Min Bahadur Bham Explained

Min Bahadur Bham is a Nepalese film director. He has won various awards including the National Film Award for Best Writer, the Norwegian Sorfond Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Fedeora Award at the Venice Film Festival.

In 2015, The Black Hen was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[1]

Bham was born in Mugu District, Karnali Province, Nepal.[2] [3]

Filmography

2012Bansulli (The Flute)Venice Horizons YouTube Award – Nominated[4]
2015The Black HenNational Film Award for Best Writer – Won
National Film Award for Best Movie – Won
Venice Film Festival's Fedeora Award – Won		[5]
2019A Year of ColdCannes Film Festival's Norwegian Sorfond Award [6] [7]
2024ShambhalaBerlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear – Nominated
MAMI Mumbai Film Festival's South Asia Competition – Nominated
Official Nepalese entry for Best International Feature Film for 97th Academy Awards		[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holdsworth. Nick. 2016-09-06. Oscars: Nepal Selects ‘Kalo Pothi (The Black Hen)’ for Foreign-Language Category. live. 2021-05-29. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529115505/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-nepal-selects-kalo-pothi-925906/.
  2. Web site: A portrait of Min Bahadur Bham, an interesting character in the boring story of the Nepali cinema. live. 2021-05-29. OnlineKhabar. en-GB. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529115026/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/a-portrait-of-min-bahadur-bham-an-interesting-character-in-the-boring-story-of-the-nepali-cinema.html.
  3. News: Praveen. S. r. 2015-12-09. The never-ending question of caste. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-05-29. 0971-751X. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529115120/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/the-neverending-question-of-caste/article7963506.ece. live.
  4. Web site: Venice 2015: Critics' Week. 2021-05-29. Screen. en. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529114109/https://www.screendaily.com/venice/venice-2015-critics-week/5092212.article. live.
  5. Web site: Mayorga. Emilio. 2018-08-07. Locarno: Nepal’s Min Bahadur Bham Presents ‘A Year of Cold’. live. 2021-05-29. Variety. en-US. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529114543/https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/locarno-min-bahadur-bham-a-year-of-cold-1202896879/.
  6. Web site: Min Bahadur Bham’s ‘A Year of Cold’ wins Norwegian Award at Cannes. 2021-05-29. My City. en.
  7. Web site: Min Bahadur Bham: Our film industry lacks creative producers who can invest more than money. live. 2021-05-29. The Kathmandu Post. English. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529114928/https://kathmandupost.com/20/2020/02/17/min-bahadur-bham-our-film-industry-lacks-creative-producers-who-can-invest-more-than-money.
  8. Web site: The Berlinale unveils its Competition and Encounters titles . Davide. Abbatescianni . 22 January 2024. 6 February 2024 . . en.
  9. Web site: MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Announces its 2024 Official Film Selections . 2024-10-25 . The Hollywood Reporter India . en.
  10. Web site: September 13, 2024 . Nepali Movie 'Shambhala' will go to the 97th Oscars Award representing Nepal as confirmed by officials. . September 13, 2024 . Threads.

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