# Dhaka International Film Festival

Dhaka International Film Festival (Bengali: ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995.
DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local film makers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Bangladesh. The festival was founded by Ahmed Muztaba Zamal of the Rainbow Film Society, which has, as of 2022, organized 20 editions of the event bringing international recognition to it.

## Awards

The festival authority chooses and invites Asian and Australian films to participate in different sections. The sections are:
* Retrospective
* Cinema of the World
* Women Filmmakers
* Children's Film
* Short and Independent
* Spiritual Films
The festival is devoted to feature films only. Documentary and short films may only be included in Women Filmmaker, Short and Independent, Spiritual Films and in other special sections where it is deemed fit. A five-member independent international jury board adjudicate the Asian competition section. The international jury committee select one Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Script and Best Cinematographer. These awards consist of a crest and certificate. The Best Film award carries a cash prize of Tk 100,000.

## Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Dhaka International Film Awards ceremonies since 1992.
| Edition | Dates | Best Film | Best Director | Notes |
| 1st | 1992 | | | |
| 2nd | 1993 | | | |
| 3rd | 1994 | | | |
| 4th | 1995 | | | |
| 5th | 1997 | | | |
| 6th | January 20–28, 2000 | A Scam in Verse | no award | |
| 7th | January 20–28, 2002 | Future Diary: The Movie | no award | screened 100 films of 19 countries |
| 8th | January 15–23, 2004 | Sulang Kirilli (The Wind Bird) | Anwar Jamal for Swaraaj (The Little Republic) | screened 100 films from 25 countries |
| 9th | January 17–25, 2006 | Café Transit | Sekhar Das for Krantikaal | screened 150 films of 30 countries |
| 10th | January 10–18, 2008 | Kargaran Mashgoul-e Karand (Men at Work) | no award | screened 31 films |
| 11th | January 14–22, 2010 | The Other Bank | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki for Third Person Singular Number | |
| 12th | January 12–20, 2012 | no award | Sinan Çetin for Paper | screened 200 films from 55 countries |
| 13th | January 10–18, 2014 | no award | Parviz Shahbazi for Trapped | screened 150 films from 50 countries including the first film entirely in Chakma language, Mor Thengari |
| 14th | January 15–23, 2016 | A Few Cubic Meters of Love | Tom Waller for The Last Executioner | screened 184 films from 60 countries |
| 15th | January 12–20, 2017 | Daughter | Parviz Shahbazi for Malaria | screened 188 films from 67 countries |
| 16th | January 11–21, 2018 | Zer | Onur Saylak for Daha | screened 216 films from 64 countries |
| 17th | January 10–18, 2019 | Darak yry | Pooya Badkoobeh for Dressage | screened 218 films from 72 countries |
| 20th | January 15-23, 2022 | Pebbles | Sujit Bidari for Butterfly on the Windowpane | screened 225 films from 70 countries |
| 21st | January 14-22, 2023 | Bi-Madar | Ali Ghavitan for Zendegi va Zendegi | screened 252 films from 71 countries |
| 22nd | January 20-28, 2024 | The Cord of Life | Jagath Manuwarna for Rahas Kiyana Kandu | screened 252 films from 71 countries |
| 23rd | January 11-19, 2025 | Yakshanba | Haofeng Xu and Junfeng Xu for Men Qian Bao Di (100 Yards) | screened 220 films from 75 countries |