Milarepa, a Bhutanese film directed by Neten Chokling, will be shown alongside international films at the 2nd Pan-Asia Film Festival at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus in the UK from November 27 to December 11.

Milarepa is a feature film, which follows the life of the legendary 11th century Tibetan Buddhist mystic and saint, Jetsun Milarepa.

A selection of the best new cinema from across Asia will be screened at the festival. The festival will showcase the latest work by Oscar-nominated director of House of the Flying Daggers, Zhang Yimou, and other films by award-winning film-makers and emerging talents from China, Japan, Iran, Taiwan, Bhutan and the Philippines.

The Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival 2009 provides a unique snapshot of current film-making across Asia. The festival films, presented this year at the Apollo Cinema reveal film-making talent in unexpected places like Bhutan and the Philippines, and confirm the influence and depth of cinema from countries with established film industries including China, Japan and Iran.

This year’s selection of films also offers unique insights into the lives, both fictional and real, of people from a variety of Asian countries, small and large.

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11 Responses to “Bhutanese film in Pan-Asia film festival”

1. phaila on November 19th, 2009 11:20 am

   Tandin Pem,
   Are you out of your mind. Milarepa movie is directed by neten Chokling who is a tibetan refugee in nepal.
   IT IS A BUDDHIST MOVIE NOT A BHUTANESE. FILM AS YOU DESCRIBE IT. Please do more research before you randomly write such article.

2. Dinesh Pradhan on November 19th, 2009 2:46 pm

   In response to the above comment, I’m in support of the reporter, Ms.Tandin Pem; the movie MILAREPA was made by Neten Chokling Rinpoche who is a Bhutanese and not, as you say, a Tibetan refugee in Bhutan.
   He worked with Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche in THE CUP and TRAVELERS AND MAGICIANS too, which we proudly proclaim as movies that came out of Bhutan.
   She had all her facts right Mr./Ms. phaila, I wish you would have done the same before you set out on a blatant attempt to malign her professionalism.

   For further reference:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milarepa_%282006_film%29
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neten_Chokling
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyentse_Norbu

   Good work Ms.Tandin Pem.

3. kom on November 19th, 2009 2:47 pm

   This is not Bhuanese film, it is Tibetan movie directed by His eminance Neten chokiling Rimpoche from Wangdi Phodrang,Bhutan. We shouldnot regard this as an Bhutanese film becoz the character and language of this film is in Tibet.
   As a informer to the nation, check before u inform to other.

4. Dinesh Pradhan on November 19th, 2009 2:48 pm

   PS: Typographical error on the third line – “..a Tibetan refugee in Bhutan.” should read as “..a Tibetan refugee in Nepal.”
   Sorry for the inconvenience.

5. kin on November 19th, 2009 2:49 pm

   This is not Bhuanese film, it is Tibetan movie directed by His eminance Neten chokiling Rimpoche from Wangdi Phodrang,Bhutan. We shouldnot regard this as an Bhutanese film becoz the character and language of this film is in Tibet.
   As a informer to the nation, check before u inform to other.

6. Semhing on November 20th, 2009 11:04 am

   I want to clear some of the confusion here regarding the news.

   1.Neten Chokling Rimpoche is not a refugee settled in India.
   2. Its not a Bhutanese film which the language spoken are all in tibetain.
   3. He has monestary in Bir which his predeccesor established.
   4. His predeccesor are all tibetains and he help the tibetain refugee settlement in Bir.
   5. if you really want to know than go to his website. http://www.gomdeusa.org

7. Semhing on November 20th, 2009 11:11 am

   I want to clear some of the confusion here regarding the news.

   1.Neten Chokling Rimpoche is not a refugee settled in India.
   2. Its not a Bhutanese film which the language spoken are all in tibetain.
   3. He has monestary in Bir which his predeccesor established.
   4. His predeccesor are all tibetains and he help the tibetain refugee settlement in Bir.
   lastly reporter must do more research……

8. phaila on November 20th, 2009 12:08 pm

   Dinesh,
   There you have the answer from Kin.

9. Tenzin Pema Namgyel on November 20th, 2009 5:56 pm

   Dear Phaila and Dinesh,
   I am strongly support both of your comments, keep on fighting…………… please tell me its continue of first part of “Milerapa Movie” or its different? Sorry for erupting…………………? Thank you

10. mamamia on November 20th, 2009 11:15 pm

    Well, I have watched that movie “Milarepa” in Tibetan language not in DZONGKHA. If, its a Bhutanese movie. It should be in Bhutanese language not in Tibetan. It doesn’t really matter who is the director ….

11. Kota on November 25th, 2009 8:54 am

    What is so difficult in langauge? Just redub the langauge. But the core is that, it was made by a Bhutanese.

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