Afroza Hossain (Sara)

Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sara Hossain is an emerging writer-director known for looking at real events through the lens of Bengali folklore and the sensibilities of magical realism. With a strong academic foundation in drawing and painting, she emphasizes honest expression in her creative work while embracing evolving techniques to bring her stories to life. After completing her first short film, Song of Whales, she is developing a feature film, Song of Jhinuk, which gained national and international attention by winning the West Meets East Screenplay Lab in January 2023. In September 2023, she was selected as a representative of the animation film industry in Bangladesh by the Embassy of France in Bangladesh and Alliance Française de Dhaka and was honored by presenting both of her films to the Honorable President of France during a cultural meetup held as part of his visit to Bangladesh. Later, in May-June 2024, she had the privilege to visit France to conduct market research on co-production and animation education to explore possibilities for co-producing animation films between France and Bangladesh. The Alliance Française de Dhaka arranged the one-month trip, with funding from METIS|French Development Agency and the ICT ministry of Bangladesh.