Abu Shahed Emon

Abu Shahed Emon is a Bangladeshi film director and producer.^[1][2][3]

Abu Shahed Emon
আবু শাহেদ ইমন
Born	Takerghat, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh
Education	University of Dhaka (B.Sc.), University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sydney Film School, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Korea National University of Arts (MFA)
Occupation(s)	Film director, film producer
Years active	2012–present
Notable work	Jalal's Story Sincerely Yours, Dhaka No Ground Beneath the Feet

Early life and education

Emon was born in the village of Takerghat, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. He pursued a bachelor's degree in psychology at University of Dhaka. He developed interest for filmmaking during his involvement with the Dhaka University Film Society,^[4] which he would later further study filmmaking at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sydney Film School.^[5] and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)^[1] in Australia.^[6][5] Later he completed his Master in Fine Arts (MFA)^[7] from School of Film, TV and Multimedia^[8] Korea National University of Arts^[9]

Career

Emon directed his debut film, Jalal's Story.^[10] The film was premiered in the New Currents Competition of Busan International Film Festival,^[11] and appeared as Bangladesh's Oscars award submission 88th Academy Award^[12] in 2016.^[12] He produced^[13] Sincerely Yours, Dhaka,^[14] and No Ground Beneath the Feet.^[1] The Bangladesh Oscar Committee selected the anthology film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka as Bangladesh's submission for the International Feature Film category^[15] at the 93rd Academy award^[16] 2021 Oscars.^[17][18] The film No Ground Beneath the Feet, produced by Emon,^[1][19] was submitted as Bangladesh's entry for the Best International Feature Film category^[20] at the 96th Academy Award,^[21][22][23] also known as the 2023 Oscars.^[24]

Emon written and directed^[25] the web series, Mercules^[26][27] for Bangladeshi streaming platform Chorki^[28] and also produced an anthology series^[29] Bagh Bondi Shingho Bondi^[30] for Bangladeshi streaming platform Binge^[31] and directed one episode titled Arai Mon Shopno (2020)^[31] Emon directed a Japanese-language short film Tenement of Secret Talk,^[32] which was showcased in several Japanese film festivals.^[32] He served as the project director for the Bengali dubbed version of the Korean animation series "Teenie Scouts: Big Five," which on-aired on Bangladeshi Satellite channel Channel I and iscreen.^[25]

Filmography

• The Container (2012)^[7][33][34]
• Jalal's Story (2015)
• Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (2018)
• Arai Mon Shopno (2020)^[29]
• No Ground Beneath the Feet (2021)^[35]
• Paap Punno (2022)^[36][37]
• Tenement of Secret Talk (2024) (Japanese short film)
• A House with No Names (2023)^[38][39]
• Mercules (2023)^[40]