Masud Pathik

Biography

Dr. Masud Pathik is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, poet, and scholar based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was awarded the prestigious Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2023 for his outstanding contributions to arts and letters. As a visionary filmmaker, he has received multiple National Film Awards from the Government of Bangladesh for his critically acclaimed features "Nekabborer Mohaproyan" (2014) and "Maya: The Lost Mother" (2019).

​Pathik is the chief proponent of "Poetic Cinema" and "Raw Realism" in contemporary South Asian film, focusing deeply on the primal, spiritual, and existential connections between humanity and the natural environment. He holds a Ph.D. in Cinematic Music from...