The Bangladesh government is planning to hold a festival of some of its best films in Assam early next year, a diplomat of the neighbouring country said here on Wednesday.
Taking part in the 3rd Guwahati International Film Festival (GIFF), the Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Guwahati, Shah Mohammad Tanvir Monsur said the proposed festival is likely to be held during January-February in 2020.
"The Information Ministry of the Bangladesh government floated this proposal of having a single country film festival in Guwahati. We plan to hold it in association with Jyoti Chitraban film studio," Monsur told PTI at the GIFF 2019.
After seeing the success of the GIFF, the Bangladesh government is in discussion with various stakeholders and the event will be finalised in the coming days, he added.
When asked how many films will be screened, Monsur said: "We are thinking of a two-day festival. So, we plan to screen 5-6 best Bangladeshi cinema for the movie lovers in Guwahati."