Deepak Rauniyar | |
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Born |
Saptari, Nepal | 29 August 1978
Nationality | Nepali |
Other names | Rauniyar |
Citizenship | Nepali |
Years active | 2008–present |
Known for |
White Sun (2016) Highway (2012) |
Deepak Rauniyar ( Nepali: दीपक रौनियार; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the director of Highway, the first Nepali movie to be screened at a major international festival – the Berlin International Film Festival. [5] His second international release, White Sun (2016), was named Best Asian Feature Film at the Singapore International Film Festival [6] and resulted in his being named in The New York Times as one of "The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch". [7]