Niranjan Raj Bhetwal

Niranjan Raj Bhetwal

5th Batch

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Director / Writer

Niranjan earned his bachelor’s degree in Film Studies in 2013, followed by a 2-year diploma in DigitalAnimation and Video Editing and several films making workshops & masterclasses. His short film KAFAL PAKYO traveled to more than 65 festivals, winning awards including Best Fiction Film at 5th Watersprite – The Cambridge international student FF, Audience Choice at Media wave-AnotherConnection IFF, Best Short Film at Doc Sunback FF, and a few more. His other short filmMADARIYEKO NILO DHUWAN traveled to more than 25 film festivals and won awards. He has recently completed his new short film ANHAD and developing his other short film SAKSHI RUKH. Heis currently working on his first feature film INDRENI PARI which was selected at the CannesCinefondationL’Atelier 2018, in OPEN DOOR – Locarno for 2017 and NFDC Film Bazar 2019


Project Highlights

  • Baa! – 2013
  • KafalPakyo- 2014
  • MadariyekoNiloDhuwan – 2018
  • Anhad – 2020
  • Sakshi Rukh – 2021
  • Indreni Pari – 2022

Achievements and Awards

  • Kafalpakyo
    • Traveled to more than 65 festivals
    • Best Fiction Film, 5th Watersprite – The Cambridge International Student Film Festival 2015 (UK)
    • Audience Choice, 25th Media Wave Another Connection International Film and Music Gathering 2015 (Hungary)
    • 15th Cambridge Strawberry Short Film Festival 2015 (UK)
    • Best Short Film at Doc Sunback Film Festival
  • MadariyekoNiloDhuwan – 2018
    • Traveled to more than 25 film festivals
  • Indreni Pari – 2022
    • Selection, CannesCinefondationL’Atelier 2018, in OPEN DOOR – Locarno for 2017
    • NFDC Film Bazar 2019