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2nd Int'l Inter-University Short Film Festival '08

Showcasing works of aspiring filmmakers

Jamil Mahmud
The ubiquitous combat between evil and good, or uncomplicated stories from everyday life; the harsh effect of industrialisation or following the trail of migratory birds — all came together under one umbrella as aspiring filmmakers offered these images in their short films (under ten minutes) screened at the '2nd International Inter-University Short Film Festival 2008'.
With the slogan “Take your camera, frame your dream", the festival began at the auditorium of the Goethe-lnstitut Bangladesh on April 21 and will end today. Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) in collaboration with the Goethe-lnstitut Bangladesh arranged the three-day festival.
The festival is an initiative to encourage the young filmmakers who are currently studying at universities at home and abroad.
Students of seventeen public and private universities including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Rajshahi University, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Stamford University, North South University, BRAC University and American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) are taking part in the festival. Students of German film institutes like Munich Film School and Berlin Film School along with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, USA are participating.
Future Shorts Group, the largest Short Film group in the world comprising short films from Sweden, Norway, Italy, Finland, South Africa, Britain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Mexico, is also taking part in the festival.
Managing Director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), A.N.M. Badrul Amin inaugurated the festival. He said, "1 hope these talented young filmmakers would come forward to help overcome the ongoing slump in our film industry.” Professor A.A.M.S Arefin Siddique, moderator of DUFS, was the special guest at the programme. Imran Firdaus, president of DUFS presided over the programme.
Sixty films are scheduled to be
screened at the festival. On the first day, seventeen films including Porijayi Pakhi (JU), Peace (AIUB), Bharaye Chalito (DU) and ten films from German film schools were screened.
Today, 22 films including Adbhut Uter Pithey (DU), Janmodin (KU); Journey by Soui (DU), Moments (AIUB) and thirteen German films will be screened.
At the closing programme, filmmaker Badal Rahman is expected to be present as the chief guest while Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, DG of Bangladesh Film Archive is expected to attend as the special guest.
Radio Foorti is the media partner of the festival.