Morshedul Islam

Career of Morshedul Islam

Morshedul Islam (Born: December 1, 1958) is a renowned film director of Bangladesh. He is a successful figure in the film industry of Bangladesh and also attached with independent film making.Morshedul Islam was born in 1st December, 1958 in Dhaka. He had his B. Farm (Hon’s) and M. Farm degree from Dhaka University. He introduced himself as a filmmaker in 1984 with the short film “Agami” while he was a student. With the film “Agami”, there started a short film revolution in Bangladesh, which was known as ‘Alternate Film’ later. “Nouka O Jibon”, “Shuchona”, “Chaka”, “Dipu Number Two”, “Dukahi”, “Brishty”, “Shorot”, “Durotto”, “Khelaghor” also famous films made by him. He and his films took part more than 40 international film festival in different countries of Asia, Europe and America till now.

Awards of Morshedul Islam

• Nine national awards with Best Film Award in 1997 for Dukhai
• Best Film and Best Director Award in Dunkirk Film Festival of France in 1994 for film Chaka
• Best direction award in International Film Festival Delhi in 1985
• Best Short Film National award in 1984 for Agami
• International Critics Award in International Film festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in 1983

Creations of Morshedul Islam

Khelaghor (2006)
Durotto (2004)
Shorot (2000)
Brishty (2000)
Dukhai (1997)
Dipu Number Two (1996)
Chaka (1993)
Shuchona (1988)
Nouka O Jibon (1986)
Agami (1984)

Tareque Masud

Career of Tareque Masud

Tareque Masud is an independent film director from Bangladesh.
Masud mentions in his website and on many interviews about his childhood experience while studying in a madrasa. The Liberation War fought against Pakistan disrupted his life as it did the lives of countless others. After the war, he pursued a general education and completed his postgraduate Masters degree from Dhaka University on History. His first acclaimed film was a documentary entitled Adam Surat (Inner Strength) on the Bangladeshi painter SM Sultan which he completed in 1989. His most famous film in early age of his career was a documentary entitled Muktir Gaan (The Song of Freedom, 1995) where camera follows music Troup in the time of Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. The members of the Troup sing songs for freedom fighters to inspire them. The film was made mainly based on the footage of American filmmaker Liar Levin which he got at the basement of Levin's house in New York. Along with his wife, Catherine Masud who is also the co-director of Masud and a prominent film editor, he runs a film production house based in Dhaka named Audiovision. His first full-length feature film, Matir Moina (English release title "The Clay Bird") which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, derives inspiration from his own childhood experiences. He won the International Critic's Award in the Cannes film festival in 2002 for this film. Matir Moina was received with critical praise and toured the international circuit. It was one of the first Bangladeshi films to be widely circulated and was greeted with enthusiasm for its realistic depiction of life without the melodrama that is prevalent in many other South Asian films. His latest film Ontorjatra is a tale of two generations of Bangladeshi Diaspora in London. The film describes the short visit of a divorced mother and her son to home. The next project of Tareque and Catherine Masud is Kagojer Phool (The Paper Flower) which deals with the incidents of the partition of Indian sub-continent and the film may be called the prequel of Matir Moina.

Catherine Masud & Tareque Masud

Creation of Tareque Masud

Kagojer Phool (The Paper Flower), Forthcoming
Ontarjatra (The Homeland), 2006
Matir Moina (The Clay Bird), 2002
Muktir Kotha (The Story of Freedom), 1996
Muktir Gaan (The Song of Freedom), 1995
Adam Surat (The Inner Strength), 1989
Sonar Beri (The Chains of Gold), 1985