Dhaka University Film Society
 DUFS Logo | |
| Abbreviation | DUFS |
|---|---|
| Motto | Better Films, Better Viewers |
| Formation | 15 July 1991 |
| Type | Voluntary Students' Organization |
| Legal status | Registered |
| Purpose | Entertainment, film movement, film screening |
| Headquarters | TSC,(1st Floor), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: 23°43′52″N 90°23′46″E / 23.73111°N 90.39611°E |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Membership | Reserved for Dhaka University Students |
Official language | Bengali |
President | Ali Haidar Sagar |
Main organ | Executive Committee |
Parent organization | Dhaka University Central Students' Union |
| Affiliations | Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies |
Volunteers | Around 150 |
| Website | www.dufs.org |
Dhaka University Film Society, also known as DUFS (Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় চলচ্চিত্র সংসদ), is a voluntary student organization of the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh.[1][2] DUFS is an active member of the Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS)[3] and is a Teacher-Student Centre-based students' organization.
Professor Dr. Mohammad Touhidul Anwar was the first club moderator. The current moderator of the Society is AAMS Arefin Siddique, present vice chancellor of the university.[3]
Activities
The Dhaka University Film Society participates in a number of activities every year in addition to the festivals and publications they host.
World Film Manifestation Program
World Film Manifestation Program, commonly known as WFMP, is a monthly film screening by DUFS at different cultural centres such as the Goethe-Institute Dhaka and the Alliance Française de Dhaka among others. Its main objective is to introduce classic and contemporary films to its members, and is open to all students.
It was started as a "viewer's forum" in June, 1998 at the Goethe-Institute Dhaka. The first session was open to everyone. In the next two years, fourteen more sessions were held in different cultural centers in Dhaka. After various sessions, the initiative was renamed as World Film Manifestation Program (WFMP).
The first 1st WFMP session was held in September, 2000 at the Goethe-Institute Dhaka.
Flashback
Flashback is the official publication of the society. It was published biannually for more than fourteen years. The publication is about specific topics in the film industry. Some issues included articles about films from Latin America and those from the Far East. One Flashback was centred around Rabindranath Tagore in remembrance of his 150th birth anniversary.[4]
Study circle
Study circle is a weekly program for members moderated by the study circle editor. The circle discusses a pre-selected topic. DUFS members can read books and newspapers at the DUFS room. Members can take issued books home for reading.
The Orientation Courses are for new members to learn basic knowledge about film viewing and making. DUFS sessions are often in collaboration with other film societies and cultural centres. Sundays are "German-Bengali Movie Night", where one German and one Bengali movie is shown at the Goethe Institute
Festivals
Dhaka University Film Society organized more than twenty-five major film festivals. It is a major cultural organization at the university and the country as well.
Amar Vashar Cholochitro (Films in my language) is a yearly film festival in February organized by DUFS in memory of the Bengali Language Movement. The Festival first held in 2004.
International Inter-University Short Film Festival is another yearly film festival. It is arranged in collaboration with the Goethe Institute of Dhaka.[3]
Film for Freshers is the yearly film screening for the university freshers. It is open to all freshers. Boichitre Jibon (Diversity is Life) is jointly organized by Dhaka University Film Society and National Disabled Forum, in association with Sightsavers in 2010 and 2013.[5]
The major festivals organized by DUFS at the TSC auditorium, Shawkat Osman Memorial Auditorium and at different cultural centers in Dhaka are as follows.[6]
| Year | Name | Date | Venue | Number of Film Screening | Types of Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | First National Film Festival | Shawkat Osman memorial auditorium, Public library | Bangladeshi cinema | ||
| 1996 | Bangladesh Panorama | Bangladeshi cinema | |||
| 1998 | Science Fiction Film Week | Science fiction film | |||
| HELP: the Flood Victims | Various films to help flood victims | ||||
| 1999 | War Film Week | War film | |||
| Oscar Film Week | Oscar-winning films | ||||
| 2000 | Film for Freshers | TSC auditorium | 6 | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | |
| Comedy Film Week | 1–7 October | Shawkat Osman memorial auditorium | 25 | Classic and modern comedy films | |
| 2001 | Film for Freshers | TSC auditorium | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | ||
| 2002 | Week on Film Classics | Shawkat Osman memorial auditorium | Classic films from all over the world | ||
| ভাষা আন্দোলনের ৫০ বছরঃ চলচ্চিত্রে বাংলার মুখ (50 years of language movement:Bengali in films) | TSC auditorium | 15 | Bangladeshi cinema | ||
| 2003 | Film for Freshers | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | |||
| সত্যজিতের চলচ্চিত্র (Film of Satyajit)[2] | 21 | Film of Satyajit | |||
| 2004 | বাংলা চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব (Bengali Film Festival) | 11–18 May | 28 | Bengali films from both Bangladesh and India | |
| 2005 | বাংলার ছবি (Film of Bengal) | Bangladeshi cinema | |||
| Film for Freshers | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | ||||
| Animation Film Festival | 28 November–2 December | Animation film | |||
| 2006 | 50 years of Bangladeshi Film | Bangladeshi cinema | |||
| Film for Freshers | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | ||||
| 2007 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র (Amar Vashar Cholochitro) | 24–28 February | 20 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh and India | |
| ক্যামেরা যখন রাইফেল (When camera is rifle) | |||||
| অপরাজিত (Unbeaten) | Various film to help the Cyclone Sidr survivors) | ||||
| International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF)[2] | Goethe Institute Dhaka | International short film competition for university students. | |||
| 2008 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র (Amar Vashar Cholochitro) | 22–28 February | TSC auditorium | 28 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh and West Bengal |
| Film for Freshers | 18–21 August | 12 | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | ||
| 2nd International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 21–23 April | Goethe Institute Dhaka | International short film competition for university students. | ||
| 2009 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র (Amar Vashar Cholochitro) | 13–18 February | TSC auditorium | 24 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh and West Bengal |
| Film for Freshers | 5–7 May | 12 | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University | ||
| 3rd International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 25–26 May | Goethe Institute Dhaka | International short film competition for university students. | ||
| Disaster Risk Reduction Film Festival (Bengali: দুর্যোগ প্রস্তুতি বিষয়ক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) | Public Library auditorium | Disaster related films | |||
| 2010 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র-১৪১৬ (Amar Vashar Cholochitro-1416) | 22–28 February | TSC auditorium | Bengali film from both Bangladesh and West Bengal | |
| 4th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 24–28 April | TSC auditorium and Goethe Institute Dhaka | International short film competition for university students. | ||
| বৈচিত্র্যে জীবন (Diversity of life) | 4–8 December | TSC auditorium | 34 | First national disability related film festival | |
| 2011 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র-১৪১৭ (Amar Vashar Cholochitro-1417) | 24–28 February | 20 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh]] and West Bengal | |
| ছায়াচিত্রে রবীন্দ্রনাথ (Rabindranath in Films) | Films based on Rabindranath Tagore works | ||||
| 5th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 15–19 May | Goethe Institute Dhaka | International short film competition for university students. | ||
| 2012 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র-১৪১৮ (Amar Vashar Cholochitro-1418) | 23–28 February | TSC auditorium | 19 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh]] and West Bengal |
| চলচ্চিত্রে হুমায়ুন আহমেদ (Humayun Ahmed in Films) | 24–26 September | 9 | In remembrance of late novelist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed[7] | ||
| 2013 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র-১৪১৯ (Amar Vashar Cholochitro-1419) | 23–28 February | 23 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh West Bengal | |
| Film for Freshers | 19–22 May | 12 [8] | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University freshers. | ||
| 6th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | Goethe Institute Dhaka | International short film competition for university students. | |||
| বৈচিত্র্যে জীবন (Diversity of life) | 9–11 December | TSC auditorium | 12 [5] | Second national disability related film festival | |
| 2014 | আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র-১৪২০ (Amar Vashar Cholochitro-1420) | 22–27 February | 24 | Bengali film from both Bangladesh and West Bengal | |
| Animation Film Festival | 3–9 November | 18 | Animation film | ||
| 2015 | 7th International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) | 26–28 January | 45 | International short film competition for university students. | |
| আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র-১৪২১ (Amar Vashar Cholochitro-1421) | 23–28 February[9] | 24[9] | Bengali film from both Bangladesh and West Bengal | ||
| Film for Freshers | 17-18 August | TSC auditorium | 9 | Various films for freshers of Dhaka University freshers. |
Membership
New members are admitted in the society in April each year. Only fresher students of Dhaka University are eligible to apply for membership. After an initial screening process, viva-voce (oral interview) is held to select the few successful (around forty) candidates for admission. At present there are 227 members of whom thirty three are executive members and others are general members. The current president is S. M. Arif Rayhan Shovon; the general secretary is Dilwar Hossain.
Notable alumni
- Rashedul Hafiz Russell, director of Amader Chhelebela a short film which was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.[3]
- Mir Mokarram Hossain Shovo, participant in San Francisco Ocean Film Festival at the Delhi Talentt Campus in 2008.
- Imran Firdaus did research on Bangladeshi film for children, with another ex-DUFS member Topoti Burmon.
See also
- Culture and Activities at University of Dhaka
- List of film schools
- Meghe Dhaka Tara
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Dhaka University Film Society: A hub for young cine-enthusiasts". The Daily Star. 2007-11-22. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "Dhaka University Film Society". New Age. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dhaka University Film Society --Better films, better viewers". New Age. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Film fest on disability ends today". New Age. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF DUFS". Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ হুমায়ূনের সিনেমা নিয়ে উৎসব করছে ঢাবি চলচ্চিত্র সংসদ [Festival arranged by DU Film Society with Humayun]. khunanews.com (in Bangla). 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ ঢাবি চলচ্চিত্র সংসদের উদ্যোগে ৪ দিনব্যাপী চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব শুরু [4 days long film festival organized by Dhaka University Film Society begins]. education24news.com (in Bangla). Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- 1 2 আমার ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব শুরু [Amar Vashar Cholochitro festival begins]. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). Dhaka. 2015-02-24. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
