Film Projects
"Missing in Tibet", a film realised on his story received the prize of "best Human Rights Film" at a film festival in Taos, New Mexico.
Ngawang Choephel resumed working on his film, entitled "Tibet in Song" upon his release in 2002. It premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2009 where it won the Special Jury Award in the World Documentary Competition. Since then, "Tibet in Song" has won numerous awards and screened worldwide. Among those are" CINE Golden Eagle Award; Emerging Director Award, AAIFF; Best Documentary, Calgary International Film Festival; Cinema for Peace International Human Rights Award, Berlin; Best Documentary, San Louis Obispo International Film Festival; Special Jury Mention, One World International Film Festival Prague; Audience Award, Watch Docs International Human Rights Film Festival;Special Jury Mention, Watch Docs International Human Rights Film Festival; and Audience Award, Movies that Matter, the Hague.
"Tibet in Song" will make its theatrical release in New York City on September 24, 2010, and will be released nationwide. Worldwide release is also being planned.
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