About Mir H.

Mir Mukarram Hossain is a journalist and filmmaker based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a decade long career, he cruised through few prestigious local and international media outlets -The Daily Prothom Alo, online new media bdnews24.com, BBC, DW TV, AJplus, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBS, and few more production companies in home and abroad. Mir, a graduate in mass communication & journalism of the University of Dhaka is all set with his passion & profession of visual storytelling. His craftsmanship encompasses screenwriting, direction, producing and creating multimedia contents for any medium. His debut short film After 12 AM has premiered in Busan International Film Festival 2018, South Korea and the film will be available in Netflix soon. Alongside freelancing, he runs his own production company BOXOFFICE Multimedia Limited that renders audiovisual production solutions for corporate companies, government agencies, local & international NGOs.

About Elizabeth D.

I am Elizabeth D' Costa, an emerging Bangladeshi born and raised and one of the most exciting young female documentary filmmaker with over 10 years of experience. My first feature documentary “Bangla Surf Girls” got Official selection in the acclaimed HotDocs Film Festival 2020. I am also the fellow of Film Independent’s Documentary Lab 2020 which was sponsored by Global Media Makers and US State Department of Education and Cultural exchange. My film was also selected for the Chicken and Egg 2017 Accelerator Lab among 10 women filmmakers worldwide and successfully pitched in the Deal Makers forum at Hot Docs 2017. I was also selected to attend the IDFA academy in 2017, to hone my craft among 100 filmmakers worldwide. I began my career as a script supervisor with the acclaimed Bangladeshi filmmakers Tareque and Catherine Masud, before earning my MA in Film Studies from the University of Dhaka. I produced/directed television shows and worked in several short films for a range of media outlets including BBC Media Action, Dutch TV NOS, PBSNews- hour, Vice News UK, La Sexta Spanish TV and Bloomberg TV. Also worked as an Assistant Producer on two times Academy Award winner, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary “A Journey of Thousand Miles”. From 2016 to 2017, I worked as a communications advisor for UNDP Bangladesh and in this capacity produced a number of media advocacy stories about women empowerment. Directed short documentaries on topics like - women’s access to justice, women and natural disasters. Was translator for Norwegian photojournalist Annemor Larsen on Child marriage.

About Ejaz M.

Website - https://www.ejazmehedi.com Born and raised in the cradle of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Ejaz is a young self-taught cinematographer and filmmaker working on narratives, commercials, and music videos. Deeply moved by Rob Reiner's "Stand By Me" and Morshedul Islam's "Dipu Number Two", the two films perhaps sparked an artistic curiosity and passion for story in his childhood. While pursuing a photography degree in his early twenties with a deep-rooted interest in the art form, Ejaz became heavily invested in motion pictures after working on a series of documentary films. Recently Ejaz was behind the camera on Joran Peele and Riz Ahmed's executive produced short film "MOSHARI". The multi-OSCAR®-qualifying, groundbreaking, genre-bending horror short won 11 awards from 20+ festivals around the world in 2022. In 2022 “MOSHARI” has won and exhibited at: SXSW - Grand Jury Award, Best Midnight Short FANTASIA - Gold Award, Best Asian Short BFI LONDON - Official Selection SHORT SHORTS & ASIA - Best Short Award (Oscar® Qualifying) Atlanta Film Festival - Best Narrative Short (Oscar® Qualifying) WOODSTOCK - Mark Braunstein Award, Best Narrative Short (Oscar® Qualifying) MIFF - Best Short Fiction SYDNEY - Official Selection BIFAN - Jury Award HOLLYSHORTS - Best Horror PALM SPRINGS - Official Selection NASHVILLE - Best Graveyard Shift Short Neuchatel - Audience Award, Best Short One of Ejaz's other recent film "FORIGNERS ONLY" is the first Bangladeshi film commissioned for any US streaming platform by 20th Digital Studio. The film recently aired on US streaming giant HULU's Bite Size Halloween Season 3 - Episode 9. Currently based in Oman and Bangladesh, Ejaz actively seeks stories and projects that resonate with his South Asian roots and identity. He has also shot several commercials and branded content for a variety of clients including Vodafone, Yamaha, Uber, Majid-Al-Futtaim, Muscat Bay, BBC Storyworks, The Global Fund, Omran Group, and more. PHONE +968 78058101-OMAN +88 01757016797-BANGLADESH Email x INSTAGRAM - https://www.vimeo.com/ejazmehedi VIMEO - https://vimeo.com/ejazmehedi

About Shahadat H.

Im a film production expert with more than ten years’ experience working on international and domestic media projects as a director, cinematographer, producer and photographer. I’ve worked for BBC World Service, Discovery channel. Lotus Films (Austria), Komola Collective (UK), Unicef Bangladesh, Mortal Coil Media (UK), VG Network (Norway), Bishari films (Canada) etc. I also worked as a cinematographer of the Rana Plaza documentary by Norway Television and consultant filmmaker for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). I've worked as a cinematographer in five feature documentary films and many short films and commercials. Im the Director of Photography for Leesa Gazzi’s feature documentary ‘Rising Silence’ following the lives of the survivors of mass rape that occurred during the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. The film won the Best Documentary Award at the Dhaka International Film Festival in January 2019 and is 2019 Moondance Winner in the feature documentary category. It also won the Asian Media Award for Best Investigation 2019 in the UK. Recently Rising Silence has won Award of Merit 2020 with Special Mention by The Accolade Competition and many other awards. I’ve won more than 15 international photography award including Young portfolio award by kiyosato museum of photographic arts japan in 2014 I’ve started my career as a freelance photographer in 2005 and since then I've received more than twelve international awards and participated around twenty international exhibitions in the US, UK, Japan and beyond including two solo exhibition in UK. I did my MA in English Literature and completed a Post Graduation Diploma in cinematography from The Asian Academy of Film and Television, India.

About Rezwan Shahriar S.

Sumit loves cinema. He writes, directs and produces. His first feature 'The Salt in Our Waters' was acquired by HBO and MUBI. He is currently developing a sci-fi.

About Saydul M.

Hello! I am an independent photographer, videographer, fixer, producer/director of NEWS and documentary stories for television and the web. I am working professionally for the last 16 years. I worked based in Kolkata (India) and Bangladesh. I specialize in News and multimedia documentary stories. I mostly work as a one-man unit and seamlessly handle all aspects of filmmaking and media production. I have worked with leading clients and publishers such as Al Jazeera web, France 24 tv, Bild, BBC, Pulitzer, Muslim Aid USA, Surya Photos Agency, Gavi, Sound off films, Story tailor, Save The Children, Zinc, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), UCEP Bangladesh (NGO), Ekhon TV, SATV, Somoy TV, RTV among others Specialties: Documentary filmmaking, Video production directing, TV Journalist, NCA live on-air, research, Fixer, Photography, Teaching Photography, Photo editing, Video editing, Good in watch and learn, Directing, Producing, Post Production, Concept creation & development, Scripting, Budgeting.

About Salman S.

Saeed’s main passion is cinematography and photography in documentary films.He loves filming with his camera from sky,land and underwater. He began his career in 2009 with UN, UNICEF and UNDP as a Documentary Videographer and Photographer. He had worked as a staff Cameraman/Producer with the BBC News for more then five years being based in Bangladesh and cover many breaking news like Bangladesh Building Collapse, Dhaka Cafe Attack, Rohingya crisis and many more. In addition to his videography, he also has experience in field producing, video editing and live production for TV/Radio during breaking news situations. He has also worked with various international INGO's and international broadcaster like: World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAids, CSIS, Discovery Channel, AFP, NPR Radio, DW-TV, TV-2 Norway, The Sunday Times, The Economist, CNN, ABC News and The Guardian.

About Reza R.

I was born in 1989, in a middle class family in Bangladesh. I studied computer science, before leaving my computer career to study photography at Pathshala South Asian Media Institute from 2010 to 2013, where I was also trained to produce and edit Audio-Visuals. I learnt photography from the masters like Morten Krogvold, Philip Blenkinsop, Max Pam, Asim Rafiqui and Shahidul Alam. I also worked under mentorship of Saiful Huq Omi for a year. My works got published in National Geographic, Sky News UK, Trouw, Marie Claire Italia, Saudi Aramco World, Daily Mail UK, Sunday Times, Birding Asia, SAEVUS among others. I have also worked for The New York Times, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Save The Children, Channel 4, Human Rights Watch, Equal Rights Trust, Embassy of The Kingdom of Netherlands, European Union among others. Currently I’m working as a Documentary photographer/cinematographer at a agency called “Counter Foto”. I also work as a contributor at Polaris Images and Thomson Reuters Foundation. I’m working with Saiful Huq Omi in his mammoth documentary film project on Rohingya refugees around the world as an assistant producer and co-cinematographer.

About Sharukh I.

About Niazuddin A.

I have completed my post graduation course on Sculpture from Institute of fine arts University of Chittagong. In that time photography is one of my hobbies. I liked to capture the moment of my surroundings. By this way now documentary has become my favorite topic. I like to research about human living style in the contemporary period. By this way, I worked with BBC world as an assistant art director for six months. After completing my study I took a job in a local TV channel (Desh Television) as a freelance assistance producer. I worked there for a travel show. I made the program design and research on the space where we will make the show. This way I traveled all over the country and run the show successfully for a year. Slowly I got involved in the electronic media. I started making documentaries film, give art direction in the film and TV commercial media.

About HM S.

I have been working in Television and related media for 10 years. Though now I’m serving as a Producer of Program in Jamuna Television as well as a Program Researcher in the same Television Station. I have a long experience of main stream media other than TV Station. I worked as Producer, Director and Writer in the field of TV Fiction, TV Commercial and Documentary. In case of production, I have that aesthetic and technical knowledge in all level of Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production.

About Md Zahid Hossain K.

A freelance journalist from Dhaka Bangladesh.

About KM H.

Mr. KM Taj-Biul Hasan is a Filmmaker,Cameraman and researcher . He has been in this profession since 1991. He completed B.Sc ( Hon's) on Zoology & M.Sc. on Fisheries from the Dept. of Zoology, The University of Dhaka and subsequently completed his diploma on Photography(Dhaka) & Filmmaking (New Delhi). Later on adapted himself with the Film and Television media profession. He also completed professional training from BBC(UK), BFDC(Dhaka), CENDIT(New Delhi), CEMCA (New Delhi) ,Deutsch Welle Television Training Centre (Berlin), DUPS(Dhaka), NIMC(Dhaka), STOU (Bangkok) and NHK(Tokyo) respectively. In his professional career Mr. Hasan worked in the Dept. of Film & Publication of Bangladesh Govt. and Bangladesh Open University from 1992-2011 as Program Director /Producer .He began his career as a cine-cameraman and has since become a fiction and documentary film-maker. So far made 85 educational TV programs,23 documentaries & 03 fiction and received 14 impressive International awards for film-making. He also created a historic record by winning three times, the most prestigious ‘The National Federation of UNESCO Japan Prize’ for his three educational films as well as the Tokyo Docs (Color of Asia) Award. Being a researcher; Mr. Hasan presented papers in the 21 international media events till January 2021 and has publication in the reputed international journals. So far visited many countries of Asia, Europe and Africa for his professional reasons.So far Mr. Hasan has visited many countries of Asia, Europe and Africa for his professional reasons. For details please see the links below : https://filmfreeway.com/kmtajbiulhasan linkedin.com/in/khandoker-md-taj-biul-hasan-447b828a http://dhrupadcommunicationbd.simplesite.com

About Iqbal M.

I Born in Chandpur district and living in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I graduated from the faculty of electronics in Dhaka Polytechnic Institute. My original name Md. Iqbal Hossain (known by Iqbal Munna). I am a writer, director and editor. I started my work Bangladesh television (BTV) in 2002 as NON-Linear Video Editor. Since then i engaged in the independent documentary film industry as a director and editor. In 2010 i launched a small film, television and video production company named creative pro BD. In 2016, i make a documentary film about Bangladesh Tannery (leather) industry present situation. this film highly appreciated in the world. In 2017, I made two more films, one is; Bangladesh Inland Water Transport workers life style. and another is; present situation of Savar Tannery area and pollution of dhaleshwari river. In 2018, I make a documentary film about Bangladesh Loacl Garments workers life, working Enviornmnet & struggle. In 2019, I make a documentary film about Brac scool's innovation for Improving Early Grade Reading Activity (IIEGRA). In 2020, I make a documentary film about Bangladesh Textile and Garments Workers League (BTGWL) acitvity.

About Nazmul B.

I am passionate about filming,editing and field work as well.

About Md Sabbir A.

I have more than 7 years of experience in different national and international organisations on Television and Digital media in video production, documentary, journalism, and communication. Now, I'm working with the country’s leading Online News Portal- Dhakapost.com, as Head of Digital Production. I am also working for Channel NewsAsia as freelance Field Producer based in Bangladesh. 25th January of 2021, Channel News Asia aired my third documentary named “Bangladesh’s Delta Digester” and it owned a couple of awards too. Earlier, I gathered experience from working as a freelancer with BBC World Service for more than two years in different sectors. After that I joined countries leading television Jamuna TV as staff correspondent. As a Journalist, I have a different experience of working and building capacity for myself in a different area, as I worked for some special TV program of Jamuna Television though I was assigned for Crime Reporting. My most successful TV Program was “Bhalobashar Bangladesh”. Besides, I designed and devised a guideline for the digital content of the multimedia department for Jamuna Television. On the other hand, I have done a lot of series stories. The most successful series was “Unnayan Rekha” in the context of the number 6 goal of SDG, associated with Water Aid. As I’ve a proven track record as an active TV reporter, I’m confident about my language, presentation and communication skills. I have Strong technical skills, in filming and editing, combined with an editorial background. I have good knowledge in any type of video production including live and recorded program. Besides, I have a good experience of working with some documentary projects with international news channel like Channel News Asia. Full Documentary Link of my project: # Bangladesh’s Delta Digester: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV42sBSq1Mw # Survival: www.youtube.com/watch?v=peqJF0vdLFI # Valobashar Bangladesh (EP 02): www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xTEFUfWezI Regards, Sabbir Ahammed. Head of Digital Production, Dhaka Post. Freelance Field Producer, Channel NewsAsia. Email: x Phone & What's App: +880 1914 848091 Linked in: www.linkedin.com/in/sabbirahammed

About Khan F.

Founder/Curator for Akaliko Arts Collective and founder of Akaliko Records since 2015. www.akaliko.xyz Co-curator for Norient, an ethnomusicology music website based out of Bern. Part of the team winning the International Music Journalism Award (IMJA) 2019 at the Reeperbahn Festival. Fellow, Entrepreneurship for Good Program, The Do School based in Berlin Winner of BRAC Manthan Award for Digital Innovation 2016. Music journalist and art manager who has contributed to the Border Movement, Vice, Norient & Diss. With a focus on electronica, Khan advocates for cultural capital and develops capacity building programs for the youth in general and from marginalized communities. Khan has curated and managed exhibitions for Bangladesh's premium art biennale, Dhaka Art Summit and is scheduled for showcasing at Dhaka Art Summit 2020 starting February.

About MD MONIR-UZ-ZAMAN M.

I am a skilled and experienced videographer, self-shooting video producer, and director with over a decade of experience creating audiovisual content in Bangladesh. Recently, I worked as a self-shooting video producer with Silverback Films in partnership with BBC Studios on a feature documentary. Previously, I worked as a freelance videographer, editor, and journalist for organizations such as the United Nations, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, the European Commission, Educo ONG, and Carers Worldwide in Bangladesh. I have extensive experience in television news, commercials, documentaries, short films, and various programs for Maasranga Television. I have also created several video documentaries for local NGOs.

About Anisul M.

I am a photographer, video-maker and producer based on Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am working on this arena for 9years now. I worked on two full length feature film, many PSA's and TV Commercials as well as short films, tv reality shows, tv series etc.

About Md H.