Riad Arfin is a Bangladeshi filmmaker based in the United Kingdom. He was influenced by the Nouvelle Vague movement at an early age. His short film, A Bus Ride, won the best film award at the Dhaka International Short and Independent Film Festival in 2014 and was screened at various film festivals. His subsequent film, A Fishing Story, won the jury award at the Chitrovasha Film Festival in 2020.