Mir Mukarram Hossain

Founder, Filmmaker

A communication graduate who is known for his innovative approach to social marketing, branding, and filmmaking,  Mir Mukarram Hossain runs BOXOFFICE that renders Campaign, Advocacy & Audiovisual Production solutions for corporate, government agencies, and international NGOs. Mukarram lead the team responsible for implementing the “Bangladesh: Sustainable Reintegration and Improved Migration Governance” campaign funded by the European Union, implemented by IOM, and in Partnership with BRAC. He was also an independent consultant for the Advocacy Campaign Initiative on Unpaid Care Work at ActionAid Bangladesh twice. Previously, he has also worked for ILO on two campaigns as a consultant, Rebuilding life after Rana Plaza and Towards a safer RMG sector for Bangladesh. Mir Mukarram Hossain cruised through prestigious local and international media outlets as a journalist-Prothom Alo, bdnews24.com, BBC, DW TV, AJ+, and a few more. His debut short film After 12 AM- a part of the feature anthology film titled: Sincerely yours, Dhaka premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, South Korea and traveled to 23 more international festivals. It is now available on NETFLIX. It was Bangladesh’s submission in the 2020 OSCARS. Mir also produced the acclaimed WEB Series Taqdeer, Kaiser, and Karagar for the Indian streaming platform HoiChoi and Unoloukik for CHORKI. He has produced Bagh Bondi Shingho Bondi for online streaming platform, Binge which dealt
with diverse experiences people have faced during the time of the coronavirus pandemic. Mir has also produced two full length feature films, Patalghar and Fipresci-India Critics Award winning Payer Tolay Mati Nai.