The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The first Television Reporters Association of Bangladesh (TRAB) will be held from October 19 to 23 at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of the Public Library in the city.

A total of 20 films will be screened during the five-day long festival. This was disclosed at a press conference organised by TRAB at the National Press Club on Tuesday. Surid Jahangir, Falguni Hamid, Kazi Hayat, Kayes Chowdhury and Matin Rahman, among others, were present at the conference.

Surid said the TRAB will screen four plays everyday and will give awards in some categories on the closing session of the festival to promote and give encouragement to the directors and artistes.

A board will be formed to select the films for the festival. Members of the board will be Falguni Hamid, M Hamid, Kayes Chowdhury, Kazi Hayat, Anupam Hayat, Akhtaruzzaman, Motin Rahman, Shibli Sadik, Chinmoy Mutsuddi, Kaikobad Milon, Abdur Rahman, Mohammad Awlad Hossain, Mujtaba Saud and Rezanur Rahman, said the organisers.