Tsering Rhitar

Name: Tsering Rhitar

Profession: Filmmaker

Professional Skills: Film Making

Location: Nepal

Tsering Rhitar is an independent film maker and began his career in year 1994, when he spent a year in Dharamsala (India) documenting the Dalai lama and the institution of the Tibetan government – in –exile. Born in Nepal, studied Mass Communication at the Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi from 1992 to 1993.

His work includes ‘Tears of Torture’, a 27-minute documentary about a Tibetan nun who crossed snow passes and Chinese police check post to escape from Tibet on foot. His 1997 film ‘The Spirit Doesn’t Come Anymore’, a documentary film profiling an old Tibetan shaman earned him the Best Film Award in FILM SOUTH ASIA – festival of South Asian documentary films, and Best Indigenous Filmmaker of the Year at Parnu Anthropological Film Festival, Estonia.

In 2000, he made ‘Mukundo’ (Mask of Desire) (1hr. 45 mins) A feature film in Nepali, a co-production of Mila Productions (P) Ltd. and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), which was widely shown in International Film Festivals, and was Nepal’s Official Entry for Academy Awards (OSCAR) in Best Foreign Language Film Section in 2000. In 2006, he produced and directed KARMA – a feature film about two Buddhist nuns’ journey from their nunnery in the remote Mustang region, to track down an elusive businessman. NORBU: The Precious Red Panda is Tsering Rhitar’s latest work.