Dhaka International Film Festival () is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995.
DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local film makers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Bangladesh. The festival was founded by Ahmed Muztaba Zamal of the Rainbow Film Society, which has, as of 2022, organized 20 editions of the event bringing international recognition to it.
Awards The festival authority chooses and invites Asian and Australian films to participate in different sections. The sections are: Retrospective Cinema of the World Women Filmmakers Children's Film Short and Independent Spiritual Films
The festival is devoted to feature films only. Documentary and short films may only be included in Women Filmmaker, Short and Independent, Spiritual Films and in other special sections where it is deemed fit. A five-member independent international jury board adjudicate the Asian competition section. The international jury committee select one Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Script and Best Cinematographer. These awards consist of a crest and certificate. The Best Film award carries a cash prize of Tk 100,000.
Awards ceremonies The following is a listing of all Dhaka International Film Awards ceremonies since 1992.
Edition Dates Best Film Best Director Notes Sources 1st 1992 2nd 1993 3rd 1994 4th 1995 5th 1997 6th January 20–28, 2000 A Scam in Verse no award 7th January 20–28, 2002 Future Diary: The Movie no award screened 100 films of 19 countries 8th January 15–23, 2004 Sulang Kirilli(The Wind Bird) Anwar Jamal for Swaraaj(The Little Republic) screened 100 films from 25 countries 9th January 17–25, 2006 Café Transit Sekhar Das for Krantikaal screened 150 films of 30 countries 10th January 10–18, 2008 Kargaran Mashgoul-e Karand (Men at Work) no award screened 31 films 11th January 14–22, 2010 The Other Bank Mostofa Sarwar Farooki for Third Person Singular Number 12th January 12–20, 2012 no award Sinan Çetin for Paper screened 200 films from 55 countries 13th January 10–18, 2014 no award Parviz Shahbazi for Trapped screened 150 films from 50 countries including the first film entirely in Chakma language, Mor Thengari 14th January 15–23, 2016 A Few Cubic Meters of Love Tom Waller forThe Last Executioner screened 184 films from 60 countries 15th January 12–20, 2017 Daughter Parviz Shahbazi for Malaria screened 188 films from 67 countries 16th January 11–21, 2018 Zer Onur Saylak for Daha screened 216 films from 64 countries 17th January 10–18, 2019 Darak yry Pooya Badkoobeh for Dressage screened 218 films from 72 countries 20thJanuary 15-23, 2022PebblesSujit Bidari for Butterfly on the Windowpanescreened 225 films from 70 countries21stJanuary 14-22, 2023Bi-MadarAli Ghavitan for Zendegi va Zendegiscreened 252 films from 71 countries22ndJanuary 20-28, 2024The Cord of LifeJagath Manuwarna for Rahas Kiyana Kanduscreened 252 films from 71 countries23rdJanuary 11-19, 2025YakshanbaHaofeng Xu and Junfeng Xu for Men Qian Bao Di (100 Yards)screened 220 films from 75 countries
See also Dhaka Festival Cinemaking International Film Festival Kolkata International Film Festival Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival National Film Awards (Bangladesh) Meril Prothom Alo Awards Babisas Award Ifad Film Club Award
References
External links www.dhakafilmfestival.org Official Website