Short Biography:
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem joined the Department of Television, Film, and Photography as a Lecturer in 2021 and currently serves as an Assistant Professor. He teaches undergraduate courses such as Language of Audiovisual Media, Narrative Strategies and Screenwriting, and Qualitative Research Methods; and guides graduate students in courses like Broadcast ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Television and Film Studies | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2018 |
| Bachelor | Television and Film Studies | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Advisor, Tech Tales Youth 2: Filmmaking Initiative on Digital Rights Issues | EngageMedia Collective, Inc. (EngageMedia) | Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia | 05, Aug 2024 | Currently Working |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 29, Jun 2024 | Currently Working |
| Student Advisor | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 07, Jul 2023 | Currently Working |
| Assistant House Tutor | Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 06, Jan 2022 | 16-08-2023 |
| Editorial Team Member | Centennial Photography Album Project, University of Dhaka | 01, Mar 2021 | 30-11-2022 | |
| Researcher and Co-writer | Centennial Documentary Making Project, University of Dhaka | 01, Feb 2021 | 21-11-2022 | |
| Lecturer | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 03, Jan 2021 | 28-06-2024 |
| Researcher, Writer, & Assistant Director | Documentary Making Project: Bangabandhu O Dhaka Bishwobidyaloy (2022) | 01, Jan 2020 | 01-11-2022 | |
| First Assistant Director | Pandora's Box | Dhaka | 01, Aug 2019 | 29-12-2020 |
| Research Assistant | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 01, Jul 2018 | |
| First Assistant Director | Ashirbad Chalacchitra | Dhaka | 01, Oct 2017 | 31-07-2019 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Film Studies | Film Theory and Criticism, Film Aesthetics |
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| Visual Culture and Politics | Cinema, Society, Culture and Politics |
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| New Media | Cinema, New Media, and Society |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Research (Co-investigator 1) | Over-the-Top Video-on-Demand Platforms in Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | 16-04-2023 | ||
| Filmmaking (Co-writer) | Necrophile (Feature film, development stage) | Pursuing funding | 01-01-2023 | ||
| Research (Co-investigator) | Cinema, Nationalism, and Identity Construction | Independent Project | 01-12-2022 | 30-11-2023 | |
| Filmmaking (Executive Producer) | DarKaak (The Raven, 2024), Short Film | Independent Project | 05-05-2022 | 31-01-2024 | |
| Research (Co-investigator) | Building Social and Political Awareness through Cinema | Independent Project | 01-08-2021 | 03-04-2022 | |
| Filmmaking (Research and Script) | Dhaka Univesity: Centennial Illumination (2021), Short Documentary | University of Dhaka | 01-06-2021 | 01-12-2021 | |
| Research (Co-investigator) | Death Denial in Bangla Cinema | Independent Project | 01-04-2021 | 30-11-2021 | |
| Filmmaking (Screenplay) | Ki'ōri pēkarā u, (Dear Mother,,2023), Feature Film | Independent Project | 05-01-2020 | 08-11-2023 | |
| Filmmaking (Research, Script & AD) | Bangabandhu and Dhaka Univesity (2022), Short Documentary | University of Dhaka | 01-01-2020 | 31-08-2022 | |
| Research (Principal Investigator) | Political Cinema in Bangladesh: A Dialogue with Third Cinema | Bangladesh Film Archive Research Fellowship | 01-01-2020 | 01-04-2021 | |
| Filmmaking (Assistant Director) | Shobuj Pakhir Goppo (Feature film, awaiting release) | Bangladesh Shishu Academy (National Academy for Children, Bangladesh) | 01-07-2019 | Ashirbad Chalacchitra | |
| Filmmaking (First Assistant Director) | Namhin Gotrohin (Feature film, awaiting release) | Bangladesh Government | 21-01-2018 | Ashirbad Chalacchitra |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| Book | |
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| 1 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem
Political Cinema in Bangladesh: A Dialogue with Third Cinema.
Dhaka: Bangladesh Film Archive, 2021 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Reffat Ferdous and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Bengali Nationalism and Identity Construction in Fagun Haway (In Spring Breeze, 2019),
, vol.40 , no.2 University of Dhaka , pp.39-58 , 2023
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| 2 |
Habiba Rahman and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Building Social and Political Awareness through Cinema: The Case of Dahan,
Social Science Review , vol.39 , no.1 University of Dhaka , pp.125-140 , 2022
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| 3 |
Reffat Ferdous and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Death Denial in Bengali Cinema: A Terror Management Analysis of Srijit Mukherji’s Baishe Srabon and Hemlock Society,
Social Science Review , vol.38 , no.2 University of Dhaka , pp.159–174 , 2021
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| 4 |
Maliha Tabassum and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Fruitful or Empty talks: Analyzing political talk shows before the national election of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.33-42 , 2020
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| 5 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Surja Dighal Bari: The ominous fate of the working class,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.16 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.97-105 , 2020
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| 6 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Swadhinotar totthochitro ‘Stop Genocide’,
BINIRMAN , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.78-83 , 2019
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| 7 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Desire, Narcissism and Crises in Citizen Kane,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.15 , pp.121-125 , 2019
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| 8 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Analysis of the film Un Chien Andalou,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.14 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.67-75 , 2018
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| 9 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Chitkini: Nari monostotter chalocchitrik uposthapon,
Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute Journal , vol.1 , no.8 , pp.179-195 , 2018
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| 10 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Sompadonar bhittite Breathless cholocchitrer tulonamulok alochona,
Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute Journal , vol.1 , no.5 , pp.122-139 , 2017
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| 11 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Rahman, Father of Bengal: The aura of a great leader,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.17 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.73-79 , 2021
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| 12 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : New Media in Film Distribution in Bangladesh: Bane or Boon?,
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications , vol.7 , no.4 Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) , pp.257-280 , 2021
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem "New Media in Film Distribution in Bangladesh: Bane or Boon?."
First BIMSTEC Film, Media and Journalism Studies Conference, University of Dhaka and American International University Bangladesh,
Dhaka: 2020
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Dean’s Award | 2023 | Bangladesh | Recipient of the Dean’s Award (2017) from the Faculty of Social Sciences for achieving the highest CGPA in BSS (Hons.) in Television and Film Studies. |
| International | Special Mention Award | 2021 | India | Received the Special Mention Award for the short film Ghor (2020) at the Drishyam Film Making Competition, India, 2021. |
| International | Best Student Short Film (International) | 2021 | India | Received the Best Student Short Film (International) Award at the Karnataka Youth International Short Film Festival (KYISFF) 2021 for the short film Ainer Dorojay (Before the Law, 2019). |
| National | Best Director Award | 2020 | Bangladesh | Received the Best Director Award for the short film Ghor (2020) at the 4th Global Youth Film Festival Bangladesh, 2020. |
| International | The Encouragement Award | 2020 | South Korea | The Encouragement Award for the short film Water (2020) at the International Public Advertisement Festival of Seoul 2020. |
| International | Best Director Award | 2020 | India | The Best Director Award at the Jharkhand International Film Festival and Awards 2020. |
| National | Best Jury Award | 2020 | Bangladesh | The Best Jury Award for the short film Ainer Dorojay (Before the Law, 2019) at the INKLING 1.0 Film Festival-2020. |
| Local | Provost Award 2018 | 2019 | Bangladesh | Provost Award 2018 is awarded by Bijoy Ekattor Hall for securing the highest CGPA in the examination of MSS in Television and Film Studies. |
| Local | Provost Award 2017 | 2018 | Bangladesh | Provost Award 2017 is awarded by Bijoy Ekattor Hall for securing the highest CGPA in the examination of BSS (Hons.) in Television and Film Studies. |
| National | Jury Mention Award | 2018 | Bangladesh | In recognition of excellence in filmmaking by the Department of Television, Film and Photography for the animated short film The Ultimate Wish (2017). |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem
Assistant Professor
Department of Television, Film and Photography
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email: skareem@du.ac.bd