With the theme of Ecological Consciousness, Peace and Inclusive Governance, and Freedom of Expression, this festival aims to assist the experimental avant-garde realist or surreal filmmakers by providing them a platform that honors cinema and its crew. Avant-garde Productions initiated this festival to set sail as a yearly competition through which winners get a) certificates, b) film review, c) interview, d) opportunity to participate in panel discussions / online cinema talk shows, e) trophy, f) global film festival networking, and g) free course videos and lectures on experimental cinema genre.
The Festival Director Ahmed Tahsin Shams has been a professional film enthusiast for the last 13 years and right now completing his Ph.D. in Cinema Studies in the USA. He can be reached at ahmedtahsinshams.com. He founded Avant-garde Productions in 2010 as a cinema lover and to promote auteur films among the film enthusiasts to have a better world in future through cinematic contribution as this art form is certainly a blend of all aesthetics.
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Corporate Address: 50 Eastern Elite Center, Floor 3, Room 6, Dhanmondi Road 9A (New), Dhaka 1209.
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Winners get a) certificates, b) film review, c) interview, d) opportunity to participate in panel discussions / online cinema talk shows, e) trophy, f) global film festival networking, and g) free course videos and lectures on experimental cinema genre.
a) Best Film in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
b) Best Direction in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
c) Best Screenplay in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
d) Best Sound Design in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
e) Best Art Direction in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
f) Best Cinematography in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
g) Best Editing in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
h) Best Acting (any role) in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
i) Best Auteur film (any role) in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
j) Best Surreal film in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression
h) Best Silent film in the Category of
1. Ecological Consciousness
2. Peace and Inclusive Governance
3. Freedom of Expression