
The 11th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) is running in Dhaka that started on 14th of January and will continue to 22 January 2010. The Festival has been organized on a regular basis by Rainbow Film Society, which has been dedicated to the promotion of a healthy cine culture in Banglades. Lots of films in lots of different categories including Retrospective, Tribute, Cinema of the World, Children’s Film, Bangladesh Panorama, Independent Films and much more. There is a special section for the women filmmakers for showcasing their wonderful work. The Dhaka Film festival also pays great importance to short films and documentaries.
Event or Festival Title: 11th Dhaka International Film Festival Festival
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Festival Dates: January 14 – 22 , 2010
Festival Director: Ahmed Muztaba Zamal
Australasian Competition
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Broken Hill | Dagen Merrill | Australia |
02
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Gahine Shobdo | Khalid Mahmood Mithu | Bangladesh |
03
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Third Person Singular Number | Mostafa Sarwar Farooki | Bangladesh |
04
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The Other Bank | George Ovashvili | Georgia/Kazakhstan |
05
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Lovers On The Road | Jessey Tsang Tsui-Shan | Hong Kong |
06
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Citizen King | Ching Long, Johnson Lee | Hong Kong |
07
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Angshumaner Chhobi | Atanu Ghosh | India |
08
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Madholal Keep Walking | Jai Tank | India |
09
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Romeo Juliet | Andibachtiar Yusuf | Indonesia |
10
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Super Star | Tamineh Milani | Iran |
11
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3 Women | Manijeh Hekmat | Iran |
12
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Night Bus | Kiumars Pourahmad | Iran |
13
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Tale N Time | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia |
14
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Estasyon | Cesar Apolinario | Philippines |
15
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Bindu | Somaratne Dissanayake | Sri Lanka |
16
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I Saw The Sun | Mahson Kirmi zigol | Turkey |
17
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Kakosi? (How Are You?) | Ms. Özlem Akovaligil | Turkey |
Cinema Of The World
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Menteur (Liar) | Tom Geens | Belgium |
02
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A Farewell to Hemingway | Svetoslan Ovtcharov | Bulgaria |
03
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Two Players From The Bench | Dejan Šorak | Croatia |
04
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What Is A Man Without Moustache? | Hrvoje Hribar | Croatia |
04
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The Dispensables (Dientbehrlichen) | Andreas Arnstedt | Germany |
05
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Small Revolts | Kyriakos Katzourakis | Greece |
06
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Four Women | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | India |
07
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Paroksh | Anup Das | India |
08
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Rangeen Godhooli | Debanik Kundu | India |
09
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Whispers Of The Petals | Vijayakrishnan | India |
10
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Yarwng (Roots) | Joseph Pulinthanath sdb. | India (Tripura) |
11
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Winter Dreams | Siamak Shayeghi | Iran |
12
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Room Mate | Mehrdad Farid | Iran |
13
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The Voices | Farzad Motamen | Iran |
15
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Bist | Abodolreza Kahani | Iran |
16 | A Little Trip to Heaven | Baltasar Kormakur | Iceland |
17 | Jar City | Baltasar Kormakur | Iceland |
18 | Hannahannah | Annemarie Van de Mond | Netharlands |
19 | Storm Bound | Steve de Jong | Netharlands |
20 | Zoo Rangers In South America | Johan Nijenhuis | Netharlands |
21
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King Siri | Somaratne Dissanayake | Sri Lanka |
22
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Die Herbstzeitlosen | Betina Oberli | Switzerland |
23
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Tandoori Love | Oliver Paulus | Switzerland |
24
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Heimatklänge | Stefan Schwietert | Switzerland |
25
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Ovora | Daler Rahmatov | Tajikistan |
Women Section
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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432 One | Mercedes Farriols | Argentina |
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O Admirável Mundo De Frei (A Rag In The Sky) | Joana Zein | Brazil |
03
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Gift | Dora Slakoper | Croatia |
04
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Sundarbans, Silence Islands | Isabelle Millard | France |
05
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Everyday Occurrences | Fumi Matsuyama | Germany |
06
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Sight Seeing Unsuitable For Students | Fumi Matsuyama | Germany |
07
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Supermen Of Malegaon | Faiza Ahmad Khan | India |
08
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How Green Was Our Valley | Fereshteh Joghataei | Iran |
09
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Persian Cat Walk | Marjan Alizadeh | Iran |
10
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One Day After Tenth Day | Narges Abyar | Iran |
11
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7 Blind Women Filmmakers | Mohammad Shirvani | Iran |
12
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Gangs Of Baghdad | Aida Schlaepfer | Iraq/Switzerland |
13 | How I Am (Wie Ich Bin) | Ingrid Demetz | Italy |
14
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The Cricket Girl | Sachi Hamano | Japan |
15
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La Bueva Nueva (The Good News) | Helena Tabema | Spain |
16
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Fraulein | Andrea Staka | Switzerland |
17
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Coastlanders 8 to 8 | Orkide Ünsür | Turkey |
18
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Naming Pluto | Ginita Jimenez | UK |
19
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Before I was Me | Laila Khan | UK |
20
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Dirty Girl | Jenifer Clary | USA |
Shorts and Independent
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Recleo Y Espectaculo | Juan Facchini | Argentina |
02
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Hawker | Dustin Feneley | Australia |
03
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Sabbath Day | Mushfek Manzoor | Bangladesh |
04
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Kan Petay Roye | Mofidul Hoque | Bangladesh |
05
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Al Badar | Fakhrul Arefin Khan | Bangladesh |
06
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Mark 15 : 34 | Mushfek Manzoor | Bangladesh |
07
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Last Supper | Mushfek Manzoor | Bangladesh |
08
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Garbage Kids | Mushfek Manzoor | Bangladesh |
09
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Kumir | Gabriel Sumon | Bangladesh |
10
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Time | S. M. Kamal | Bangladesh |
11
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Jhor Jailla | Molla Sagar | Bangladesh |
12
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Annoya Jibon | Shahiduzzaman Badal | Bangladesh |
13
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Suryasantan | Rizwanul Islam Rudra | Bangladesh |
14
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Shikor | Faruk Mehedy | Bangladesh |
15
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Cambodia Dreams | Stanley Harper | Cambodia / New Zealand |
16
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The Red Race | Chao Gan | China |
17
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Living Beyond Disaster | Wu Xian Glie | China |
18
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In My Own Room | Shen Zhang | China |
19
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Home | Le Wei | China |
20
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Regards To The Sun | Bo Dalum | Denmark |
21
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Nurmo Shout From The Plain | Harri J. Rantala | Finland |
22
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Le Tonneau Des Danaides (The Danaides’ Barrel) | David Guiraud | France |
23
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Yörem | Enes Hakan Tokyay | Turkey |
24
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Banshi (The Flute) | Aritra Mukherjee | India |
25
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A Short Film About Walking | Prodyut Kumar Deka | India |
26
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Lelin – A Short Biography | Arunava Ganguly | India |
27
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Vatir Desher Rupkotha | Aritra Mukherjee | India |
28
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Nearly Rich | Anirban Mukharjee | India |
29
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I’ Ora d’ Amore | Andrea Appetito, Christian Carmosino | Italy |
30
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Pattaya Is A Paradise | Paky Perna | Italy |
31
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Indelible | Paky Perna | Italy |
32
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Black Out-Buio (Black Out- Darkness) | Luigi Galloni | Italy |
33
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Oshizemi | Biju Viswanath | Japan/India |
34
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Vietnam The Reunification Express | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Vietnam |
35
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Cambodia Country of Scars | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Cambodia |
36
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Thailand The City Calla | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Thailand |
37
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Malaysia Knowledge is The Beginning | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Malaysia |
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Myanmar & Bangladesh Behind Closed Borders | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Myanmar/ Bangladesh |
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India Religious Conflict In a Time of Change | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/India |
40
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Indian Paradox In the 21 st Century | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/India |
41
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Pakistan & Afghanistan a country of 2 faces | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Pakistan/ Afghanistan |
42
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Iran in the land of Ayatollahs | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Iran |
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Syria & Jordan the great enemy | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Syria/ Jordan |
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Israel THEM and US | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Israel |
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Turkey Towards Europe | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany/Turkey |
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The Balkans Europe’s blinds spot | Rob Hof | Netherlands/Germany |
47
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Paradiso | Alessandro Negrini | Northern Ireland |
48
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Breu | Lara Kloosterboer | Portugal |
49 | Tequila | Vladimir Dasheskiy | Russian Federation |
50
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Cara O Cruz | Jacob Echeverria | Spain |
51
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D ácil | Adrián Silvestre | Spain |
52
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Derechos Y Deberess | Manuel Danino | Spain |
53
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Maneki Neko | German Talavera | Spain |
54
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Martina Y La Luna | Javier Loarte | Spain |
55
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Territorio Enemigo | Rodrigo Plaza | Spain |
56
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Like Crude Oil | Daniel Pardo | Spain |
57
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The End | Eduardo Chapero Jackson | Spain |
58
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Di Me Que Yo | Mateo Gil | Spain |
59
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Doppelganger | Oscar D e Julian | Spain |
60
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La Tama | Martin Costa | Spain |
61
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Metropolis Ferry | Juan Gautier | Spain |
62
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Parking | Jorge Molina | Spain |
63
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Una Vida Mejor | Luis Fernandez Reneo | Spain |
64
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Náufrago (Castaway) | Jose Manuel Cuesta Maetinez | Spain |
65
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Sombras En El Viento (Shadows In The Wind) | Julia Guillen Creagh | Spain |
66
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Porque Hay Cosas Que Nunca Se Ol Vidan | Lucas Figueroa | Spain |
67
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Endless Journey | Henry Warnakulasuriya | Sri Lanka |
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Four Thieves And The Not- So Sweet Shop | Ryan Braund | UK |
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Anwar Dreams Of A Dark Night | Anwar Zamal | India |
Retrospective
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Name of Film | Director | Countr |
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Lola | Jacques Demy | France |
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La Baiedes Anges | Jacques Demy | France |
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Les Parapluies de Cherbourg | Jacques Demy | France |
04
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Les Demoiselles de Rochefort | Jacques Demy | France |
05
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Peaud’ Ane | Jacques Demy | France |
06
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Jacquot de Nantes | Agnes Varda | France |
07
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Every Night, Loneliness | Rasoul Sadrameli | Iran |
08
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The Girl In The Sneakers | Rasoul Sadr Ameli | Iran |
09
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I’m Taraneh,15 | Rasoul Sadr Ameli | Iran |
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Last Night, I Saw Your Dad, Aida | Rasoul Sadr Ameli | Iran |
Tribute
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon AAga HAi | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | India |
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Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | India |
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Naseem | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | India |
04
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Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho | Saeed Akhtar Mirza | India |
Focus
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Histoire D’une Recontre | Brahim Tsaki | Algeria |
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Tilai | Idrissa Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso |
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Buud Yam | Gaston J- M Kabore | Burkina Faso |
04
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Muna Moto | Jean-Pierre Ddikongue Pipa | Cameroon |
05
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Pieces D’ Identites | Mweze Dieudonné Ngangura | Congo |
06
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Au Nom Du Christ | Roger Gnoan M’Bala | Ivory Coast |
07
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Djeli | Fadika Kramo-Lancine | Ivory Coast |
08
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Barra | Souleymane Cisse | Mali |
09
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Guimba | Cheick Oumar Sissako | Mali |
10
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Heremakono | Abderrahmane Sissako | Mauritania |
11
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Sarraounia | Med Hondo | Mauritania |
12
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Les Mille Et Une Mains | Souhel Benbarka | Morocco |
13
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Le Wazzou Polygame | Oumarou Ganda | Nigeria |
14
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Drum | Zola Maseko | South Africa |
Spiritual
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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A Nun’s new Habit | Robyn Hufhan | Australia |
02
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Truth And Beyond | Ahmed Muztaba Zamal | Bangladesh |
03
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Best Funerals In The World | Ute Wegmann | Germany |
04
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Koi Sunta Hai (Some One Is Listening) | Shabnam Virmani | India |
05
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Chalo Hamara Des (Come To My Country) | Shabnam Virmani | India |
06
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A Span Of Heaven | Ali Vazirian | Iran |
07
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Diariobdi un curato montagna | Stefano Saverioni | Italy |
08
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Narcisco, Dietro ai cannoni davanti ai muli | Marcello Baldi, Dario Baldi | Italy |
09
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Deir Mar Musa, sul cammino di Abramo | Paolo Comoglio | Italy |
10
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Kindness – A Letter From Tibet | Clementine Ederveen | Netherlands |
11
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Troubled Water | Erik Poppe | Norway |
12
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Her Mate’s Boy Friend | Przemek Mlynczyk | Poland |
13
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Paul Of Tarsus | Pablo Moreno | Spain |
14
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Lazhar | Bahri Ben Yamed | Tunisia |
15
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The Reed Flute Says | Damlasu Temizel Kiziklioglu | Turkey |
16
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New ..Muslim..Cool | Jennifer Maytorena | USA |
Bangladesh Panorama
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Aha | Enamul Karim Nirjhar | Bangladesh |
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Amar Ache Jol | Humayun Ahmed | Bangladesh |
03
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Ayna | Kabari Sarwar | Bangladesh |
04
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Chandragrahan | Murad Parvez | Bangladesh |
05
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Gongajatra | Syed Ohiduzzaman | Bangladesh |
Special Section
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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The Road To Haymarket | Bob Hercules | USA |
02
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Forgiving Dr. Mengele | Bob Hercules & Cheri Pugh | USA |
03
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Senator Obama Goes to Africa | Bob Hercules & Keith Walker | USA |
Children
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Name of Film | Director | Country |
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Básicamente Un Pozo (The Hole Thing) | Grupo Humas | Argentina |
02
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Our Boat Is Our Address | Shiropa Purna | Bangladesh |
03
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Life Like Smoke | Arjo Shrestho | Bangladesh |
04
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Haathi Ka Andaa | Arun Khopkar | India |
05
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Paari | Aribam Syam Sharma | India |
06
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Chota Sipahi | Jayashree Kanal | India |
07
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Harun – Arun | Vinod Ganatra | India |
08
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The Liar Shepherd | Siroos Hasanpour | Iran |
09
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Kobra’s Decision | Siroos Hasanpour | Iran |
10
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Granaz | Shooka Zandbaf | Iran |