Abu Shahed Emon

Emon was born in the village of Takerghat, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. He pursued a bachelor's degree in psychology at University of Dhaka. He developed interest for filmmaking during his involvement with the Dhaka University Film Society,^[4] which he would later further study filmmaking at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sydney Film School.^[5] and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)^[1] in Australia.^[6][5] Later he completed his Master in Fine Arts (MFA)^[7] from School of Film, TV and Multimedia^[8] Korea National University of Arts^[9]

Emon directed his debut film, Jalal's Story.^[10] The film was premiered in the New Currents Competition of Busan International Film Festival,^[11] and appeared as Bangladesh's Oscars award submission 88th Academy Award^[12] in 2016.^[12] He produced^[13] Sincerely Yours, Dhaka,^[14] and No Ground Beneath the Feet.^[1] The Bangladesh Oscar Committee selected the anthology film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka as Bangladesh's submission for the International Feature Film category^[15] at the 93rd Academy award^[16] 2021 Oscars.^[17][18] The film No Ground Beneath the Feet, produced by Emon,^[1][19] was submitted as Bangladesh's entry for the Best International Feature Film category^[20] at the 96th Academy Award,^[21][22][23] also known as the 2023 Oscars.^[24]

Emon written and directed^[25] the web series, Mercules^[26][27] for Bangladeshi streaming platform Chorki^[28] and also produced an anthology series^[29] Bagh Bondi Shingho Bondi^[30] for Bangladeshi streaming platform Binge^[31] and directed one episode titled Arai Mon Shopno (2020)^[31] Emon directed a Japanese-language short film Tenement of Secret Talk,^[32] which was showcased in several Japanese film festivals.^[32] He served as the project director for the Bengali dubbed version of the Korean animation series "Teenie Scouts: Big Five," which on-aired on Bangladeshi Satellite channel Channel I and iscreen.^[25]