Rezwan Shahriar Sumit
director · Bangladeshi
Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director and Best Film 2021 (Nonajoler Kabbo); VPRO Big Screen Award, Rotterdam 2026 (Master)
2 films catalogued2 directed
Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s debut The Salt in Our Waters (2020), about a Dhaka sculptor colliding with a climate-stressed fishing community in Patuakhali, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and swept seven Bangladesh National Film Awards. His second feature Master, set during Bangladesh’s 2024 July uprising, won the VPRO Big Screen Award at Rotterdam in 2026 on a unanimous jury decision.
Defining films
Nonajoler Kabbo / The Salt in Our Waters (2020) · Master (2026)
