Samten Bhutia

Samten Bhutia
Samten Bhutia
Born	Samten Bhutia 21 April 1977 Sang, Phegyong, East Sikkim
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer
Nationality	Nepali
Alma mater	Senior sec school sang, East Sikkim

Samten Bhutia is an Indian film director and writer from Sikkim.^[1][2] He has been actively involved in Nepalese film industry over the last decade. He recently directed Taandro which was screened at the Dhaka International film festival.^[3] His first film Latter^[4] was well received by people from Nepal and India.^[5] He also acted in a short film, Myth.^[6]

Filmography

Director

• (2016) Anaagat – feature film
• (2015) Taandro – Deciphering Me – feature film
• (2012) In Search of Nation – feature film (associate director)^[7]
• (2009) Letter (Nepal) – feature film
• (2003) Masked Fair – short film
• (2003) Naango Dhad (Sikkim) – tele film
• (2000) Naya Disha – documentary

Screenplay

• Letter (Nepali)
• Naango Dhad (Sikkim)
• Masked Fair (Sikkim)
• Luv Sab (Nepali)
• Aadha Antya (Nepali)
• Taandro (Nepali)

Actor

• (2004) Mero Uthney Palo – feature film (Nepali)
• (2003) Myth – short film (English)^[6]

Production Design

• (2015) Jhumki – feature film (Nepal)
• (2012) In Search of Nation – feature film (Nepal)

References

1. "Samten Bhutia's 'Taandro' in Dhaka film fest | Entertainment | Nelive". Nelive.in. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
2. "Samten Bhutia". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
3. "Peoples Review Weekly – Taandro competing at Dhaka International Film Festival". Peoplesreview.com.np. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
4. "Samten Bhutia comes with a nepali film "Letter" ~ Proud to be a Sikkimese". Sikhim.blogspot.com. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
5. "samten bhutia's blog". Filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
6. "The Telegraph – Calcutta : North Bengal & Sikkim". Telegraphindia.com. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
7. "In Search of Nation (2013)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.