Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham holds Master’s degrees in Buddhist philosophy and political science while pursuing a PhD in anthropology. His short Bansulli (2012), Nepal’s first entry to the Venice International Film Festival, was followed by his debut feature Kalo Pothi (2015), which won the FEDEORA Best Film Award at Venice Critics Week, and became Nepal’s official Oscar entry. Acknowledged for nurturing emerging talent, his productions have graced festivals including Venice, Berlinale, Rotterdam and Busan.
His second feature, Shambhala (2024), made history as Nepal’s first film in the Berlinale Competition section.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
