The film had its world premiere at the highly prestigious Encounters Film Festival last year.
Curtail fell on the first edition of the Hummingbird International Film Festival on Sunday, November 21, at the HL Roy auditorium hall, Jadavpur University in Kolkata.
105 films from 35 countries around the world were screened during the festival in front of a large audience.
On the final day, awards were given under the seven following categories: Best Fiction Film Award, Best Experimental Film Award, Best Documentary Film Award, Best Animation Film Award, Best LGBTQ Film Award, Best Director Award and Best Cinematography Award.
Bangladeshi film-maker Ariq Anam Khan’s short film “Transit” grabbed the Best Cinematography Award.
The film had its world premiere at the highly prestigious Encounters Film Festival last year.
‘Stuck in a lonely and unforgiving city, a Bus Canvasser waits for an opportunity to migrate to create a better future for his family. Migrating means making sacrifices, but sometimes the reasons to stay outweigh the reasons to leave,’ reads the IMDb synopsis of the film.
The short film was shot in 2019, and completed in early 2020. Starring Jahangir Alam in the lead role, the cast also includes Sharmeen Akhee, Baidya Nath Saha, Khairul Alam Tipu, Sharif Hossain Emon and others.
Earlier, along with Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s debut feature film “Nonajoler Kabbo,” “Transit” was selected to compete at the 25th Busan International Film Festival.
