Mahde Hasan is a screenwriter and director based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His short films “I Am Time” and “Death of a Reader”  were presented at the 69th, 71st, and 73rd Locarno Film Festivals, respectively. In 2018, he participated in Locarno’s Open Doors Hub and received the CNC development grant for his debut feature Sand City. In 2019, the project was selected for participation in La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut français at Cannes and received a grant from the Swiss fund Visions Sud Est. Leading Sand City to premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2025.