Kamar Ahmad Simon

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Kamar Ahmad Simon
Alma mater	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation(s)	Film director, cinematographer, writer, architect
Years active	2012–present
Awards	Harrell Awards in CIFF (2022) World Cinema Fund (2017,2016) Arte International Prix & Open Doors Awards, Locarno Film Festival (2016) Featured Red Carpet Director at Piazza Grande, Locarno Film Festival (2016) The Asian Pitch (2013,2015) Grand Prix for Best Feature-Length Documentary in Cinéma du Réel (2013) Best Cinematography in MIFF (2014) Golden Conch for Best Documentary in MIFF (2014) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Non-fiction (2013)

Kamar Ahmad Simon is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He was featured as red carpet director in Piazza Grande at Locarno and has won various awards including the prestigious Harrell Award at CIFF (Camden), Grand Prix at Cinéma du Réel (Paris), Open Doors Award and Arte International Prix at Locarno, Golden Conch at MIFF (Mumbai), grants from Sundance, IDFA-Bertha and WCF/ Berlinale. He has been a jury member of the Sydney International Film Festival for the Australian segment, La Bibliothèque publique d’information (BPI) France, Johns Hopkins University USA has acquired his film and Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) have exhibited his work.