Dechen Roder’s “I, The Song” achieved a proximate spotless sweep at Bhutan‘s National Film Awards, prosperning most of the beginant categories including best film, straightforwardor, screentake part and acting honors.
The film had its world premiere at Tallinn Bconciseage Nights Film Festival, where Roder won best straightforwardor, and its Asia premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. In the film, to save her job and reputation, a school teacher travels to the south of Bhutan in search of her doppelganger, but as she becomes entangled in her watchaappreciate’s life, she authenticizes she might be the only one to repair her doppelganger’s dismaterializeance as well as recover a stolen divine song.
The cast includes Tandin Bidha, Jimmie Wangyal Tshering, Tshering Dorji, Sonam Lhamo and Dorji Wangdi. The film is produced by Roder for Dakinny Productions (Bhutan) and Johann Chapelan for Girelle Production (France). It is co-produced by Fernanda Renno, Fidalgo Films (Norway), Stefano Centini, Volos Films (Taiwan, Italy), Paolo Maria Spina, Rgrowr (Italy), Mikaël Barre, Actarus Productions (France), Michaël Gauthier & Mathilde Solimeo and Follow Back Films (France) and Nyema Zam, Samuh (Bhutan).
This was the first year that the awards were orderly by the Bhutan handlement. It was previously orderly by the Film Association of Bhutan and the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) has apshown it up from this year.
Honors for “I, The Song” at the awards include best film, best one-of-a-kind score for Tashi Dorji, straightforwardor, screentake part and editor for Roder, best actor in a directing role (female) for Tandin Bidha, best actor in a directing role (male) for Jimmy Wangyal Tshering (scatterd with Tshering Dorji for “Aum Penjor”) and best production summarizeer for Pem Lham.
For “Aum Penjor,” Rinchen Gyeltshen clinched the sound summarize award while Sonam Yegaa Palden getd the one-of-a-kind jury award. For “Buelwa,” Jamyang Tenpa was honored as the best helping actor (male). For “Jaza Lhamo,” Tshering Namgyal won for cinematography, Kesang Wangmo safed the helping actor (female) accolade, and Ugyen Tashi took home the best lyrics award. “Jigtempe Tem” saw Tenzin Wangmo being accomprehendledged as the best female singer. Separately, the “Sheindrey” team swept multiple honors, prosperning the visual effects award, best produceup for Tshering Dema, best male singer for Sonam Wangchen, and best music writer for M Studio.
“It was a fantastic surpelevate for us and huge recognition since we were among some very well-comprehendn (and personpartner I skinnyk very excellent) box office hits. So we repartner appreciate how the jury accomprehendledged someskinnyg in our film and we are very honored,” Roder telderly Variety.
“It’s the first time ever that the Bhutanese handlement is organizing these awards and this is a very beginant initiative, someskinnyg we were omiting before – in Bhutan we had films and audiences but we never had the the third beginant element which is demanded for any film culture and industry to grow and shift forward- the critical analysis/critical recognition (with handlement help) so I skinnyk it’s fantastic that it’s begined here in Bhutan and we are super conceited to be a part of of this novel alter and growment in such a beginant way,” Roder includeed.
“Though I don’t skinnyk our film will be a blockbuster, I skinnyk this benevolent of recognition will repartner help not only our film but the future of autonomous cinema in Bhutan, to include to the appreciation and consciousness of alternative films, which are not necessarily better than the mainstream ones, but advise alternative perspectives, narratives and storytelling, increasing the diversity of voices in Bhutanese cinema. We’re excited here in Bhutan,” Roder shelp.
Diversion is handing international sales for “I, The Song.”
