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	Local News on Bangladesh
		Director of the film, Tareque Masud, who was accompanied by his American wife who was the film's producer, received the award at an official ceremony of the festival that was held on the evening of May 25 in the central complex of the festival venue.
		Tareque, who had been carrying the pain of losing her sister, all through his childhood and teens, at last, was able to relieve his memories of agony and love through the making and screening of the 35mm celluloid.
		Tareque was a co-founder of alternative filmmakers' forum in the city, thus he became the central figure of a new type of sophisticated cine movement in Bangladesh.
	www.sdnbd.org /sdi/news/general-news/July/21-07-2002/Feature.htm (1324 words)

	[Reader-list] Autobiographical Fim by Tareque
		Tareque observed that some over- enthusiastic political activists have influenced a section in the government to ban the film-- a decision that would actually lower the image of the government abroad.
		The 98-minute film that portrays childhood of the director of the film, Tareque Masud, who grew up in a village and was educated in a madrassah, in the backdrop of the rising mass movement of the late sixties.
		Masud says the lessons of the war bore heavily on modern Bangladesh, where Islamists came to power last year as part of the ruling coalition and human rights groups have reported attacks on the Hindu minority community.
	mail.sarai.net /pipermail/reader-list/2002-May/001520.html (3365 words)

	From
		Tareque and Katherine must have been feeling great as they were sitting on the dias together with their film artists Rokeya Prachi and Joyanta Choudhury as the audience applauded with standing ovation.
		Tareque's own experience contradicts the contention, - if the atmosphere of madrassah is in equilibrium with liberal and strict conservative thoughts then why Tareque would feel an outsider, he should have received supports from the liberal teachers and fellow students.
		Tarque Masud, director of the film has made an attempt with the aid of his equipment 'camera' to depict his life while he was a student of a madrassah.
	humanists.net /avijit/ajoy/matir_moyna2.htm (1720 words)

	Matir Moina
		Tareque Masud spent most of his childhood in a madrasa (Islamic seminary school) in Bangladesh.
		Masud Catherine Masud was born in Chicago in 1963.
		Dir: Tareque and Catherine Masud; Prod: TVE London/Audiovision
	ctmasud.web.aplus.net /filmmakers/bio.htm (538 words)

	Film-maker recalls his past to take Bangladesh to Cannes. 14/5/2002. ABC News Online
		The film, portraying a Bangladeshi boy attending a madrasa against the backdrop of political turmoil, is deeply personal for Masud, who spent eight years in such a seminary until the bloody 1971 independence war against Pakistan.
		Masud, the first Bangladeshi to be so honoured at Cannes, grew up in a middle-class family in the country's central Faridpur district.
		For Masud, the 1971 war in which the Bangladeshi government says three million people were killed by Pakistani forces, ended in liberation in more ways than one.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200205/s555416.htm (714 words)

	The Clay Bird: An Interview with Tareque Masud
		Tareque Masud is a filmmaker based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
		With Catherine Masud, he has produced numerous documentaries and shorts through their production company, Audiovision.
		In this interview, Tarque Masud discusses, among other themes, his childhood experience in a madrassah, the significance of Sufi mystical traditions in Bangladesh, depictions of political violence in the media, the making of 'The Clay Bird', the role of music and architecture in the film, and his future plans.
	www.asiasource.org /news/special_reports/masud.cfm (4745 words)

	EKTA - Traveling Film South Asia 2004
		The film blends documentary and fictional genres in a musical structure to tell the story of the birth of a nation and the ideals of secularism and tolerance on which it was founded.
		She and her Bangladeshi husband, Tareque, are committed to making creative documentaries that project a different image of the people and issues of South Asia.
		Tareque Masud has been actively involved in the alternative film society movement since the mid-1970s.
	www.ektaonline.org /events/tfsa2004/films/Masud.htm (522 words)

	::: Star Weekend Magazine ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tareque says, 'A filmmaker can make his directorial plans in two ways from practical experience and from the intellectual contrived aspect.
		About the few 'war scenes' in his films, Tareque says, 'We lack the skills and technological support that are needed to picturise a credible war scene.
		Tareque adds that more classical movies on Independence should be made and screened to grow patriotism amongst the citizen of Bangladesh.
	www.thedailystar.net /magazine/2004/12/04/cinema.htm (958 words)

	From
		I learnt that the film produced by Ms Katherine Masud and directed by Tareque Masud, based on a story emanating from Tareque's own feelings and experience as a boy of Madrassa has been selected to be displayed in the forthcoming 'Festival de Cannes' (France) i.e.
		Tareque and Katheine brought fame to our film-world, as this is the first time a Bangladesh film has been invited in the world famous film festival.
		Tareque has experienced it as a student of this system and saw its limitation from inside.
	humanists.net /avijit/ajoy/matir_moyna.htm (629 words)

	India Currents News: A Boy, a Nation, and a Clay Bird
		When documentarian Tareque Masud decided to set his first feature film in that turbulent period, he decided that instead of stepping into that political maelstrom, he would look at it through the eyes of the most innocent observer he could think of—a young boy.
		He is a full-time student.” The Masuds who had worked with street children before put their experience to good use in The Clay Bird.
		Like ever-expanding concentric circles, Masud explores this debate both in the confines of Anu’s home as well as his madrasah, and out in the open under the tree as wandering folk singers debate the meaning of God all night in verse.
	www.indiacurrents.com /news/view_article.html?article_id=1a1ef527262e67c758fd372ac2c7179c (1462 words)

	Drishtipat page on "Matir Moina" petition
		In a letter to the director Tareque Masud, the FCB said the film should not be projected in public as it contains "religiously sensitive" material.
		Masud is a former madrassah student and said in a newspaper interview, "I made the movie as a fellow Muslim and wanted to inform people about the life in a madrassah that has both strict and liberal teachers...
		In an interview with the Daily Star, Tareque Masud said, "(it is) a good opportunity to project a different image of Bangladesh.
	www.drishtipat.org /petition/moina.html (636 words)

	EKTA
		Directors Catherine and Tareque Masud used original footage by American film-maker Lear Levin, as well as other archival footage collected from the UK and India.
		Tareque Masud has been actively involved in the alternative film movement in Bangladesh.
		Catherine Masud has spent several years living and working in Bangladesh, and has worked on a number of film projects including documentaries, animations, and short fictions.
	www.ektaonline.org /events/muktirgaan (412 words)

	Bangladesh at Cannes Matir Moina or The Clay Bird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Set in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the late 1960s, writer-director Tareque Masud's film tells the story of Anu, a boy whose father, Kazi, has abandoned the sophisticated European-British ways of his own youth to immerse himself in Islam.
		Masud also positions personal upheaval alongside the gathering political storm: a family tragedy dawns as the Pakistani army begins to invade, and Anu's family flee for the jungle.
		Masud shows real feeling for both the children's sadness and their ingenuous pluck in the face of life's trials: a combination symbolised by the clay bird of the title, yearning to escape its earthly form and take wing.
	www.mukto-mona.com /human_rights/matir_moyna/peter_bradsaw.htm (377 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 266 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A press conference announcing the launch of Tareque and Catherine Masud's new film 'Ontorjatra' was held at the Dhaka Reporter's Unity recently.
		In his introductory speech, Tareque Masud mentioned that, for the first time in Bangladesh, the film would be shot in high-end digital video, a new format that is rapidly gaining popularity in many countries as a cost effective and convenient alternative to 35mm film.
		Tareque said that although they were shooting in the relatively less expensive format of digital video, in terms of the preparations and planning they were approaching the production as they would any 35mm feature film project.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/02/26/d40226140495.htm (299 words)

	Protest.Net & ZNet
		the conversation (catherine and tareque masud, 1993; 10 min): a man returns from abroad after many years and visits the woman he betrayed.
		muktir gaan song of freedom (catherine and tareque masud, 1995; 5 min): based on lear levin’s 1971 footage that follows a troupe of traveling musicians, who were traversing war zones singing songs of struggle to inspire guerrilla cadres and refugees during the 1971 war.
		women and war (catherine and tareque masud, 2000; 25 min): documentary about the role of women during the 1971 war of liberation, both as victims of violence and humiliation, as well as active participants in the guerilla struggle.
	znet.protest.net /event.cgi?ID=406926&state_values=SITE!.33 (482 words)

	Matir Moina in DVD and VCD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The DVD and VCD versions of Matir Moina (The Clay Bird), the internationally acclaimed Bangla film directed by Tareque Masud, will be launched on April 16.
		Announcing this last week at a press conference Tareque Masud, the director of the film, said initially 5000 copies of DVD and an equal number of VCD versions of the film will be maketed.
		Tareque Masud said the DVD project was taken up on pubic demand for viewing the film on small screens.
	www.dhakacourier.net /issue37/report/doc3.htm (177 words)

	KDHX Film Review - The Clay Bird (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Director Tareque Masud, who studied eight years in a madrasa, presents a calmly observed, highly autobiographical tale.
		Another motif is the metaphor of the lovely bird trapped in a clay shell that recurs with increasing poignancy, especially regarding daughter Asma.
		On a larger scale, director Masud wants to remind all of the tragic political choices that led to civil war after the Pakistani military canceled results of the democratic elections in 1971.
	www.kdhx.org /reviews/clay_bird.html (267 words)

	The Clay Bird
		There's no sense in overestimating the virtues of Tareque Masud's The Clay Bird, a gentle--sometimes too gentle--look back at a Muslim education on the eve of Bangladesh's separation from Pakistan.
		Masud may have toned things down a little far for dramatic purposes, but he's still a sensitive man uninterested in rigid dogma of any sort--and as he's counteracting the heated polarization that led to violent repression in his country, he can be forgiven for erring in the opposite extreme.
		And yet, Masud is skilful enough in fashioning his rhetoric that one isn't too disappointed at the form.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/claybird.htm (660 words)

	The Seattle Times: Movies: A family caught in the winds of change
		Her life will only get worse in Tareque Masud's "The Clay Bird," a moving and provocative film about a collision between unyielding principles and harsh facts.
		Directed by Tareque Masud from a screenplay by Masud and Catherine Masud.
		That's a lot of drama for a film with as slow and steady a pulse as "The Clay Bird." Major action is often off-screen, indicated by Milon's radio or suggestive devices (sounds and lights signal army raids).
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/movies/2002010135_clay20.html (538 words)

	Opar Bangla film ignored yet again- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		For years Tareque, whose Muktir Gaan is a landmark in Bangla cinema, wanted to make a film based on his childhood in a madrasa.
		Combining a French Government grant with their meagre savings, Tareque and his wife Catherine completed the intimately observed story of divisions within a family to reflect the clash between the moderates and extremists within Islam.
		Masud’s “expansive fluidity is inspired equally by the floating equanimity of Ray and the work of the Iranian director Kiarostami,” opined New York Times.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-273956,prtpage-1.cms (519 words)

	3rd I New York
		In the tradition of Bengali film master Satyajit Ray (Pather Panchali), Tareque Masud tells his semi-autobiographical story using poetic and stunning cinematography, folk music, and remarkable performances by a primarily non-professional cast.
		Masud, a founding member of Dhaka's Short Film Forum, and his American wife Catherine have together produced six documentaries, including Muktir Gaan (Song of Freedom) and Muktir Kotha (Words of Freedom).
		Their debut feature The Clay Bird continues the Masuds' commitment to present an authentic picture of Bangladesh, showing the country in all its color and complexity - its seasonal beauty, rich folkloric traditions, and pluralistic culture - and exploring the issues that most affect its people.
	www.thirdi.org /~ny/events_apr04.html (874 words)

	Redhotcurry.com - Films. The Clay Bird (Matir Moina) by Tareque Masud
		The Clay Bird is a tender and beautiful evocation of a boy's coming of age in politically unstable East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the late nineteen sixties.
		When violence breaks out in the countryside surrounding their village, Anu's whole family has to deal with the physical manifestations of their beliefs, with shocking results.
		With unblinking and forgiving eyes Masud explores the theme of belief by looking at areas as diverse as communism, homeopathy and religious fervour in this vital and unusual film.
	www.redhotcurry.com /entertainment/films/clay_bird.htm (234 words)

	Welcome to the North Shore News - On Line - Arts & Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tareque Masud's The Clay Bird won the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 2002.
		Masud's The Clay Bird has more of a novelistic narrative structure.
		At one point Masud pays homage to Bollywood with a musical sequence that documents a staged concert - Lars von Trier couldn't make film seem more natural.
	www.nsnews.com /issues04/w070404/071104/artent/065304tw3.html (336 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| 'Banned' Bangladesh film for Oscars
		This maiden entry from Bangladesh in the best foreign language film category is for Matir Moyna (or Clay Bird), directed by Tareque Masud.
		Mr Masud denied the allegations and appealed against the censor board's verdict.
		Amid widespread criticism at home and abroad, the authorities finally issued a certificate for the 95-minute movie, clearing its way for commercial release in Bangladesh.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/south_asia/2405843.stm (520 words)

	Bangladeshinfo.com : The Leading Portal of Bangladesh
		The movie-goers will miss the Muktir Gaan famous film director Tareque Masud's latest film "Matir Moina" as the government in a bizarre move banned the feature film terming it religiously sensitive.
		Unnerved by the horror of regular traffic jam, an engineer has come up with a proposal for the Prime Minister to set up metro rail which he claims could be materialised within two years and with the local resources alone.
		Managing Director of Contech Limited Engr Masud Reza made his proposal of 35 km underground rail track public at a programme at a city hotel on Monday.
	www.bangladeshinfo.com /news/hitbits.php?limit=3&pos=45&pgno=16 (5253 words)

	village voice > film > The Clay Bird; Bulgarian Lovers by
		Much of documentarian Tareque Masud's impressive first fiction feature derives from his own childhood experiences as a student in an Islamic religious school.
		Family divisions reflect a cultural clash between moderate and extremist views in this humanist drama, set in the buildup to the brutal 1971 civil war from which East Pakistan emerged as Bangladesh.
		But the film's critique of Islam is offered without rancor, and it's evident that Masud loves all his characters, whatever their viewpoints.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0417/tracking.php (390 words)

	Shadows on the Wall: ART FILM REVIEWS 2003
		dir Tareque Masud; scr Tareque & Catherine Masud
		Meanwhile, Anu's journey from childhood to self-awareness is complex and beautifully traced through his relationships with his parents, uncle, classmates and teachers, each of whom has a different approach to both religion and politics.
		Masud's direction is understated as well, capturing the lush natural beauty with moments of humour, pain and colourful community life.
	www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk /swart03g.htm (1771 words)

	BAM: On a Fault Line, Arts and Culture, July/August 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		“I often feel like I’m standing on a fault line,” said filmmaker Catherine Masud in a recent phone interview, describing the divide between east and west that permeates her personal life and art.
		A Chicago native, Masud lives and makes documentaries in Bangladesh with her husband, Tareque Masud, a Muslim who grew up in Faridpur, Bangladesh.
		An autobiographical account of Tareque Masud’s childhood years in a madrasa (an Islamic seminary), the film combines Catherine Masud’s perspective as an outsider with her husband’s personal experiences.
	www.brownalumnimagazine.com /storydetail.cfm?ID=2376 (483 words)

	3rd KaraFilm Festival - Karachi International Film Festival 2003
		Rokeya Prachy as the mother in Tareque and Catherine Masud's "The Clay Bird" was a strong contender for this award.
		This was another tough category with Tareque and Catherine Masud's screenplay for "The Clay Bird" in a difficult to adjudicate race with among others the screenplays for "In This World", "Khamosh Pani" and "Let's Talk." Eventually the jury decided that the Ciepie for Best Screenplay should be awarded to
		One of the most difficult of categories to judge, the strongest contenders for this award included Tareque Masud for "The Clay Bird" and Sabiha Sumar for "Khamosh Pani".
	www.karafilmfest.com /pastkaras_2003/pastkaras_2003_awardcitations.shtml (1173 words)

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