Thirty-one films including three Bangladeshi films will be screened today at the ongoing Dhaka International Film Festival’s third day, at different venues across the capital.
The films cover six categories- “Retrospective,” “Cinema of the World,” “Children’s Film, “Women Filmmakers,” “Short and Independent Films Section,” and “Spiritual Films Section.” The festival features a competition in three categories- Asian and Australian and those of the six segments.
Five films will be screened today at the main auditorium of National Museum from 10am to 9pm in the “Cinema of the World” and “Retrospective and Tribute” categories, The Deflowering of Eva Van End at 10:30am, Ferox at 1pm, Pied Piper at 3pm, About Elly at 5:30pm and Fireworks Wednesday at 7:30pm.
Ten foreign films from Short & Independent and Spiritual Section will be screened at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium from 10:30am to 9pm. Evedeki Yabancilar (Strangers In The House) and Boom Sheppada from 10:30am to 1pm, Demi Ucok at 1pm, Mohamed And The Fisherman and The Long Farewell from 3pm to 5:30pm, The Light Swami Vivekananda at 5:30pm and Turkish Dream, 18 km, Efimera, A Life Suspended from 7:30pm to 9pm.
In three sections, Australasian Competition, Woman Filmmaker and Children Section, five films will be screened at the Public Library auditorium - All Alone at 10am, Song Of Silence at 1pm, I’m Sleepy at 3pm, Jonakir Alo at 5:30pm and Gending Sriwijaya (The Robbers) at 7:30pm.
In the Australasian Competition category, four films will be screened at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Miss Zombie at 10am, Steppe Man (Colcu Cholchu) at 12pm, Parviz at 3pm and Josh (Against The Grain) at 5pm.
Seven films will be screened from the Woman Filmmaker category at EMK Centre, Light Breeze and Amar Protibad Amar Dekha Itihash from 10am to 12pm, Glorious Deserter (Deserteur) at 12pm, Haraka Haraka and Have You Seen The Arana? from 3pm to 5pm and Ekoda Ek Deshe (Once upon a time in a Country) and Istanbul Aku Datang at 5pm.
