Tauquir Ahmed

Tauquir Ahmed [b.1966] is a well known Bangladeshi film director, playwright and actor presently living in New York. While graduating from the department of Architecture in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, he started working in theatre as an actor and set designer, later turned a film director and playwright. In 2002 he obtained a diploma from New York film academy. Tauquir was awarded the Royal Court theatre London's summer school fellowship in 1995 and had theatre director's training at university of theatre of nations, Seoul, South Korea. He is an acclaimed film and theatre director in Bangladesh; he has received six national awards along with several international awards. His films has travelled in many reputed international festivals in USA,UK, Russia, Germany, Italy, Tunisia, Iran, India, Sri-lanka, Kosovo, china, Korea, Cambodia, Switzerland, France. In all areas of work, Tauquir deals with human issues like freedom, injustice, sufferings, displacement, migration, climate change and celebration of life.

• Freedom
• Injustice
• Sufferings
• Displacement
• Migration
• Climate change
• Celebration of life

• Icchamrittu (The Ascent), 2002, Writer and Director ( New York )
• Protishoron (Refraction), 2006, Writer and Director ( Bangladesh )
• Ondhokar (Dark), 2019, Writer
• Pilgrims (Adaptation), 2022, Director ( New York & Bangladesh )
• Oggatonama (The Unnamed), 2024, Writer
• King Tughlak, Actor and Set Designer
• Scoundrel Scapi, Actor, Assistant director
• Crucible, Actor, Set Designer (awarded)
• Aadim, Actor and Set designer
• Kanyadan, Actor and Set Designer
• Haybadana, Director and Actor
• Jamuna, Actor

• Joyjatra (Victory Procession), 2004, Screenplay and Direction
• Rupkathar Golpo (A Fairy Tale), 2006, Writer and Director
• Daruchini Deep (Cinnamon Island), 2007, Writer and Director
• Oggatonama (The Unnamed), 2015, Writer and Director
• Haldaa (Endangered River), 2017, Screenplay and Direction
• Fagun Hawoay (In Spring Breeze), 2018, Screenplay and Direction
• Sphulingo (The Spark), 2021, Writer and Director

• Fazr International Film Festival, Tehran, Iran
• Kazan International Film Festival, Russia
• Carthage International Film Festival, Tunisia
• Religion Today Film Festival, Italy
• Saarac Film Festival, Colombo
• Goa International Film Festival, India
• Goddess on the thorne, international film festival, Kosovo
• Kolkata international film festival, India
• Bali international film festival, Indonesia
• Asia pasific international film festival, Combodia
• Washington DC south Asian film Festival, USA
• and more

• Royal Court Theatre London's Summer School Fellowship, 1995
• 6 Bangladesh National Awards as director, writer and producer
• Oscar Representation, Oggatonama (The Unnamed), 2016
• special mention in Dhaka international film festival for Joyjatra (Victory Procession), 2004,
• Best director, Prothom alo award for Rupkathar Golpo (A Fairy Tale), 2006,
• Audience choice award in Bali international film festival for Daruchini Deep (Cinnamon Island), 2007,
• Special mention awad in Gulf of Naples film festival & Religion Today film festival,Ialy forOggatonama (The Unnamed), 2015,
• Best screenplay writer award for Oggatonama in SAARC International film festival, Colombo, Srilanka
• Best director and best screenplay award in Kosovo international film festival ,2016
• Best director award in Washington DC south Asian film festival
• Best film award in SAARC film festival for Haldaa (Endangered River), 2017
• and more
• Grand prix award in Religion Today film festival, Trento Italy for Haldaa. 2018
• Best director award in Asia Pacific film festival, Combodia for Oggatonama,2016
• Best director award in Kashmir international film festival for Haldaa,2018
• Fagun Hawoay (In Spring Breeze), 2018, Screenplay and Direction
• Sphulingo (The Spark), 2021, Writer and Director

Protishoron ( Refraction ) - A play

Icchamrittu ( The Ascent ) -  A play

Ek Guccho Kobita ( Poems ) - Poetry

1966, Bangladesh

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