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
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Runway
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2010
Runway
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2010
Runway
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 2010
Runway
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2010
Runway
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 2010
Noroshundor
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2009
Noroshundor
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Homeland
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Homeland
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2005
Homeland
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2005
Homeland
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2005
Homeland
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 2005
Homeland
Role: Lyricist
MOVIE • 2005
The Clay Bird
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2002
The Clay Bird
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
The Clay Bird
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 2002
The Clay Bird
Role: Story
MOVIE • 2002
The Clay Bird
Role: Lyricist
MOVIE • 2002
A Kind of Childhood
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
Words of Freedom
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001