The following year he started the Dhaka International Film Festival.
[2] Major film festivals, in addition to the juries selected by the festival to award its prizes, often feature independent juries that follow their own criteria to award their own prizes.
[1][2] Zamal has directed several documentaries, starting with Truth and Beyond (2006), which explores Islam in Bangladesh.
[3][4] Later that year he made Smritir Minar (A Monument of Memories), which records Bangladeshi participation in the 2006 Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) ceremonies of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army in Kolkata.
[5] His 2011 Pahela Baishakh shows the Bengali New Year festivities.