The 21st DIFF will also feature the Samson Lounge from January 15 to 16, the 9th Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema 2023 at Dhaka Club and West Meets East: Screenplay Lab from January 15 to 18 at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka.
This year, the festival will also host a one-day master class at the Bangladesh National Museum for the first time on 21 January. It will be led by filmmaker John Jost of America and Anja Strelek of Belgium.
There will also be a special session where script pitching, film study and practical filmmaking experience will be discussed by Sadia Khalid Reeti and filmmaker Tasmiyah Afreen Mou. Bidhan Ribeiro will conduct the master class sessions.
The 21st Dhaka International Film Festival will conclude on January 22.