asia/

The International Film Initiative of Bangladesh (IFIB) has now expanded Dhaka to Cannes, launched in 2017, to the region of South Asia.

Through various initiatives, IFIB prepares the new generation of creative filmmakers from Bangladesh, and now the region of South Asia, to go for bigger challenges. By reaching out to world-renowned film festivals, programmers, filmmakers, critics, and global art, culture, and film bodies, IFIB aims to make Bangladesh and South Asian cinema known, recognized, and supported on the global stage.

Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

14/07/2021

This weekend, the International Film Initiative of Bangladesh presented four Docs-in-Progress in the South Asia Showcase at the Marché du Film. Altogether, 32 films have been shown in eight curated showcases from regions across the globe. This is the first time a South Asia Showcase has been presented at Cannes Docs.

We are incredibly proud to announce that two of our films have been recognized by the Cannes Docs jury.

Devi, directed by Subina Shrestha and produced by Rosie Garthwaite received an honorary mention from the jury.

MUNNI, directed by Tahrima Khan (pictured below) and produced by Abu Shahed Emon, received the official award from Think-Film Impact Production, a creative impact consultancy that explores innovative ways to merge the worlds of film and policy.

The goal of the South Asian Showcase is to highlight the shared hopes, dreams, and aspirations of the nearly two billion people living in South Asia. In the variety of their subject matters and treatment, these four films portray the incredible contrast and richness of the lived lives in South Asia.

Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

13/07/2021

A huge congratulations to all of the 32 participants of Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes this year! The jury had a very challenging task choosing the winners of the 6 awards.

Out of the 4 very special and inaugural South Asia Showcase participants, we are very proud that one, ‘Devi’, directed by Subina Shrestha and produced by Rosie Garthwaite received an honorary mention. And another, ‘Munni’, directed by Tahrima Khan and produced by Abu Shahed Emon received the Think-Film Impact Production Award!

Find out more and check out the other projects in progress in Cannes Docs and the South Asia Showcase his year - https://www.marchedufilm.com/programs/cannes-docs/projects/showcase-south-asia/

13/07/2021

13/07/2021

10/07/2021

The team behind want to remind you that Doc Day is coming Tuesday 13 July — in Cannes AND online! 🙌

☀️ It's an exclusive day-long celebration of documentary cinema, featuring talks with women doc filmmakers in the A-List film festival circle, first-hand accounts from the documentary exhibitors collective DocXchange, a closing screening of an ACID Cannes 2021 selection and MUCH MORE!

Don't forget to stop by our Cannes Docs venue (Riviera H4) to say hi! 👋

10/07/2021

We’re at Riviera 2 now for the On-site South Asia Showcase at - Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes!

09/07/2021

07/07/2021

- Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes South Asia Showcase - presenting four documentary films from South Asia in an advanced stage of production at section.

At the online showcase today with the directors and producers of 4 the projects with the Cannes Docs team, and IFIB’s president.

These films in their variety of subject matters and treatment indicate the amazing contrast and richness of lived lives in South Asia with nearly 2 billion people.

For more about the 4 South Asian projects: https://urlz.fr/fUXX

Attending the Marché du Film in person? -> please note that this Showcase will also be presented on the big screen in the Riviera 2 screening room on Saturday 10 July from 10:00 to 11:15 CEST

07/07/2021

| Showcase: South Asia ⁠Showcase (Online) starting soon at Jul 7, 2021, 14:30 - 15:15 GMT+2
JOIN THE SHOWCASE HERE: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-2qqj0tH9yKLA2HGdemv-z754jJLiwh

Cannes Docs 2021 offers an exclusive series of eight showcases of curated docs-in-progress in finalization stage, aiming to hit the circuit within a few weeks or months. These showcases of docs-in-progress are primarily designed for international decision makers looking for fresh new titles – in particular festival programmers and sales agents –, but also generally addressed to any potential gap financing or post-production partner.

International Film Initiative of Bangladesh (IFIB) is presenting four documentary films from South Asia in an advanced stage of production at Docs-in-Progress section. These films in their variety of subject matters and treatment indicate the amazing contrast and richness of lived lives in South Asia with nearly 2 billion people. IFIB has been working for a number of years to support stories from this part of the world to reach the wider audience.

🔎 Discover the 4 South Asian projects here -> https://urlz.fr/fUXX

💡 Attending the Marché du Film in person? -> Please note that this Showcase will also be presented on the big screen in the Riviera 2 screening room on Saturday 10 July from 10:00 to 11:15 ✔️

More details: https://www.marchedufilm.com/programs/cannes-docs/schedule/

📆 Keep in mind this year’s key dates: . MAIN ONSITE EVENTS: 8-13 JULY . DOC DAY: 13 JULY . ONLINE EVENTS: 6-15 JULY   See you in Cannes! (Or,

07/07/2021

For the first time, a delegation representing South Asian filmmakers will partner with to present four docs-in-progress. The films presented are from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal and will, like the other 28 docs-in-progress, compete for a grand prize of 10,000 euros as well as five other prizes.

Business Doc Europe Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

Cannes 21 Features Cannes FF: Showcasing South Asia at the Marché Nick Cunningham July 6, 2021 at 9:00 pm For the first time, a delegation representing South Asian filmmakers will partner with Cannes Docs to present four docs-in-progress. The films presented are from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India,...

06/07/2021

Great interview by Modern Times Review with IFIB President, Samia Zaman, ahead of the South Asia Showcase at - Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, about IFIB's work, as well as the history, legacy and stories of documentary in Bangladesh.

International Film Initiative of Bangladesh President Samia Zaman speaks with Modern Times Review on documentary from Bangladesh and the 2021 Cannes Docs - Marché du Film South Asia Showcase.

06/07/2021

South Asia Showcase at - Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

Online - Wednesday 7 July - 14:30-15:45 CEST
Riviera 2 - Saturday 10 July - 10:00-11:15 CEST

Awards announced July 13

More information: https://www.marchedufilm.com/programs/cannes-docs/projects/showcase-south-asia/

05/07/2021

takes place as part of the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes. The awards will be announced on July 13, the market’s Doc Day. The event is designed for producers with films in advanced stages of production who are looking for a festival premiere or a sales agent, or for sellers and programmers looking for the latest undiscovered documentaries.

The South Asian showcase at Cannes Doc is organized by the International Film Initiative of Bangladesh. Documentaries from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal will compete for the €10,000 ($11,866) docs-in-progress grand prize and other awards at the 2021 edition of Cannes Docs.

Documentaries from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal will compete for the €10,000 ($11,866) docs-in-progress grand prize and other awards at the 2021 edition of Cannes Docs. From Afghanista…

30/06/2021

Calling all documentary makers from the South Asia region to apply to Dhaka Doclab with projects and Work in Progress. DDL has quickly become the go-to place for documentary projects from the region.

Deadline: 15 July 2021

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19/06/2021

Most of your questions answered here regarding Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, Festival de Cannes,

19/06/2021

🔍 Discover the line-up for our 2021 Docs-in-Progress! This year's hybrid edition of will feature 8 curated selections from our showcase partners, each one composed of four projects, presented in the form of a pitch and a 10-minute excerpt of the rough cut.

Primarily designed for decision makers looking for fresh new titles, these projects are generally in search of financing their post-production, secure prestigious festival premieres and get picked up by top-level sales agents. 🤝🏼

Discover the full Docs-in-Progress lineup now! ➡️ https://bit.ly/2Tu3Dni

And save-the-dates!

📌 Online: 6-9 July
📌 In Cannes: 9-12 July
📌 Awards: Doc Day 13 July

08/06/2021

24/02/2021

Congratulations! Are you going to be there? EFM is only a week away.

IEFTA has selected four emerging filmmakers for participation in Berlinale’s Co-Production Market Visitor’s Programme.

20/01/2021

30/09/2020

Interesting read. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/distribution-advocates-a-cheat-sheet?fbclid=IwAR24DpwECu-6FKstwFFYLT-lI3F3x8L2JoMe9Ic77zaYgHtpgmdY8VmVVzE

This is a working document intended as a tool for independent filmmakers to parse distribution offers and negotiate licenses from a position of power.

09/09/2020

The guests of the coming episode of “FILM TALK with Fahmida” (2020) are two internationally acclaimed academics and researchers, Dr Lotte Hoek and Prof. Dr Zakir Hossain Raju. Their main area of interest is Bangladeshi cinema and they have also written extensively on Bangladeshi cinema in intentional publications such as books and journals. Lotte Hoek is the author of “Cut-Pieces Celluloid Obscenity and Popular Cinema in Bangladesh” (2013) and Zakir Hossain Raju has written the book entitled “Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?” (2015). This episode will focus on their scholarly works and thoughts on Bangladeshi cinema. The show will go live on 10 September, Thursday night at 9:35 Pm (Bangladesh time) from “Dr Fahmida Akhter” page. Please stay tuned in!

09/09/2020

In 2010, she was awarded the Foundry Photojournalism Scholarship in Memory of Alexandra Boulat for her photojournalism

17/08/2020

Fantastic Programme. Several alumni already in Bangladesh. Many different types of film related activities covered. Apply!

https://www.berlinale-talents.de/story/46/call-for-entries-berlinale-talents-2021.html

Berlinale Talents is the annual summit and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival for outstanding creatives from the fields of film and drama series. | 13 - 18 FEB, 2021

14/08/2020

Congratulations! Looking forward to a series of wonderful virtual events.

15/06/2020

Great news indeed as there is a project from Bangladesh too! NOC (No Objection Certificate), a documentary film project by director Krishnakali Islam and producer Tareq Ahmed will be at the Marché. Cannes Docs 2000 Spotlight is an amazing platform for the projects initially chosen from the Dhaka Doc Lab. Congratulations to all involved. IFIB is proud to be part of this journey.

3 Films Curated by IEFTA in 'Spotlighted Projects' at Cannes Docs 2020

15/06/2020

Fellow filmmakers! Hope you join this amazing initiative - Liberation DocFest Online. A bold move by a local festival on the brink of going global. This thematic Documentary festival has many gems. Samia Zaman is one of the three International Jury. Hope you register and participate.

13/06/2020

Congratulations!

Six emerging filmmakers have been selected from around the world to participate in the first ever Marché du Film Online.

16/05/2020

Hope you watch this and catch up with The International Emerging Film Talent Association President Marco Orsini, director of the film.

Tomorrow! Architecture and Design Film Festival's ADFF:ONLINE is presenting Gray Matters on the revolutionary architect-designer Eileen Gray. Watch the livestream at 8pm & 11pm EST, along with a Q&A with the film’s director, Marco Antonio Orsini after the film.

Purchase access here: adff.ticketleap.com

14/05/2020

Film Lab online
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