What will be your first movie of 2023? If you’re reading this it’s likely you put some (let’s be honest: too much) thought into what commences the cinematic year. The Criterion Channel’s January lineup will put some good things front and center: they’re launching a 20-film cinema verité series that highlights all major figures of the form; an eight-film Mike Leigh retrospective that focuses on his little-seen, lesser-discussed BBC features produced between 1973 and 1984; a series on Abbas Kiarostami’s studies of childhood; and because you’ve either seen Eo or have it marked to watch, Jerzy Skolimowski’s three most-acclaimed films should be of equal note.
Another 2022 favorite, Il Buco, will have its streaming premiere alongside Kamikaze Hearts, the Depardieu-led Cyrano de Bergerac, and the recent restoration of Lodge Kerrigan’s Keane. The sole Criterion Edition for this month is 3 Women, while some notable recent documentaries—The American Sector,...
Another 2022 favorite, Il Buco, will have its streaming premiere alongside Kamikaze Hearts, the Depardieu-led Cyrano de Bergerac, and the recent restoration of Lodge Kerrigan’s Keane. The sole Criterion Edition for this month is 3 Women, while some notable recent documentaries—The American Sector,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Top Bangladeshi actor Nusrat Imrose Tisha is in Cannes to promote her new film “Mujib: The Making of a Nation.” A trailer for the film, a biopic of the late Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was unveiled at the Cannes Film Market.
Popularly known as Bangabandhu (friend of Bengal), Rahman was one of the founders of the Awami League party and led the movement for political autonomy for East Pakistan and the subsequent formation of independent Bangladesh in 1971. He served as the first president and then the first prime minister of Bangladesh until he, his wife and sons were assassinated in an army coup in 1975. His daughter Sheikh Hasina is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Arifin Shuvoo, best actor winner at the Bangladesh National Film Awards for “Dhaka Attack,” plays Rahman. Tisha plays his wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.
“Everyone knows about Bangabandhu, but many people don’t know about Fazilatunnesa,...
Popularly known as Bangabandhu (friend of Bengal), Rahman was one of the founders of the Awami League party and led the movement for political autonomy for East Pakistan and the subsequent formation of independent Bangladesh in 1971. He served as the first president and then the first prime minister of Bangladesh until he, his wife and sons were assassinated in an army coup in 1975. His daughter Sheikh Hasina is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Arifin Shuvoo, best actor winner at the Bangladesh National Film Awards for “Dhaka Attack,” plays Rahman. Tisha plays his wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.
“Everyone knows about Bangabandhu, but many people don’t know about Fazilatunnesa,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
by Fahmidul Haq
Tareque Masud’s “Matir Moina” (2002) was the first film from Bangladesh that was screened in Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight section and won the Fipresci award jointly with Elia Suleiman’s “Divine Intervention”. But it is Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s second feature “Rehana Maryam Noor”, the first film from the South Asian cinephile nation to be officially selected at Cannes, competing in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category. The director of the film also bagged the Jury Grand Prize from Asia-Pacific Screen Award where the lead actress Azmeri Haque Badhon earned the award of the Best Performance by an Actress. Badhon was also included in the short list of ‘Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021’. Bangladeshi actors Chanchal Chowdhury, Mosharraf Karim and Badhon have expanded their stardom in 2021 by acting in web series released in Indian OTTs. Jaya Ahsan continued her already established acting career both in Dhaka and Kolkata-based Indian industry.
Tareque Masud’s “Matir Moina” (2002) was the first film from Bangladesh that was screened in Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight section and won the Fipresci award jointly with Elia Suleiman’s “Divine Intervention”. But it is Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s second feature “Rehana Maryam Noor”, the first film from the South Asian cinephile nation to be officially selected at Cannes, competing in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category. The director of the film also bagged the Jury Grand Prize from Asia-Pacific Screen Award where the lead actress Azmeri Haque Badhon earned the award of the Best Performance by an Actress. Badhon was also included in the short list of ‘Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021’. Bangladeshi actors Chanchal Chowdhury, Mosharraf Karim and Badhon have expanded their stardom in 2021 by acting in web series released in Indian OTTs. Jaya Ahsan continued her already established acting career both in Dhaka and Kolkata-based Indian industry.
- 1/31/2022
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
It has been a rapid escalation on to the world stage for Abdullah Mohammad Saad, one of the brightest young filmmakers from Bangladesh, with his sophomore effort “Rehana” selected in the Un Certain Regard strand at the Cannes Film Festival.
Saad debuted with the searing “Live From Dhaka” (2016), a portrayal of a man increasingly desperate to get out of Bangladesh’s capital city, which won top prizes at the Singapore International Film Festival and played at Rotterdam and Locarno. Like that film, “Rehana” also takes a close look at contemporary Bangladeshi society, warts and all.
The film follows the titular Rehana (Azmeri Haque Badhon), an assistant professor at a medical college whose life changes when she witnesses an incident.
“I don’t know if I am actively trying to portray my society. I am very character-driven, so when I tried to examine Sazzad (in “Live from Dhaka”) and Rehana as deeper as I could,...
Saad debuted with the searing “Live From Dhaka” (2016), a portrayal of a man increasingly desperate to get out of Bangladesh’s capital city, which won top prizes at the Singapore International Film Festival and played at Rotterdam and Locarno. Like that film, “Rehana” also takes a close look at contemporary Bangladeshi society, warts and all.
The film follows the titular Rehana (Azmeri Haque Badhon), an assistant professor at a medical college whose life changes when she witnesses an incident.
“I don’t know if I am actively trying to portray my society. I am very character-driven, so when I tried to examine Sazzad (in “Live from Dhaka”) and Rehana as deeper as I could,...
- 7/10/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique will represent worldwide rights for Cannes Un Certain regard selection “Rehana.”
The film, originally titled “Rehana Maryam Noor,” is written and directed by Bangladesh’s Abdullah Mohammad Saad and produced by Singapore’s Jeremy Chua.
Saad’s debut feature “Live from Dhaka” won best director and best actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2016, and went on to screen at other festivals including Rotterdam and Locarno.
Chua is a festival veteran whose producing credits include 2016 Cannes title “A Yellow Bird.” The project was made with the support of the Doha Film Institute and the Busan Asian Cinema Fund.
The film follows Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical college, who struggles to keep the harmony between work and family, as she has to play all the complex roles of a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. One evening, she witnesses a student storming out of a professor’s office,...
The film, originally titled “Rehana Maryam Noor,” is written and directed by Bangladesh’s Abdullah Mohammad Saad and produced by Singapore’s Jeremy Chua.
Saad’s debut feature “Live from Dhaka” won best director and best actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2016, and went on to screen at other festivals including Rotterdam and Locarno.
Chua is a festival veteran whose producing credits include 2016 Cannes title “A Yellow Bird.” The project was made with the support of the Doha Film Institute and the Busan Asian Cinema Fund.
The film follows Rehana, an assistant professor at a medical college, who struggles to keep the harmony between work and family, as she has to play all the complex roles of a teacher, doctor, sister, daughter, and mother. One evening, she witnesses a student storming out of a professor’s office,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Proshoon Rahmaan is a Dhaka-based independent filmmaker. He graduated from Dhaka University with a degree in social sciences and later he studied filmmaking at home and abroad, and also worked as assistant director to Tareque Masud. Apart from directing, he has also written novels, short stories, poetry, lyrics, essays, columns, reviews and screenplays. “Sutopar Thikana” (Her Own Address) is his debut feature film.
We speak with him about his many capacities, the film, women in South Asian, Bangladeshi cinema and many other topics.
“Her Own Address” is your debut feature film. Can you tell us about the path that lead to it?
It took a decade to prepare myself for a feature film. There were 5 original screenplays I’ve written, but I was confused to decide which one should be the first feature project. I’m a writer turned filmmaker. When I realized that film is the strongest medium where...
We speak with him about his many capacities, the film, women in South Asian, Bangladeshi cinema and many other topics.
“Her Own Address” is your debut feature film. Can you tell us about the path that lead to it?
It took a decade to prepare myself for a feature film. There were 5 original screenplays I’ve written, but I was confused to decide which one should be the first feature project. I’m a writer turned filmmaker. When I realized that film is the strongest medium where...
- 1/4/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Get ready because some of the best of Indie Indian films are coming to London! Celebrating the burgeoning movement of alternative Indian cinema, the third annual London Indian Film Festival, will run from 20 June – 3 July. Supported by Film London and Western Union, the festival brings to UK audiences a selection of cutting edge films from some of India’s hottest independent talents. Going way beyond Bollywood, these are films that challenge, shock, generate debate and present a more realistic view of India today in all its colour and diversity. This year we are also broadening our horizons to include World Premieres of two UK Asian movies and films from neighbouring Asian countries.
India is the largest film producing country in the world producing some 1,200 films a year, outstripping Hollywood. But apart from mainstream Bollywood, very few of these films are seen in the UK. Cary Rajinder Sawhney, Festival Director comments,...
India is the largest film producing country in the world producing some 1,200 films a year, outstripping Hollywood. But apart from mainstream Bollywood, very few of these films are seen in the UK. Cary Rajinder Sawhney, Festival Director comments,...
- 5/15/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The documentary festival Persistence Resistance will be held across four venues in Delhi from February 9-17,2012. Films will be screened at the British Council, Arts Faculty, Delhi University North Campus, India International Centre and Max Mueller Bhawan.
Kersti Uibo’s This is the Day (Estonia) and Micha Peled’s Bitter Seeds, winner of the Green Screen competition Award at International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam will have their Indian premiere at the festival.
K. R. Manoj’s A Pestering Journey, winner of the Best Long Documentary at 4th Idsffk; Living like a Common Man by Mario Rutten, Sanderien Verstappen and Isabelle Makay and Carl-a Fechner’s The 4th Revolution – Energy Autonomy will have their Delhi Premiere.
Animation films by graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee will be screened for the first time ever.
The festival will present curated selections of Indian and German archives which will play in a circular loop in...
Kersti Uibo’s This is the Day (Estonia) and Micha Peled’s Bitter Seeds, winner of the Green Screen competition Award at International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam will have their Indian premiere at the festival.
K. R. Manoj’s A Pestering Journey, winner of the Best Long Documentary at 4th Idsffk; Living like a Common Man by Mario Rutten, Sanderien Verstappen and Isabelle Makay and Carl-a Fechner’s The 4th Revolution – Energy Autonomy will have their Delhi Premiere.
Animation films by graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee will be screened for the first time ever.
The festival will present curated selections of Indian and German archives which will play in a circular loop in...
- 1/23/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Directed by late Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud, Matir Moyna is one of those films which though firmly rooted in the socio-political environment of a place can have tremendous appeal universally. The film demonstrates the power of a simple story set in a time of social and political upheaval that can resonate with a viewer sitting in any part of the world. But Matir Moyna is as much complex as it is simple. It not only acquaints us with life in an orthodox madrasah through the eyes of a child, but also portrays the coming apart of East Pakistan through the degeneration of characters of various shades in the child’s family.
Anu is a child who is sent to madrasah by his father who is a conservative Muslim Kazi also serving as a homeopath. Anu’s plight is that he cannot adjust to the staunch and restrictive environment of the...
Anu is a child who is sent to madrasah by his father who is a conservative Muslim Kazi also serving as a homeopath. Anu’s plight is that he cannot adjust to the staunch and restrictive environment of the...
- 10/3/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
A good number of Indian documentaries will be presented at the eight edition of Film Southasia to be held from September 29-October 2, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
- 9/26/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Late Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud’s Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) will screen on September 26, 2011 in Mumbai. The screening will be organized at 7 Pm in Prithvi House, opposite Prithvi Theatre by Vikalp@Prithvi.
Tareque Masud died in a road accident on August 13, 2011.
Set against the backdrop of the turbulent period in the late 60′s leading up to Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan, Matir Moina tells the story of a family torn apart by religion and war. It is the story of a young boy Anu who is sent off to a strict Islamic school, or madrasa, by his deeply religious father Kazi.
The 98-minute film won the International Critics’ Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Entry to this screening is free and On A First-Come-First-Seated Basis. For any queries, email vikalp.prithvi@gmail.com...
Tareque Masud died in a road accident on August 13, 2011.
Set against the backdrop of the turbulent period in the late 60′s leading up to Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan, Matir Moina tells the story of a family torn apart by religion and war. It is the story of a young boy Anu who is sent off to a strict Islamic school, or madrasa, by his deeply religious father Kazi.
The 98-minute film won the International Critics’ Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Entry to this screening is free and On A First-Come-First-Seated Basis. For any queries, email vikalp.prithvi@gmail.com...
- 9/12/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The 6th South Asian Film Festival (Saff), organised by the South Asia Foundation (Saf), is all to set begin Sep 15 in Goa with the theme of .Dissolving Boundaries. to propagate the message of peace and harmony among the countries in the region.To be inaugurated by Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, the four-day festival will screen more than 50 films from all the South Asian countries, with a blend of different genres like classic films, short films, documentary films and mainstream popular films.?South Asia Foundation is weaving nations and bringing South Asian countries together. This year we have received an overwhelming response not only from the local people but also from the governments of the member South Asian countries. We are certain to see tremendous participation this year as well,? Saf secretary general Rahul Barua said in a statement.Two films will also be premiered at the festival . Bhojpuri film ?Deswa?...
- 9/3/2011
- Filmicafe
Panaji, Sep 1: Bangladesh's noted independent filmmaker Tareque Masud will be paid a tribute at the South Asian Film Festival (Saff), starting here Sep 15.
Masud, who won the international critics prize at the 2002 Cannes film festival for his film 'Matir Moina', died in a road accident in August this year, Saff secretary general Rahul Barua said Thursday.
'Tareque was the first Bangladeshi filmmaker who was recognised by the Cannes film festival,' Barua said. Legendary Bollywood actor Shammy Kapoor, who too passed away in August, would also be honoured.
Masud, who won the international critics prize at the 2002 Cannes film festival for his film 'Matir Moina', died in a road accident in August this year, Saff secretary general Rahul Barua said Thursday.
'Tareque was the first Bangladeshi filmmaker who was recognised by the Cannes film festival,' Barua said. Legendary Bollywood actor Shammy Kapoor, who too passed away in August, would also be honoured.
- 9/1/2011
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
James Leahy writes: Ronald Bergan's insightful obituary of my friend Tareque Masud (17 August) describes the great financial risk taken by Tareque and Catherine, his wife and producer, when they invested their own resources in the production of The Clay Bird. Only by working outside the institutional norms of Bangladeshi feature film finance and production was it possible for Tareque to realise his vision.
His use of direct sound (or "live sound", as he called it) was more or less without precedent in subcontinental feature film-making. Consequently, the only appropriate sound equipment available when shooting The Clay Bird was what he and Catherine purchased for the production themselves. Obviously, this was an extra demand on their limited finances. However, the result was an evocative soundtrack that made an important contibution to the immediacy and impact of both the dramatic and musical sequences.
Tareque's next feature, Homeland, shown in 2006 as part of...
His use of direct sound (or "live sound", as he called it) was more or less without precedent in subcontinental feature film-making. Consequently, the only appropriate sound equipment available when shooting The Clay Bird was what he and Catherine purchased for the production themselves. Obviously, this was an extra demand on their limited finances. However, the result was an evocative soundtrack that made an important contibution to the immediacy and impact of both the dramatic and musical sequences.
Tareque's next feature, Homeland, shown in 2006 as part of...
- 8/28/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Dhaka, Aug 26: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will extend her all-out cooperation in completing 'Kagojer Phool', the unfinished movie of filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed in a road accident recently.
Masud, 54, and media personality Ashfaque Munier Mishuk, died Aug 13 in an accident while on their way to meet a senior official for permission to shoot for his latest project 'Kagojer Phool' (The Paper Flower) after visiting a shooting spot.
The prime minister made the promise when Masud's wife Catherine and Mishuk's wife Kazi Monjuly.
Masud, 54, and media personality Ashfaque Munier Mishuk, died Aug 13 in an accident while on their way to meet a senior official for permission to shoot for his latest project 'Kagojer Phool' (The Paper Flower) after visiting a shooting spot.
The prime minister made the promise when Masud's wife Catherine and Mishuk's wife Kazi Monjuly.
- 8/26/2011
- by Arun Pantit
- RealBollywood.com
South Asian Film Festival which will be held in Goa from September 15-18, 2011 will pay tribute to Indian actor Shammi Kapoor who passed away recently. Shammi Kapoor’s films like Brahmachari and Kashmir Ki Kali will be screened at the festival.
The festival will also pay tribute to Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud who died in a car accident last week by screening a large number of films from his country Bangladesh which include Meherjaan by Rubaiyat Hossain, Abujh Bou by Nargis Akhter, Doob Shatar by Nurul Alam Atiq and Goheen-e Shobdo by Khalid Mahmood Mithu.
Bird’s in the cage, Bardo, Act of Dishonour, Mohabbattan Sachiyaan, Kashmakash and Apur Sansar are some of the other films that will be screened at the festival. The festival expects to screen about 50 films from eight South Asian countries.
Bhutan is the country of Focus in the 2011 edition of the festival.
The festival will...
The festival will also pay tribute to Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud who died in a car accident last week by screening a large number of films from his country Bangladesh which include Meherjaan by Rubaiyat Hossain, Abujh Bou by Nargis Akhter, Doob Shatar by Nurul Alam Atiq and Goheen-e Shobdo by Khalid Mahmood Mithu.
Bird’s in the cage, Bardo, Act of Dishonour, Mohabbattan Sachiyaan, Kashmakash and Apur Sansar are some of the other films that will be screened at the festival. The festival expects to screen about 50 films from eight South Asian countries.
Bhutan is the country of Focus in the 2011 edition of the festival.
The festival will...
- 8/22/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gifted film director whose 2002 feature The Clay Bird won an award at Cannes
At the Cannes film festival in 2002, Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) from Bangladesh came as a revelation. Shown in the Directors' Fortnight competition, the film gained the International Critics' award (Fipresci) for its "authentic, moving and delicate portrayal of a country struggling for its democratic rights", thus becoming the first Bangladeshi film to win a prize at Cannes. The Clay Bird was the first film selected by Bangladesh to compete for an Oscar for best foreign-language film and to be given wide international distribution. It was also the first fiction feature directed by Tareque Masud, who has been killed in a car crash at the age of 54.
The Clay Bird, which deals with the impact of religious belief on a family's lives during the struggle for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in the 1960s, focuses on a young...
At the Cannes film festival in 2002, Matir Moina (The Clay Bird) from Bangladesh came as a revelation. Shown in the Directors' Fortnight competition, the film gained the International Critics' award (Fipresci) for its "authentic, moving and delicate portrayal of a country struggling for its democratic rights", thus becoming the first Bangladeshi film to win a prize at Cannes. The Clay Bird was the first film selected by Bangladesh to compete for an Oscar for best foreign-language film and to be given wide international distribution. It was also the first fiction feature directed by Tareque Masud, who has been killed in a car crash at the age of 54.
The Clay Bird, which deals with the impact of religious belief on a family's lives during the struggle for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in the 1960s, focuses on a young...
- 8/16/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Tareque Masud
Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud died in a car accident in Ghior district of Bangladesh on Saturday.
Masud’s wife, American film producer Catherine Masud suffered from serious injuries. Journalist, cinematographer and currently Head of local television channel Atn Ashfaque Munier Mishuk was another victim of the car crash. The accident happened when the car they were traveling in collided head-on with a bus.
It is reported that the group was returning to Dhaka after visiting a potential location for Masud’s forthcoming film The Paper Flower.
One of the prominent filmmakers of Bangladesh, Masud was known for his documentary Song Of Freedom (Muktir Gaan) in 1995. His film The Clay Bird won a Fipresci prize in Directors Fortnight at Cannes in 2002.
The film that had screenings at various film festivals is the story of a young boy studying at a madrasa and was inspired by Masud’s own education.
Bangladeshi director Tareque Masud died in a car accident in Ghior district of Bangladesh on Saturday.
Masud’s wife, American film producer Catherine Masud suffered from serious injuries. Journalist, cinematographer and currently Head of local television channel Atn Ashfaque Munier Mishuk was another victim of the car crash. The accident happened when the car they were traveling in collided head-on with a bus.
It is reported that the group was returning to Dhaka after visiting a potential location for Masud’s forthcoming film The Paper Flower.
One of the prominent filmmakers of Bangladesh, Masud was known for his documentary Song Of Freedom (Muktir Gaan) in 1995. His film The Clay Bird won a Fipresci prize in Directors Fortnight at Cannes in 2002.
The film that had screenings at various film festivals is the story of a young boy studying at a madrasa and was inspired by Masud’s own education.
- 8/16/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud died yesterday in a head-on collision with a bus outside Dhaka, report Syed Zain al-Mahmood and Saad Hammadi in the Guardian. Also in the car were his wife, the American-born producer Catherine Masud and painter Dhali Al Mamun (both now in the hospital in critical condition); and Ashfaque Munier Mishuk, CEO of Atn News, who died in the crash.
The Guardian: "Masud, 55, rose to prominence with the films Muktir Gaan [Song of Freedom] in 1995 and Matir Moina [The Clay Bird] in 2002, the latter based on his experiences as a madrassa student during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. The film won a Fipresci prize at the 2002 Cannes film festival and was the first Bangladeshi film to compete for the best foreign-language film award at the Oscars…. Thousands of people gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar monument in Dhaka on Sunday to pay their respects. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, said: 'It is...
The Guardian: "Masud, 55, rose to prominence with the films Muktir Gaan [Song of Freedom] in 1995 and Matir Moina [The Clay Bird] in 2002, the latter based on his experiences as a madrassa student during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. The film won a Fipresci prize at the 2002 Cannes film festival and was the first Bangladeshi film to compete for the best foreign-language film award at the Oscars…. Thousands of people gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar monument in Dhaka on Sunday to pay their respects. The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, said: 'It is...
- 8/15/2011
- MUBI
Tareque Masud, Cannes award-winning independent filmmaker from Bangladesh, who inspired a whole generation of filmmakers in his country to dare to dream of making independent cinema, will not be there to complete his dream film 'Kagozer Phool' (Paper Flower).
A road accident that silenced this passionate filmmaker this weekend happened when he, his wife and other members had gone to select a location for the film shooting in Manikganj.
Tareque's untimely death has ended a celluloid dream for Bangladesh. The filmmaker was just 55.
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- 8/15/2011
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Director of Cannes award-winning Matir Moina killed along with four others in head-on collision with bus
One of Bangladesh's most prominent and celebrated film-makers died on Saturday when the car in which he was travelling collided head-on with a bus outside Dhaka.
Tareque Masud died along with Ashfaque Munier Mishuk, the head of a local television channel, and three other people. Masud's American-born wife and producer, Catherine Masud, and Bangladeshi painter Dhali Al Mamun are in a serious condition in hospital.
Masud, 55, rose to prominence with the films Muktir Gaan in 1995 and Matir Moina in 2002, the latter based on his experiences as a madrassa student during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
The film won a Fipresci prize at the 2002 Cannes film festival and was the first Bangladeshi film to compete for the best foreign-language film award at the Oscars.
Mishuk, 52, was an eminent cinematographer and journalist who had worked for BBC World,...
One of Bangladesh's most prominent and celebrated film-makers died on Saturday when the car in which he was travelling collided head-on with a bus outside Dhaka.
Tareque Masud died along with Ashfaque Munier Mishuk, the head of a local television channel, and three other people. Masud's American-born wife and producer, Catherine Masud, and Bangladeshi painter Dhali Al Mamun are in a serious condition in hospital.
Masud, 55, rose to prominence with the films Muktir Gaan in 1995 and Matir Moina in 2002, the latter based on his experiences as a madrassa student during Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.
The film won a Fipresci prize at the 2002 Cannes film festival and was the first Bangladeshi film to compete for the best foreign-language film award at the Oscars.
Mishuk, 52, was an eminent cinematographer and journalist who had worked for BBC World,...
- 8/14/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Celebrated Bangladesh filmmaker Tareque Masud has been killed in a car crash. He was 55.
The director died along with local TV boss Ashfaque Munier Mishuk on Saturday after their vehicle collided head-on with a bus outside Dhaka.
Masud's wife Catherine and painter Dhali Al Mamun were also passengers in the car and they are in a serious condition in hospital, according to reports.
The award-winning director made a series of critically-acclaimed films, including 2002's Matir Moina - which was the first Bangladeshi movie to be nominated for best foreign-language film at the Oscars. The film was based on his experiences as a student during the country's war of independence in 1971.
Education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, says, "It is a very unfortunate incident for us. Masud through his movies had given a new dimension to liberation war. Mishuk was an immensely talented journalist. It is a national loss."
Thousands of people paid their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar monument in Dhaka on Sunday.
The director died along with local TV boss Ashfaque Munier Mishuk on Saturday after their vehicle collided head-on with a bus outside Dhaka.
Masud's wife Catherine and painter Dhali Al Mamun were also passengers in the car and they are in a serious condition in hospital, according to reports.
The award-winning director made a series of critically-acclaimed films, including 2002's Matir Moina - which was the first Bangladeshi movie to be nominated for best foreign-language film at the Oscars. The film was based on his experiences as a student during the country's war of independence in 1971.
Education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, says, "It is a very unfortunate incident for us. Masud through his movies had given a new dimension to liberation war. Mishuk was an immensely talented journalist. It is a national loss."
Thousands of people paid their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar monument in Dhaka on Sunday.
- 8/14/2011
- WENN
NEW YORK -- This debut feature from documentary filmmaker Tareque Masud, co-written with his wife, Catherine, is the first Bangladeshi film to win an award at Cannes and receive North American theatrical distribution. The autobiographical tale of a young boy growing up in East Pakistan in the late 1960s, just before the civil war that resulted in Bangladesh's independence in 1971, "The Clay Bird" is ultimately stronger on characterization and atmosphere than narrative. But its portrait of a society torn apart by, among other things, religious fundamentalism, is all too currently resonant. The film is now playing theatrical engagements in New York, San Francisco and San Rafael, Calif.
The young boy at the center of the story is Anu Nurul Islam Bablu), who is caught in the middle between his parents' contrasting philosophies. His father Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay) is a strict Muslim fundamentalist who is unhappy with his son's penchant for attending Hindu festivals, while his more liberal mother Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) is becoming increasingly embittered by her husband's repressiveness. Kazi sends the shy Anu away to a strict madrassa school, where lessons are learned by rote and independent thinking isn't tolerated. Ayesha, meanwhile, begins to spend more and more time with her more intellectually oriented brother-in-law (Soaeb Islam).
Anu becomes best friends with the class misfit Rokon (Russell Farazi), who is unwilling to conform to the school's rigid policies. Meanwhile, his younger sister has fallen ill, and the father's refusal to allow her any treatment other than homeopathic remedies creates an even bigger rift between him and his wife.
This domestic conflict is used as a microcosm of the increasingly violent political turmoil between the moderate and extremist factions that eventually led to civil war.
The filmmaker's clear empathy for his characters and close knowledge of his subject matter gives the film a vibrant authenticity that well compensates for any narrative flaws. The film, which faced censorship in its native country, also benefits greatly from its evocative cinematography and Bengali folk music score.
The young boy at the center of the story is Anu Nurul Islam Bablu), who is caught in the middle between his parents' contrasting philosophies. His father Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay) is a strict Muslim fundamentalist who is unhappy with his son's penchant for attending Hindu festivals, while his more liberal mother Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) is becoming increasingly embittered by her husband's repressiveness. Kazi sends the shy Anu away to a strict madrassa school, where lessons are learned by rote and independent thinking isn't tolerated. Ayesha, meanwhile, begins to spend more and more time with her more intellectually oriented brother-in-law (Soaeb Islam).
Anu becomes best friends with the class misfit Rokon (Russell Farazi), who is unwilling to conform to the school's rigid policies. Meanwhile, his younger sister has fallen ill, and the father's refusal to allow her any treatment other than homeopathic remedies creates an even bigger rift between him and his wife.
This domestic conflict is used as a microcosm of the increasingly violent political turmoil between the moderate and extremist factions that eventually led to civil war.
The filmmaker's clear empathy for his characters and close knowledge of his subject matter gives the film a vibrant authenticity that well compensates for any narrative flaws. The film, which faced censorship in its native country, also benefits greatly from its evocative cinematography and Bengali folk music score.
NEW YORK -- This debut feature from documentary filmmaker Tareque Masud, co-written with his wife, Catherine, is the first Bangladeshi film to win an award at Cannes and receive North American theatrical distribution. The autobiographical tale of a young boy growing up in East Pakistan in the late 1960s, just before the civil war that resulted in Bangladesh's independence in 1971, "The Clay Bird" is ultimately stronger on characterization and atmosphere than narrative. But its portrait of a society torn apart by, among other things, religious fundamentalism, is all too currently resonant. The film is now playing theatrical engagements in New York, San Francisco and San Rafael, Calif.
The young boy at the center of the story is Anu Nurul Islam Bablu), who is caught in the middle between his parents' contrasting philosophies. His father Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay) is a strict Muslim fundamentalist who is unhappy with his son's penchant for attending Hindu festivals, while his more liberal mother Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) is becoming increasingly embittered by her husband's repressiveness. Kazi sends the shy Anu away to a strict madrassa school, where lessons are learned by rote and independent thinking isn't tolerated. Ayesha, meanwhile, begins to spend more and more time with her more intellectually oriented brother-in-law (Soaeb Islam).
Anu becomes best friends with the class misfit Rokon (Russell Farazi), who is unwilling to conform to the school's rigid policies. Meanwhile, his younger sister has fallen ill, and the father's refusal to allow her any treatment other than homeopathic remedies creates an even bigger rift between him and his wife.
This domestic conflict is used as a microcosm of the increasingly violent political turmoil between the moderate and extremist factions that eventually led to civil war.
The filmmaker's clear empathy for his characters and close knowledge of his subject matter gives the film a vibrant authenticity that well compensates for any narrative flaws. The film, which faced censorship in its native country, also benefits greatly from its evocative cinematography and Bengali folk music score.
The young boy at the center of the story is Anu Nurul Islam Bablu), who is caught in the middle between his parents' contrasting philosophies. His father Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay) is a strict Muslim fundamentalist who is unhappy with his son's penchant for attending Hindu festivals, while his more liberal mother Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) is becoming increasingly embittered by her husband's repressiveness. Kazi sends the shy Anu away to a strict madrassa school, where lessons are learned by rote and independent thinking isn't tolerated. Ayesha, meanwhile, begins to spend more and more time with her more intellectually oriented brother-in-law (Soaeb Islam).
Anu becomes best friends with the class misfit Rokon (Russell Farazi), who is unwilling to conform to the school's rigid policies. Meanwhile, his younger sister has fallen ill, and the father's refusal to allow her any treatment other than homeopathic remedies creates an even bigger rift between him and his wife.
This domestic conflict is used as a microcosm of the increasingly violent political turmoil between the moderate and extremist factions that eventually led to civil war.
The filmmaker's clear empathy for his characters and close knowledge of his subject matter gives the film a vibrant authenticity that well compensates for any narrative flaws. The film, which faced censorship in its native country, also benefits greatly from its evocative cinematography and Bengali folk music score.
- 6/25/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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