Young filmmaker Kamar Ahmad Simon’s ‘Are You Listening! (Shunte Ki Pao!)’ was the curtain-raiser of the 55th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, also known as ‘D OK Leipzig’.
With the world premiere of ‘Are You Listening!’, the festival, which is one of the oldest of its kind; began its 55th edition at the Leipzig CineStar Theater Complex in Germany on last Monday.
Apart from, ‘Are You Listening!’, Danish film ‘The Will’ was also screened on the opening day.
Director of the film Christian Sonderby Jepsen was given the 2012 Doc Alliance Award with prize money worth 5,000 euros on the occasion.
Around 750 guests, including 200 filmmakers, were present at the inaugural ceremony.
Saxon State Minister of the Arts Sabine von Schorlemer and Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung also graced the programme.
The festival concludes on 4 November.
Written, directed and cinematographed by Kamar Ahmad Simon and produced by Sara Afreen, the film, which was awarded as one of the best films at the ‘Docedge Kolkata 2011: Asian Forum for Documentaries’ held last year in India, is a protest against the adverse impacts of climate change on Bangladesh.
Sutarkhali is a peaceful village beside Bhadra River nearby the Sundarbans. However, the village was severely hit by cyclone Aila on 25 May, 2009. After three years, people in the village are still struggling with the aftermaths of the catastrophe.
Simon’s lenses in the film try to zoom in on the daily-life of the Aila-hit community of Sutarkhali, their brave fight against nature, and also impacts of climate change.
After screening of the film, an excited Simon said, “This would be certainly a dream-come-true moment for any filmmaker. I’m no exception and highly thrilled and encouraged. If we look closely, we can see signs of quality cinema in Bangladesh helmed by a crop of young filmmakers. ‘Are You Listening! (Shunte Ki Pao!)’ is just a outcome of that trend. I believe this generation will take the Bangladeshi cinema to a different height.”
Earlier, the film was screened at the 25th edition of IDFA (International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam), the largest documentary festival in the world.
IDFA and Dok-Leipzig are recognised as two of the three most respected documentary festivals globally.
With the world premiere of ‘Are You Listening!’, the festival, which is one of the oldest of its kind; began its 55th edition at the Leipzig CineStar Theater Complex in Germany on last Monday.
Apart from, ‘Are You Listening!’, Danish film ‘The Will’ was also screened on the opening day.
Director of the film Christian Sonderby Jepsen was given the 2012 Doc Alliance Award with prize money worth 5,000 euros on the occasion.
Around 750 guests, including 200 filmmakers, were present at the inaugural ceremony.
Saxon State Minister of the Arts Sabine von Schorlemer and Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung also graced the programme.
The festival concludes on 4 November.
Written, directed and cinematographed by Kamar Ahmad Simon and produced by Sara Afreen, the film, which was awarded as one of the best films at the ‘Docedge Kolkata 2011: Asian Forum for Documentaries’ held last year in India, is a protest against the adverse impacts of climate change on Bangladesh.
Sutarkhali is a peaceful village beside Bhadra River nearby the Sundarbans. However, the village was severely hit by cyclone Aila on 25 May, 2009. After three years, people in the village are still struggling with the aftermaths of the catastrophe.
Simon’s lenses in the film try to zoom in on the daily-life of the Aila-hit community of Sutarkhali, their brave fight against nature, and also impacts of climate change.
After screening of the film, an excited Simon said, “This would be certainly a dream-come-true moment for any filmmaker. I’m no exception and highly thrilled and encouraged. If we look closely, we can see signs of quality cinema in Bangladesh helmed by a crop of young filmmakers. ‘Are You Listening! (Shunte Ki Pao!)’ is just a outcome of that trend. I believe this generation will take the Bangladeshi cinema to a different height.”
Earlier, the film was screened at the 25th edition of IDFA (International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam), the largest documentary festival in the world.
IDFA and Dok-Leipzig are recognised as two of the three most respected documentary festivals globally.
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