Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Bengali: মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী) (born (1973) Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a contemporary Bangladeshi Film director, screenwriterand producer. He has directed a number of video fiction for television, ground breaking TV commercials and three full length feature films. His films have been shown in international film festivals like Rotterdam, Busan, Abu Dhabi etc.. Variety’s Jay Weissberg wrote, “Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a key exemplar of Bangladeshi new wave cinema movement” .
He is a young director in Bangladesh who has set a new trend in terms of presentation and direction after the media boom began in Bangladesh in the late 1990s.
His third film Third Person Singular Number was premiered in Pusan International Film Festival (2009). It had its European premier in International Film Festival Rotterdam, It was also in the official competition 2009 Middle East International Film Festival (Abu Dhabi). His previous two films, which he considers to be an educational effort, were Bachelor (2003) and Made in Bangladesh (2007).
| মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | |
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| Born | May 2, 1973 Dhaka, Bangladesh, East Nakhalpara |
| Occupation | Filmmaker,Producer |
| Years active | 1999 - present |