Abu Sayeed (born 1962) is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, and television producer. As a filmmaker he has made six full-length features and two short films, some of which have received 6 national and 4 international awards.

Biography

Sayeed graduated from United High School, Naogan, and then attended

Government Azizul Haque College Government Azizul Haque College in Bogura is a higher secondary school and college under the National University of Bangladesh. It is one of the largest educational institutions in Bangladesh's northern region. History The college was establis ...

. In 1987, at the age of 25, Abu Sayeed made his first film, the short ''Aborton''. It was released the following year and won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film. Sayeed started work on his second short film, ''Dhushar Jatra'', in 1989. It was released in 1992, and also won the National Award for Best Short Film. The short films were not lucrative, however, so in 1997 Sayeed shifted to television production, which was more profitable.

2000-present

In 2000, Sayeed directed his first feature film, ''

Kittonkhola ''Kittonkhola'' is a 2000 Bangladeshi film directed by Abu Sayeed. The story is based on the stage play ''Kittonkhola'' by Selim Al Deen. It stars Raisul Islam Asad, Mamunur Rashid, Pijus Bandapadhyay, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Naila Azad Nupur, Tam ...

''. It won National Awards for Best Film, Best Director, and in seven other categories. His second feature, ''

Shankhonad Shankhonad ( bn, শঙ্খনাদ, ''Wail of the Conch'') is a 2004 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed. It stars Zahid Hasan, KS Firoz, Nazma Anwar, and Fazlur Rahman Babu. Plot Osman returns to his ancestral village on a stormy ...

'', won the

Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award for Best Film Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Award for Best Film is an award presented annually by the Meril-''Prothom Alo'' since 2003, a part of Meril-Prothom Alo Awards. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s References External links {{Meril-Prothom Alo Award ...

. His third feature, ''

Nirontor ''Nirontor'' (in English as ''Forever Flows'') is a 2006 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed. It stars Dolly Johur, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Litu Anam and Shilpi Sarkar Apu. It was Bangladesh's submission to the ...

'' (English title ''Forever Flows'') was Bangladesh's submission to the

79th Academy Awards The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m ...

for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee. He and his wife have a son, born in 2006.

Urban planning

Sayeed has championed an elevated "Moving Road" concept similar to a

moving walkway A moving walkway, also known as an autowalk, moving pavement, moving sidewalk, people-mover, travolator, or travelator, is a slow-moving conveyor mechanism that transports people across a horizontal or inclined plane over a short to medium distan ...

as a solution to traffic congestion in Dhaka. In late 2017, he demonstrated a prototype at the

Shilpakala Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ( bn, শিল্পকলা একাডেমি; National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the principal state-sponsored national cultural center of Bangladesh. History It is the national academy of f ...

. In March 2020, he exhibited the idea at Sufia Kamal National Public Library. He has also advocated elevated housing that emulates the structure of trees, calling it a more environmentally friendly architectural design.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sayeed, Abu Living people Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi film producers Best Film Directing Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award winners Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Cinematographer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners 1962 births