, Nov. 4 -- Bangladeshi documentary 'Mamun: In Praise of Shadows', portraying the life and artistic journey of eminent photographer Nasir Ali Mamun, has won the Best Biographical Documentary award at the MosDocFest Documentary Film Festival in Moscow, Russia.

Directed by British-Bangladeshi filmmaker Makbul Chowdhury, the film has previously received recognition at two international film festivals, winning the Best Documentary award at the UK Asian Film Festival in the United Kingdom and a Special Jury Mention at the fifth World Film Festival in Kolkata.

The Moscow award marks another milestone in the documentary's international journey, bringing further attention to the work of one of Bangladesh's most distinctive portrait photographer...