Min Bahadur Bham

Min Bahadur Bham is a Nepalese film director. His cinematic journey began with his short film The Flute ( Bansulli 2012), which became the first Nepali film to screen at the Venice Film Festival. His debut feature The Black Hen (Kalo Pothi 2015) earned the FEDEORA Best Film Award at Venice and was selected as Nepal’s official entry to the Academy Awards. His second feature SHAMBHALA (2024) made history as the first South Asian film in four decades to compete for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, while also becoming the first Nepali film to be showcased at Locarno’s Piazza Grande. The film received the Cultural Diversity Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and marked his second Oscar submission. In recognition of his global contributions to cinema, he was invited to serve as a Jury Member for the Main Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2026.

Bham was born in Mugu District, Karnali Province, Nepal.