TBT DESK
India’s oldest and largest film festival is held in Goa. It is called the ‘International Film Festival of India’. Its 57th edition will be held on November 20.
Bangladeshi film ‘Roid’ has been selected for this festival. Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s film has been selected in ‘Emerging Filmmakers’ category of the festival. The festival authorities released the list of films selected in this category on November 1.
Apart from Bangladesh’s Sumon’s ‘Roid’, the other films selected are Valentina Morrell’s ‘Forever Your Maternal Animal’, Ervin Bellarmine’s ‘Ria’, Konstantina Kotzamani’s ‘Titanic Ocean’, Jelena Maksimovic’s ‘Until the Day Ends’, Reed Van Dyk’s ‘Atonement’, Rafiki Fariala’s ‘Congo Boy’, P R Monechillo Patindol’s ‘I Grew An Inch When My Father Died’ and Janice Lenz’s ‘Oase’.
The festival authorities’ message about the films in this category is as follows: “Cinema is reaching new heights across geographical boundaries through the independent and powerful vision of promising and visionary young filmmakers from different parts of the world.
We welcome to this special event the courageous and promising filmmakers who are adding new meaning to the emotional depth, aesthetic diversity, and expressiveness of contemporary world cinema.”
‘Roid’ had previously made it to various international festivals. In the first week of October, the film won three awards at the Mosaic International Film Festival in Canada. ‘Roid’ was awarded for Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Music.
‘Roid’ stars Nazifa Tushi, Mostafizur Noor Imran, Gazi Rakayet, Ahsabul Yamin Riyad, among others. The movie did great business after being released in theaters on Eid-ul-Azha.
