Researchers, filmmakers, cultural activists and guests from various professional backgrounds are expected to attend the event and share their thoughts on indigenous language cinema and cultural representation in Bangladesh.

Zahir Raihan Film Society and Jahangirnagar Cine Society, two film societies affiliated with Jahangirnagar University, as well as Jagannath University Cinema Society, a member of the FFSB, boycotted the ceremony once it emerged that the Bashundhara Group was one of the sponsors of the event.