Screening Schedule
Admission is free for all events, including the opening and closing ceremonies!
We kindly ask you to register for the animation workshops and seminar by email: info@beskopbhutan.com
Friday, May 23
5:30 pm
Opening ceremony (~60 min)
Music show by TheLungten
7:30 pm, Opening Film
Pig at the Crossing by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, fiction, Bhutan, 2024, 122’
Q&A with producer Druksel Dorji and lead actor Kuenzang Norbu
Saturday, May 24
10:00 am
Q&A with the filmmakers after each film, except for “Chimi’s Story” and “Thomchi Yongba – the Village Cobbler”.
- “Dancing Through Judgement” by Kaushila Pokhrel, 6’
- “Paro FC: a Shared Dream” by Suraj Bhattarai, 31’
- “Milk & Water” by Kinley Tshering Yangden, 6’
- “Chimi’s Story: a Journey of Self-Discovery” by Sangay Zangmo, 5’
- “Soccer Girl” by Tandin Wangmo, 5’
- “Thomchi Yongba – the Village Cobbler” by Pelden Dorji, 6’
- “TRANSparency” by Tenzin Tsheyang, 7’
1:30 pm
Q&A with the filmmakers after each film.
- “The Last Candle” by Sonam Wangchuk, 15’
- “Point of View” by Jamyang Dorji, 7’
- “Strings of Connection” by Tandin Wangmo, 1′ 30”
- “Doen” by Lhawang Lodel, 3’
- “11:59” by Monita Subba, 3’
3:30 pm
Q&A with the filmmakers after each film.
- “The Other Side” by Priya Ghalley, 3‘
- “The Last Note” by Lodray Jamtsho, 5’
- “The Chase” by Kinley Wangchuk, 9’
- “Ashes of I” by Mid-Cloud Studio, 7’
5:30 pm
Q&A with the director Subrna Dash.
- “In Flanders Fields” by Sachin, documentary, India, Belgium 2024, 15’
- “Side A: A Summer Day” by Wan Kin Fai, fiction, Taiwan 2024, 22’
- “Fantasy in a Concrete Jungle” by Mehedi Mostafa, documentary, Bangladesh 2023, 15’
- “Last Days of Summer” by Stenzin Tankong, fiction, France 2023, 15’
- “The Girl Who Lived in the Loo” by Subarna Dash, animation, India 2024, 12’
8:15 pm
State of Statelessness by Tenzin Tsetan Choklay, Ritu Sarin, Tenzin Sonam, Sonam Tsetan, Tsering Tashi Gyalthang, fiction, India, USA, Vietnam, 106’
Q&A with directors Tenzin Tsetan Choklay and Sonam Tseten
Sunday, May 25
11:00 am
Workshop: “Poetry of Animation” with Subarna Dash (~90 min)
2:00 pm
No Bears by Jafar Panahi, fiction, Iran, 2022, 107’
Introduced by Sreemoyee Singh
4:30 pm
And, Towards Happy Alleys by Sreemoyee Singh, documentary, India, 2023, 75’
Q&A with director
7:30 pm
All We Imagine as Light by Payal Kapadia, fiction, India, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, 2024, 118’
Monday, May 26
11:00 am
Seminar: Creating Collective Energies presented by Tenzin Tsetan Choklay and Sonam Tseten (~90 min)
6:30 pm
Award Ceremony & Screening of winning films
Music show by Dechen Uden Lama.