Phaim Bhuyian

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Phaim Bhuiyan
Bhuiyan and Vanessa Picciarelli during the presentation of Bangla
Born (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995
Rome, Italy
EducationIstituto Europeo di Design
Occupations
  • director
  • actor
  • producer

Mohammad Phaim Bhuiyan (Bengali: ফাহিম ভূঁইয়া, pronounced [ˈfa(h)im ˈbʱũ(i)e̯a]; born 31 October 1995) is an Italian actor, producer and filmmaker.[1]

Early life and education

Bhuiyan was born in Rome from parents of Bangladeshi origin and grew up in the Torpignattara district.[2] He attended IPS Virginia Woolf high-school in Circonvallazione Casilina, Rome.[3] After high school, he attended Istituto Europeo di Design[4] with a scholarship.

Career

Bhuiyan directed, produced, written and acted on the film Bangla which was awarded the Globo d'oro[5] as best first work with the Nastro d'argento for the best comedy of the 2019.[6] The same year he participated in the episodes of the program "Viva RaiPlay!" hosted by Rosario Fiorello.[7]

On 8 May 2020 he won the David di Donatello in the best new director category.[8] Same month he directs a music-video call "Miami a Fregene" of the singer-songwriter Avincola.[9]

In 2021 he was included on Forbes 30 Under 30-Europe 2021: Entertainment ranking.[10][11] Later on he became one of the judges for Forbes 30 under 30-Europe 2023: Entertainment.[12]

On 13 April 2022, Bangla - La serie was released, directed by Bhuiyan and Emanuele Scaringi, a sequel to his 2019 film.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes & Ref.
2016 Spazio alle storieAssistant DirectorShort film[14]
2018 La profezia dell'armadilloAssistant Director[15]
2019 BanglaDirector, Writer and Protagonist[16]

Television

Year Title Role Notes & Ref.
2017 YoroiDirector1 episode, 2017[17]
Io e il marzianoAssistant DirectorTelevision Series[18]
2019 Riders-La serieCast member1 episode, 2019[19]
Bangla KitchenDirector, Writer and Cast member4 episodes, 2019[20]
2020 Nuove StradeSelf1 episode, 2020[21]
2022 Bangla - La serieDirector, Writer and Protagonist8 episodes, 2022[22]

Song

Year Song Singer Role Notes & Ref.
2020 Miami a FregeneAvincolaDirectorMusic Video[23]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Hamburg International Film Festival Best Production Bangla Nominated [24]
Nastro d'argento Best Comedy Bangla Won [25]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Big Screen Award Bangla Nominated [26]
Globo d'oro Best First Feature Bangla Won [27]
2020 Festival del Cinema Europeo Mario Verdone Award Bangla Won [28]
David di Donatello Best Debut Director Bangla Won [29]
Best Original Screenplay Bangla Nominated [30]
2022 Premi Flaiano Best Male Performance in the Youth Section Bangla - La serie Won [31]
Terni Film Festival Miglior serie televisiva Bangla - La serie Won [32]
Nastro d'argento Miglior Serie Commedia Bangla - La serie Won [33]
Giffoni Film Festival Explosive Talent Award Bangla Won [34]

See also

References

  1. "Al Torino Film Festival la serie 'Bangla', dal film di Phaim Bhuiyan: "Risate e conflitti della seconda generazione"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. "Phaim Bhuiyan: "Sono il Moretti della periferia ma sempre in stile Bangla"". la Repubblica. 1 April 2022.
  3. Stefania Ulivi (5 October 2019). "La storia di Phaim Bhuiyan, romano di Torpignattara". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. "Phaim Bhuiyan: "Se ti bollano come straniero e non lo sei, rischi di crederci"". Il Manifesto. 10 July 2022.
  5. "Bangladeshi-Italian director shines light on minority community". Aljazeera. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. "Phaim Bhuiyan: "Sono il Moretti della periferia ma sempre in stile Bangla"". La Repubblica. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. "Fiorello: "VivaRaiPlay? Sigarette e vino per convincere Venditti e De Gregori"". Corriere della Sera. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "Bangla, la trama del film del giovane Phaim Bhuiyan candidato ai David di Donatello 2020". SKY TG24 (in Italian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. "AVINCOLA: "Miami a Fregene", il video diretto da Phaim Bhuiyan miglior regista esordiente ai David di Donatello 2020". 25 May 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. "Mohammed Phaim Bhuiyan". Forbes. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Entertainment". Forbes.
  12. "Forbes 30 Under 30 2023: Entertainment". Forbes.
  13. "'Bangla - La serie', una periferia di seconda generazione". La Repubblica (in Italian). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  14. "Spazio alle storie (2016) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  15. "The Prophecy of the Armadillo (2018) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  16. "'Bangla' is a somewhat predictable but charming exploration of the Bangladeshi Italian experience". International Examiner. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  17. "Yoroi (TV Series 2017) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  18. "Io e il marziano (TV Series 2017) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  19. "Riders – La Serie (TV Series 2019– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  20. "Bangla Kitchen (TV Series 2019– ) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  21. "Nuove strade (TV Mini Series 2020) – IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  22. "Bangla ora è una serie tv, dopo il successo del film arriva in anteprima su RaiPlay". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  23. "Avincola;Brano in gara: Goal!;Biografia". Rai. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  24. "Hamburg International Film Festival – festivals". Filmitalia.
  25. "Nastri d'Argento 2019: «Bangla» di Phaim Bhuiyan è la commedia dell'anno". Corriere della Sera. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  26. "Bangla | IFFR". iffr.com.
  27. "Globo d'Oro 2019, ecco i vincitori: trionfa Borghi e Bosso emoziona". RomaToday.
  28. "Mario Verdone Award". Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  29. "Bellocchio and his Traitor triumph at the David di Donatello awards. Best newcomer the 24-year-old Bhuiyan". www.finestresullarte.info.
  30. "David di Donatello 2020, le nomination". GQ Italia. 18 February 2020.
  31. "Premio Flaiano 2022, i vincitori del Pegaso d'oro". 5 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  32. "Terni Film Festival: ecco tutti i vincitori". umbria7.it. 22 November 2022.
  33. "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE – I VINCITORI". www.nastridargento.it. 31 May 2022.
  34. "Phaim Bhuiyan: his big dream, from suburban streets to David di Donatello". www.giffonifilmfestival.it.