"Nishi", the first Bangladeshi film to win the prestigious Environmental Media Association (EMA) Award in the United States, is set for its Bangladesh premiere next week. According to production house International Academy of Film and Media, the film will be screened on December 6 at 3pm at the German Cultural Centre in Dhaka as part of the European Film Festival.

Based on a story and screenplay by Golam Rabbany, the film is jointly directed by Rabbany and Zahirul Islam.

Speaking about the premiere, director Rabbany said, "The film has travelled to many countries and will continue to do so. It has earned recognition and may receive more. But the joy of showing it to Bangladeshi audiences is incomparable. Many had asked to see it personally, and this premiere finally makes that possible."

Co-produced by the European Union Bangladesh, Green Film School Alliance and UNESCO Dhaka, "Nishi" follows the story of a tea worker's daughter whose education is halted due to a severe water crisis. A timber trader named Lalchan attempts to coerce the underage girl, Nishi, into marriage by promising to install a tube-well at her home.

The film's final editing, colour grading and sound design were completed at Poland's renowned Łódź Film School, with cinematography by its former student Natalia Pusnik. Shot in a tea garden and surrounding areas in Sylhet, the film features performances by Nishi, daughter of a tea estate worker, along with Biswajit, Ganesh and Bharati.