A short film “Kosa” (The Bowl) by young Tajik filmmaker Muhiddin Muzaffar has reportedly been selected to be showcased at three international festivals.

“The short film “Kosa” has been selected to be showcased at the international festivals in London, Rome and Dacca (Bangladesh),” Diloshoub Orifzoda, producer of the Sughdsinamo Film Studio, told Asia-Plus in an interview.

According to him, Open Central Asia International Festival 2016supported by OCA Magazine, Dash Arts and SOAS opens at SOAS London University on October 5.

“Then we will make preparations for showing the film at the international festivals in Rome and Dacca,” Orifzoda said. 

Meanwhile, the film was already showcased at the 12th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (KIFMC) that took place in the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic from September 5 to September 11.  

60 nominees from 33 countries of the world reportedly participated in the 12th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (KIFMC).

Apart from competition program there was also a wide variety of non-competition and parallel programs awaiting the audience.

The Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (KIFMC) was created in 2005.  It takes place at the beginning of September in the city Kazan, Russia.

Initially it was supposed to be a mobile festival between Muslim regions in Russia and other States of the Muslim world, and the city of Kazan was chosen to be a start point, because it is the biggest Islamic city in the northern hemisphere.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan (an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation) insisted that KIFMC should be the Culture Brand of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, which became the permanent residence for the festival, and city name has been added to the name of the festival. 

This film tells the story of three generations of a family and their different relationships.  An old man Abdulla lives with his son Hakim, daughter-in-law Gulandom and his grandson Umed.  Abdulla has health issues and is not well, but he is a very kind and friendly person.  Gulandom doesn’t like her father-in-law and doesn’t go to any length to hide her feelings towards him.  One day she serves him food in an old cracked bowl.  Quick-witted Umed questions his mother why his grandfather has to eat from a cracked bowl, but Abdulla smoothly escapes the situation and explains to his grandson that the bowl is a magic bowl and it helps him to get better.  After a series of events that lead Abdulla to staying in the barn and away from the house, his son Hakim finds out about the story of the magic bowl and attempts to turn the situation around and resolve it, but it might just be too late.