'Highways of Life' uses top prize
South Asia's 1st virtual film event, the '8th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh-2020' concluded on Saturday having drawn an excellent response from film lovers in the home and abroad by providing a breathing space for all amid the coronavirus pandemic, reports UNB.
The five-day-long festival, organized annually by the Liberation War Museum, wrapped up with a concluding and award-giving ceremony via Zoom. The closing ceremony was attended in digital space by legendary thespian and previous Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor MP, Ministry of Liberation Battle Affairs Secretary Aminul Islam Khan, President of International Theatre Institute (ITI) and noted theatre persona RamenduMajumdar, cultural persona and Chairman of Dhaka DocLabNasiruddin Yusuf Bacchu, press partner United Media of Bangladesh's Director Nahar Khan, festival director Tareq Ahmed and Liberation War Museum Trustee MofidulHoque, very much the driving pressure behind the business, along with participating filmmakers, jury board members and the organizers.
"The 8th Liberation DocFest-2020 has produced a new idea how to consolidate our durability in this unfortunate period of the ongoing global pandemic. This is a tremendous festival organised by the Liberation Battle Museum using its main give attention to our Daddy of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman as 'Bangabandhu: the Liberator' and other superb leaders - and I really believe when the crisis leads to future, we will encounter again and celebrate different ideas and films," Noor explained commenting on the event.
Secretary to the Liberation War Affairs Ministry Aminul Islam Khan appreciated the individuals and the organizers from your home and abroad, saying, "Daddy of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman said "Nothing can stop us from doing good stuff" - and through the entire festival, this was confirmed by all of the enthusiastic filmmakers-viewers and organizers."
He said it had been a pleasure to visit a huge number of young and energetic minds take part in this year's DocFest showing great enthusiasm for the annals of Bangladesh.Speakers and organizers expressed their heartiest gratitude to the festival's organizing spouse Cosmos Foundation and mass media partner United News of Bangladesh (UNB) because of their support in both the arrangement and procedure of this year's festival.
Nahar Khan, Director of UNB and Vice President of Cosmos Group said, "It was truly a wonderful chance of UNB and Cosmos Base to be the Press and Organizing Partner respectively of the first-ever practically hosted film event in South Asia."
"My heartiest congratulations to your magnificent digital crew, all the filmmakers, organizers, volunteers and the Liberation Battle Museum for making this event such a amazing success. We are extremely much looking forward to collaborating on the 9th edition since it was a truly pleasurable journey this season."
Event Director Tareq Ahmed said a total of 1800 films were submitted in the 8th DocFest till past due March and 200 were selected from the list till last April. And finally, a complete of 83 films were screened through the entire five-day festival.
Concluding the ceremony and the 8th edition of the Liberation DocFest-2020, Trustee of Liberation battle Museum MofidulHoque thanked every participating filmmakers who was included with the perseverance to overcome the task of life through bringing hope in the darkness.
"Filmmakers from a lot more than 50 countries joined found in this first-ever almost hosted film festival found in South Asia - that is a incredibly significant achievement for all of us all. In this unprecedented and unthinkable period of the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, the festival became a global example which will carry forward the solidarity of the community," he said.
Thanking the Cosmos Base and UNB, Hoque explained Cosmos Base and UNB always arrive forward to support the Liberation Battle Museum and because of their tremendous assist, the festival became a global standard event of documentary films.
Hoque likewise mentioned that the event was portion of the birth centenary celebrations of Dad of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman and then year it'll be celebrating the 50 years anniversary of Bangladesh's Independence.
