The Festival
International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh is an annual week-long film festival held countrywide, which showcases full-length features, shorts, experimental films made for and by children from around the world. Started in 2008, the festival is one of the biggest film events in Bangladesh and also the only international film festival for children and young adults of the country.
This year’s festival will be held between January 30 and February 5, 2021.
Days
Films
Participating Countries
Venues
Festival Highlights
Venues
Festival Brochure
Jury Board
International Competitive Film Section
Haider Rizvi
Sadia Khalid Reeti
Akram Khan
Young Bangladeshi Film Section
Piplu R Khan
Aung Rakhine
Bijon Imtiaz
Social Film Competition
Rayeed Morshed
Muneruzzaman Shajib
Touqir Shaik
Child Section Film Section
Adreeta Ibnat Khan
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Afrida Mehzabin
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Dewan Abdullah Fahad
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Mahib Mahatasim
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Farhanoor Imtiaz Turjjo
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Guests
Dr. Hasan Mahmud, MP
Mr. K M Khalid, MP
Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP
Shayan Chowdhury Arnob
Sunidhi Nayak
Nishat Majumdar
Amitabh Reza
Tahsin Rahman
Abu Shahed Emon
Colonel Shajjad Ali Zahir
Awards
1. Best Film: Crest, certificate & cash award of BDT 25,000
Tenor / Directed by: Rahi Abdullah
2. 2nd Best Film: Crest, certificate & cash award of BDT 15,000
Trikonomiti / Directed by: Kabbo Kabir
3. 3rd Best Film: Crest, certificate & cash award of BDT 10,000
Thonga / Directed by: Hamidul Huda Stevan
4. Special Award: Crest and certificate & cash award of BDT 5,000
Puppetry / Directed by: Md Labib Haque
5. Special Award: Crest and certificate & cash award of BDT 5,000
An Interview of a Marionette / Directed by: Sifat Rahman
Best Film: Crest & certificate
Solo / Directed by: Zeynel Hebun Güler
Best Film in Special Film Section: Crest, certificate & cash award of BDT 10,000
A New Normal Cinema/ Directed by: Najmus Saaqib
1. Best Feature Film: Crest & certificate
Jackie and Oopjen / Directed by: Annemarie van de Mond
2. Best Short Film: Crest & certificate
Under the Stork’s Nest / Directed by: Ani Oganesyan
3. Best Director: Crest & certificate
Under the Stork’s Nest / Directed by: Ani Oganesyan
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About the Organizers
Children’s Film Society Bangladesh (CFS) is a youth-led organization working for children on the issue of film. CFS visions to impact on the entire film industry of Bangladesh by inspiring the upcoming generation of filmmakers, and offering them bigger platform to exercise and exhibit their talent.
