Roundtable Discussion: Bangladeshi Films: The Way Forward.

The Media Studies and Journalism (MSJ) Department of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) will hold a Roundtable Discussion entitled "Bangladeshi Films: The Way Forward"

Date: July 23, 2009,
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: ULAB Auditorium. 

Panelists include:
Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, Bangladesh Film Archive Director General
Kazi Morshed, Veteran filmmaker
Maksud Hossain, Student Academy Award (Oscar) Winner
Razibul Hossain, Digital Filmmaker
Juditha Ohlmacher, ULAB Film Assistant Professor

The objective of the activity is
to assess the current status of the Bangladeshi film industry and to provide
directions as to its future. 

During the discussion, the following questions are expected to be answered: 

• What is the current state of Bangladeshi Film Industry? 
• What are the major problems it encounters in financial, technical and artistic terms? 
• How would you describe the audience of Bangladeshi films? 
• What are the prospects of the film industry? 
• Would digital technology play an important role in the future of Bangladeshi cinema?