Kalo Pothi wins Best film at Venice film festival

Sep 11, 2015: Kalo Pothi: a Nepali movie is creating big bang at the international movie arena by being selected for many film festivals, including Venice Film festival, Busan film festival. It was in news that the movie is also getting positive response from the reviewers in such festivals. The movie is now known to have got the Best film award in Venice film festival critics week, Italy. Min Bahadur Bham, the writer/ director of the movie has shared the news in his Facebook with the picture of the award certificate. 

As known from the synopsis, the movie shows the adventure of two boys and their hen intertwined with those of the community in a small remote village (in Karnali region) when the war between Government army and Maoists Guerrilla was actually happening (during late 90's). The boys (from different community) go through series of incident in such conflict era, which also tells how unity is possible with diversity. The movie is produced together by Tsering Rhitar Sherpa (Mila Productions) and Debaki Rai (Shooney Films). The release date of the movie inside the country is still not known, but the movie as expected will surely travel around the world with some more awards to bag.

This is a great achievement for our country and all the film makers here. In this glorious moment, I would like to congratulate the team in making such a wonderful movie which is successful in grabbing awards in international arena. Really a proud moment for all Nepali movie fans.

After getting the award, the director dedicates the award to his beautiful country, fellow Nepalese (including all film makers in Nepal).

The teaser of the movie gives you goosebumps for the scenario back in the insurgency period when the news in radio had only the killings by State and Rebels. 

Here is the teaser of the movie in Youtube.

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Kalo Pothi: a new nepali movie to be screened in Venice

July 24, 2015: It's been more than a year that Kalo Pothi: a new movie script won the prestigious award for the script competition by Swiss fund Vision Sud with the amount of 5.5 million, for the production of the movie. It also grabbed another remarkable fund of around 3 million from World cinema fund (that also funds Berlin International film festival). Now that the movie is completed, it is known that the movie has been selected for the 30th Venice International Film critics week, making it the first Nepalese feature ever screened in Venice. "Kalo Pothi" (Black Hen) is directed and written by Min Bahadur Bham: the movie shows the adventure of two boys and their hen intertwined with those of the community in a small remote village (in Karnali region) when the war between Government army and Maoists Guerrilla was actually happening (during late 90's). The boys (from different community) go through series of incident in such conflict era, which also tells how unity is possible with diversity. The movie is produced together by Tsering Rhitar Sherpa (Mila Productions) and Debaki Rai (Shooney Films). The movie is known to win the hearts of many, not only at Venice but also at other prestigious film festivals. It is not known when it will be released with in the country so that I can write my words on it.

Min Bahadur Bam is also the director for the short "Basulli" that was also screened in Venice film festival 2012.

Synopsis of the movie:

The so called civil war that tear apart Nepal for 10 years, from 1996 until 2006, opposing the army to Maoist revolutionaries, serves as the background for Prakash and Kiran, two boys very aware that coming from a different cast divides, but friendship and age unites. A white hen stolen from a wheat field becomes their hope. Breading it, Prakash believes to be able to gather money to at least allow Bijuli, his little sister, to study. But the hen will unexpectedly change hands and they will need wit to make her come back to its original owners.

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