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The Cart (Spanish Sub-title )

Tagline:
The car which has never been defeated .

3-Line Synopsis:

This is the story of the indomitable dream of two young brothers and divorcee mother and their incredible journey in life and their ball bearing made car that has never been defeated. The story of human spirit, sufferings and simple joy.

Medium Synopsis:
The film features a story of the indomitable dream of two young brothers, Habil and Kabil. Their mother works at a rice mill despite severe illness, while the father is a rickshaw-puller, who has been missing for 2 years. They wander about the village all day and even with their mother’s disagreement, race ‘bearing cars’ in the field; but they do not own such car. One day, they sell Water Lily to buy old bearings, make their own car and win the race. In the city, Habil discovers their father with his new family. One stormy night, they find their mother half-dead and rush her to the hospital in the forbidden car. Fearing their increased suffering, Habil keeps father’s reality a secret. The film explores the dynamics of the family and the challenges everyone must face in rural poverty. An endearing coming-of-age story, It shows how the human spirit can triumph in the face of adversity.

  • Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir)
    Director
  • Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir)
    Writer
  • Faridur Reza Sagar
    Producer
  • Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir)
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 16 minutes 4 seconds
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • List of festival screenings: 1. Finalist & World Premiere, Sharjah International Film Festival, UAE (19-25 October 2014) 2. Official Selection, 20th Kolkata International Film Festival 2014, Kolkata, India (10-17 Nov 2014) 3. Official Selection, 13th Asian Film Festival, Mumbai, India (1-8 January 2015) 4. Finalist, 4th Athens International Digital Film Festival, Greece (13-21 December 2014) 5. Finalist, Trailer in Motion, AVANCA International Film Festival, Portugal (July, 2014) 6. Finalist, International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Tyumen, Russia (29 Nov- 3 Dec 2015) 7. Finalist, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015) 8. Finalist, Rafi Peer International Film Festival, Lahore, Pakistan (25-27 December 2014) 9. Finalist, Angkor Wat International Film Festival, Siem Reap , Cambodia (27 Feb-1 March 2015) 10. Official Selection, International Film Festival of South Asia, Toronto, Canada (15-19 May 2015) 11. Official Selection, 2nd Noida International Film Festival-2015, Noida (Delhi NCR), India (7-15 Feb 2015) 12. Official Selection, 8th International Film Festival-2015, Bangladesh (24-30 January 2015) 13. Finalist and Best Actress Nomination, The WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival, Florida, USA (Feb 27 - March 3, 2015) 14. Finalist, The International Film Festival of Rajasthan-2014, India (31 January 2015) 15. Finalist, Festival Cinemística - 2015 (Granada, Spain) (September 19th – December 19th, 2015) 16. Official Selection, Tuscany Prize for Film – 2015, Massachusetts, USA (31 January 2015 ) 17. Finalist, 3rd Darbhanga International Film Festival/ The International Film Festival Of Bihar 2015, India (19-22 feb, 2015) 18. Finalist, Vittorio Veneto Film Festival - Kids and Teens international film festival, Italy (14-18 April 2015) 19. Finalist, BioBioCine,Concepción International Film Festival 2015, Chile (23 and 27 April, 2015) 20. Finalist, 7th Nashik International Film Festival 2015, India (19 and 22 March, 2015) 21. Finalist, 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-2015, Noida, India (30 April 2015) 22. Finalist, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, Iowa, USA (23-26 April, 2015) 23. Finalist, The People’s Film Festival, New York, USA ( 28-31 May, 2015) 24. Finalist, CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015) 25. Finalist, 7th CMS International Film Festival -2015, Lucknow, India (7-15th April, 2015) 26. Finalist, The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, Naples, Italy (8-10 May, 2015) 27. Finalist, The Kids Festival 2015, Spain 28. Finalist, The 17th Roxbury International Film Festival, Massachusetts, USA (17-28 June 2015) 29. Finalist, 7th Trenton Film Festival, New Jersey, USA ( 11-14 June 2015) 30. Official Selection, 16th Rainbow Film Festival, London, Uk (24-31 May 2015) 31. Finalist, The 7th Picknic Film Festival, Santander, Spain (23-27 June 2015) 32. Finalist, 7th Festival Internacional de Cine de Tarapacá , Chile ( 21-24 May 2015) 33. Finalist, Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil (V FICAIJ), Mérida, Venezuela (24-30 May 2015) 34. Finalist,13th Ischia Film Festival, Ischia, Italy (27 June – 4 July 2015) 35. Finalist, "8th the International Festival "Goddess on the Throne" - FILMFESTKOSOVA , The Republic of Kosova (1-5 June 2015) 36. Finalist, Jefferson State Flixx Festival 2015, California, USA (24-28 September 2015) 37. Finalist, 3rd Ariano International Film Festival, Ariano Irpino, Italy (30 July-2 August 2015) 38. Official Selection, 2nd Benicia Film Festival, Benicia, CA, USA (September 4-6, 2015) 39. Finalist, Piton International Film Festival (PIFF), New Jersey, USA (September 2 – 6, 2015) 40. Official Selection, OM Film Fest in Kansas City, MO (September 4 – 6, 2015) 41. Finalist, Slum Film Festival, Nairobi, Kenya (August 24 – 29, 2015) 42. Finalist, International Peace & Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, USA (November 12 – 15, 2015) 43. Finalist, 8th Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Venice, CA , USA (6-16 August, 2015) 44. Finalist, 10th Marbella International Film Festival,Marbella, Spain (7th-11th October 2015) 45. Finalist, Ferfilm International Film Festival, Ferizaj, Kosova (2-6 September 2015) 46. Finalist, Moondance International Film Festival, Colorado, USA (September 7th & 8th , 2015) 47. Finalist, 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 48. Finalist, EyeCatcher International Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA (November 12 – 15, 2015) 49. Finalist ( Opening Film), NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015) 50. Finalist, IV International Film Festival-El Món del Viatge , Barcelona, Spain (20-25 September 2015) 51. Finalist, International Film Festival of Shimla-2015, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India ( 3 October 2015) 52. Finalist, Davis International Film Festival-DIFF, Davis, California, USA (September 19 – 26, 2015) 53. Finalist, The Yonkers Film Festival, New York, USA (22-25 October 2015) 54. Official Selection, Cinekid-2015 (Screening Club), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (20-23 October 2015) 55. Finalist, FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CINE, Mexico, (18-27 September 2015) 56. Finalist, 4th DELHI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015, Delhi, India (5-10 December 2015) 57. Finalist, Direzione Lumière 2015 - 6th CinemAvvenire Film Festival, Rome, Italy (11-20 December 2015) 58. Finalist ( Opening Film) , 9th Annual Red Rock Film Festival, Utah, USA (November 2-8, 2015) 59. Finalist ( Opening Film) , Big Asian Los Angeles Cinema Festival, CALIFORNIA, USA ( 8-9 November 2015) 60. Finalist, The Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (November 20 – 27, 2015) 62. Finalist, 10th Children's India International Children’s Film Festival 2015, Bangalore, India ( 22-28 November 2015) 63. Finalist, World International Film Festival, Singapore (4-10 December 2015) 64. Finalist (Opening Film), Imphal International Short Film Festival 2016, Imphal, Monipur, India (29-31 January 2016) 65. Finalist, The Cutting Edge Film Festival, Pompano Beach, Florida (28 Nov-8 Dec 2015) 66. Country Selection, 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2015 (APSA), (26 November 2015), Brisbane, Australia 67. Country Selection, 19th International Children`s Film Festival of India, Hyderabad, India (14-20 November 2015) 68. Official Selection, SISFF 2016, London, UK (21 Feb 2016) 69. Finalist , Silver Springs International Film Festival, Ocala, Florida, USA (April 4 – 10, 2016) 70. Finalist, Goldensun Short Film Festival in Malta 2016 71. Finalist, 2nd International film festival of Prayag-2016, Alahabad, India (26-28 February 2016) 72. Official Selection, 5th Free State Festival, Kansas, USA (June 20-25, 2016) 73. Finalist, Southeastern International Film Festival (SIFF)-2016, Georgia, USA (October 14 - 16, 2016) 74. Finalist, Love International Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA (July 8-16, 2016) 75. Official Selection, 4th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival 2016 (NHRIFF), Kathmundu,Nepal (10-12 June 2016) 76. Finalist, The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Sicily, Italy (July 2016) 77. Finalist, Swedish International Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (July 4 – 8, 2016) 78. Finalist, The Southway Film Fest, Mykolaiyv, Ukraine (September 15 – 17, 2016) 79. Finalist,11th Seattle South Asian Film Festival, Seattle, USA (October 14 – 23, 2016) 80. Finalist, GOLDEN URARTU FILM FESTIVAL , Armenia (September 15 – 30, 2016) 81. Finalist, Kortfilm Festival Kalmthout , Belgium (October 1st, 2016) 82. Official Selection, Roselle Park Loves Shorts Film Festival, New Jersey, USA (24 Sept 2016) 83. Official Selection, Indiewise Film Festival, Florida, USA (2016) 83. Finalist, 3rd Asia Rainbow TV Awards, Beijing, China (26-27 November 2016) 84. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL PARA LA NIÑEZ Y LA ADOLESCENCIA KOLIBRI, Bolivia
    1. Winner of Film Development Grant from the Government of Bangladesh, 2012-2014 2. Winner of National Award for Best Film from the Government of Bangladesh, 2014 (Awarded in 2016) 3. Best Screenplay/Story, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015) 4. Best Supporting Actor, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015) 5. Best Child Actors, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015) 6. Best Film , The International Film Festival of Rajasthan-2014, India (31 January 2015) 7. Best Film, The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, Naples, Italy (8-10 May, 2015) 8. Best Film , 7th Festival Internacional de Cine de Tarapacá , Chile ( 21-24 May 2015) 9. Honorable Mention Award for Narrative Feature, 7th Trenton Film Festival, New Jersey, USA ( 11-14 June 2015) 10. Best Film, The 7th Picknic Film Festival, Santander, Spain (23-27 June 2015) 11. Best Film, NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015) 12. Best Child Artist, NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015) 13. Best Supporting Actress, NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015) 14. "Platinum Award for Best Director- Feature Film", CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015) 15. "Gold Award for Best Young Artist", CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015) 16. "Emerald Award for Best Young Artist", CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015) 17. Jury Award for Best Foreign Feature - The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 18. Jury Award for Family Feature - The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 19. Jury Award for Best Screenplay (Foreign Feature) - THE CART (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 20. Jury Award for Best Dramatic Actress - Rokeya Prachy role of the mother in The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 21. Jury Award for Best Director (Foreign Feature) - Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 22. Jury Award for Best Cinematography (Foreign Feature) - THE CART (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015), 23. Audience Choice Award for Best Screenplay - The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 24. Best Documentation Award, IV International Film Festival-El Món del Viatge , Barcelona, Spain (20-25 September 2015), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015) 25. Best Cinematography Award, IV International Film Festival-El Món del Viatge , Barcelona, Spain (20-25 September 2015) 26. Best Cinematography Award,, International Peace & Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, USA (November 12 – 15, 2015) 27. Best Story, 2nd International film festival of Prayag-2016, Alahabad, India (26-28 February 2016) 28. BEST FILM , The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Sicily, Italy (July 2016)
Director Biography - Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir)

Md Ashraful Alam, whose penname/nickname is Ashraf Shishir, is a a national award winning Independent Motion Pictures and Film Professional, Script Writer, Poet, Story Writer, Human Rights Activists from Bangladesh. Educated in IT and law, he is the pioneer of the AECB film movement, a platform for the filmmakers to establish alternative show-case for better cinema with more than 20,000 members. He is the founder and festival director of International Open Film Festival (IOFF) based on New York and Dhaka, which is one of the top reviewed festival surveyed by filmfreeway.com. He is the jury of several international film festivals like Houston Cinemania Film Festival, Texas, USA and Red Rock Film Festival, Utah, USA. His latest work includes The Cart [GAARIWALA] 2015 (Script and direction, Recipient of prestigious Grant from the Govt. of Bangladesh and selected in more than 84 International Film Festivals in 28 Countries and won 26 International Awards from India, Chile, Italy, Spain and USA and 1 National Award), The Cage Bird, 2012 ( Director, documentary nominated in more than 15 International Film Festivals in 11 countries and Winner in USA). Published four books. Education: Masters in International Human Rights Law. His upcoming feature film titled "THE INNOCENCE (Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo)" and "THE INNER SOUND ( Gopon )" is already in post-production stage.

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Festival screening statistics till date : 6 Continents, 29 Countries, 84 Cities, 84 International Film Festivals, 26 International Awards, 1 National Award, 1 Grant
List of festival screening country: UAE, India (Mumbai , Kolkata, Noida-Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, Bihar, Nashik, Lucknow ), Greece, Portugal, Russia, USA (New York, North Carolina , Florida, Massachusetts, Iowa, Hollywood-Las Vegas, New Jersey, California, Los Angeles ), Bangladesh , Pakistan, Cambodia, Canada, Spain (Granada, Santander, Marbella), Italy (Vittorio Veneto, Naples, Ischia, Ariano Irpino, Rome ), Chile (Iquique, Concepción), Venezuela, UK, Kosova, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Australia, China, Singapore , Malta, Nepal, Ukraine, Sweden, Armenia, Belgium
List of festival screening continent: Asia (UAE, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Singapore, China, Nepal, Armenia ) , North America (USA, Canada, Mexico ), South America (Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia), Europe (Belgium ,Greece, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Italy, UK, Kosova, Netherlands, Malta, Ukraine, Sweden), Africa (Kenya), Australia
List of festival screenings:
1. Finalist & World Premiere, Sharjah International Film Festival, UAE (19-25 October 2014)
2. Official Selection, 20th Kolkata International Film Festival 2014, Kolkata, India (10-17 Nov 2014)
3. Official Selection, 13th Asian Film Festival, Mumbai, India (1-8 January 2015)
4. Finalist, 4th Athens International Digital Film Festival, Greece (13-21 December 2014)
5. Finalist, Trailer in Motion, AVANCA International Film Festival, Portugal (July, 2014)
6. Finalist, International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Tyumen, Russia (29 Nov- 3 Dec 2015)
7. Finalist, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015)
8. Finalist, Rafi Peer International Film Festival, Lahore, Pakistan (25-27 December 2014)
9. Finalist, Angkor Wat International Film Festival, Siem Reap , Cambodia (27 Feb-1 March 2015)
10. Official Selection, International Film Festival of South Asia, Toronto, Canada (15-19 May 2015)
11. Official Selection, 2nd Noida International Film Festival-2015, Noida (Delhi NCR), India (7-15 Feb 2015)
12. Official Selection, 8th International Film Festival-2015, Bangladesh (24-30 January 2015)
13. Finalist and Best Actress Nomination, The WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival, Florida, USA (Feb 27 - March 3, 2015)
14. Finalist, The International Film Festival of Rajasthan-2014, India (31 January 2015)
15. Finalist, Festival Cinemística - 2015 (Granada, Spain) (September 19th – December 19th, 2015)
16. Official Selection, Tuscany Prize for Film – 2015, Massachusetts, USA (31 January 2015 )
17. Finalist, 3rd Darbhanga International Film Festival/ The International Film Festival Of Bihar 2015, India (19-22 feb, 2015)
18. Finalist, Vittorio Veneto Film Festival - Kids and Teens international film festival, Italy (14-18 April 2015)
19. Finalist, BioBioCine,Concepción International Film Festival 2015, Chile (23 and 27 April, 2015)
20. Finalist, 7th Nashik International Film Festival 2015, India (19 and 22 March, 2015)
21. Finalist, 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-2015, Noida, India (30 April 2015)
22. Finalist, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, Iowa, USA (23-26 April, 2015)
23. Finalist, The People’s Film Festival, New York, USA ( 28-31 May, 2015)
24. Finalist, CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015)
25. Finalist, 7th CMS International Film Festival -2015, Lucknow, India (7-15th April, 2015)
26. Finalist, The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, Naples, Italy (8-10 May, 2015)
27. Finalist, The Kids Festival 2015, Spain
28. Finalist, The 17th Roxbury International Film Festival, Massachusetts, USA (17-28 June 2015)
29. Finalist, 7th Trenton Film Festival, New Jersey, USA ( 11-14 June 2015)
30. Official Selection, 16th Rainbow Film Festival, London, Uk (24-31 May 2015)
31. Finalist, The 7th Picknic Film Festival, Santander, Spain (23-27 June 2015)
32. Finalist, 7th Festival Internacional de Cine de Tarapacá , Chile ( 21-24 May 2015)
33. Finalist, Festival Internacional de Cine y Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil (V FICAIJ), Mérida, Venezuela (24-30 May 2015)
34. Finalist,13th Ischia Film Festival, Ischia, Italy (27 June – 4 July 2015)
35. Finalist, "8th the International Festival "Goddess on the Throne" - FILMFESTKOSOVA , The Republic of Kosova (1-5 June 2015)
36. Finalist, Jefferson State Flixx Festival 2015, California, USA (24-28 September 2015)
37. Finalist, 3rd Ariano International Film Festival, Ariano Irpino, Italy (30 July-2 August 2015)
38. Official Selection, 2nd Benicia Film Festival, Benicia, CA, USA (September 4-6, 2015)
39. Finalist, Piton International Film Festival (PIFF), New Jersey, USA (September 2 – 6, 2015)
40. Official Selection, OM Film Fest in Kansas City, MO (September 4 – 6, 2015)
41. Finalist, Slum Film Festival, Nairobi, Kenya (August 24 – 29, 2015)
42. Finalist, International Peace & Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, USA (November 12 – 15, 2015)
43. Finalist, 8th Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, Venice, CA , USA (6-16 August, 2015)
44. Finalist, 10th Marbella International Film Festival,Marbella, Spain (7th-11th October 2015)
45. Finalist, Ferfilm International Film Festival, Ferizaj, Kosova (2-6 September 2015)
46. Finalist, Moondance International Film Festival, Colorado, USA (September 7th & 8th , 2015)
47. Finalist, 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
48. Finalist, EyeCatcher International Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA (November 12 – 15, 2015)
49. Finalist ( Opening Film), NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015)
50. Finalist, IV International Film Festival-El Món del Viatge , Barcelona, Spain (20-25 September 2015)
51. Finalist, International Film Festival of Shimla-2015, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India ( 3 October 2015)
52. Finalist, Davis International Film Festival-DIFF, Davis, California, USA (September 19 – 26, 2015)
53. Finalist, The Yonkers Film Festival, New York, USA (22-25 October 2015)
54. Official Selection, Cinekid-2015 (Screening Club), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (20-23 October 2015)
55. Finalist, FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CINE, Mexico, (18-27 September 2015)
56. Finalist, 4th DELHI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015, Delhi, India (5-10 December 2015)
57. Finalist, Direzione Lumière 2015 - 6th CinemAvvenire Film Festival, Rome, Italy (11-20 December 2015)
58. Finalist ( Opening Film) , 9th Annual Red Rock Film Festival, Utah, USA (November 2-8, 2015)
59. Finalist ( Opening Film) , Big Asian Los Angeles Cinema Festival, CALIFORNIA, USA ( 8-9 November 2015)
60. Finalist, The Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (November 20 – 27, 2015)
62. Finalist, 10th Children's India International Children’s Film Festival 2015, Bangalore, India ( 22-28 November 2015)
63. Finalist, World International Film Festival, Singapore (4-10 December 2015)
64. Finalist (Opening Film), Imphal International Short Film Festival 2016, Imphal, Monipur, India (29-31 January 2016)
65. Finalist, The Cutting Edge Film Festival, Pompano Beach, Florida (28 Nov-8 Dec 2015)
66. Country Selection, 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2015 (APSA), (26 November 2015), Brisbane, Australia
67. Country Selection, 19th International Children`s Film Festival of India, Hyderabad, India (14-20 November 2015)
68. Official Selection, SISFF 2016, London, UK (21 Feb 2016)
69. Finalist , Silver Springs International Film Festival, Ocala, Florida, USA (April 4 – 10, 2016)
70. Finalist, Goldensun Short Film Festival in Malta 2016
71. Finalist, 2nd International film festival of Prayag-2016, Alahabad, India (26-28 February 2016)
72. Official Selection, 5th Free State Festival, Kansas, USA (June 20-25, 2016)
73. Finalist, Southeastern International Film Festival (SIFF)-2016, Georgia, USA (October 14 - 16, 2016)
74. Finalist, Love International Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA (July 8-16, 2016)
75. Official Selection, 4th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival 2016 (NHRIFF), Kathmundu,Nepal (10-12 June 2016)
76. Finalist, The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Sicily, Italy (July 2016)
77. Finalist, Swedish International Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (July 4 – 8, 2016)
78. Finalist, The Southway Film Fest, Mykolaiyv, Ukraine (September 15 – 17, 2016)
79. Finalist,11th Seattle South Asian Film Festival, Seattle, USA (October 14 – 23, 2016)
80. Finalist, GOLDEN URARTU FILM FESTIVAL , Armenia (September 15 – 30, 2016)
81. Finalist, Kortfilm Festival Kalmthout , Belgium (October 1st, 2016)
82. Official Selection, Roselle Park Loves Shorts Film Festival, New Jersey, USA (24 Sept 2016)
83. Official Selection, Indiewise Film Festival, Florida, USA (2016)
83. Finalist, 3rd Asia Rainbow TV Awards, Beijing, China (26-27 November 2016)
84. FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL PARA LA NIÑEZ Y LA ADOLESCENCIA KOLIBRI, Bolivia

List of awards and Grants:
1. Winner of Film Development Grant from the Government of Bangladesh, 2012-2014
2. Winner of National Award for Best Film from the Government of Bangladesh, 2014 (Awarded in 2016)
3. Best Screenplay/Story, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015)
4. Best Supporting Actor, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015)
5. Best Child Actors, 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival, USA (24-25 January 2015)
6. Best Film , The International Film Festival of Rajasthan-2014, India (31 January 2015)
7. Best Film, The Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, Naples, Italy (8-10 May, 2015)
8. Best Film , 7th Festival Internacional de Cine de Tarapacá , Chile ( 21-24 May 2015)
9. Honorable Mention Award for Narrative Feature, 7th Trenton Film Festival, New Jersey, USA ( 11-14 June 2015)
10. Best Film, The 7th Picknic Film Festival, Santander, Spain (23-27 June 2015)
11. Best Film, NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015)
12. Best Child Artist, NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015)
13. Best Supporting Actress, NEZ International Film Festival, Kolkata, India (25-26 September 2015)
14. "Platinum Award for Best Director- Feature Film", CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015)
15. "Gold Award for Best Young Artist", CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015)
16. "Emerald Award for Best Young Artist", CineRockom International Film Festival, Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA (1th - 7th September 2015)
17. Jury Award for Best Foreign Feature - The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
18. Jury Award for Family Feature - The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
19. Jury Award for Best Screenplay (Foreign Feature) - THE CART (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
20. Jury Award for Best Dramatic Actress - Rokeya Prachy role of the mother in The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
21. Jury Award for Best Director (Foreign Feature) - Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
22. Jury Award for Best Cinematography (Foreign Feature) - THE CART (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015),
23. Audience Choice Award for Best Screenplay - The Cart (Bangladesh), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
24. Best Documentation Award, IV International Film Festival-El Món del Viatge , Barcelona, Spain (20-25 September 2015), 3rd Summer Slam Film Festival, Texas, USA (26-27 September 2015)
25. Best Cinematography Award, IV International Film Festival-El Món del Viatge , Barcelona, Spain (20-25 September 2015)
26. Best Cinematography Award,, International Peace & Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, USA (November 12 – 15, 2015)
27. Best Story, 2nd International film festival of Prayag-2016, Alahabad, India (26-28 February 2016)
28. BEST FILM , The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF), Sicily, Italy (July 2016)