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Bijon Imtiaz | |
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| Born | |
| Other names | Imtiaz Bijon Ahmed |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Producer, Director |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Known for | Live from Dhaka Kingdom of Clay Subjects |
| Notable work | Kingdom of Clay Subjects |
| Awards | Sloan Award, Sundance Institute
Sloan Award, Film Independent Motion Picture Association of America Award |
Imtiaz Bijon Ahmed is a award-winning Bangladeshi-American writer, director, producer. His work includes feature films Kingdom of Clay Subjects[1], Live from Dhaka[2],Afghan Short Roqaia[3] and Moving Bangladesh[4]. His works have been featured in many international film festivals including Venice, Rotterdam, Locarno, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Cinequest, Busan, Melbourne, Freiburg, and Stockholm. He is developing several narrative feature films both in India and Bangladesh [5] including Paradise as a writer-director which was an official selection at Berlinale International Film Festival's co-production market.
Career[edit]
Bijon is an active documentary filmmaker along with his fiction works. Currently, he is in the production of a feature documentary, Paradise, documentary[6]. The film was part of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival work in progress forum. Bijon's previous documentary Beyond the Waves won the Colors of Asia competition at Tokyo Docs and was featured at NHK world's Inside Lens documentary series. Bijon is the first Bangladeshi Film Production/Directing MFA- graduate from the prestigious Film, Television, and Theatre Department of the University of California, Los Angeles. He has received awards for his filmmaking including the Motion Picture Association of America Awards, Edie and Lew Wasserman Film Production fellowship, Dorothy Arzner Memorial Awards, and The Nancy Richardson Fund
Kingdom of Clay Subjects[edit]
The making of this movie took almost five years. This self-funded 88-minute film of director Bijon Imtiaz and producer Arifur Rahman clinched the best film award in the Chicago South Asian Film Festival[7] 2016.[8] It has represented Bangladesh in over 20 international film festivals so far.
Moving Bangladesh[edit]
Produced by Arifur Rahman & Bijon Imtiaz, and made under Goopy Bagha banner, "Moving Bangladesh" is the only film from Bangladesh at this year's Film Bazaar Coproduction Market. The film has been in development for a year and the story will focus on 2013-2014's Dhaka.[9]
Live from Dhaka[edit]
Shamsur Rahman Alvy, Imtiaz Bijon Ahmed, Ehsanul Haque Babu and Mohammed Arifur Rahman produced this film for Khelna Chobi Productions. This is a significant stepping stone for Bangladeshi independent cinema. [10]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Writer | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Parallel Salvation | yes | yes | yes |
| 2008 | Chaotic Rhythm | yes | yes | yes |
| 2009 | One Eyed Man | yes | yes | yes |
| 2016 | Kingdom of Clay Subjects[11] | yes | yes | yes |
| 2016 | Beyond the Waves | yes | yes | |
| 2016 | Live from Dhaka | yes | yes | yes |
| 2018 | Barber in Paradise | yes | yes | |
| 2021 | The Silent Echo | yes | yes | |
| 2019 | Roqaia | yes | ||
| 2021 | Shabnam | yes | ||
| - | Paradise (pre-production) | yes | yes | yes |
| 2022 | Scooty | yes | yes | |
| 2022 | Layla | yes | ||
| 2022 | Moving Bangladesh (pre-production)[12] | yes |
References[edit]
- ^ "Bangladesh's Nusrat Imrose Tisha Talks 'Mujib,' Future Projects at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman; Ramachandran, Naman (2016-11-29). "SGIFF: 'Live from Dhaka' Director on Bangladesh's New Talent Wave". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Biennale Cinema 2019". La Biennale di Venezia. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman; Ramachandran, Naman (2021-10-31). "TIFFCOM Project 'Moving Bangladesh' Receives Taipei Film Fund Backing". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "11 Bangladeshi films start new wave from India". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Silver Screen Winner Imtiaz Ahmed Cuts in Razor for Bangladesh 'Paradise'". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Chicago South Asian Film Festival". Chicago South Asian Film Festival - CSAFF. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Kingdom of Clay Subjects". Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Moving Bangladesh". Marché du Film. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Live from Dhaka". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman; Ramachandran, Naman (2022-05-24). "Bangladesh's Nusrat Imrose Tisha Talks 'Mujib,' Future Projects at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Joya, Sharmin (2020-12-23). "Nuhash Humayun announces his first feature film, "Moving Bangladesh"". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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