First International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh to begin

The First International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh, organised by Children's Film Society Bangladesh, will begin on January 28 and will continue till February 3. The festival will be held simultaneously at four venues, according to a press release.
The venues are the Shawkat Osman Auditorium and Seminar Hall at the Central Public Library, German Cultural Centre, Iranian Cultural Centre and the Russian Centre for Science and Culture. The main event will be held at the Central Public Library.
An impressive assortment of over 100 films -- feature, short, animation and documentary -- from 35 countries will be screened at the festival. A considerable number of films are participating from Germany, Russia, Iran and India. A selection of children's films produced in Bangladesh so far will also be a part of the festival.
Chief Adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the event.
As part of the festival, children from all over the country were asked to write an essay on “My Favourite Movie”. Based on that, the festival committee selected 100 children from Dhaka and other parts of the country. Two children from Khagrachhari and 20 differently-abled children are also invited to the festival.
Mustafa Monwar is the chairperson and Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal is the vice-chairperson of the event.
“The event is focused on our children as sources of recreation for them are limited in our country,” the organisers said. “The event would be a great opportunity for them to know more about the cultures and lifestyles of Bangladesh and other counties,” they added.