Rubaiyat Hossain

Rubaiyat Hossain
রুবাইয়াত হোসেন
Hossain in 2016
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer
PartnerAshique Mostafa
Websiterubaiyat-hossain.com

Rubaiyat Hossain is a Bangladeshi film director, writer, and producer. She made the films Meherjaan (2011), Under Construction (2015) and Made in Bangladesh (2019).[1] In 2023, she becomes the second female director to win Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for Made in Bangladesh.[2] Made in Bangladesh was listed in criterion collections hidden-gems of the 2010s.[3] Hossain is currently working on her fourth feature film Difficult Bride. Hossain is also the founder Sultana's Dream, a funding and mentorship grant to empower, promote and support the next generation of women filmmakers and storytellers in Bangladesh.[4]

  1. ^ ""I make my films with honesty" - Rubaiyat Hossain". The Daily Star. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Arts & Entertainment Desk (14 November 2023). "Rubaiyat Hossain becomes second female director to win National Film Award". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Hidden gems of the 2010s". The Criterion Collection. 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (12 February 2022). "Bangladesh's Rubaiyat Hossain Sets Berlin Co-Production Market Project 'Difficult Bride,' Women Filmmaker Grant".