The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has selected eight directors to make films on the July uprising under its "Remembering Monsoon Revolution" programme, reports UNB.
These directors will lead workshops in eight divisions of the country and produce medium-length films with the trained personnel.
Suman Rahman, a member of the search committee, announced the names of the directors at a press conference held at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki was present at the press conference.
Suman said the search committee aimed to select filmmakers who would conduct workshops in eight divisional cities in 2025 and make eight films with participants trained during the workshops.
The selected directors are: Anom Biswas, Humayra Bilkis, Shankha Dasgupta, Shaheen Dil Riaz, Robiul Alam Robi, Tasmiya Afrin Mou, and Mohammad Tawkir Islam.
While outlining the initiative's objectives, Suman said, "Firstly, the aim is to establish communication between young people interested in film production, both inside and outside Dhaka, and to provide opportunities for them to develop their skills and talents. Second, to directly apply the knowledge and skills acquired through the training by participating in film production with the same trainers."
"There is no fixed framework for these workshops and film productions. This will allow artists to implement their own work methods and creativity to the fullest, and they will be more comfortable creating artistic, politically-charged, revolutionary, and youth-oriented languages."
He also expressed the hope that the films would reflect the experiences of Bangladeshis, particularly following the long period of struggles and the blood-soaked July-August revolution.
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki said, "In selecting these film directors, we didn't look at whether they had done 50 films or not. What mattered more was whether they had done a work that we could refer to. We tried to see if they had the spark."
