The Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) will be celebrating its golden jubilee, along with sixty years of film society movement in Bangladesh, by organising a year-long event.

A part of the year-long celebrations will be a festival featuring stories, documentaries and short-films made in the five decades after the independence of Bangladesh.

The announcement was made by Belayet Hossain Mamun, General Secretary of FFSB, at a press conference at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. The film festival will be organised from October 18 to 28 at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy's Jatiya Chitrashala auditorium.  The 30 selected films from the three categories will be awarded the 'Best Film of Bangladesh's 50 Years'.

A five-member committee, featuring prominent film-researcher and writer Anupam Hayat, has been formed to select films and documentaries released in five decades. Mostafa Monwar will be the chairman of the 11-member jury committee for the selection of the film.

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Information and broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud will be present as chief guest, renowned artist Mustafa Monowar will be present as special guest and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy director general Liaquat Ali Lucky will be  present as guest of honour at the inaugural ceremony.

The year-long celebrations will end on October 28. The closing ceremony will take place at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 6:00 pm.

As part of the year-round celebrations, a festival featuring films made by film parliament members will take place between June 8 and 17. An international seminar on the Film Parliament Movement of Bangladesh will be organised in September.

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 The FFSB will also organise workshops on film education in 10 districts of the country—namely Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Faridpur, Rangpur, Khulna, Kushtia and Rangamati. 

Additionally, an initiative has been taken to make a documentary on the Film Parliament Movement, which is being produced by filmmaker and film activist, Adri Hridayesh.