Claire Denis to conduct lecture in Dhaka
French master filmmaker Claire Denis is visiting Bangladesh on the invitation of online forum Filmy-Bahas, says a press release. Palme d'Or nominee of Cannes and winner of “Golden Leopard” in Locarno, Claire Denis is the second master filmmaker invited to Tareque Masud Master's Class to be held in December this year. Kamar Ahmad Simon, the winner of the Grand Prix of Festival Cinema Du Reel in Paris and Golden Conch in Mumbai, will direct the main discourse with Claire Denis.
The two-day programme aims at bringing parallel narratives of world cinema to young film enthusiasts. The event will take place on December 8 and 9 at Chhayanaut Sangskriti Bhaban in Dhanmondi. The programme will start at 9am every day and will feature screening of six films by Claire Denis along with discourse with the master.
The programme, jointly organised by Embassy of France, Bangladesh and Beginning Production, Institut Francais, is supported by UniFrance Films and American International University Bangladesh (AIUB).
Interested participants are requested to register on facebook.com/Filmy.Bahas by November 22.
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