Mahde Hasan

Mahde Hasan
মাহদী হাসান
Born
Dhaka, Bangladesh
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Film director, Scriptwriter
Years active2013 - Present
Notable workSand City, A Boring Film
Awards
  • CNC Prize for script development
  • Residency at Villa Sträuli
Websitehttps://mahdehasan.com/

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]

  1. ^ "Sand City". www.visionssudest.ch. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ মউ, জুয়েইরিযাহ (2018-05-08). "'স্যান্ড সিটি'র চরিত্ররা অস্থিতিশীল এক শহরের বাসিন্দা: মেহেদী". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ "Meet the Young Director Mahde Hasan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Watch: A Boring Film competes in Locarno". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2024.