Arifur Rahman
Awards & Recognition

Honoured around the world.

Films produced and directed by Arifur Rahman have been celebrated at leading festivals across five continents — and named Bangladesh's official entry to the Academy Awards.

15+Major Awards
40+Festival Selections
5Continents Screened
2025Oscars Entry
The Record

Awards & Honours

2024

Audience Award

A House Named Shahana

Karawan Fest, Rome
2023

Gender Sensitivity Award

A House Named Shahana

Jio MAMI Mumbai FF
2023

Grand Prix

One in 36 Million

WHO Health for All FF
2023

Best Short Film

Ha Ghore

Dhaka International FF
2022

Special Jury Prize

Amar Colony

Tallinn Black Nights FF
2022

Winner — Best Film

Amar Colony

IFF of Kerala
2022

Special Award

Layla

Kolkata Int'l Short FF
2021

Best Film

The Silent Echo

Raindance Film Festival
2021

Sloan Fast Track Grant & Development Fellowship

Moving Bangladesh

Film Independent · Sundance Institute
2019

Best Short Film

Roqaia

Dhaka Int'l Short & Independent FF
2019

Raskin Spirit Award

Roqaia

Minimalen, Norway
2016

Best Film

Kingdom of Clay Subjects

Chicago South Asian FF
2016

Best Director & Best Actor

Live from Dhaka

Singapore International FF
2016

Winner — Pitching Competition

Beyond the Waves

Tokyo Docs
Official Selections

Screened at the World's Great Festivals

A House Named Shahana poster
Career Highlight

Bangladesh's entry to the Academy Awards, 2025.

A House Named Shahana, a UK–Bangladesh co-production, was selected as Bangladesh's official submission to the Academy Awards — a landmark moment for the country's independent cinema.

The film also earned the Gender Sensitivity Award at Jio MAMI Mumbai and the Audience Award at Karawan Fest in Rome, carrying a distinctly Bangladeshi story to audiences worldwide.