Entertainment Desk
Selected full length and short films from well-known Bangladeshi filmmakers will be screened at the 1st Mostra de Cinema Sul Asiático (1st South Asian Film Festival) in the city center of Lisbon, Portugal. The film festival focusing on South Asia, or ‘Cinemela’, with the theme ‘Celebrating South Asian cinema’ will be held with the purpose of introducing European audiences to South Asian talents, through a selection of fiction, documentary and short films.
Vila do Cinema, an international independent film production company in Portugal, are organizing the festival The 1st edition will have a focus on Bangladeshi cinema, paying tribute to the award-winning Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud. Masud’s film Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in the Directors’ Fortnight section (outside competition) at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and became Bangladesh’s first film to be entered for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Aynabaji, Krishnopokkho, Jalaler Golpo, Oggatonama, and Chaka will be the other films from Bangladesh screened at the festival, besides short films and documentaries. Short films from Nepal, Bhutan and India, apart from a feature Maya’s Notes that is a joint production of India and Pakistan, will also be screened. The three day festival will kick off June 30 and end July 2.
