Tanveer Hossain () is a Bangladeshi film producer and screenwriter. He serves as the executive director of Green Screen, a Dhaka-based production company, and co-founded Catalogue, a production initiative bridging South and Southeast Asian cinema. Hossain produced the short film Ali (2025), which received a Special Mention in the Short Film Palme d'Or category at the Cannes Film Festival. He is cedited as co-producer in International Film Festival Rotterdam selected film Roid, Delupi, and Filipino director Arvin Belarmino's Semaine de la Critique selected short Radikals.
Education and training Hossain graduated from the International Film Business Academy (IFBA) at the Busan Asian Film School (AFiS) in 2023, where he received the Busan Film Commission Award. His industry lab participation includes the NAFF It Project Market at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (2022), the Asian Project Market in Busan (2022), the NFDC Film Bazaar Producing Workshop (2022), the Asian Producer's Network at the Singapore International Film Festival (2023), and the EAVE on Demand Film Marketing workshop in Quezon City (2024). He received the IEFTA Scholarship for APOSTLab's 15th Annual Post-production Workshop in 2024 and was selected for Berlinale Talents in 2026.
Career Hossain has been executive director at Green Screen since 2013. He later co-founded Catalogue to develop regional co-productions across Asia.
In 2024, Hossain co-produced the short film Radicals with director Adnan Al Rajeev, which screened at Cannes Critics' Week. That same year, his screenplay project with Afsana Mimi, Lal Batir Nil Porira, won the West Meet East Screenplay Lab at the 22nd Dhaka International Film Festival.
In 2025, Hossain produced Ali, directed by Adnan Al Rajeev. Shot in Sylhet, it was the first Bangladeshi short film selected for the main Short Film Competition at Cannes, earning a Special Mention in the Short Film Palme d'Or category. The film subsequently played at the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival.
In 2026, Hossain co-produced Mejbaur Rahman Sumon's mystery-drama feature Roid (Sunshine), which was selected for the Tiger Competition at the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam. His upcoming projects include producing Raihan Rafi's feature Eyes (written by Abdullah Mohammad Saad) and Before the Earth Collapses, a multi-country co-production directed by Noriko Yuasa.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.2023Boli – The WrestlerExecutive ProducerReseased at Busan International Film Festival 2024 Radicals Co-producer Short film; selected for Cannes Critics' Week 2025 Ali Producer Short film; Special Mention at Cannes Film Festival; selected for Melbourne International Film Festival 2025 Agapito Co-producer Short film 2026 Roid Co-producer Feature film; selected for Tiger Competition at IFFR 2026DelupiCo-producerFeature film; released at IFFR TBA Lal Batir Nil Porira Screenwriter, Producer Feature film; won West Meet East Screenplay Lab at DIFF 2024 TBA Eyes Producer Feature film; selected for CoPro-Access Lab 2026 TBA Before the Earth Collapses Producer Feature film; multi-national co-production TBAANNiECo-producerTv-series, Written and Directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad
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