‘Amar Bhashar Chalachchitra 1428’, a five-day film festival, organized by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS), will take place on the TSC premises of Dhaka University from 9th to 13th Falgun (22nd to 26th February).
The 20th edition of the largest festival of Bangla language films will commence today (Tuesday) with the screening of Satyajit Ray directed film ‘Agantuk'. The day will also feature the screening of
Giasuddin Selim directed ‘Monpura’ at 1:00 pm, Masud Hasan Ujjal directed ‘Unoponchash Batash’ at 3:30 pm and Abdullah Mohammad Saad directed ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ at 6:30 pm.
Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) has successfully organized the 19th edition of this festival since 2002 with the aim of commemorating the great martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Bangla language and promoting Bangla cinema to film enthusiasts. Due to the pandemic, the event was postponed last year.
During the five-day festival, 19 contemporary and classic feature films, and one documentary will be screened this year including-‘Nonajoler Kabbo', ‘Raat Jaga Phool’, ‘Lal Moroger Jhuti’, ‘Mujib Amar Pita', ‘Chandrabati Kotha’ and others. Aside from enjoying films, cinephiles will have the opportunity to exchange views directly with the film cast and crew.
Ticket price of every show is Tk 50 and will be available at the venue.
The screenings are open to all. People interested in attending the screenings are requested to maintain proper Covid safety guidelines.
