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Deepak Rauniyar

Deepak Rauniyar

Nepalese film director


Deepak Rauniyar (Nepali: दीपक रौनियार; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer.[1][2][3][4] He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the director of Highway, the first Nepali movie to be screened at a major international festival  the Berlin International Film Festival.[5] His second international release, White Sun (2016), was named Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival[6] and resulted in his being named in The New York Times as one of "The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch".[7]

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References

  1. Rapold, Nicolas (25 April 2013). "'Highway', Directed by Deepak Rauniyar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "Sydney Film Festival – About Us". sff.org.au. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Under the white sun [Interview Deepak Rauniyar]". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. "Nepali filmmaker hosts fund-raiser for his movie 'Highway'". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. Budhathoki, Arun. "Interview With Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal's Rising Star Director". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. "Deepak Rauniyar's 'White Sun' named 'Best Asian feature Film'". Online Khabar. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (14 March 2017). "The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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