Mohammad Phaim Bhuiyan (Bengali: ফাহিম ভূঁইয়া, pronounced [pɦa;im bʱu' ijɳ]; born 31 October 1995) is an Italian actor, producer, director, and filmmaker.

Phaim Bhuiyan
Phaim Bhuiyan(left) and Vanessa Picciarelli(right) during the presentation of Bangla
Born (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Bangladeshi
EducationIstituto Europeo di Design
Occupations

Early life

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Bhuiyan was born in Rome, a second-generation boy originally from Bangladesh, grew up in the Torpignattara district.[1] He attended IPS Virginia Woolf where he studied advertising graphics but discovered his true passion for filmmaking.[2] After high school, he gets a scholarship at the Istituto Europeo di Design[3] and begin to study there.

Career

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Bhuiyan is known as director, producer, screenwriter and lead actor of the film Bangla, produced by Fandango which was released in theaters in May 2019. The film was awarded the Italian Golden Globe Awards[4] as best first work with the Nastro d'argento for the best comedy of the 2019.[5] The same year he participated in the episodes of the program "Viva RaiPlay!" hosted by Rosario Fiorello.[6]

On 8 May 2020 he won the David di Donatello award as best new upcoming director.[7] Same month he directs a music-video call "Miami a Fregene" of the singer-songwriter Avincola.[8]

In 2021 he was included on Forbes 30 Under 30-Europe 2021: Entertainment ranking.[9][10] Later on he became one of the judges for Forbes 30 under 30-Europe 2023: Entertainment.[11]

On 13 April 2022, Bangla - La serie was released, directed by Phaim Bhuiyan and Emanuele Scaringi on RaiPlay, consisting of 8 episodes, a sequel to his 2019 film Bangla.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes & Ref.
2016 Spazio alle storie Assistant Director Short film[13]
2018 La profezia dell'armadillo Assistant Director [14]
2019 Bangla Director, Writer and Protagonist [15]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes & Ref.
2017 Yoroi Director 1 episode, 2017[16]
Io e il marziano Assistant Director Television Series[17]
2019 Riders-La serie Cast member 1 episode, 2019[18]
Bangla Kitchen Director, Writer and Cast member 4 episodes, 2019[19]
2020 Nuove Strade Self 1 episode, 2020[20]
2022 Bangla - La serie Director, Writer and Protagonist 8 episodes, 2022[21]

Song

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Year Title Role Notes & Ref.
2020 Miami a Fregene by Avincola Director Music Video[22]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Hamburg International Film Festival Best Production Bangla Nominated [23]
Nastro d'argento Best Comedy Bangla Won [24]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Big Screen Award Bangla Nominated [25]
Globo d'oro Best First Feature Bangla Won [26]
2020 Festival del Cinema Europeo Mario Verdone Award Bangla Won [27]
David di Donatello Best Debut Director Bangla Won [28]
Best Original Screenplay Bangla Nominated [29]
2022 Premi Flaiano Best Male Performance in the Youth Section Bangla - La serie Won [30]
Terni Film Festival Miglior serie televisiva Bangla - La serie Won [31]
Nastro d'argento Miglior Serie Commedia Bangla - La serie Won [32]
Giffoni Film Festival Explosive Talent Award Bangla Won [33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Phaim Bhuiyan: "Sono il Moretti della periferia ma sempre in stile Bangla"". la Repubblica. 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ Stefania Ulivi (5 October 2019). "La storia di Phaim Bhuiyan, romano di Torpignattara". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Phaim Bhuiyan - CinemaItaliano.info". www.cinemaitaliano.info.
  4. ^ "Stampa Estera – Premiati". Stampa Estera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ^ MYmovies.it. "Nastri d'Argento 2019, Bangla è la migliore commedia dell'anno". MYmovies.it. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Fiorello: "VivaRaiPlay? Sigarette e vino per convincere Venditti e De Gregori"". Corriere della Sera. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Accademia del Cinema Italiano – Premi David di Donatello". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. ^ "AVINCOLA: "Miami a Fregene", il video diretto da Phaim Bhuiyan miglior regista esordiente ai David di Donatello 2020". 25 May 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Mohammed Phaim Bhuiyan". Forbes. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Entertainment". Forbes.
  11. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2023: Entertainment". Forbes.
  12. ^ "Bangla – La serie". RaiPlay.
  13. ^ "Spazio alle storie (2016) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  14. ^ "The Prophecy of the Armadillo (2018) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  15. ^ "Bangla (2019) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  16. ^ "Yoroi (TV Series 2017) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  17. ^ "Io e il marziano (TV Series 2017) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  18. ^ "Riders – La Serie (TV Series 2019– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  19. ^ "Bangla Kitchen (TV Series 2019– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  20. ^ "Nuove strade (TV Mini Series 2020) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  21. ^ "Bangla – La serie (TV Series 2022– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  22. ^ https://www.rai.it/programmi/sanremo/sanremo-2021-nuove-proposte-avincola-552394e8-27d5-4318-898c-5ea293c0f341.html
  23. ^ "Hamburg International Film Festival – festivals". Filmitalia.
  24. ^ "Nastri d'Argento 2019: «Bangla» di Phaim Bhuiyan è la commedia dell'anno". Corriere della Sera. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Bangla | IFFR". iffr.com.
  26. ^ "Globo d'Oro 2019, ecco i vincitori: trionfa Borghi e Bosso emoziona". RomaToday.
  27. ^ "Mario Verdone Award".
  28. ^ "Bellocchio and his Traitor triumph at the David di Donatello awards. Best newcomer the 24-year-old Bhuiyan". www.finestresullarte.info.
  29. ^ "David di Donatello 2020, le nomination". GQ Italia. 18 February 2020.
  30. ^ "Premio Flaiano 2022, i vincitori del Pegaso d'oro". 5 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  31. ^ "Terni Film Festival: ecco tutti i vincitori". umbria7.it. 22 November 2022.
  32. ^ "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE – I VINCITORI". www.nastridargento.it. 31 May 2022.
  33. ^ "Phaim Bhuiyan: his big dream, from suburban streets to David di Donatello". www.giffonifilmfestival.it.
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