Preparations for the 24th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) 2026 have begun. As part of that, the news of winning lakhs of taka by submitting a screenplay to the Screenplay Lab has been announced. The official page of DIFF informed that during the festival from January 10 to 18 next year, the 'West Meets East Screenplay Lab' will be held for 4 days from January 11 to 14.
DIFF has called for submission of screenplays to this lab. The announcement stated that 10 screenplays will be selected from the submitted screenplays. Then, the concerned parties will get expert advice to further improve those screenplays at the festival. On the final day, the participants will present their projects and a jury panel will award cash prizes to the three best screenplays.
DIFF authorities said that the first prize in this screenplay competition is: 5 hundred thousand taka, second prize: 3 hundred thousand taka and third prize: 2 hundred thousand taka.
Screenplay submissions will begin on April 1 and the submission link will be available on the Dhaka International Film Festival website. (https://www.dhakafilmfestival.org). Submission deadline is July 31.
Those submitting scripts must include a logline, synopsis, director's statement, treatment, and director's profile. Participants must complete their scripts within three months of the lab's start. Unlike the last three editions that invited participants from South Asia, this time, WME will accept submissions from all over Asia.
This is the fourth time the Dhaka International Film Festival is organizing such a lab on screenplays. Last year, the winners were "Red Lights Blue Angels" from Bangladesh, "Kabootor" from India and "Kuttu" from Sri Lanka.
