“Tasmina the Horse Girl” at Olympia Film Festival
A Bangladeshi film entry has made its way to the 19th Olympia Film Festival for Children and Young people taking place in Pygros, Greece, says a press release. The documentary, titled “Tasmina the Horse Girl”, is directed by Faridur Rahman and is among the 64 films from 34 countries which have been selected for the competition under the theme “Cultural Difference and Tolerance of the Children achieved through Films.” The weeklong festival, running from December 3-10, includes films, animations and documentaries and will screen 421 films at twelve venues in Pygros, as well as host workshops and seminars.
“Tasmina the Horse Girl” outlines the struggles of a young girl from rural Northern Bangladesh as she seeks to break the feminine stereotypes of her socio-cultural setting by aspiring to be a successful horse racing jockey. The film has previously received international recognition and awards, including the Best Short Documentary at the Women's International Entertainment Film Festival, and the Prix Jeunesse Theme Prize and Gender Equity Prize Nomination at the Prix Jeunesse International Film Festival at Munich, Germany.
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