Our Principals
Education
Production
Distribution
Our Story
Since 2006, the International Academy of Film and Media (IAFM) has been a leading force in facilitating and supporting workshops, training programs, and initiatives for media enthusiasts, professionals,educators,and students both locally and internationally.As a registered organization under the Non-Profit Film Society Act and recognized by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board, IAFM is dedicated to fostering a thriving film culture in Bangladesh.Our mission is to develop and enhance the skills of the media workforce through high-quality education, hands-on production experience, and strategic distribution opportunities.Our Core Pillars
- Education – Comprehensive training programs that empower aspiring filmmakers,media professionals, and educators.
- Production – Support for creative storytelling through practical workshops and collaborative projects.
- Distribution – Promoting independent films and ensuring wider audience engagement.
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Membership
IAFM is the prestigious member of the Green Film School Alliance, USA as a first Asian Film School.
IAFM is the prestigious member of the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE), France
Our Mentors
Adrien Roche
Int. Project Manager ECOPRODFrance
Prof. Alexis Krasilovsky
Director, Producer & Author Dept. of Cinema & TV Arts, Cal. State University, Northridge USA
Asim Altokhais
Author, Screenwriter & Director Co-Founder,3rd action
Saudi Arabia
Birgit Heidsiek
Founder & CEOGreen Film Shooting
Green Cinema Consultant
German Federal Film Board (FFA)
Carl Schoenfeld
Scriptwriter, Director & ProducerCourse Leder,
British Film Institute
Tutor, University of Oxford
Christoph Thoke
Film Producer, Germany Honorary Professor,IAFM
David Pope
Consultant/Moderator, Rotterdam Lab, CineMart NatherlandsCo-founder,
Stowe Story Labs, USA
Debkanta Chakrabarti
Awarded Film EditorAlumni, FTII
Dorothee Wenner
Filmmaker, and CuratorProgramer,
Berlin Film Festival
Germany
Dr. Helmut Calabrese
Award-winning Composer Music Director & Poet Germany/USA
Elliot Grove
Producer, Director & Author Founder,Raindance Film Festival, UK
Erica Elson
Digital Course Producer Sundance CollabChair,
Green Film School Alliance
USA
Prof. Gabrielle Kelly
Screenwriting Faculty American Film Institute ConservatoryFaculty, NYU Film School
Harry Winer
Writer, Producer & Director Associate Arts Professor Tisch School of the Arts,New York University
Vice-Chair
Green Film School Alliance
USA
Heinz Hermann
Short Film SpacialistFormer President,
Berlin International Short Film Festival
Prof. Herman Van Eyken
Producer & DirectorFormer Head,
Griffith Film School
Australia
Jennifer M. Lynch
Senior Vice President GCSR & Internal Communications Paramount Pictures, Hollywood
Jerome Enrico
Producer & Director Director, Higher School of Cinematographic Studies France
Joe Petricca
Scriptwriter, Producer & DirectorFormer Faculty, American Film Institute Former Executive Vice Dean, American Film Institute
USA
Julia Tordai
C0-Founder,GREENEYES
Hungary
Prof. Kent Hayward
Filmaker & AuthorVice-Chair
Green Film School Alliance
USA
Prof. Larry Engel
Emmy Award winning DirectorAssociate Prof.
American University
USA
Laurence Johnson
Sustainability ManagerFilm London
Manager,
Production Sustainability,
EMEA - Netflix, UK
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Oscar Nominated Film ProducerAdjunct Professor,
Columbia Climate School
USA
Marcin Malatyński
Educator & ProducerHead of International Relations
Lodz Film School
Poland
Prof. Dr. Md. Shajjad Ahsan
Author & Former ChairmanDepartment of Drama & Dramatics
Jahangirnagar University
Bangladesh
Phil Parker
Scriptwriter, Author & MentorFormer Executive,
UK Film Council
Panel Consultant
BBC, C4 etc.
Prof. Michal Bregant
Former. Dean,FAMU International
Head, Czech National Film Archives
Prof. Taç Romey
Scriptwriter & Producer Chair,Serial Storytelling, University of Television and Film Munich, Germany
Robert Rombout
Co-founder and Course DirectorDocNomads
Award winning Documentary Filmmaker, Netherlands
Samuel Rubin
Climate storytellerMember,
UNFCCC at ECCA
USA
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Award winningFilm Director, India
Residency Mentor,
1st ECO Film Lab
Prof. Sandeep Chatterjee
HoD, Film Direction Department Film and Television Institute of India Pune
Prof. Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay
Author, Film Scholar, Film CriticFormer HoD,
Film Studies Department
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Xavière Farrer Hutchison
Environmental and Climate Policy advisorFrance Television
France
Pushpender Singh
Actor & DirectorFormer HoD,
Screen Acting FTII, India
Residency Mentor,
2nd ECO Film Lab
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