Phaim Bhuiyan

Mohammad Phaim Bhuiyan (Bengali: ফাহিম ভূঁইয়া, pronounced [ˈfa(h)im ˈbʱũ(i)e̯a]; born 31 October 1995) is an Italian actor, producer and filmmaker.^[1]

Phaim Bhuiyan
Bhuiyan and Vanessa Picciarelli during the presentation of Bangla
Born	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian Bangladeshi[citation needed]
Education	Istituto Europeo di Design
Occupations	director actor producer

Early life and education

Bhuiyan was born in Rome from parents of Bangladeshi origin and grew up in the Torpignattara district.^[2] He attended IPS Virginia Woolf high-school in Circonvallazione Casilina, Rome.^[3] After high school, he attended Istituto Europeo di Design^[4] with a scholarship.

Career

Bhuiyan directed, produced, written and acted on the film Bangla which was awarded the Globo d'oro^[5] as best first work with the Nastro d'argento for the best comedy of the 2019.^[6] The same year he participated in the episodes of the program "Viva RaiPlay!" hosted by Rosario Fiorello.^[7]

On 8 May 2020 he won the David di Donatello in the best new director category.^[8] Same month he directs a music-video call "Miami a Fregene" of the singer-songwriter Avincola [it].^[9]

In 2021 he was included on Forbes 30 Under 30-Europe 2021: Entertainment ranking.^[10][11] Later on he became one of the judges for Forbes 30 under 30-Europe 2023: Entertainment.^[12]

On 13 April 2022, Bangla - La serie was released, directed by Bhuiyan and Emanuele Scaringi, a sequel to his 2019 film.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes & Ref.
2016	Spazio alle storie	Assistant Director	Short film[14]
2018	La profezia dell'armadillo	Assistant Director	[15]
2019	Bangla	Director, Writer and Protagonist	[16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes & Ref.
2017	Yoroi	Director	1 episode, 2017[17]
	Io e il marziano	Assistant Director	Television Series[18]
2019	Riders-La serie	Cast member	1 episode, 2019[19]
	Bangla Kitchen	Director, Writer and Cast member	4 episodes, 2019[20]
2020	Nuove Strade	Self	1 episode, 2020[21]
2022	Bangla - La serie	Director, Writer and Protagonist	8 episodes, 2022[22]

Song

Year	Song	Singer	Role	Notes & Ref.
2020	Miami a Fregene	Avincola	Director	Music Video[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Hamburg International Film Festival	Best Production	Bangla	Nominated	[24]
	Nastro d'argento	Best Comedy	Bangla	Won	[25]
	International Film Festival Rotterdam	Big Screen Award	Bangla	Nominated	[26]
	Globo d'oro	Best First Feature	Bangla	Won	[27]
2020	Festival del Cinema Europeo	Mario Verdone Award	Bangla	Won	[28]
	David di Donatello	Best Debut Director	Bangla	Won	[29]
		Best Original Screenplay	Bangla	Nominated	[30]
2022	Premi Flaiano	Best Male Performance in the Youth Section	Bangla - La serie	Won	[31]
	Terni Film Festival	Miglior serie televisiva	Bangla - La serie	Won	[32]
	Nastro d'argento	Miglior Serie Commedia	Bangla - La serie	Won	[33]
	Giffoni Film Festival	Explosive Talent Award	Bangla	Won	[34]

See also

• Italian film directors
• Bangladeshi-Italian