Biography
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.
Filmography
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Movies 11
Director 10
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Runway (2010)
Noroshundor (2009)
Homeland (2005)
The Clay Bird (2002)
A Kind of Childhood (2002)
Words of Freedom (2001)
Women and War (2000)
VOICES OF CHILDREN (1997)
Song of Freedom (1995)
The Inner Strength (1991)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1956-12-06
Deathday2011-08-13 (54 years old)
Birth Nameআবু তারেক মাসুদ
Birth PlaceBhanga Upazila, Bangladesh
SpouseCatherine Masud
CitizenshipsBangladesh, Pakistan
ResidencesFaridpur District, Bangladesh
AwardsBangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay, Marrakech International Film Festival Awards, FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes, Ekushey Padak
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