The 21st Dhaka International Film Festival’ (DIFF) will be held in Dhaka from 14 to 22
January 2023. The festival has been organized on a regular basis by Rainbow Film
Society, which has been dedicated to the promotion of a healthy cine culture in
Bangladesh and in celebrating the global mainstream in film and its social relevance
since 1977.
During the 21st DIFF, we are going to screen about 260 films, with participation from
around 70 countries. The festival will have a competition for “Asian Cinema Competition
Section”, “Retrospective”, “Wide Angle”, “Bangladesh Panorama Section”, “Cinema of the
World Section”, “Children Films Section”, “Women Filmmakers Section”, “Short and
Independent Films Section” and “Spiritual Films Section”.
All the film screenings will be held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh
National Museum Auditorium, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka and Star Cineplex.
Just like the previous years, Rainbow Film Society in association with the
Department of Women and Gender Studies, Dhaka University is expecting numbers
of women film_makers, actors and personalities from all over the world to attend
our very important segment- “Ninth Dhaka International Conference on Women
in Cinema 2023”. This conference will be held at the Dhaka Club Samson Lounge
1st floor, Shahbag, Dhaka on Sunday 15 January and Monday 16 January, 2023
during the festival.