Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham holds Masters degrees in Buddhist Philosophy and Political Science and is pursuing a PhD in Anthropology. His short film, Bansulli (2012), Nepal’s first entry to the Venice International Film Festival, was followed by his debut feature Kalo Pothi (2015), which won the Fedora Best Film Award at Venice Critics’ Week, and became Nepal’s official Academy Award entry. His second feature, Shambhala, made history as Nepal’s first film in the Berlinale International Film Festival Competition section.