A short film from Bangladesh, titled ‘NURI’ , written and directed by Mithun Jaman, has been officially registered in the Short Film Corner (SFC), Rendez-vous Industry at the 79th Festival de Cannes, which runs from 17 to 20 May in Cannes, France.
Producer Hasib Zuberi Shihan and writer-director Mithun Jaman are now in Cannes to participate in the Short Film Corner.
‘The SFC , Rendez-vous Industry is a professional platform that connects short filmmakers with global industry professionals, including distributors, festival programmers, and sales agents. Our film NURI will be available for industry viewing in the Short Film Corner during the festival. It’s a wonderful opportunity for young filmmakers around the world to connect with the global market. We are very pleased to be part of this,’ said Hasib Zuberi Shihan, producer of NURI.
NURI is a 16-minute Bengali-language short film set on the shores of Cox’s Bazar, the world’s longest sea beach. It tells the story of an 11-year-old girl who finds resilience and hope through an unlikely bond with a newborn foal. The role of Nuri is played by a non-actor child from Cox’s Bazar.
‘By focusing on a young girl’s inner world,the film shows how external forces beyond our control shape our most personal lives—specifically through emotion and lived experience. In a time of so much instability and separation, NURI reminds us that resilience lives in the smallest gestures, and hope can survive in the most fragile bonds.’ – Mithun Jaman, Writer-Director of NURI.
NURI is produced by Hasib Zuberi Shihan and Bashar Georgis, co-produced by Himesh Kar, written and directed by Mithun Jaman, Cinematography by Mohammad Arifuzzaman, sound designed by Sayba Talukdar and Jawad Parvez, music composed by Amzad Hossian, edited by Sameer Ahmed and Shihan Zuberi, and color graded by Moonshine Post Production (Atlanta, USA).
NURI is produced by Team Platform Ltd. ,a Dhaka-based creative production house specialising in live-action and animation. Team Platform previously produced the award-winning animated short Song of Whales (South Asia Best Short Award, AniMela; Gold Award, DigiCon6 ASIA Bangladesh.
