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Tareque Masud (1956-2011)

Birthplace:
Bangladesh

Born:
December 6, 1956

Died:
August 13, 2011

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Director:
1991  The Inner Strength
1995  Song of Freedom
1997  VOICES OF CHILDREN​
2000  Women and War
2001  Words of Freedom
2002  A Kind of Childhood
2002  The Clay Bird
2005  Homeland
2009  Noroshundor
2010  Runway

Producer:
1991  The Inner Strength
1995  Song of Freedom
1997  VOICES OF CHILDREN​
2000  Women and War
2001  Words of Freedom
2002  A Kind of Childhood
2002  The Clay Bird
2005  Homeland
2009  Noroshundor
2010  Runway

Screenplay:
1991  The Inner Strength
1995  Song of Freedom
1997  VOICES OF CHILDREN​
2000  Women and War
2001  Words of Freedom
2002  A Kind of Childhood
2002  The Clay Bird
2005  Homeland
2009  Noroshundor
2010  Runway

Story:
1991  The Inner Strength
1995  Song of Freedom
1997  VOICES OF CHILDREN​
2000  Women and War
2001  Words of Freedom
2002  A Kind of Childhood
2002  The Clay Bird
2005  Homeland
2009  Noroshundor
2010  Runway

Writer:
1991  The Inner Strength
1995  Song of Freedom
1997  VOICES OF CHILDREN​
2000  Women and War
2001  Words of Freedom
2002  A Kind of Childhood
2002  The Clay Bird
2005  Homeland
2009  Noroshundor
2010  Runway

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