Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015:
DOHA, QATAR – DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Directors Phurba Tshering Lama, Sahim Omar Kalifa and Ayoub Qanir competing in the Bader Short Film competition attend a screening of their work on day 5 of the third annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, on December 3, 2015 in Doha, Qatar. Read more…
Special Mention At Clermont-Ferrand
Already screened at the likes of the Toronto International Film Festival, Hole follows Billy – a middle-aged disabled man – who is desperate for intimacy. Edralin shoots much of the film in a documentary style, following Billy as he tries to complete his day-to-day tasks. Read more…
Telling Their Own Tales: Indian Nepali Filmmakers Finding A Firm Footing In Cinema.
In a village 128 kilometres from Sikkim’s capital Gangtok, Indian-Nepali director Phurba Tshering Lama found a two-storey house made of mud, wooden frames and tiny doors, to shoot his first full-length feature film Jaar. Read more…
Ajyal Film Festival 2024
The Beaten Path (Ek Dhakar Jiwan)
In rural Darjeeling, Balvir and his companion make their living carrying fresh meat to market along the beautiful but treacherous mountain pathways. Exhausted by the backbreaking work, Balvir often pauses to question the meaning of his destiny, nevertheless conscious of the harmony of nature. Read more…
The Story of Women’s Rebellion
The story of a time when society was intolerant of single women is now in the film after the theatrical adaptation. Siliguri – What does today’s society say to those who lost their husbands or wives at a young age? The answer is easy – ‘It is difficult to judge the age, you have to look at the movement and make a couple. Read more…
Gorkhey Film “Ek Dhakar Jiwan” makes to 20th International Short Film Festival.
After bagging The Best Short Film Peace Award in the just concluded Gothenburg Independent Film Festival in Sweden Phurba Tshering Lama, a young filmmaker from Darjeeling, has made us all proud as his film “Ek Dhakar Jiwan” has been selected for the 20th edition of the International Short Film Festival.