Education
He studied English literature at the University of Dhaka and worked as a left-wing journalist for landless peasants in rural areas.
He studied English literature at the University of Dhaka and worked as a left-wing journalist for landless peasants in rural areas.
His feature films are "Nadir Naam Modhumati" (The River Named Modhumati), "Chitra Nodir Pare" (Quiet Flows the River Chitra), "Lalsalu" (A Tree Without Roots), "Lalon", "Rabeya" (The Sister), and "Jibondhuli" (The Drummer). Tanvir Mokammel’s prominent documentaries are "The Garment Girls of Bangladesh", "The Unknown Bird", "Teardrops of Karnaphuli", "Riders to the Sunderbans", "A Tale of the Jamuna River", "The Promised Land", "Tajuddin Ahmad:An Unsung Hero", "The Japanese Wife", "Swapnabhumi" and mega-documentary "1971". His movies "Nadir Naam Modhumati" (The River Named Modhumati) and "Chitra Nodir Pare" (Quiet Flows the River Chitra) ranked second and third respectively in the list of 10 best Bangladeshi films, in the audience and critics" polls conducted by the British Film Institute.
A prolific writer, Tanvir Mokammel has written poems, short stories, and newspaper articles on cinema and cultural issues.
Tanvir Mokammel’s important books are "A Brief History of World Cinema", "The Art of Cinema", "Charlie Chaplin: Conquests by a Tramp", "Syed Waliullah, Sisyphus and Quest of Tradition in Novel" (a work of literary criticism), "Grundtvig and Folk Education" (a book on alternative educational ideas), and a translation of Maxim Gorky's play "The Lower Depths". Tanvir Mokammel is at present the director of the "Bangladesh Film Institute" and the "Bangladesh Film Centre".
His latest work is a fiction called "Jibondhuli". Director, Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI)
President, Bangladesh Short Film Forum, 1985-1987, 1995-1997
Jury Member, 15th Rabat International Film Festival, 2009
Director, Bangladesh Film Centre (BFC).