'Iti, Tomari Dhaka' to open Jaipur International Film Festival 2019

Bangladesh's first anthology film, Iti, Tomari Dhaka, is set to open the 11th edition of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) on January 18, in Jaipur, India. The film features an assortment of shorts by eleven exceptionally promising, young directors from the Bangladeshi film fraternity, with Dhaka as its central theme. The directors include Abdullah Al Noor, Golam Kibria Farooki, Krishnendu Chattopadhyay, Mahmudul Islam, Md Robiul Alam, Mir Mukarram Hossain, Nuhash Humayun, Rahat Rahman, Syed Ahmed Shawki, Syed Saleh Ahmed Sobhan and Tanvir Ahsan.

“Working on Iti, Tomari Dhaka was definitely a great learning experience for me as an individual filmmaker," said Syed Ahmed Shawki. "But I believe the collaborative effort amongst the entire team is what made the film deserve its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival last year and the opening of the 11th Jaipur International Film Festival to be held next week.”

At the moment, the film is awaiting censorship approval for its release in Bangladesh.

“There have been plenty of Bangladeshi films which made it to the international film scene in recent years, but what sets Iti, Tomari Dhaka apart is its main character – Dhaka city," said Nuhash Humayun. "The film comprises all eleven directors' individual perspectives on our beloved Dhaka city, displaying a range of emotions including love, pain, joy, fear, anger and frustration. It is a grand honour to be placing Dhaka under the spotlight at the opening of the Jaipur International Film Festival 2019.”