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Samia Zaman

Samia Zaman
সামিয়া জামান
Zaman in Dhaka Lit Fest 2017
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materSOAS, University of London
Occupation(s)Film director, television presenter, producer
Organization(s)Ekattor TV, Versa Media[1]
Known forJournalist and film director
AwardsAnannya Top Ten Awards (2008)

Samia Zaman is a Bangladeshi media personality, filmmaker and producer.[2] She was a television news presenter, reporter and talk show host. In 2006, she emerged as a film director. She also serves as the Editor and CEO of the television channel Ekattor TV.[3]

Career

In 1989, Zaman started out her career as a producer at the BBC World Service in London.[4] Zaman served as a journalist and news presenter in Ekushey Television.[3]

Films

In 1987 Zaman worked in the film Suchona, with the director Morshedul Islam as an assistant.[4] In 2006, she emerged as a filmmaker through her direction on the film Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash.[5][6] She directed her second film, Aakash Koto Dure, in 2014.[7][3]

In March 2015, Zaman served in the judge panel of Geneva International Oriental Film Festival.[8]

In 2024, Zaman produced the film Ajob Karkhana (2024) which direction by Shabnam Ferdousi and the film are produced under her own banner Versa Media.[9]

Personal life

Zaman has three daughters.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "'Ajob Karkhana': In search for the song of soul". The Daily Star. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ^ Aasha Mehreen Amin (January 9, 2006). "Reviving an Old Ritual". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ^ a b c Rafi Hossain & M H Haider (June 27, 2015). "Samia Zaman: Bangladesh in Cannes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ^ a b c ""Make your own decisions"--Samia Zaman". The Daily Star. March 10, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. ^ Novera Deepita (June 18, 2005). "Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash: Samia Zaman on her debut film". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  6. ^ "Samia Zaman Calls the Shots". The Daily Star. February 11, 2011. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  7. ^ Mohammad Zahidul Islam (March 1, 2014). "AKASH KOTO DURE". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  8. ^ "Samia in Geneva". The Daily Star. March 28, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  9. ^ "'Ajob Karkhana': In search for the song of soul". The Daily Star. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2025-01-03.