Fazle Hasan Shishir () is a Bangladeshi film producer, director. He received govt. film grant for the short film Jhiripoth Periye, which he directed. As a producer, he received the World Cinema Fund 2025 for the feature film Suraiya, directed by Robiul Alam Robi and story and script written by Shibabrata Barman. This film project was also selected for the Asian Project Market 2023 at the Busan International Film Festival. Forget Me Not and Cafe Desire are films where he serves as executive producer and released on the OTT platform Chorki.
Birth and education Shishir was born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature from Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University in Bangladesh in 2016. Following his undergraduate studies, he pursued a Master of Arts in Film Studies at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, India, graduating in 2020. In 2023, Shishir received a scholarship to study film producing at the Busan Asian Film School, Busan, South Korea.
Career Shishir began his career in film production and direction in 2014. He directed the government grant-funded short film Jhiripoth Periye and served as an executive producer for OTT feature films such as Cafe Desire and Forget Me Not, released on Chorki. As a producer, his feature project Suraiya received international recognition, including the Berlinale World Cinema Fund 2025 and selection for the Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival.
Fazle Hasan Shishir is an executive and producer of Ratherhood Initiatives Ltd. and one of its co-founders.
In addition to filmmaking, Shishir is actively involved in film education and curation. He teaches film production courses at the Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute and has served as a programmer for the 6th Hill Film Festival in Bangladesh. He also curated the "Video Diaries of Contemporary Practitioners from Bangladesh" for the TENT Biennale 2020 in Kolkata, India.
Filmography Shishir's role as director, producer in film spans various genres and formats, including short films, features, and documentaries. His notable projects include:
Year TitleDirectorProducerWriter Notes 2021 Mukuler Jadur Ghora Executive producer; Short film. Directed by Debashis Doob 2022 Cafe Desire Executive producer; Directed by Robiul Alam Robi Webfilm released on Chorki2024 Forget Me Not Executive producer; Webfilm released on Chorki2024Priyo MalotiCo-producer, International Distributor (selected in Cairo International Film Festival, produced by Chorki)2025 Jhiripoth Periye Short film; director Released in 2025 at Drik2026The Blind Girl and an ElephantCo-producer, Selected for the Asian New Talent section of the Shanghai International Film Festival. SuraiyaFilming
Awards and recognition Shishir's work has been recognized with grants and accolades, including multiple grants from the Government of Bangladesh for his film projects. His involvement in Suraiya has garnered international attention, being selected for prestigious film markets and festivals like Busan International Film Festival's Asian Film Market (APM), Festival des 3 Continents's film lab Prodiure Au Sud, and the Film Market of the Tasveer Film Market and Festival in Seattle, USA.
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