Jalal'er Golpo- to compete at Busan

Upcoming director Abu Shahed Emon's film “Jalal'er Golpo” will be competing in the “New Currents” category at the prestigious Busan Film Festival of South Korea. The category, that selects first or second films of directors, will see Emon's work compete with 11 other films from Philippines, South Korea, Lebanon, Japan, China, Iran, Taiwan, India and Iraq.

The film had earlier won the Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) of the festival in the post-production category, and is currently undergoing post-production in South Korea.

The film, made under the boutique cinema project of Impress Telefilms, boasts a star cast featuring Mosharraf Karim, Moushumi Hamid, Tauquir Ahmed and Mitali Das, but the title role is played by newcomers Arafat Rahman and Mohammad Emon.  

The festival -- to be held from October 2-11 -- will see Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (of the “A Separation” fame) head the “New Currents” jury.