List of Bhutanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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Bhutan and Nepal are among the one hundred countries that have submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Both countries made their first submissions in 1999. The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.[1] As of 2014, six Nepalese films and one Bhutanese film have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Nepal's initial submission, Caravan, was nominated for an Oscar.

Submissions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award.[1] Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Bhutan and Nepal for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony.

The Cup and Caravan were both filmed in Dolpali language much similar to the Tibetan, while Basain, Mask of Desire and Muna Madan were filmed in Nepali.

Bhutan

Year
(Ceremony)		 Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1999
(72nd) 		The Cup Phörpa Khyentse Norbu Not Nominated

Nepal

Year
(Ceremony)		 Film title used in nomination Original title Director Result
1999
(72nd) 		Caravan हिमालय
Eric Valli Nominated
2000
(73rd) 		Mask of Desire Mukundo Tsering Rhitar Sherpa Not Nominated
2003
(76th) 		Muna Madan [2] मुनामदन Gyanendra Bahadur Deuja Not Nominated
2006
(79th) 		Basain Basain Subash Gajurel Not Nominated
2013
(86th) 		Soongava: Dance of the Orchids[3] सुनगाभा Subarna Thapa Not Nominated
2014
(87th) 		Jhola[4] झोला Yadavkumar Bhattarai Not Nominated

Although Bhutanese films have generally been more successful than Nepalese films at getting released internationally (Golden Cup: The Legacy, Milarepa, Travellers and Magicians), they have not sent any films to the competition since 1999.

Nepal's first Oscar submission, Caravan was made by a Nepal-based director from France, and was funded largely by Western sources. Mask of Desire, with its themes of native Nepalese tradition and mythology was co-produced by Japan. Basain and Muna Madan, both based on classic works of Nepali literature, were fully domestic national productions made on low budgets by international standards. Nepal has been hampered recently by the high costs of English subtitling and complicated AMPAS rules regarding entering digitally produced films in the competition.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rule Thirteen: Special Rules for the Foreign Language Film Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ Runner-up: Muktidata See Ref 2
  3. ^ "Soongava: Nepal's entry to the Oscars". ekantipur. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Jhola to represent Nepali films in The Oscar". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

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