Bangladeshi film “Jaya Aar Sharmin” has been selected for the feature film competition at the fifth World Film Festival Kolkata, set to take place at Nandan in Kolkata from September 8 to 13.

The director has received an official invitation to attend the festival and, all going well, plans to attend the festival.

Organised by the Federation of Film Societies of India (Eastern Region), this cinematic extravaganza promises to be a celebration of global cinema, with a special spotlight on the creative contributions of Bangladesh. Notably, three outstanding Bangladeshi films have been nominated for this year's event– Noor Imran Mithu's "Patal Ghar", Khandakar Suman's "Saatao", and Syeda Neegar Banu's "Nona Pani".