Bangladeshi film Under Construction has bagged the Golden Durian Prize for the best feature film at the Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival, held in Philippines. The jury cited the film “for reinvigorating ‘the woman question’ implanted in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s globalised contemporary image.”
Earlier this year on June 6, Under Construction, which is Rubaiyat Hossain’s second feature film, had its world premiere at The New Director’s Showcase at Seattle International Film Festival. Since then, the film has participated in a few notable film festivals worldwide including the Montreal World Film Festival-Canada, the São Paulo International Film Festival-Brazil, Festival de Cine de Bogotá-Columbia, Calgary International Film Festival-Canada, Haifa Film Festival-Israel, Heartland Film Festival-USA, Scottsdale International Film Festival-USA, St Louis International Film Festival-USA, Anchorage Film Festival Alaska-USA, World Film Festival of Bangkok-Thailand, and Phnom Penh International Film Festival-Cambodia. The 26th edition of Stockholm Film Festival showcased the European premiere of Under Construction.
The journey of Under Construction continues as the film reaches Indian audience through two major Indian films festivals, namely, the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and the Chennai International Film Festival.
Under Construction will have its Bangladesh premiere on January 14, 2016 as the opening film of Dhaka International Film Festival.