Dhaka University Film Society

Dhaka University Film Society

DUFS Logo
Abbreviation DUFS
Motto Better Films, Better Viewers
Formation 15 July 1991 (1991-07-15)
Type Voluntary Students' Organization
Legal status Registered
Purpose Entertainment, film movement, film screening
Headquarters TSC,(1st Floor), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location
  • TSC, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates Coordinates: 23°43′52″N 90°23′46″E / 23.73111°N 90.39611°E / 23.73111; 90.39611
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

TSC Auditorim

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

See also

References

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