DHAKA, – Children’s Film Society Bangladesh will lift the curtain of the 14th International Children’s Film Festival on January 30.

Information minister Dr Hasan Mahmud is scheduled to attend the inaugural ceremony of the five-day festival as the chief guest while state minister for cultural affairs KM Khalid will be present as special guest.

The festival will be held at three venues in the capital following health directives. The event will feature 179 films from 37 countries.

Morshedul Islam, founder of Children’s Film Society Bangladesh, will preside over the inaugural ceremony.