Gariwala Explained
| Gariwala |
| Director: | Ashraf Shishir |
| Cinematography: | Shohag Chowdhury |
| Editing: | Shabbir Mahmood |
| Music: | Rafayet Newaz |
| Studio: | Impress Telefilm |
| Distributor: | Impress Telefilm |
| Runtime: | 76 minutes (feature version) |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Language: | Bengali |
Gariwala (English title: The Cart) is a 2014 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir, and starring Rokeya Prachy, Raisul Islam Asad, Masum Aziz, Imran Imu, and child artists Maruf and Kabbo.[1]
Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, Gariwala began as a short film before being expanded to feature length.[2] It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014. It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes.[3] It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015. It won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film in 2014.[4]
Cast
Release and reception
Gariwala premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[6] It was shown at numerous other international film festivals including the Kolkata International Film Festival, Moondance International Film Festival,[7] and Red Rock Film Festival.[8] The film opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[9] [10]
Accolades
Notes and References
- News: 'Gariwala' wins seven awards at Texas Film Festival . The Independent . Dhaka . 4 October 2015 . 21 January 2016.
- News: Rahman . Ador . 3 July 2015 . Negligence fired me up: Shishir . Prothom Alo . 21 January 2016.
- Web site: Future in Frames . Children's Film Festival, Bangladesh.
- News: Moushumi, Mim, Ferdous receive National Film Award . Prothom Alo . 11 May 2016.
- News: Chowdhury . Priyanka . 'Mohanagar' brings Mostafizur Noor Imran into the limelight . The Daily Star . 3 July 2021.
- News: Gariwala, Prarthona to be premiered today . Daily Sun . 22 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130062523/http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/78127/Gariwala-Prarthona-to-be-premiered-today . 30 January 2016 . 21 January 2016.
- News: 'Gariwala' participating in six int'l film fests . The Independent . 3 September 2015.
- Web site: 2015 Features Guide . Red Rock Film Festival.
- News: Four feature films hit theaters this Eid-ul-Azha . The Daily Ittefaq . 26 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191010225803/https://www.clickittefaq.com/four-feature-films-hit-theaters-this-eid-ul-azha/ . 10 October 2019 . 10 October 2019.
- News: World premiere of award winning film 'Gariwala' today . The Independent . Dhaka . 29 September 2015.
