Mahde Hasan (Bengali:মাহদী হাসান) is a Bangladeshi screenwriter and director recognized for his films I Am Time and Death of a Reader were showcased at the 69th and 71st Locarno International Film Festivals, respectively. He won the movieofmylife digital competition at the 70th Locarno Festival with Where is the Friend's Home. In 2018, he received the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) development grant for his debut feature Sand City, which later secured a production grant from Visions Sud Est and show cased in Cannes Film Festival's La Fabrique.[1][2] His recent short, A Boring Film, was selected for Locarno's Pardi di Domani section in 2020.[3][4]
Mahde Hasan | |
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মাহদী হাসান | |
| Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Scriptwriter |
| Years active | 2013 - Present |
| Notable work | Sand City, A Boring Film |
| Awards |
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| Website | https://mahdehasan.com/ |
Early Life and Career
editMahde Hasan participated in the first batch of the Standard Chartered - The Daily Star Celebrating Life filmmaking workshop.[5] Hasan's journey to the Locarno Film Festival began in 2016 when he first submitted a script. Despite initial rejections, he refined his work and eventually presented Sand City at the Ekadeshma International Short Film Festival Film Lab in Nepal, collaborating with the Open Doors Hub of the Locarno Festival.[6] In 2019, Sand City was selected for La Fabrique Cinéma at the Cannes Film Festival, giving him a platform to pitch his project to international producers and distributors.[7]A Boring Film, Competed in the Locarno Film Festival, solidifying Hasan's status as recognized filmmaker.[4]
He is an alumnus of Film Independent, the Locarno Open Doors program, and the Produire au Sud (PAS) Workshop, each of which provided him with international exposure and development opportunities. Additionally, he was an artist in residence at Villa Sträuli.[8]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | I Am Time | Director | Short film presented at the 69th Locarno Film Festival[9] |
| 2018 | Death of a Reader | Director | Short film presented at the 71st Locarno Film Festival[10] |
| 2018 | Sand City | Director | Selected for Locarno Film Festival's Open Doors Hub, CNC development grant, NANTES PRODUIRE AU SUD 2018, La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français 2019, Cannes[11][12] |
| 2020 | Photographs of a School Teacher | Director | Short docu, selected at Imagineindia International Film Festival.[13] |
| 2020 | A Boring Film | Director | Selected in the Pardi di Domani section at Locarno Film Festival 2020[14] |
Recognition and Awards
editCNC Prize: Awarded for the script development of Sand City, and won production grant from Visions Sud Est. Residency at Villa Sträuli, granted a two-month residency by International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, DEZA to further develop his script.[15] A Boring Film, was selected for Locarno's Pardi di Domani section in 2020.[3][16][17]
External Links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sand City". www.visionssudest.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ মউ, জুয়েইরিযাহ (2018-05-08). "'স্যান্ড সিটি'র চরিত্ররা অস্থিতিশীল এক শহরের বাসিন্দা: মেহেদী". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b "Meet the Young Director Mahde Hasan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Watch: A Boring Film competes in Locarno". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Film Independent Global Media Makers LA Residency Sets 2023 Participants". Deadline. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "The Women, Mother Top Locarno Open Doors". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Mahde Hasan's Sand City selected for Cannes La Fabrique Cinéma". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "কান উৎসবে স্থান পেল মাহদী হাসানের 'স্যান্ড সিটি'". Barta24. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Open Doors heads to Cannes". Locarno Festival. March 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Open Doors Awarded 2018". Locarno Festival. 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Mahde HASAN". Festival des 3 Continents. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Edition". Les cinémas du monde. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ imagineindia (2018-05-05). "Photographs of a School Teacher (Mahde Hasan) Bangladesh". Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "'একটি একঘেয়ে ফিল্ম' নিয়ে লোকার্নোয় মাহদীর" (in Bengali). Desh Rupantor. 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Rubaiyat's Khona Talkies announces casting call". Business Post. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2019-07-03). "আগ্রহ বাড়ছে তরুণ নির্মাতাদের". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "'স্যান্ড সিটি' পেল ৩৭ লাখ টাকা অনুদান" (in Bengali). Desh Rupantor. 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2024.