Tareque Masud
Tareque Masud was an award-winning Bangladeshi independent film director. He was known for directing the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won a number of international awards, including the International Critics' Prize and FIPRESCI Prize for Directors' Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. He died in a road accident on 13 August, 2011. Tareque Masud was born in Nurpur village, Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur District, Bangladesh. He studied at an Islamic madrasah as a child, but the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan forces in 1971 put an end to his studies at the Islamic seminary. After the war, Masud pursued general education and went on to obtain a Masters degree in History at Dhaka University. His wife, Catherine Masud, is a Chicago-born film editor.
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Return Journeyas Self2012
RunwayDirector2010- RunwayScreenplay2010
- RunwayDialogue2010
- RunwayStory2010
- RunwayOriginal Music Composer2010
NoroshundorStory2009- NoroshundorDirector2009
HomelandDirector2005- HomelandScreenplay2005
- HomelandProducer2005
- HomelandStory2005
- HomelandDialogue2005
- HomelandLyricist2005
The Clay BirdScreenplay2002- The Clay BirdDirector2002
- The Clay BirdDialogue2002
- The Clay BirdStory2002
- The Clay BirdLyricist2002
A Kind of ChildhoodDirector2002
Words of FreedomDirector2001- Women and WarDirector2000
- Women and War: Trauma and Triumph of Women in '71Director1999
- Women and War: Trauma and Triumph of Women in '71Producer1999
VOICES OF CHILDRENDirector1997
Song of FreedomDirector1995
Shey: The ConversationDirector1993
The Inner StrengthDirector1991