Mostly we support our students and lab project in collaboration with the local and international
partners under the PRAXIS method. Alumni of IAFM occasionally support international productions in Bangladesh as local assistants in the production field. In 2013, we assisted with a graduate film production, Nirwana (2014), from the international film school cologne, Germany (ifs), providing support from scripting and research through
to shooting.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3983064/
Our students participated in a project supported by the Greek Film Center the docu-fiction MIGHTY AFRIN (2023), which is now being shown around the world.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23061880/
Our 4 student short films have been nominated by the German prestigious Eisvogel – Prize for
Sustainable Film Production award as first Asian and Bangladeshi film.
Award: https://eisvogel-filmpreis.de/en/award-ceremony/
Our 1 st ECO Film Lab short film FROM SURMA.
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30180695/
Our first ECO Lab short film, From Surma has already been officially selected for the Moscow
International Film Festival as the first Bangladeshi short film. FROM SURMA was officially selected in the 10th Green Montenegro International Film Festival in 2024 in the competition section and won the ‘Best
Film’ award in the Student Film Category. Our ECO Film Lab film SURMA will be screened at the Climate Film Festival NY in 2024 and the All-Asian Independent Film Festival, Cambodia, as the first Bangladeshi
film in the festival.
Festivals:
Moscow International Film Festival – https://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff46/eng/films/?id=46206
Green Montenegro International Film Festival – https://greenmontenegro.me/en/movie/from-surma/
Climate Film Festival New York – https://tickets.climatefilmfest.com/films/from-surma-
66b8bf6398737b02005949ce
All-Asian Independent Film Festival – https://aaindiefilmfestival.com/
Our 2 nd ECO Film Lab short film NISHI.
