FFSB to celebrate 50yrs and 60yrs of film society movement in Bangladesh

Entertainment Report :
The Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh
(FFSB) will be celebrating its golden jubilee, along
with 60 years of film society movement in Bangladesh, by organising a year-long event, said a press release.
A part of the year-long celebrations will be a festival featuring stories, documentaries and short films
made in the five decades after the independence
of Bangladesh.
This was announced by Belayet Hossain Mamun, General Secretary of FFSB, at a press conference held
at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Tuesday. The film festival will be organised from October 18 to 28 at National Art Gallery auditorium
of the BSA. The 30 selected films from the three
categories will be awarded the ‘Best Film of Bangladesh’s 50 Years.’ A five-member committee,
featuring prominent film researcher and writer Anupam Hayat, has been formed to select films and documentaries released in five decades. Mostafa Monwar will be the Chairman of the 11-member jury committee for the selection of the film. Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud will be present as chief guest, renowned artist Mustafa Monwar will be present as special guest and BSA Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky will be present
as the guest of honour at the inaugural ceremony. The year-long celebrations will end on October 28.
The closing ceremony will take place at the National Theatre Hall of the BSA at 6:00pm. As part of the
year-round celebrations, a festival featuring films made by film parliament members will take place between June 8 and 17. An international seminar on the Film Parliament Movement of Bangladesh
will be organised in September. The FFSB will also organise workshops on film education in 10 districts
of the country – Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Faridpur, Rangpur, Khulna, Kushtia and Rangamati. Additionally, an initiative
has been taken to make a documentary on the Film Parliament Movement, which is being produced
by filmmaker and film activist, Adri Hridayesh.