Bangladesh sends “The Unnamed” to the OscarsSeptember 28, 2016 - 21:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies has chosen Tauquir Ahmed’s “The Unnamed” (“Oggatonama”) as the country’s submission to the Academy’s foreign language category, Variety reports. The film looks at the racket surrounding Bangladeshi expatriate laborers around the world and how often identities are exchanged in order to go abroad in pursuit of dollar dreams. Stars include Shahiduzzaman Selim, Mosharraf Karim (who starred in 2016 entry “Jalal’s Story” and in 2010 entry “Third Person Singular Number”,) Fazlur Rahman Babu, Nipun Akhter, and Abul Hayat. Impress Telefilm, one of the Bangladesh entertainment industry’s leading players, produced. “The Unnamed” has had some festival play and won best director and screenplay at the Goddess on the Throne Film Festival, Kosovo, best director at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival and a jury mention at the Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival. Bangladesh has been submitting to the category since 2002 and is yet to secure a nomination. Nominees will be announced on Jan. 24, 2017. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. |