Development Projects
1. Asharu, Buddhadeb Barman, India
2. Be a woman, Smriti Basnet, Nepal
3. Adai, Abish O Mukhtaruly/Gregary Bagaev and Nikita Sergeyevich Iliashenko, Kazakhstan
4. A Weaver Birds Nest, Rahul Rabha/Alvina Joshi, India
5. Opekkha, Kazi Arefin Ahmed, Bangladesh
6. Shadow Lines, Subasri Krishnan, India
7. Aanda Story, Md Shakawat Hossen, Bangladesh
8. Beyond the Biological Bond: Embracing Fatherhood, Partha Sen Gupta, Bangladesh
9. Harvest Moon, Rama Ayasra, Jordan
10. The Last Shepherd, Anil Budha Magar, Nepal
11. Profane Water, Md Abid Mallick/Asaduzzaman, Bangladesh
12. Summer in Shizuoka, Winter in Dhaka, Zakir Hossain Raju, Bangladesh
13. The Erosion, Anusree Roy, Bangladesh
14. Land of The Displaced, Kirsty Wells/Fayed Masud Khan, Bangladesh
15. Unseen Threads: A journey of Courage, Suborna Senjutee Tushee, Bangladesh
16. Echoes Within, Shakti Banik, Bangladesh
17. The Dong Story, Utpal Borpujari/Bhaskar Jyoti Das, India
18. Dear Cinema, Balaji Maheshwar, India
19. Memories of Belonging, Kim Webby, New Zealand
Rough-Cut Projects
1. About My Father, Sumit Sisodiya, India
2. What If I Tell You, Teena Kaur, India
3. Where My Grandma Lives, Tasmia Afrin Mou, Bangladesh
4. Goodbye Snoball, Rasel Rahman, Bangladesh
5. Earth, Animal and Human, Suraj Uddhav Madhale, India
6. Sound of Wind, Nanshi Yuen, China
Tutors
1. Jane Mote, Story Consultant, United Kingdom
2. KriStine Ann Skaret, Producer, Norway
3. Audrius Stonys, Filmmaker & Producer, Lithuania
4. Ryota Kotani, Producer, Japan
5. Sean McAllister, Filmmaker, United Kingdom
6. Nilotpal Majumdar, Filmmaker & Teacher, India
7. Ollie Huddleston, Editor, United Kingdom
8. Ikkea Vehkhalathi, Producer, Norway
Decision Makers
1. Bruni Burres, Senior Consultant, Sundance Institute Documentary Program, USA
2. David Averbach, Creative Director, The Film Collaborative, USA
3. Orly Ravid, Founder, The Film Collaborative, USA
4. Madeleine Hetherton-Miau, Producer & Director, Media Stockade, Australia
5. Lauren Valmadre, Industray Manager, AIDC, Australia
6. Maria A Ruggieri, Head of Sales & Acquisitions, Asian Shadows, Hong Knog
7. Michael Agar, Managing Director, Mind the Gap Film Finance, Australia
8. Jesper Jack, International Editor, Op-Docs, The New York Times, USA
9. Mita Suri, Film Program Producer, Sheffield DocFest, UK
10. Lianne Llewellyn, Head of development, IEFTA, Monaco
11. Nevena Milasinovic, Sales & Distribution Depatrment, Lightdox, Switzerland
12. Riaya Aboul Ela, Film Festival Strategist, International Emerging Film Talents Association (IEFTA), Monaco
13. Meenakshi Shedde, Curator, Festival Programmer, Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
14. Stephanie Sabrinskas, Writer & Producer, Australia
15. Peter Day, Producer & Director, Faction Media Ltd, UK
16. Regenhild Ek, Chairperson, Global Film and Media Initiative, Sweden
17. Alex Lee, Co-founder/ Director, DocEdge, New Zealand
18. Jimmy Jing, Seesaw Pictures, South Korea
19. Ryota Kotani, Tutor & Senior Producer, NHK Enterprises, Japan
Observers
1. Samrat Ray Chakrabarty, India
2. Ankita Upadhyaya, India
3. Shuvangi Khadka/Kapil Khadka, Nepal
4. Anwar Hossain, Bangladesh
5. Md. Hasibur Rahman Shakil, Bangladesh
6. Rony Zabalay , Bangladesh
7. Fazle Rabbi, Bangladesh
8. Sandip Biswas, Bangladesh
Awards
1. Dhaka DocLab Best Project Bangladesh (1,00,000 BDT)
Echos Within, Shakti Banik, Bangladesh
2. Dhaka DocLab Best Project South Asia (1,50,000 BDT)
Weavers Birds Nest, Rahul Rabha, India
3. International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) Award (2000 Euro)
Opekkha, Kazi Arefin Ahmed, Bangladesh
4. Global Film & Media Initiative Award (2,000 EURO)
Last Shepherd, Anil Buddha Magar, Nepal
5. Adhunika Award (For one Bangladeshi young women filmmaker) (2,000 USD)
Erosion, Anusree Ray, Bangladesh
5. DocEdge Kolkata Award (Kind)
Opekkha, Kazi Arefin Ahmed, Bangladesh
6. DocEdge New Zealand Award (Kind)
Land of The Displaced, Kristy Wells and Fayed Mausd Khan, Bangladesh