Ebadur Rahman

{{Short description|Bengali writer}}

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Ebadur Rahman is a Bengali novelist and award-winning filmmaker.

Biography

Ebadur Rahman curated Bangladeshi artists including Ronni Ahmmed at the 14th and 15th edition of the Open International Exhibition of Sculpture and Installations in Venice, Lido and in the San Servolo Island.{{cite news |title=14th Int'l Sculptures Exhibition in Venice |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2498154171.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124720/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2498154171.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-10-03 |newspaper=The New Nation |quote=[14th edition] Open presented ... including for the first time the participation of Bangladesh, curated by Ebadur Rahman--the Artistic Director of Samdani – who is collaborating with important young artist Ronni Ahmmed}}{{cite news |date=August 19, 2011 |title=Bangladeshi art collectors participating in Venice exhibition |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=199172 |newspaper=The Daily Star |quote=OPEN, the 14th edition of International Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations in Venice, Italy ... will present the works of 30 internationally renowned artists from all over the world, including for the first time the participation of Bangladesh, curated by Ebadur Rahman (the artistic director of Samdani). Rahman is collaborating with Bangladeshi artist Ronni Ahmmed to stage an installation called 'The Tomb of Qara Köz'.}}{{cite journal |title=Contemporary Art Flowers on the Lido di Venizia |url=http://www.artesmagazine.com/2012/01/open-14-%E2%80%93-venice%E2%80%99s-international-exhibition-of-sculptures-and-installations/ |journal=Artes Magazine |quote=OPEN 14 was co-curated by Carlotta Scarpa, Ebadur Rahman, Nevia Capello, Christos Savvidis, and Gloria Vallese. |access-date=2013-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213011916/http://www.artesmagazine.com/2012/01/open-14-%E2%80%93-venice%E2%80%99s-international-exhibition-of-sculptures-and-installations/ |archive-date=2014-12-13 |url-status=dead}}

Ebadur Rahman's directorial debut Atrocity Exhibition premiered in the Short Film Corner of the Festival de Cannes, 2013.{{cite news |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |last2=Brzeski |first2=Patrick |date=May 16, 2013 |title=Cannes: Ultra-Violence Peppers Competition Selection |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-ultra-violence-peppers-competition-524062 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |quote=Atrocity Exhibition, showing in the Short Film corner, which its director Ebadur Rahman ...}}

Alpha

Ebadur Rahman co-wrote the screenplay for{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} the feature-length film Alpha, which Bangladesh has selected as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.{{cite news |first=Nyay |last=Bhushan |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Oscars: Bangladesh Selects 'Alpha' for International Feature Film Category |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2020-oscars-bangladesh-selects-alpha-international-feature-film-category-1240700 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2019-10-06}}

Atrocity Exhibition

Ebadur Rahman's directorial debut Atrocity Exhibition premiered in the Short Film Corner of the Festival de Cannes, 2013.

Guerilla

The film Guerrilla received ten Jatio Chalachitra Purushkar or National Awards, two of which were for the screenplay and dialog written by Ebadur Rahman and his co-writer Nasiruddin Yusuf. Because of a disagreement with the director Ebadur Rahman left Guerrilla during the production.{{cite news |date=January 16, 2013 |title=National Film Award-2011 announced |url=http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-01-16&nid=36875 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314193545/http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-01-16&nid=36875#.Vcrtv_njI78 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |quote=Guerrilla director Nasiruddin Yousuff gets three awards for film in three categories including best director, and jointly with Ebadur Rahman in best screenplay and best dialogue.}}{{cite news |date=January 18, 2013 |title=Guerrilla deserves more awards |url=http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-01-18&nid=37122 |newspaper=New Age |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314153509/http://newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2013-01-18&nid=37122#.VcruafnjI78 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |quote=Yousuff ... also won two more national awards in best screenplay and best dialogues categories jointly with Ebadur Rahman for [Guerrilla]}}{{cite news |date=March 13, 2013 |title=PM urges filmmakers to portray social problems |url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=318922&date=2013-03-13 |newspaper=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)}}

Meherjaan

Ebadur Rahman wrote the initial screenplay for the feature-length film, Meherjaan, but he left the project because of creative differences.

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