Morshedul Islam

director · 1958 · Bangladeshi

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director 2015 (Anil Bagchir Ekdin); FIPRESCI Special Mention, Mannheim-Heidelberg 1993 (Chaka)

11 films catalogued11 directed

Morshedul Islam (b. 1958) emerged from Bangladesh’s 1980s short-film movement, which built a production and exhibition circuit outside the commercial studios. His short Agami (1984) and the feature Chaka (1993), adapted from Selim Al Deen, established that circuit’s international profile. He also works in children’s cinema, notably Dipu Number Two.