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  Alamgir, Dipen receive Fazlul Haque Memorial Award

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:40pm on October 26, 2020

  Renowned actor-filmmaker MA Alamgir and cine journalist Shamim Alam Dipen received Fazlul Haque Memorial Award 2020 in a programme held at Channel-i office following COVID-19...

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  Soumitra Chatterjee likely to be put under ventilation

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 10:39pm on October 26, 2020

  Veteran Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s neurological condition deteriorated further since Saturday night although his vital organs were stable, said doctors at a hospital in Kolkota...

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  Film director Tokon Thaakoor arrested

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 02:47am on October 26, 2020

  Police on Sunday arrested filmmaker and poet Tokon Thaakor from his residence in the capital’s Elephant Road in connection with a case filed against him...

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  El Gouna Film Festival puts on defiant and hopeful show

  Agence France-Presse . El-Gouna | Updated at 12:38am on October 26, 2020

  As cultural events continue to be impacted by the ramifications of Covid-19, El Gouna Film Festival will act as a role model for artistic events...

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  FFSB celebrates 47th founding anniversary

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 12:30am on October 26, 2020

  The Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh celebrated its 47th founding anniversary organising a two-day online programme on Saturday and Sunday. The event was streamed...

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  Soumitra Chatterjee’s condition deteriorates

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 01:41pm on October 25, 2020

  The health condition of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee who is undergoing treatment  in Kolkata's Belle Vue Clinic has deteriorated as he stopped responding to...

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  Algerian actresses call foul on femicide

  Agence France-Presse . Tunis | Updated at 10:33pm on October 24, 2020

  Algerian actresses angered by murders and violence targeting women have launched a campaign to fight the phenomenon -- but not everyone has welcomed their initiative....

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  BFI’s 54th filmmaking course begins today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on October 25, 2020

  The 54th filmmaking course organised by Bangladesh Film Institute will commence today, said a press release. The two-month-long filmmaking course is divided into two phases....

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  ‘I don’t let fear hold me back’: Vietnam filmmakers challenge censors

  Agence France-Presse . Hanoi | Updated at 11:22pm on October 23, 2020

  Sex, violence and LGBT relationships have long been taboo for Vietnam’s film censors, but they are now finding their way into the open as a...

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  Film producer Sharifuddin Khan Dipu dies

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:15pm on October 23, 2020

  Film producer-director Sharifuddin Khan Dipu passed away at 10:30 am while undergoing treatment at Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Hospital on Friday. Bangladesh Film Producers’...