Television to compete for top award at Dubai film fest
After its world premiere and coming by rave reviews at the 17th Busan International Film Festival, Mostafa Sarwar Farooki's “Television†will compete for the top award “Al Mohr†at the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival.
The film, which is about a village elder's fight against the influence of television, will compete along with 14 more films made by some recognised names from across the globe.
Farooki will attend the festival to be held from December 9 to 16 in the Gulf city.
So far, the organisers have announced a few films from the category.
They include “Valley of Saints†(USA) by Sundance winner Musa Syeed, “Ship of Theseus†(India) by Anand Gandhi and “Your Beauty is Worth Nothing†(Austria) by Hüseyin Tabak, according to international film related journals The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Daily, Variety and Film Business Asia.
The final 15 names will be announced on November 26.
“Television†was the curtain wrapper at the Busan fest, an honour previously earned by some of Asia's most acclaimed directors including Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai in 2000 with “In the Mood for Love†and China's Zhang Yimou with “Not One Less†in 1999.
“Television†is a collaborative venture of Chobial, Star Cineplex and German production house Mogador Film. Anisul Haq and Farooki jointly penned the script. The film has Shaheer Huda, Mosharraf Karim, Nusrat Imroz Tisha and Chanchal Chowdhury in starring roles.
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