Private Project

The Cart -

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
  • Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir)
    Producer
  • Rokeya Prachi
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bangladesh
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • List of awards and Grants: (25 International Awards, 1 National Award, 1 Grant)
    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)
  • List of festival screenings: List of festival screenings: (6 Continents, 24 Countries, 75 Cities, 75 International Film Festivals)
    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, Iwoa, 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 (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) 61. Finalist, China Women's Film Festival, Beijing, China (November 22 – 29, 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)
  • Sharjah International Film Festival 2014
    Sharjah, UAE
    October 23, 2014
    World Premiere
    Finalist
  • 20th Kolkata International Film Festival 2014
    Kolkata, India
    November 12, 2014
    Indian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 13th Third Eye Asian Film Festival
    Mumbai, India
    January 8, 2015
    Maharashtro State Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film Development Grant from the Government of Bangladesh
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Seed Grant Contest
    Winner
  • 4th Athens International Digital Film Festival
    Athens. Greece
    December 16, 2014
  • AVANCA International Film Festival
    Portugal
    July 26, 2014
  • International Children's and Youth Film Festival
    Tyumen, Russia
    November 29, 2015
  • 3rd North Carolina Global Film Festival
    North Carolina, USA
    January 24, 2015
    Best Screenplay/Story, Best Supporting Actor, Best Child Actors
  • Rafi Peer International Film Festival
    Lahore, Pakistan
    December 25, 2014
  • Angkor Wat International Film Festival
    Siem Reap , Cambodia
    February 27, 2015
  • International Film Festival of South Asia
    Toronto, Canada
    May 15, 2015
  • 2nd Noida International Film Festival-2015
    Noida (Delhi NCR), India
    February 7, 2015
  • 8th International Film Festival-2015
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    January 25, 2015
  • The WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival
    FL, USA
    February 27, 2015
  • The International Film Festival of Rajasthan-2014
    Rajasthan, India
    January 31, 2015
    BEST FILM
  • Festival Cinemística - 2015
    Granada, Spain
    September 19, 2015
  • Tuscany Prize for Film – 2015
    Massachusetts, USA
    January 31, 2015
  • 3rd Darbhanga International Film Festival/ The International Film Festival Of Bihar 2015
    Bihar, India
    February 19, 2015
  • Vittorio Veneto Film Festival - Kids and Teens international film festival
    Vittorio Veneto, Italy
    April 14, 2015
  • BioBioCine,Concepción International Film Festival 2015
    Chile
    April 23, 2015
  • 7th Nashik International Film Festival 2015
    Nashik, India
    March 19, 2015
  • 5th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-2015
    Noida, India
    April 30, 2015
  • Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
    Iwoa, USA
    April 23, 2015
  • The People’s Film Festival
    New York, USA
    May 23, 2015
  • CineRockom International Film Festival
    Hollywood-Las Vegas, USA
    June 9, 2015
  • 7th CMS International Film Festival -2015
    Lucknow, India
    April 7, 2015
Director Biography - Md. Ashraful Alam (Ashraf Shishir)

Md Ashraful Alam, whose penname/nickname is Ashraf Shishir, is 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). He is the jury of several international film festivals like Houston Cinemania Film Festival (Texas, USA),Red Rock Film Festival(Utah, USA), Widescreen Film & Music Festival (Florida, USA), Walur Lake International Film Festival (Kashmir, India). Published four books on literature and film.

Filmography of the Director:

Ashraf Shishir`s debut work includes feature THE CART [Gaariwala] 2015 (Script and direction, Recipient of prestigious Grant from the Govt. of Bangladesh and selected in more than 100 International Film Festivals in 31 Countries and won 26 International Awards from India, Chile, Italy, Spain and USA and the National Film Award), His 3rd feature film titled THE INNOCENCE [Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo] which is one of the longest fiction feature film (21 hours long) in the world film history is already in post-production stage and 2nd feature film titled THE INNER SOUND [Gopon] (Script and direction, Recipient of prestigious International Awards from Russia and India and selected in more than 17 International Film Festivals in 13 Countries till date) is awaiting for it`s worldwide release in December 2018. Featurate (Mid-length Feature) fiction film titled THE UNSUNG [Judhdhata Chilo Shadhinotar], Short film titled THE F.I.F.O and feature film titled THE UNPARALLELED [Adwaita] is in work-in-progress stage. Documentary film titled THE CAGE BIRD 2012 has been screened in 16 International Film Festivals in 12 countries and won 1 award from USA. He created few television commercials and music videos too. A social advertisement directed by him was nominated as the finalist in an event organized by the United Nations Office, Geneva, Switzerland in 2018. Ashraf also directed 3 music videos of a musical band named “Shironamhin” which ranked year-long as top ranker in Bangladesh and have millions of views on youtube. He is the writer and producer of the feature film titled THE LOANEE which is now work-in-progress stage. Ashraf worked as one of the scriptwriters and directors (5 episodes, 2 seasons) of THE A BILLION TO ONE (2017-18), an international TV & web-series produced by CollabFeature, an award-winning USA-based company, record breaking team of filmmakers & creators from all over the world.

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International Film festival (Screening & Awards) :

Festival screening statistics till date :
6 Continents, 31 Countries, 93 Cities, 93 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, Turkey, Bolivia, Russia, South Africa

List of festival screenings:
1. Finalist & World Premiere, Sharjah International Children`s 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 Children`s 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 Children`s 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
85 Finalist, 2nd Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short Film Exhibition, Beijing, China (October 9–14,2016)
86. Official Selection, 16th International Student Film Festival, Turkey (07th November – 13th November 2016)
87. Official Selection, 11th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (10 September 2016), Russia
88. Official Selection, Sahar International Film Festival, Manchester, UK (21 Feb 2015)
89. Official Selection, Ugu Film Festival, South Africa (September 11, 2016)
90. Official Selection, Universal Kids Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey (September 20, 2018)
91. Official Selection, UNIVERSAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL, Istanbul, Turkey (20-24 Sept 2018)
92. Semi-finalist, Kenya International Sports Film Festival (KISFF), Nairobi, Kenya (November 22, 2018)
93. Official Selection, Kolkata International Children`s Film Festival, Kolkata, India (20-27 January 2019)

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)