Rubaiyat to serve seeing as a jury member in IFFI
Young Bangladeshi film-maker Rubaiyat Hossain will serve as a jury member at International Film Festival of India (IFFI). It is the first time that a Bangladeshi director will take part in the event as a jury. The 51st edition of the film festival will be held in Goa from January 16 -24. Rubaiyat, likewise a article writer and a maker, has directed three characteristic films - 'Meherjaan', 'Under Structure' and 'Made in Bangladesh.'
The jury will be headed by critically acclaimed and successful Argentian director Pablo Cesar. The jury plank will also consist of acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage from Sri Lanka, writer-director Abu Bakr Shawky from Austria, and director, writer and maker Priyadarshan from India.
In 1952, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off and since that time IFFI has been working as a common platform to the cinemas around the world to project the excellence of the art of filmmaking. This season the festival could have participation from various foreign films across the world cinema. Through the years the film festival screened many acclaimed videos such as '120 BPM,' 'Bicycle Thieves', 'Miracle in Milan,' 'Rome', 'Open City from Italy,' amongst others.
