Tareque, Mishuk to be remembered at Shilpakala today

Remembrance

To remember Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, two brilliant assets of the country had met untimely deaths in a road accident on August 13 in 2011, the Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB), in association with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) and Prajanma 71, will screen films and hold a commemorative discussion at the National Music and Dance auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) today.
On the occasion, Tareque Masud’s ‘Runway’ will be screened at 4:30pm. To remember Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and other film activists, ‘Mangal Pradeep’ (candles) will be lit at 6:30pm.
At 6:45pm, a commemorative discussion will be held which is scheduled to be attended by FFSB President Lailun Nahar, pioneer filmmaker Morshedul Islam, Mishuk Munier’s sibling Asif Munier, Tareque Masud’s sibling Nahid Masud and Anal Raihan. BSA Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky will preside over the event, while FFSB General Secretary Belayat Hossain Mamun will come up with the introductory discussion, besides conducting speeches at the event.
Two of the golden boys of Bangla cinema- Tareque Masud and Ashfaque Munier Mishuk- died in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway on August 13, 2011 while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj after visiting a film location for their new film Kagojer Phool (The Paper Flower).
Tareque Masud was involved in the film society movement from his university days and started his first film, ‘Adam Surat’ (The Inner Strength), a documentary on the Bangladeshi painter SM Sultan, in 1982. He first found success with the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won three international awards, including the International Critics' FIPRESCI Prize, in the Directors' Fortnight section outside competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film became Bangladesh's first film to compete for the Academy Award in Best Foreign Language Film category.
In 2012, he posthumously received Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh. In 2013, New York University Asian/Pacific/American Institute, and South Asia Solidarity Initiative, hosted the first North American retrospective of his films.
Mishuk Munier was an eminent cinematographer and journalist who had worked for BBC World, Discovery Channel and National Geographic before joining the ATN News as its CEO. Mishuk did some original works in Bangladeshi films and worked together with Tareque Masud in the production of many films. In their first endeavour, ‘Adam Surat,’ a documentary about the famous artist SM Sultan and his life, Mishuk was the cinematographer. He worked as the director of photography (DoP) in Tarek Masud’s other films like ‘Muktir Kotha,’ ‘Narasundar,’ and ‘Runway’.  
He received Ekushey Padak, posthumously, in 2012 and was nominated for Gemini Award for best sound in an information documentary film “Return to Kandahar” in 2003. l

 

Tareque, Mishuk to be remembered at Shilpakala today

Remembrance

To remember Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, two brilliant assets of the country had met untimely deaths in a road accident on August 13 in 2011, the Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh (FFSB), in association with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) and Prajanma 71, will screen films and hold a commemorative discussion at the National Music and Dance auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) today. On the occasion, Tareque Masuds Runway will be screened at 4:30pm. To remember Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and other film activists, Mangal Pradeep (candles) will be lit at 6:30pm. At 6:45pm, a commemorative discussion will be held which is scheduled to be attended by FFSB President Lailun Nahar, pioneer filmmaker Morshedul Islam, Mishuk Muniers sibling Asif Munier, Tareque Masuds sibling Nahid Masud and Anal Raihan. BSA Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky will preside over the event, while FFSB General Secretary Belayat Hossain Mamun will come up with the introductory discussion, besides conducting speeches at the event. Two of the golden boys of Bangla cinema- Tareque Masud and Ashfaque Munier Mishuk- died in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway on August 13, 2011 while returning to Dhaka from Manikganj after visiting a film location for their new film Kagojer Phool (The Paper Flower). Tareque Masud was involved in the film society movement from his university days and started his first film, Adam Surat (The Inner Strength), a documentary on the Bangladeshi painter SM Sultan, in 1982. He first found success with the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won three international awards, including the International Critics FIPRESCI Prize, in the Directors Fortnight section outside competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film became Bangladeshs first film to compete for the Academy Award in Best Foreign Language Film category. In 2012, he posthumously received Ekushey Padak, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh. In 2013, New York University Asian/Pacific/American Institute, and South Asia Solidarity Initiative, hosted the first North American retrospective of his films. Mishuk Munier was an eminent cinematographer and journalist who had worked for BBC World, Discovery Channel and National Geographic before joining the ATN News as its CEO. Mishuk did some original works in Bangladeshi films and worked together with Tareque Masud in the production of many films. In their first endeavour, Adam Surat, a documentary about the famous artist SM Sultan and his life, Mishuk was the cinematographer. He worked as the director of photography (DoP) in Tarek Masuds other films like Muktir Kotha, Narasundar, and Runway. He received Ekushey Padak, posthumously, in 2012 and was nominated for Gemini Award for best sound in an information documentary film Return to Kandahar in 2003. l