THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY

American Center Cinema: Good Will Hunting
Date: Thursday, 15 October 
Time: 3pm
Venue: The American Center, Plot #1, Progati Sharani, J-Block, Baridhara, Dhaka (Opposite the U.S. Embassy Dhaka, next to Notun Bazaar, by the Maa O Shishu Clinic)

American Center is screening Good Will Hunting, an American film depicting the story of Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., who has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. 

Cast: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and more. The film show is FREE and open for all.

Organic City: Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed's Painting Exhibition 
Date:13-31 October
Venue: La Galerie, Alliance Francaise
Built by the Mughals from fifteenth century onwards, Old Dhaka developed as the provincial centre of commerce for the Eastern Bengal. With the advent of modernity all that is changing. Dhaka is now a capital city and the pressures of urbanisation and development are resulting in the loss of an unique way of life. 

The main objective of Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed's work is to break the stereotypes surrounding the metropolis. He believes that Old Dhaka has much to offer especially in terms of the advent of individualism that has wreaked havoc in our society. His work is, therefore, focused to reinvent the old city. It incorporates elements from his childhood memories, aspects of the daily existence and are blended together to reflect the fantastic rhythm, music, smell and texture of the Old Dhaka.

Illuminated Puran Dhaka – Heritage in Limelight
Date: 16-17 October
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Farashganj (Devi Nibash, Northbrook Hall, Ruplal House, B K Das Road)
Alliance Française de Dacca and Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with Urban Study Group, present video and light installations by French artist Christophe Bruyas and German artist Philipp Geist, highlighting the endangered cultural heritage of Puran Dhaka. The project aims at raising awareness for the cultural value of the heritage buildings for the country. It is supported by Dhaka South City Corporation, Bangladesh Army and the Ministry of Culture, as well as the Franco-German Funds for Cultural Programmes in third world countries.

Screenings of "Udhao" and "Apartment 5D"
Date: 15 and 17 October 
Time: 6pm Apartment 5D (50 min.), 7.30pm Udhao (100 min.), 9.30pm Apartment 5D (50 min.)
Venue: Moar, Genetic Point, House 25, Road 11, 8th Floor, Banani

Udhao is a thriller about men who run from their family and a rickshawalla bounty hunter who brings them to justice. It has bagged seven international awards at 25 film festivals. To view the trailer log onto: https://youtu.be/xMBGG5BrVbY

Apartment 5D: Bangladesh's first sci-fi about love and loss in a virtual world. Follow the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ Apartment5D

TTL & APF presents Street Photography Workshop
Date: 16 - 17 October 
Time: 9am - 6pm
Venue : Fujifilm Experience Zone and Service Centre, GME House, Plot #21, Road #13, Block G, Niketan, Gulshan, Dhaka 
If you want to learn the basic elements of Street Photography and conquer your fear of shooting on the streets , meet photographers and instructors Vineett Vohra ,Rohit Vohra and Saud A Faisal and take your work to the next level. For details call Shudipto Das (0171 150 7894), Sharif Ripon (0171 342 6518).