Dhaka: Two-day-long ‘Asian Film Festival 2016’ will kick off at the auditorium of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) on 3 October.

MCJ Film Club, an organization run by the students of the Mass Communication and Journalism Department of the university, will arrange the festival.

Vice Chancellor of DU Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique will be present as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony which will be presided over by Prof Mofizur Rhaman, chairman of the Mass Communication and Journalism Department.

Prominent actress Sarah Begum Kobori, noted film makers Morshedul Islam and Mostofa Sarwar Farooki will be present as special guests at the inauguration programme.

House of Flying Daggers (China), Three Iron (South Korea) and PK (India) will be screened on the first day at about 1:30pm, 4:00pm and 6:30pm respectively.

On the second day, In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong) will be shown at 11:00am while A Separation (Iran) at 1:30pm, Spirited Away (Japan) at 4:00pm and Runway (Bangladesh) will at 6:30pm.

Film lovers can enjoy the films by purchasing tickets at Tk 20 each which will be available at TSC gate.