Promoting young filmmakers

A three-day documentary film festival titled Liberation Docfest Chattogram 2022 was held in the port city, aiming to promote young film makers at the district level. The festival ended on Saturday.

The event was organised by the Liberation War Museum. The festival is dedicated to documentary, seeking to highlight the struggle for liberation and human rights.

This festival was held in the port city for the first time.

A total of 20 documentaries were screened at the venue -- Theatre Institute Chattogram.

Three documentaries -- A Mandoline in Exile, Jothorleena and Gitthal me Acchiya -- directed by Rafiqul Anwar Russel, Dilara Begum Jolly and Asma Beethe, three promising filmmakers of Chattogram, were screened at the inaugural and concluding sessions.

Eminent social scientist Dr Anupam Sen inaugurated the festival.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Liberation War Museum Trustee Mofidul Hoque said there are thousands of stories related to the country's Liberation War and those can be highlighted through documentaries.

He hoped to arrange such festival in Chattogram every year. 

Apart from the documentary screening, a three-day workshop titled "Exposition of Young Film Talent 2022, Chattogram" was also held at the event. The workshop was moderated by festival director Tareq Ahmed and film director Elizabeth D Costa.

The three best projects selected from the workshop were awarded on the occasion.