Pema Tseden Death: How did Pema Tseden die?

Pema Tseden, who was well-known as a Tibetan filmmaker and director, has been reported dead. He was also a professor at the Chinese Film Academy.

He graduated from Northwest University for Nationalities where he majored in Tibetan Language and Literature. He continued his education at the Beijing Festival Academy and became the first-ever Tibetan student.

Tseden was known for producing several movies including The Search, Old Dog, The Sacred Arrow, Jinpa, Balloon, and more. He was reportedly working on a film titled Snow Leopard and another production when he died.

His debut work The Silent Holy Stones, won the Best Directorial Debut at the 25th Golden Rooster Awards, Asian News Talent Award for Best Director at the 9th Shanghai International Film Festival, Special Jury Award at the 8th Changchun Film Festival, and Best First Feature at the 13th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

“Pema Tseden, a famous Tibetan director, screenwriter, and professor at the Film School of the China Academy of Art, died in Tibet in the early hours of May 8 due to an acute illness. Due to the sudden incident, the school will work with Mr. Tseden’s family to deal with the follow-up matters. The relevant information will be announced in due course,” the Academy said in a statement.