Tshering Wangyel (1971 or 1972 - 7 December 2015) was a Bhutanese film director. He directed more than 50 films and died of pneumonia while making his last film.
In 1999, he released the first movie in Dzongkha language, Rewaa (Hope), a love story where two college boy fall for the same girl. As one critic put it, "the commercial Bhutanese film industry was born." In 2007, he produced Bakchha, the first Bhutanese horror movie.
References
- "Popular film director dies". BBS. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Bhutan film director Tshering Wangyel dies at 43". BBC News. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- Nair, Prathap (21 April 2019). "Bhutan's New Wave". LiveMint. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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