Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
| Mostofa Sarwar Farooki মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী | |
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| Born |
2 May 1973 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Producer, Script writer & Editor. |
| Years active | 1999 – present[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Nusrat Imrose Tisha |
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (Bengali: মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী; born 2 May 1973) is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and film producer.[2] Farooki is considered one of the leading figures to bring modernism/realism in Bangladeshi Cinema. His works often switch between a real and quasi-real world. Mostofa Sarwar Farooki could be the next South-east Asian filmmaker to break out", The Hollywood Reporter wrote in the review of his film Television. Variety's Jay Weissberg wrote. "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a key exemplar of Bangladeshi new wave cinema movement". He is also the pioneer of an avant-garde filmmakers' movement called "Chabial". His 2012 feature Television was the closing film of Busan festival and won Grand Jury Prize in Asia Pacific Screen Award 2013 in addition to 5 more international awards from Dubai, Jogja-Indonesia, Asiatica-Roma, and Kolkata. He has just completed his fifth feature titled Ant Story.
Career
Farooki made quite a recognizable mark for him with his fourth feature Television (2012) which was the closing film of Busan International Film Festival and won the APSA Grand Jury Prize in 2013, as well as a further five international awards from Dubai, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Rome’s Asiatica Film Mediale, and Kolkata Film Festival. His fifth feature film Ant Story (2013) was nominated for the Golden Goblet Awards and the Dubai International Film Festival’s Muhr Asia-Africa Awards. In 2014 it was also in competition for APSA and both the Singapore and Kerala International Film Festivals.
He has set a new trend in terms of presentation[3] and direction in the early 2000. His first two films, which he considers to be an educational effort, were Bachelor (2003) and Made in Bangladesh (2007). Bachelor was a big hit among the youth and opened up a new road for young cinema. His third film Third Person Singular Number was premiered in Pusan International Film Festival (2009). It had its European premier in International Film Festival Rotterdam, It was also in the official competition 2009 Middle East International Film Festival (Abu Dhabi).
Farooki has been appointed as an international jury of Asia Pacific Screen Award 2015.- Source Link.
Farooki is now working on his sixth feature film 'The Doob' (No Bed of Roses in English). Principal photography has began from March 20, 2016. The film starts Irrfan Khan, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Rokeya Prachy, Parno Mitra and others. Doob (No Bed of Roses) has an official project of Film Bazar India 2013 and Won Dubai Film Market award there.
Cinematic style
Farooki's body of work address such themes as middle class angst, urban youth romance, deception-hypocrisy and frailty of individual, frustration about the confines of one's culture and conservative Muslim concepts of guilt and redemption.
His films often deal with the way individuals free themselves from the limitations placed on them by their identity, economic circumstances and belief systems. To counter the deprivation they face in real life, his characters often seem to create a fantasy world around them, lending elements of magical realism to Farooki’s signature style. Original Source Link
Personal life
Farooki is married to Nusrat Imrose Tisha since 16 July, 2010.[4][5]
Filmography
| 2017 | No Land's Man |
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| 2016 | No Bed of Roses | Working on. |
| 2013 | Ant Story[6] |
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| 2012 | Television |
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| 2009 | Third Person Singular Number[11] |
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| 2007 | Made In Bangladesh | |
| 2003 | Bachelor | - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest - Third Eye IFF Mumbai - Asiaticafilmmediale Rome |
Chabial
Farooki is the founder of Chabial, a film makers club. These group of young film makers are used to be Farooki's assistant directors. They have then used local cable television networks as a platform to master their hands in story telling and created an audience for the stories they tell. Their works have managed to connect primarily with the youth in urban and suburban parts of the Bangladeshi society for the realism in story topics and realism in execution.
See also
- Shakib Khan
- Arifin Shuvoo
- Ananta Jalil
- Nusrat Imrose Tisha
- Cinema of Bangladesh
- Dhallywood
- List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of highest grossing Bangladeshi films
- List of Bangladeshi films
- Jaaz Multimedia
- Monsoon Films
- Tiger Media Limited
- Impress Telefilm Ltd.
References
- ↑ "ছবি বানাতে টাকার চেয়ে বেশি দরকার মেধা : মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Hoping for a revolution in films". theindependentdigital. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bangladesh films try to shed Bollywood style - Aljazeera".
- ↑ "Farooki and Tisha tying the knot". priyo.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "Wedding bells for Farooki-Tisha". The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Transcom Group). 18 July 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Farooki on fibbing, fantasy and box office".
- ↑ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/feature/art-and-culture/Eclectic-mix-of-contenders-for-the-Golden-Goblet-Award/shdaily.shtml
- ↑ http://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/pipra-bidya-in-golden-goblet-contention-26251
- ↑ "Bangladesh Turns on ‘Television’ for Oscar Race".
- ↑ "Farooki’s Television wins NETPAC award at Kolkata Film Festival".
- ↑ Ershad Kamol. "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki talks his style". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- Jafar Panahi, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Among APSA-MPA Award Winners - Variety
- MPA APSA Fund awards $25,000 - Screen Daily
- ‘No Land’s Man’, ‘Revolution’ win India’s Film Bazaar - Variety
- 'Nymphomaniac' producer among filmmakers that will present 30 new projects - The Hollywood reporter
- Bangla director focuses on Kolkata and Nawaz for international film - Times of India
- Shanghai Film Fest: Iran, Bangladesh and Thailand Entries Included in Lineup - The Hollywood reporter
- Shanghai fest unveils competition line-up - Screen Daily
- Ant Story (Pipra Bidya) Dubai Review - The Hollywood reporter
- Omar wins Best Feature at APSA - Filmbiz Asia
- Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa S. Farooki’s Television received a warm response when it screened as the closing film of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last week. - Screen Daily
- Busan’s Kim Dong-ho to Head APSA Awards Jury - Variety
- Neighbour’s Envy - The Indian Express
- Love thy neighbour. - The Hindu
- 'Television' Ushers in New Era for Bangladeshi Cinema. - Hollywood Reporter
- FAROOKI'S CLASSROOM SECRETS - The Daily Star
- Irrfan signs his next international film with Farooki - The Times of India
- Irrfan Khan Climbs Into Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s ‘No Bed of Roses’ (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- Lights, Camera, Doob! - Daily Star
External links
- Mostofa Sarwar Farooki at the Internet Movie Database
- Bangladesh Turns on "Television" for Oscar Race
- http://variety.com/2013/film/news/bangladesh-turns-on-television-for-oscar-race-1200656668