Kamar Ahmad Simon's film "Anyadin…" (Day after…) has won the Harrell Awards for the 'Best Picture' at the leading film festival in North America, Camden International Film Festival (CIFF),
Eight films, including Kamar Ahmed Simon's "Anyadin…", were in competition for the prestigious Harrell Awards in the 18th edition of CIFF.
Renowned film critic Eric Hynes on behalf of the jury panel, said, "The jury was unanimous in its admiration for 'Anyadin…', where an old riverboat seems to contain an entire society's worth of dreamers, hustlers, politicians and radicals."
"Anyadin…" will also compete for the 'Golden Eye' award at The Zurich Film Festival, which will take place between September 22 and October 2.
The film had been invited to the main competition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Earlier in March, "Anyadin…" was the first Bengali film to be selected for the First Look Festival, organised by New York's Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI).
At present, "Anyadin…" has already secured many awards, including the Grand Prix from Cinéma du Réel, Paris; the Golden Conch from the Mumbai International Film Festival and the Bangladesh National Film Award.
Kamar has been working on the "Water Trilogy" for almost over a decade. "Shunte Ki Pao!" (Are You Listening!) is the first film of the trilogy, while "Anyadin…" (Day after…) is the second film.
