Chandra Kumar Rai
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Chandra Kumar Rai or Chand RC is a self-taught Bhutanese writer, director and a producer. Despite Bhutan's film industry being small it is emerging[1]. Chand highlights that Bhutan now has two OTT platforms and it is presenting many opportunities yet, the films are lacking in tapping local narratives[2]. He is said to aspire to inspire and explores stories through the powerful visual media of films in Bhutan[3].
His first featured film Gawa-the other side of the Moon (2012), which was inspired by a true story about the detrimental effects of the social practice of "night hunting," which was carried out by men[4]. The movie received support from RENEW and UN agencies because of its important theme. It also became the first movie in the nation to receive an endorsement from the Ministry of Education and Skills development[5].
His Second film was called THIMPHU (2017), SEVEN PEOPLE. SEVEN LIVES. SEVEN STORIES. ONE CITY. The fictionalized narrative of THIMPHU is based on numerous true incidents and events that occurred in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan[6]. The movie was selected as the first film from Bhutan to be selected for Pune International Film Festival in 2017[7] and went on to premiere in international film festivals in the USA, Europe, Australia and Russia[8].
Chand has made two featured films, three short films and numerous commissioned documentaries and public service announcements (PSA) about stories relevant to Bhutanese society.
References
- ↑ Asia Odyessey travels (27 December 2023). "Film Industry of Bhutan". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ South Asia monitor (26 May 2022). "Despite two OTT platforms, Bhutan's small film industry struggles to tap local narratives". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Beskop (27 December 2023). "Chand RC". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Rustandi (21 November 2021). "Bhutanese Production Film, 'Gawa The Other Side of the Moon', Tells the Story of Children from the Bomena Tradition". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ The Telegraph online. "Love and lust in Bhutan". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Hopper, Jason (15 March 2017). "Seven lives, one city". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Pune International Film Festival (January 16, 2017). "Press Conferences held at PIFF Bazaar" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Shangreela (16 December 2022). "Thimphu". youtube. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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