The 6th Hill Film Festival has unveiled the first slate of films selected for its upcoming edition, set to take place December 26–28 in Rangamati and January 2–4 in Dhaka. Marking its 10th year, this festival celebrates diverse cinematic voices across genres, languages, and cultures.

This year’s selection includes 37 films from 12 countries, spanning seven competitive categories: Feature Fiction, Feature Documentary, Short Fiction, Short Documentary, Student, Vlog, and Experimental. Films are presented in 15 languages, showcasing a rich variety of stories and perspectives.

It’s important to note that these selections represent films submitted for competition. A curated section, along with the festival’s complete program and schedule, will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates!

Below is the list of selected films for both competition and non-competition sections:

Competition

Feature Fiction

WATER LILIES
Chanho Lee | Republic of Korea | 2024 | 119 mins | Korean

THE MOUNTAIN WAGTAIL
Begaly Nargozuev | Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | 140 mins | Kirghiz

Feature Doc

ICHAMATI
Habibur Rahman | Bangladesh | 2023 | 60 mins | Bengali, Munda

WILD COAST WARRIORS
Nick Chevallier, Leigh Wood, Guido Zanghi, Warren Smart | South Africa | 2023 | 78 mins | English, Xhosa

Short Fiction

THE STORY OF MONSTERS AND CAPTIVE WOMEN
Partha Sen Gupta | Bangladesh | 2023 | 8 mins | Bengali

VAS MAR
Nima Tabandeh | Iran | 2024 | 19 mins | Persian

SPACE STATION VILLAGE EP8: MISS YOU TO THE STARS
Yi-Feng Kao | Taiwan | 2023 | 13 mins | Chinese, English

RAVEN
Zayed Siddiki | Bangladesh | 2023 | 30 mins | Bengali

BROTHER’S HORN
Sara Asadi | Iran | 2023 | 19 mins | Persian

ON A BOAT
Heso | Japan | 2024 | 33 mins | Japanese

JOURNEY OF MIND
Prodipto Saha | Bangladesh | 2024 | 15 mins | Bengali

A SNAIL WITHOUT SHELL
Mohin Rakhaine | Bangladesh | 2024 | 15 mins | A’chik, Bengali

SONDESH
Humaira Snigdha | Bangladesh | 2024 | 10 mins | Bengali

Short Doc 

DOPRUJHIRI
Asma Beethe | Bangladesh | 2023 | 29 mins | Mro

KARKAS
Kondor Shekari | Iran | 2023 | 13 mins | Persian

Student

MACHINE CITY
Noor E Alam Taimur | Bangladesh | 2023 | 5 mins | Bengali

SOUND OF SILENCE
Shoumik Bakshi Dipto, Irfanul Haque, Sanjida Sorna, Pial Sarker | Bangladesh | 2024 | 11 mins | Bangla

TIPS
Tasnova Tabassum Atoshi | Bangladesh | 2024 | 14 mins | Bengali

Experimental

DHAKA DIARY (2023)
Shahran Morshed | Bangladesh | 2023 | 1 min | English

21…
Hitesh Liya | India | 2023 | 20 mins | Hindi

MAMA
Nadia Nazar | United States | 2024 | 3 mins | No language

Non competition

Feature Fiction   

IMPERMANENT RESIDENTS
Tuan Huu Nguyen | Vietnam | 2024 | 106 mins | Vietnamese, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)

BITTER COFFEE
Soner Sert | Turkey | 91 mins | Turkish

Feature Doc   

IN THEIR OWN TIME
Sourya Dipta | India | 2023 | 113 mins | Bangla

Short Fiction     

DHUSHAR PANDULIPY
Mamun Sobhani | Bangladesh | 5 mins | Bengali

YA HANOUNI
lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib | France | 2024 | 3 mins | Arabic

HELIUM MONKEY BALLOON
Golam Muntakim | Bangladesh | 2023 | 30 mins | Bangla

THE RED MARKET
Ramiro Leal, Christopher Matthew Spencer | United States | 2024 | 9 mins | English

CHICKEN BROTH SOUP
Deniz Büyükkirli | Turkey | 2024 | 18 mins | Turkish

SPIDER-ZAN
Maryam Khodabakhsh | Iran | 2023 | 13 mins | Persian

TEN MINUTES IN A WEEK
Abir Ferdous Ayon | Bangladesh | 2023 | 9 | Bengali 

UNTONGUE
Kazi md Golam Rabbani | Bangladesh |  2023 | 14 | Bengali 

THE DANCING SPARROW
Sujalo Chakma | Bangladesh | 2022 | 10 | Bengali 

LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY
Damla Ersan | Türkiye | 2024 |  19 | Turkish 

Short Doc

SOMONNOY
Jaynto Kumar Kundu | Bangladesh | 2023 | 25 | Bengali

HIDDEN GÁJANAS
Janne Vuorela | Finland | 2024 | 28 | English, Finnish

Student

JAAY JAAY DIN
Ahsabul Yamin | Bangladesh | 2023 | 39 mins | Bengali

Vlog

UNSEEN PRAVARANA
Dipta Dip Chakma | Bangladesh | 2024 | 9 mins | English

PHEE HOUBA
NG Shilpi | Bangladesh | 2024  | 15 |  Manipuri