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Pema Tseden Biography

Profession Director, Writer, Producer

Awards

  • 2005Golden Rooster-Best Directorial Debut: winner
  • 2005New Currents Award-: nominated
  • 2006Jury Award-Best Directorial Debut: winner
  • 2006Golden Deer-Best Director: nominated
  • 2006Asian New Talent Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2006Asian New Talent Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2007China Film Media Award-Best New Director: nominated
  • 2009Golden Kinnaree Award-: nominated
  • 2009Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2009Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 2009Golden Montgolfiere-: nominated
  • 2009Golden Goblet-Grand Jury Prize: winner
  • 2009Press Prize-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2009Golden Goblet-Best Film: nominated
  • 2009Competition 1-2 Award-: nominated
  • 2011Golden DV Award-: winner
  • 2011Grand Prize-: winner
  • 2015Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2015Golden Horse Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2015Golden Hanoman Award-: nominated
  • 2015Grand Prize-: winner
  • 2015Student Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2015Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016Jury Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2016New Asian Cinema-NETPAC Award: winner
  • 2016New Asian Cinema-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2016INALCO Jury Award-: winner
  • 2016Golden Wheel-: winner
  • 2017CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner
  • 2017China Film Media Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2017China Film Media Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2017Golden Rooster-Best Small and Medium Budget Film: winner
  • 2017Film of Merit-Top Ten Films: winner
  • 2017Youth Film Manual Award-Top Ten Films: winner
  • 2017Youth Film Manual Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2017Youth Film Manual Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018Golden Horse Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2018Golden Horse Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2018Special Jury Prize-: winner
  • 2018Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2018Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018Venice Horizons Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2019Prix étudiant fiction-: winner
  • 2019Asia Pacific Screen Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2019Silver Hugo-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2019China Film Critics Award-Top Ten Films: winner
  • 2019New Asian Cinema-Best Film: winner
  • 2019Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
  • 2019Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: nominated
  • 2019Students' Choice Award-Favorite Screenplay: nominated
  • 2019Students' Choice Award-Favorite Independent Film: winner
  • 2019Golden Coconut-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2019Golden Peacock-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2019Jaeger - LeCoultre Best Film Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2019New Wave Unit-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019New Wave Unit-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Grand Prix-International Competition: nominated
  • 2019Silver Mirror Award-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019People's Choice Award-Best of Fest - Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Grand Prize-: winner
  • 2019Aurora Award-: nominated
  • 2019Sfera 1932 Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2019Venice Horizons Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Critics Jury Award-: winner
  • 2019INALCO Jury Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2019Golden Wheel-Best Film: winner
  • 2020Academy Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2020Asian Film Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
  • 2020Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020NETPAC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2020NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020Official Section Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2020Jury Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020Special Mention-International Competition: winner
  • 2020China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2020M Ranking-Director of the Year: nominated
  • 2020Jury Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2020Chinese Film Competition-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2020Chinese Film Competition-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020IFeng Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2020Youth Jury - Fiction-Youth Jury Prize: winner
  • 2020Film of Merit-Top Ten Films: winner
  • 2020China Movie Channel Media Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2020China Movie Channel Media Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2020China Movie Channel Media Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2020Jury Award-Best Director in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2020Faith in Film Award-: winner
  • 2020WGC Award-Outstanding Screenplay: winner
  • 2020Youth Film Manual Award-Outstanding Film: winner
  • 2020Youth Film Manual Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2020Youth Film Manual Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2021Golden Elm Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 2021China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2021China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2021China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2021Chinese Film Competition-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2021Chinese Film Competition-Best Film: nominated
  • 2021Chinese Film Competition-Best Director: winner
  • 2021Film Unit-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2021Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: nominated
  • 2021Huading Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2021Huading Award-Best Writing for a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2021Film of Merit-Top Ten Films: winner
  • 2021Youth Film Manual Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2021Youth Film Manual Award-Outstanding Film: winner
  • 2021Youth Film Manual Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2022WGC Award-Outstanding Screenplay: winner