TANVIR MOKAMMEL, the auteur from Bangladesh has so far made twelve
films, both feature and documentaries. Some of his films have received
awards and accolades both in home and abroad. Prominent among his films are
- Quiet Flows the River Chitra
- A Tree Without Roots
- Lalon
- The Unknown Bird
- Teardrops of Karnaphuli
- Tale of the Jamuna River
Tanvir Mokammel is also an writer, has around eight books to his credit.
An activist film-maker, Tanvir Mokammel was the president of Bangladesh
Short Film Forum, the organization of the alternative film-makers of
Bangladesh. Involved in the alternative pedagogic activism Mr. Mokammel
teaches cinema in university and runs Bangladesh Film Institute in Dhaka.
Tanvir Mokammel
Date of Birth 8.3.1955.
M. A. (Masters), English Literature, Dhaka University, 1979
Film Appreciation Course, Film Archive, 1981
