Online Desk: The Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB), the joint platform of the country’s film societies, will complete its 50 years on October 24.

The organisation was founded on October 24, 1973, in Dhaka, to bring all the active film societies of the country under one umbrella.

Marking the anniversary, all previous and present members of the nation’s cinema parliaments will gather to celebrate and exchange perspectives on Tuesday, October 24, at 5 pm at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s National Art Gallery auditorium, according to a press release.

All of the country’s film parliamentarians will gather in this event which will be chaired by FFSB President architect Lailun Nahar Shemi, and will collectively make the event effective through a directional discussion on the contribution of film societies to the country’s film culture and the future.

Throughout its 50-year journey, the organisation has been blessed with some of the best Bangladeshi filmmakers and cultural personalities as its President, including eminent film director Alamgir Kabir, National Professor Kabir Chowdhury, prominent filmmaker Badal Rahman, ‘Ghuddi’ – famed filmmaker Syed Salahuddin Zaki, renowned cultural personalities Mahbub Jamil and Syed Hasan Imam, and one of the Film Parliament’s pioneers Muhammad Khosru, popular filmmakers Morshedul Islam and Manzare Hassin Murad.

Since its inception, the Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh has been focused on developing the film sense of the film workers of Bangladesh and improving the film thinking, sense of life and public taste of the wider society. The film parliament of the country continues to lead the movement in establishing and spreading the concept of film education in the country, alongside developing the country’s film literature.

The Federation’s activities resulted in the construction of the Bangladesh Film Archive and the Bangladesh Film and Television Institute, as well as the introduction of the National Film Awards and film grants in the country. Films are now taught at the university level in Bangladesh as a result of the film parliament movement’s ongoing efforts, according to the organisation.