Bangladeshi Cinema

Bangladeshi Cinema

Bangladeshi filmmaker Rakayat Rabbi with the Best Director award he won at the Son of a Pitch Award 2026 in Venice for his short film 'The Sweetness of Air'. Photo: Collected/Facebook

Bangladeshi filmmaker Rakayet Rabbi wins Best Director at Venice award

Rabbi received the award for “The Sweetness of Air: Hawai Mitha”, which is set against a wartime backdrop and explores a child’s psychological experience.

Members of “The Difficult Bride” team pose on stage during the film’s world premiere in the Orizzonti competition section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh makes historic Venice film festival debut with 'The Difficult Bride'

A significant number of people took notice of the new kind of Bangla cinema arriving in the theatres. The result is a new surge of audiences coming to see these films. Photo: Courtesy

Hawa, Poran get theatre owners excited about the future of Bangladeshi cinema

Mukh O Mukhosh. Photo: Courtesy

Historical Mukh O Mukhosh: Commencement of Bangladeshi Cinema

Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Covid-19 hit Bangladeshi cinemas ready to embrace Bollywood