<\/a>Several cultural organizations will observe today the fourth death anniversary of Tareque Masud, one of the pioneers of the new wave of filmmaking in Bangladesh in the 1990s, who died this day in 2011 in a road accident along with his four colleagues including the renowned cinematographer Mishuk Munier.
\nMasud\u2019s feature-length film Runway\u00a0and short Narosundor will be screened at the festival.\u00a0One of the most significant and influential filmmakers in the history of Bangladesh, Masud\u2019s contribution to the film industry is manifold and far-reaching.
\nBorn on December 6 in 1956 in Faridpur, Tareque Masud got involved with the film society movement in the late 1970s. He made his first film Adam Surat, a documentary on the legendary artist SM Sultan, in 1989.
\nIn 1995, he along with his wife Catherine Masud made the highly acclaimed feature-length documentary on the war of independence titled Muktir Gaan, which attained the stature of a cult classic in the subsequent years.
\nIt was, however, his full-length feature film Matir Moyna, again co-directed with his wife, which brought him international recognition. The film won one of the top awards at a special event called the Directors\u2019 Fortnight at the International Critics\u2019 Week that ran alongside the main festival in the city of Cannes in Southern France.
\nIt also participated in the OSCARS as the first Bangladeshi film in the same year.
\nThe film, a revisiting of Masud\u2019s own past as a madrassa student addressing the Bangali-Muslim identity crisis, is itself a major event in the contemporary history of independent Bangla film.
\nHe again approached the identity issue, from an entirely different angle this time, in his 2006 acclaimed film Ontorjatra (Inner Journey).
\nIn his last feature, Runaway, Tareque revisited another of his favourite issues \u2013 the growing trend of fundamentalism and intolerance in the country.
\nBesides the features, the filmmaker has a number of critically acclaimed documentaries including Muktir Kotha (Words of Freedom) (1999), Narir Kotha (Women and War) (2000), Kansater Pothey (2008), and Naroshundor (The Barbershop) (2009) to his credit.
\nTareque Masud was also the co-founder of an alternative filmmakers\u2019 forum in Dhaka and ultimately became the central figure of alternative cine movement in Bangladesh.
\nThis year, the commemorations will be led by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB) who have taken initiatives to mark the day through discussions and a film screening session at the Music and Dance Centre of the academy.
\nElsewhere, Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, dedicated to the memory of the filmmaker, will be observing the anniversary with a special commemorative event at Tareque\u2019s home village in Faridpur.
\nThe programme will be held in front of his house in Nurpur village. The daylong event will start at 10am with the placement of wreath at his grave. A discussion programme will begin at 3pm, with participation from local cultural personalities, educational leaders and administrative officials.
\nThey will be joined by the trust\u2019s chairwoman Catherine Masud, rights activist Khushi Kabir and artists Dhali Al Mamoon and Dilara Jolly. At 7pm the same day, a film screening will be held, featuring Sritikotha Runway (Remembering Runway) and Adam Surot (The Inner Strength).
\nIn addition to the main programme, a brief ceremony will be held at the Joy Bangla Crossing in Nagarkanda to inaugurate a memorial statue dedicated in Tareque Masud\u2019s memory.
\nTareque Masud\u2019s mother Nurun Nahar will inaugurate the monument, while local Member of Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and Catherine Masud will attend the ceremony as special guests.<\/p>\n

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