Junaid Halim
Bangladeshi film editor
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Junaid Halim is a Bangladeshi film actor and editor. He is also one of the renowned professors of film studies in Bangladesh. He was the chairman of the Film & TV department at Jagannath University, one of the reputed public universities in Bangladesh.[1] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Editing three times for the films Shankhonad (2004), Britter Baire (2009) and Maya: The Lost Mother (2019).[2]
Junaid Halim | |
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জুনায়েদ হালিম | |
| Occupations | Film editor and professor (Professor of Film and Television Studies at Jagannath University) |
| Years active | 1993–Present |
| Awards | full list |
Early life
Junaid Halim was born in Madhabdi municipality area in Narsingdi District under Dhaka division. His parents are late A. J. M Abdul Halim Mollah and late Rijia Halim.
Education
Professor Junaid Halim obtained his honors and masters degrees from the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka (1983–87). He later have flown to India to pursue his higher education at the Film and Television Institute, Pune and completed his Diploma in Cinema (Specialization in Editing) in (1995-1996). He returned to Dhaka later and joined as a lecturer of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Jagannath University.
Filmography
As an actor
- Shey – 1993
- Dub Satar – 2011
As an editor
- Shorot'71 – 2000
- Bachelor – 2004
- Shankhonad – 2005
- Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash – 2006
- Nirontor – 2006
- Swopnodanay – 2007
- Banshi – 2007
- Rupantor – 2008
- Britter Bairey – 2009
- Sohagi's Ornament – 2015
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | National Film Award | Best Editing | Shankhonad | Won |
| 2009 | National Film Award | Best Editing | Britter Baire | Won[3] |
| 2019 | National Film Award | Best Editing | Maya: The Lost Mother | Won[4] |