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Kamar Ahmad Simon

Kamar Ahmad Simon

Birth : , Dhaka, Bangladesh

History

Kamar Ahmad Simon was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Considered as the auteur du jour in Bangladesh, Kamar was awarded and featured as the Red Carpet Director on the Piazza Grande, LOCARNO’s 8,000 seat open air theatre for his upcoming film ‘Day after…’ For the same he has been officially invited to CANNES in La Atelier Cinefondation, where only the organizers reserve the right to invite the very best of upcoming world cinema. BERLINALE awarded Kamar with World Cinema Fund (WCF) for his upcoming feature ‘Iron Stream’, a co-production with leading German Producer Weydemann Bros. that was one of the top ten producers according to Variety in Cannes 2019. For his upcoming feature ‘Iron Stream’, Kamar was selected as one of the ten invitées of La Fabrique Cinéma du Monde in Cannes. SUNDANCE has awarded him grants, along-with IDFA-Bertha, Jan Vrijman Fund, Visions Sud Est, Sørfond and Göteborg Film Festival. Europe’s cultural channel ARTE has acquired rights to Kamar’s unpublished work for it’s showcase programme LA LUCARNE. Asian broadcasting giants like NHK (Japan), KBS (Korea), PTS (Taiwan) and Mediacorp (Singapore) have co-produced multiple projects of Kamar. For the love of cinema Kamar regularly contributes in publications, takes part in dialogues and has masterminded discourses where European art-house cinema icons like Claire Denis (France), Viktor Kossakovsky (Russia/ Germany) were invited in Bangladesh.

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Kamar Ahmad Simon

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Director of Photography

The Rocket is a century-old paddle steamer with regular sailings from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, transporting passengers to various destinations along the river. This double-decker vessel has clearly seen better days, but it’s still a popular means of transport for passengers from all walks of life.

Director

The Rocket is a century-old paddle steamer with regular sailings from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, transporting passengers to various destinations along the river. This double-decker vessel has clearly seen better days, but it’s still a popular means of transport for passengers from all walks of life.

Cinematography

"Until the lioness starts telling her own story, the hunter will always be the hero" - I recalled this old African proverb while listening to her cry on the flight. Following the conversation of the weeping mother over the phone, I started writing the script of Neel Mukut -Director

Story

"Until the lioness starts telling her own story, the hunter will always be the hero" - I recalled this old African proverb while listening to her cry on the flight. Following the conversation of the weeping mother over the phone, I started writing the script of Neel Mukut -Director

Director

"Until the lioness starts telling her own story, the hunter will always be the hero" - I recalled this old African proverb while listening to her cry on the flight. Following the conversation of the weeping mother over the phone, I started writing the script of Neel Mukut -Director

Testimony of a Thread

Testimony of a Thread

Writer

Reality is a perception and it changes with perspective. Every individual who falls victim to a fatal accident is a character in their own right, but reduced to a mere number in the media! Inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Rashomon’, ‘Testimony of a Thread’ is a monologue collage in search of a face behind the numbers of the deadliest structural failure accident in modern human history.

Testimony of a Thread

Testimony of a Thread

Cinematography

Reality is a perception and it changes with perspective. Every individual who falls victim to a fatal accident is a character in their own right, but reduced to a mere number in the media! Inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Rashomon’, ‘Testimony of a Thread’ is a monologue collage in search of a face behind the numbers of the deadliest structural failure accident in modern human history.

Testimony of a Thread

Testimony of a Thread

Director

Reality is a perception and it changes with perspective. Every individual who falls victim to a fatal accident is a character in their own right, but reduced to a mere number in the media! Inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Rashomon’, ‘Testimony of a Thread’ is a monologue collage in search of a face behind the numbers of the deadliest structural failure accident in modern human history.

Are You Listening!

Are You Listening!

Writer

In Sutarkhali, a small village on the Bangladeshi coast, a family, having suffered from the endless floods and storms, tries to rebuild its life.

Are You Listening!

Are You Listening!

Director

In Sutarkhali, a small village on the Bangladeshi coast, a family, having suffered from the endless floods and storms, tries to rebuild its life.

Stories of Change

Stories of Change

Director

Stories of Change is a 2008 documentary film by BRAC Pathways of Women Empowerment. The documentary focuses on the lives of five women aging from 16 to 60, coming from different walks of life, from different professions, religions and regions of Bangladesh.