Govt declares grants for 32 films, BDT 90 million allocated

A total of 189 films were submitted in the full-length category and 140 in the short film category. After several stages of evaluation, 32 films were approved for government grants.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced that it will provide BDT 90 million in grants for the production of 32 films in the 2024–25 fiscal year. Of the selected projects, 12 are full-length films and 20 are short films.

The announcement came in a press release issued by the ministry on Tuesday (July 1). According to the release, each full-length film will receive BDT 7.5 million in funding, while each short film will receive BDT 2 million.

The feature films selected for the grant are: “Robinhood Er Ashchorjo Obhijan”, “Mayer Dak”, “July”, “Ruher Kafela”, “Porotar Shad”, “Khoari”, “Jibon Opera”, “Jolojuddho”, “Kobirer Mukh: The Time Keeper”, “Coffiner Dana”, “Nawab Fozunnesa”, and “Jui”.

The short films selected for the grant include: “Mondo-Bhalo”, “Felani”, “Jhukir Matra”, “Jiboner Gaan”, “Who Has Made Us Fly”, “Bhora Bador”, “1230”, “Brindaranir Angul”, “Ekti Cinemar Jonno”, “Dafan”, “Satar”, “Mangsho Kom”, “Gogon”, “Atithi”, “Boba”, “Adwait”, “Ashar Alo”, “Gorjonpurer Bagha”, “Where the Water Sleeps”, and “Oposhomoy”.

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