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Bangladeshi filmmaker Amitabh Reza Chowdhury’s ‘Rickshaw Girl’ has won the top prize at the Schlingel International Film Festival 2021 held in Germany.
The film has won the SLM Top Award in the Junior Film category as the names of the awardees were announced on the closing night of the festival on Saturday.
Director Amitabh took to his Facebook account and shared the virtual award ceremony of the festival.
The film is an adaptation of the acclaimed novel of the same name by award-winning Indian-American author Mitali Perkins. The screenplay of the film is jointly written by Naseef Faruque Amin and Sharbari Z Ahmed.
‘Rickshaw Girl’ portrays the story of Naima, who wants to earn money for her poor family but finds that her artistic talent is useless in reality. When her father falls seriously ill, Naima feels compelled to leave her little hamlet for Dhaka. In the capital, she disguises herself as a boy and works as a rickshaw-puller.
Starring Novera Ahmed in the lead character, it also has Naresh Bhuiyan, Allen Shubhro Gomes, Momena Chowdhury and Champa in various other roles.
Incepted in 1996, Schlingel International Film Festival has been offering awards in various categories by selecting films made for children and teenagers.
A total of 77 feature films and more than 116 short films competed in different categories at the 26th edition of the festival held from October 9 to October 16.
Among the nominated films, Bangladesh’s ‘Rickshaw Girl’ won the highest award in the international full-length film category selected by a professional jury.
