Evan Monawar

Evan Monawar is an independent filmmaker.He completed his Post Graduation in Filmmaking from University of Westminster, UK. Now doing a PhD on French cinema. He belongs to the 15th batch of theater school.He is a member of a theatre group Nattyakendro, He directed two plays i.e.William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Anton Chekov's A Marriage Proposal on stage. He joined the entertainment department of Daily Kaler Kantha 2012. After two years he joined Channel Nine as a producer where he made a few documentary and entertainment program. In 2016, he made a short film titled Memsaheb on the base of the novel of Nimai Bhattachajee. In the next year 2017, he made 5 short film for R Tv those became very popular. He is the first & pioneer in commercially making and marketing short films for television in Bangladesh. Recently, he has made a short film titled Banalata for i theater that was shown in Youth Bangla International Film Festival and in London Rainbow Film Festival last 30 May 2022. His documentary titled "Bal du moulin de la Galette" became highly acclaimed that was made on Dhaka Lit Fest.British actress Tilda Swinton and Kirsten Hackenbroch, director of German Cultural Center Bangladesh participated in it.This maker has written two books 'Sada Mittha Kalo Mittha' and 'Orpita O Ektukhani Alo'.Some specific makings of this maker are ' Sonibarer Chor', 'Necklace', 'Angul', 'Letters To Juliet', ' Da Te Drisya', 'Dekha Na Dekha', ' Hello Sohana', 'Red Story', ' Ami O Amar Half Girlfriend ', ' Golpota Lady Macbeth er', ' Golpota Laili Mojnur', ' Golpota Amar Ar Jhinuker', ' Golpota Amit Labonnor'.

He recently won the European Film Fest Award for his film Passenger. He has been selected as Xiaomi's Global Filmmaker from Bangladesh this year.This year, his short films foul & The Sound is Loud was screened at the 23nd Dhaka International Film Festival' (DIFF).His short film 'Green Passport' got Film Lab budget in BTV's Small Film, Big Dream. This year he won the European Union Film Grant for his movie 'BORN TO PLAY'.

The maker is preparing himself to make a Biopic on Sculptor Novera.

Evan Monawar

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