The 13th anniversary of the death of the acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud, best known for his much-acclaimed film ‘Matir Moina’ – the first Bangladeshi film to compete in the Oscars and won the Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will be observed today.
Born on December 6, 1956 in Faridpur, Tareque Masud got involved with the film society movement in the late ‘70s.
He made his directorial debut in 1989 with ‘Adam Surat’, a documentary on the legendary artist SM Sultan.
A pioneer of the country’s independent film movement, he was also a founding member of the Short Film Forum. He organised the country’s first International Short and Documentary Film Festival in 1988.
His much-acclaimed film ‘Matir Moina’ is the first Bangladeshi film to compete in the Oscars. It was also released in a good number of countries.
His other films include ‘Runway’, ‘Antarjatra’, ‘Muktir Gaan’ and the unfinished ‘Kagojer Phul’.
Tareque Masud died in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Aricha road while returning from a shooting spot of the film ‘Kagajer Phul’ on August 13, 2011.
The tragic accident also claimed the lives of media personality Mishuk Munier, two film production crews Wasim and Jamal, and microbus driver Mostafizur Rahman.
The filmmaker was posthumously awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012.
