Tibetan filmmaker, Pema Tseden was known for directing several movies. Some of these include The Search, Old Dog, The Sacred Arrow, Jinpa, Balloon, and more.
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He was reportedly working on a film titled Snow Leopard and another production when he died. His movie Soul Search also won the Special Jury Award in 2009 at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival and was nominated for Golden Goblet Award.

Tseden went on to make a film dubbed Tharlo, based on the novel of the same name which he wrote. The film won the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 52nd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, as well as prizes in the 23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival. The film was also nominated for Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.
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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.


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