Rezwan Shahriar Sumit

• Name — Rezwan Shahriar Sumit • Native Name — রেজওয়ান শাহরিয়ার সুমিত • Birthplace — Dhaka, Bangladesh • Occupation — Filmmaker, screenwriter, film producer • Education — New York University Tisch School of the Arts • Known for — * Nonajoler Kabbo (2020) • Master (2026) • Awards — * Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film (2021) • Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (2021) • VPRO Big Screen Award – International Film Festival Rotterdam (2026)

Sumit was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His interest in filmmaking led to his early short film City Life, which earned him selection for the Berlinale Talents program at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008. He later moved to the United States to study film production at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts as a Tisch Fellow, where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree. During his time at NYU, he received a Spike Lee Production Grant and produced Barbara Cigarroa's thesis short film Dios Nunca Muere, which screened at the New York Film Festival and AFI Fest.

Sumit made his feature directorial debut with Nonajoler Kabbo (internationally titled The Salt in Our Waters), a drama exploring climate change and coastal community traditions in Patuakhali, Bangladesh. The film held its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2020. It subsequently competed at the Göteborg Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, and Kolkata International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film. At the 46th Bangladesh National Film Awards, the film swept seven categories, including Best Director and Best Film for Sumit. His second feature film, Master, a rural political thriller starring Nasir Uddin Khan and Azmeri Haque Badhon, premiered at the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam in February 2026. The film won the festival's VPRO Big Screen Award by unanimous jury decision. It went on to screen at international festivals including the Sydney Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival.

• Year — Award / Festival — Category — Work — Result • 2021 — Kolkata International Film Festival — NETPAC Award (Best Asian Select) — Nonajoler Kabbo • 2021 — Göteborg Film Festival — Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award — Nonajoler Kabbo • 2023 — 46th Bangladesh National Film Awards — Best Director — Nonajoler Kabbo • Best Film • 2026 — International Film Festival Rotterdam — VPRO Big Screen Award — Master

• Year — Title — Native title — Role(s) — Notes • 2020 — Nonajoler Kabbo — নোনাজেলের কাব্য — Director, writer, producer — Feature debut • 2026 — Master — মাস্টার — Director, co-writer, producer — Won VPRO Big Screen Award at IFFR

• City Life (2008) • Moon Fairy (2009) • Raising Flames (2014) • Remnants of Men (2016)