he Travelling Film South Asia 2010 will be screening 12 Outstanding Documentaries from South Asia.

These films have been selected from the 35 films screened in the competitive section of Film South Asia ’09, the seventh edition of the festival of South Asian documentaries held in Kathmandu from 17-20 October 2009.

The selection has been carried out in consultation with FSA ’09’s three-member jury, chaired by Chennai-based cultural critic Sadanand Menon.

Amongst these 12, ‘The Last Rites’ by Yasmine Kabir and ‘The Promised Land’ by Tanvir Mokammel has also won the 1st & 2nd Prize in Film South Asia ’09.
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INAUGURATION: 11th Feb, 2010, 4:00PM
Followed by special screening of \'The Last Rites\' by Yasmine Kabir

CHIEF GUEST:

Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, Secretary
Ministry of Information, People’s Republic of Bangladesh Government

SPECIAL GUESTS:

Shaheen Anam, Executive Director, Manusher Jonno
Tareque Masud, Filmmaker, Bangladesh

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COMPLETE PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
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11th Feb, 2010, Thursday
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4:00 - 5:30 PM Inauguration (45\') & The Last Rites (17\') by Yasmine Kabir (Bangladesh)
5:45 - 7:15 PM Afgan Girls Can Kick (50\') by Bahareh Hosseini (Afganistan) & The Battle for Pakistan (40\') by Maheen Zia (Pakistan)
7:30 - 9:00 PM Come to My Country (98\') by Shabnam Virmani (India)
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12th Feb, 2010, Friday
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2:30 - 3:20 PM Out of Thin Air (50\') by Samreen Farooqui & Shabani Hassanwalia (India)
3:30 - 5:00 PM The Promised Land (90\') by Tanvir Mokammel (Bangladesh)
5:15 - 6:45 PM The Last Rites (17\') by Yasmine Kabir (Bangladesh) & The Way of the Road (60\') by Ben & Cosmo Campbell (Nepal)
7:00 - 8:30 PM Children of God (89\') by Yi Seung-jun (Nepal)
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13th Feb, 2010
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2:30 - 3:20 PM Mayomi (50\') by Carol Salter (Sri Lanka)
3:30 - 5:00 PM The Salt Stories (84\') by Lalit Vachani (India)
5:15 - 6:45 PM The Last Rites (17\') by Yasmine Kabir (Bangladesh) & In Search of the Riyal (60\') by Kesang Tseten (Nepal)
7:00 - 8:30 PM Saamam (42\') by Ramachandran K (India) & The Last Rites (17\') by Yasmine Kabir (Bangladesh)
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[Inaugural session limited to invitees (FB or Card) only. For other sessions entry fee applies at 30.00 BDT]

TFSA’10 Dhaka is organized by BEGINNING, with support from Film South Asia (FSA) and in partnership with Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) & South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR).