Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem
Biography
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Television and Film Studies | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2018 |
| Bachelor | Television and Film Studies | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| H.S.C | Science | Sylhet | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| S.S.C | Science | Sylhet | Bangladesh | 2011 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Chairperson | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nov 2025 | Present |
| Co-writer [Fallen Peatals, Short Fiction] | Homo Reflector Productions | Bangladesh | Jun 2025 | Apr 2026 |
| Project Advisor, Tech Tales Youth 2: Filmmaking Initiative on Digital Rights Issues | EngageMedia Collective, Inc. (EngageMedia) | Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia | Aug 2024 | Feb 2025 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jun 2024 | Present |
| Student Advisor | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 2023 | Nov 2025 |
| Executive Producer [DarKaak, Short Fiction Film] | Homo Reflector Productions | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jun 2023 | Aug 2025 |
| Assistant House Tutor | Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 2022 | Aug 2023 |
| Editorial Team Member | Centennial Photography Album Project, University of Dhaka | Mar 2021 | Nov 2022 | |
| Researcher and Co-writer | Centennial Documentary Making Project, University of Dhaka | Feb 2021 | Nov 2022 | |
| Lecturer | Department of Television, Film and Photography, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 2021 | Jun 2024 |
| Researcher, Writer, & Assistant Director | Documentary Making Project: Bangabandhu O Dhaka Bishwobidyaloy (2022) | Jan 2020 | Nov 2022 | |
| First Assistant Director | Pandora's Box | Dhaka | Aug 2019 | Dec 2020 |
| Research Assistant | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Jul 2018 | Jan 2021 |
| First Assistant Director | Ashirbad Chalacchitra | Dhaka | Oct 2017 | Jul 2019 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Political Cinema | Cinema as a vehicle for socio-political commentary. |
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| Film Aesthetics | Formal and stylistic analysis of film. |
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| Practice-as-Research in Documentary and Fiction Film | An emerging interest in documentary and fiction filmmaking as a mode of research inquiry, informed by prior practice-based work. |
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| Semiotics and Cinema | Sign systems, visual codes, and semiotic readings of cinema. |
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| Media and Digital Platforms | New media, film distribution, and streaming platforms in Bangladesh. |
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| Cinema and National Identity | Nationalism, historical memory, and identity construction in film. |
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| Cinema and Psychoanalysis | Psychoanalytic approaches to cinema. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Research Project Report/Other | Just Another Afternoon [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Subha Nawer Aroni (BSS 8th Batch, 2020-21) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2026 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Utpakhi (The Ancient Politics) [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Sifat Rahman (BSS 8th Batch, 2020-21) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2026 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Between Day & Night [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Shuvo Sen (BSS 8th Batch, 2020-21) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2026 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Aleya (The Price of a Dream) [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Jahidul Islam Robin (BSS 6th Batch, 2018-19) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2026 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Diganta [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Takia Monaw-wara Katha (BSS 8th Batch, 2020-21) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2026 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prottabortoner Lojja [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Mashiur Rahman (BSS 4th Batch, 2016-17) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2025 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Boithok [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Shazid Shams (BSS 7th Batch, 2019-20) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2025 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Shorol Bodh [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Durjoy Roy (BSS 7th Batch, 2019-20) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2025 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Odrisshyo Deyal [BSS Graduate Production, Short Fiction] | Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem | Jarin Tasnim Roja (BSS 7th Batch, 2019-20) | Short fiction produced under the course 'TFP 419: Graduate Production' as part of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Television, Film and Photography. |
2025 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Research (Principal-investigator) | Cinema as a Means of Socio-Political Commentary | Independent Project | 31-08-2024 | 31-12-2024 | |
| Research (Co-investigator 1) | Over-the-Top Video-on-Demand Platforms in Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | 16-04-2023 | ||
| Filmmaking (Co-writer) | Necrophile (Feature film, development stage) | Pursuing funding | 01-01-2023 | ||
| Research (Co-investigator) | Cinema, Nationalism, and Identity Construction | Independent Project | 01-12-2022 | 30-11-2023 | |
| Filmmaking (Executive Producer) | DarKaak (The Raven, 2024), Short Film | Independent Project | 05-05-2022 | 31-01-2024 | |
| Research (Co-investigator) | Building Social and Political Awareness through Cinema | Independent Project | 01-08-2021 | 03-04-2022 | |
| Filmmaking (Research and Script) | Dhaka Univesity: Centennial Illumination (2021), Short Documentary | University of Dhaka | 01-06-2021 | 01-12-2021 | |
| Research (Co-investigator) | Death Denial in Bangla Cinema | Independent Project | 01-04-2021 | 30-11-2021 | |
| Filmmaking (Screenplay) | Ki'ōri pēkarā u, (Dear Mother,,2023), Feature Film | Independent Project | 05-01-2020 | 08-11-2023 | |
| Filmmaking (Research, Script & AD) | Bangabandhu and Dhaka Univesity (2022), Short Documentary | University of Dhaka | 01-01-2020 | 31-08-2022 | |
| Research (Principal Investigator) | Political Cinema in Bangladesh: A Dialogue with Third Cinema | Bangladesh Film Archive Research Fellowship | 01-01-2020 | 01-04-2021 | |
| Filmmaking (Assistant Director) | Shobuj Pakhir Goppo (Feature film, awaiting release) | Bangladesh Shishu Academy (National Academy for Children, Bangladesh) | 01-07-2019 | Ashirbad Chalacchitra | |
| Filmmaking (First Assistant Director) | Namhin Gotrohin (Feature film, awaiting release) | Bangladesh Government | 21-01-2018 | Ashirbad Chalacchitra |
Invited Talk
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| Book | |
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| 1 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem
Political Cinema in Bangladesh: A Dialogue with Third Cinema.
Dhaka: Bangladesh Film Archive, 2021 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem, Khandakar Rubyat Mursalin and Shaolin Shaon : Cinema as a Means of Socio-Political Commentary: Sheikh Neyamat Ali’s Anya Jibon (1995),
Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.42 , no.2 University of Dhaka , pp.117-136 , 2025
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| 2 |
Reffat Ferdous and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Bengali Nationalism and Identity Construction in Fagun Haway (In Spring Breeze, 2019),
, vol.40 , no.2 University of Dhaka , pp.39-58 , 2023
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Habiba Rahman and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Building Social and Political Awareness through Cinema: The Case of Dahan,
Social Science Review , vol.39 , no.1 University of Dhaka , pp.125-140 , 2022
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Reffat Ferdous and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Death Denial in Bengali Cinema: A Terror Management Analysis of Srijit Mukherji’s Baishe Srabon and Hemlock Society,
Social Science Review , vol.38 , no.2 University of Dhaka , pp.159–174 , 2021
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| 5 |
Maliha Tabassum and Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Fruitful or Empty talks: Analyzing political talk shows before the national election of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.33-42 , 2020
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Surja Dighal Bari: The ominous fate of the working class,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.16 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.97-105 , 2020
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Swadhinotar totthochitro ‘Stop Genocide’,
BINIRMAN , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.78-83 , 2019
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Desire, Narcissism and Crises in Citizen Kane,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.15 , pp.121-125 , 2019
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Analysis of the film Un Chien Andalou,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.14 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.67-75 , 2018
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| 10 |
Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Chitkini: Nari monostotter chalocchitrik uposthapon,
Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute Journal , vol.1 , no.8 , pp.179-195 , 2018
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Sompadonar bhittite Breathless cholocchitrer tulonamulok alochona,
Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute Journal , vol.1 , no.5 , pp.122-139 , 2017
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : Rahman, Father of Bengal: The aura of a great leader,
Bangladesh Film Archive Journal , no.17 Bangladesh Film Archive , pp.73-79 , 2021
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem : New Media in Film Distribution in Bangladesh: Bane or Boon?,
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications , vol.7 , no.4 Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) , pp.257-280 , 2021
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem "New Media in Film Distribution in Bangladesh: Bane or Boon?."
First BIMSTEC Film, Media and Journalism Studies Conference, University of Dhaka and American International University Bangladesh,
Dhaka: 2020
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| Local | Dean’s Award | 2023 | Bangladesh | Recipient of the Dean’s Award (2017) from the Faculty of Social Sciences for achieving the highest CGPA in BSS (Hons.) in Television and Film Studies. |
| International | Special Mention Award | 2021 | India | Received the Special Mention Award for the short film Ghor (2020) at the Drishyam Film Making Competition, India, 2021. |
| International | Best Student Short Film (International) | 2021 | India | Received the Best Student Short Film (International) Award at the Karnataka Youth International Short Film Festival (KYISFF) 2021 for the short film Ainer Dorojay (Before the Law, 2019). |
| National | Best Director Award | 2020 | Bangladesh | Received the Best Director Award for the short film Ghor (2020) at the 4th Global Youth Film Festival Bangladesh, 2020. |
| International | The Encouragement Award | 2020 | South Korea | The Encouragement Award for the short film Water (2020) at the International Public Advertisement Festival of Seoul 2020. |
| International | Best Director Award | 2020 | India | The Best Director Award at the Jharkhand International Film Festival and Awards 2020. |
| National | Best Jury Award | 2020 | Bangladesh | The Best Jury Award for the short film Ainer Dorojay (Before the Law, 2019) at the INKLING 1.0 Film Festival-2020. |
| Local | Provost Award 2018 | 2019 | Bangladesh | Provost Award 2018 is awarded by Bijoy Ekattor Hall for securing the highest CGPA in the examination of MSS in Television and Film Studies. |
| Local | Provost Award 2017 | 2018 | Bangladesh | Provost Award 2017 is awarded by Bijoy Ekattor Hall for securing the highest CGPA in the examination of BSS (Hons.) in Television and Film Studies. |
| National | Jury Mention Award | 2018 | Bangladesh | In recognition of excellence in filmmaking by the Department of Television, Film and Photography for the animated short film The Ultimate Wish (2017). |