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Uttam Neupane
Uttam Neupane at Linewood audio post work
Born
Surya Kumar Neupane

(1987-02-10) February 10, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Rautahat, Nepal
Occupation(s)Sound mixer, Sound designer
Years active2009–present

Surya Kumar Neupane (born 1987) known professionally as Uttam Neupane,[2] is a Nepali sound mixer.[3] He is the recipient of the 5th National Film Award of Nepal for Best Sound mixing for the feature film Mero Euta Saathi Chha.[4] Two films he did sound-mixing for, Bulbul[5] and Talakjung vs Tulke,[6] were Nepal's official entries for the 92nd and 88th Academy Awards respectively.

Career

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Neupane worked on the short film Dadyaa,[7] which was nominated for Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival[8] and won a Special Jury Award.[9] He also worked with CNN journalist Benjamin Best on his documentary film Dirty Games.[10] It won Feature Documentary Award of Recognition at the Hollywood international independent documentary awards[11][12] in 2016, Best Documentary at Snowdance Independent Film Festival,[13][14][15] New York festivals.[16][non-primary source needed]

Neupane also worked on Talakjung vs Tulke directed by Nischal Basnet, which was chosen as Nepal’s Official entry in best foreign language film category at the 88th Academy Awards.[17] Neupane and Basnet have also collaborated on Loot (2012 film) and Loot 2.[citation needed] He is also known for his work[18] on Bulbul (2019)[19] directed by Binod Poudel, which was selected as the Nepalese entry for Best International Feature Film[5] at the 92nd Academy Awards, and won Special Jury Award at the 9th SAARC Film Festival.[20][21]

Neupane mixed sound on the first Nepali science fiction movie[22] Bijuli Machine in 2016, directed by Navin Awal. Bijuli Machine was selected as an opening film at the 2017 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival,[23][24] Seattle and won the best narrative film that year. It also screened at Singapore South Asian International Film Festival and was selected for the Chicago South Asian Film Festival.[25]

Filmography, awards & nominations

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Year Movie Director Country Credit
2024 Kama Veemsen Lama United Kingdom Re-recording mixer,Sound Designer
2024 Pooja, Sir Deepak Rauniyar Nepal Sound editor
2024 Sand City Mahde Hasan Bangladesh Re-recording mixer,Sound Designer
2024 Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi Saroj Poudel Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2024 Pujar Sarki Dinesh Raut Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2023 Transient Happiness Sina Muhammed Iraqi Kurdistan Sound designer,Re-recording Mixer
2023 The Summit of the Gods (film) Patrick Imbert France Recording engineer
2023 Vidyapeeth Gajendra Ahire India Re-recording mixer
2019 Bulbul (2019 film)' Binod Poudel Nepal Sound designer,Re-recording Mixer
2018 A Mero Hajur 2 Jharna Thapa Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2018 KRI Surendra Poudel Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2017 Chapali Height-2 Dipendra k khanal Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Jerryy Hem Raj BC Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Dadyaa Bibhusan Basnet Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Bijuli Machine[26] Navin Awal Nepali Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Dirty Games[27] Benjamin Best Germany Sound Recordist
2016 Gajalu Hem Raj BC Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Gaatho[28] Suraj Bhusal Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Dhauli Ghanashyam Lamichhane Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2015 Talakjung vs Tulke Nischal Basnet Nepali Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2014 Mukhauta Arpan Thapa Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2013 Kabaddi (2013 film) Ram Babu Gurung Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2013 Maun Suraj Bhusal Nepali Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2009 Mero Euta Saathi Chha Sudarshan Thapa Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer

Awards and Nominations

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National Film Awards (Nepal)
Year Movie Language Category Result
2010 Mero Euta Saathi Chha Nepali Best Re-recording mixing Won
Other Awards
Year Award Category Nominated Film Result
2012 Nefta Film Award Best Sound Mixing Loot (2012 film) Won
2014 Kamana Film Award Best Sound Design Maun Won
2014 Box Office Film Award Best Sound Mixing Dhanda Won
2015 Nefta Film Award Best Sound Mixing Jerryy Won
2015 Dcine Award Best Sound Mixing Kabaddi (2014 film) Won
2015 NFDC National Film Awards Best Re-recording mixing Mukhauta Won
2015 Box Office Film Award Best Sound Mixing Mukhauta Won
2016 Nefta Film Award Best Sound Mixing Dhauli Won
2016 Kamana Film Award Best Sound Design Gajalu Won

References

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  1. ^ "Uttam Neupane". Lens Nepal. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ "Breathing life into movies". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. ^ Lama, Sonam. "Engineering sounds in films". My City. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ "साउन्ड किन राम्रो भएन निर्देशक/निर्मातालाई सोध्नू". बाह्रखरी (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. ^ a b "93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  6. ^ "81 Countries in Competition for 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  7. ^ Baral, Aditi. "A dream come true for a Nepali sound designer and mixer". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  8. ^ "Nepali short film wins at Sundance". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  9. ^ "Festival Scope". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  10. ^ "Dirty Games – Das Geschäft mit dem Sport". NaturVision Filmfestival. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  11. ^ "DIRTY GAMES". benjaminbest (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  12. ^ "To go where it hurts - Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media 2020". European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  13. ^ "Benjamin Best | Filmemacher | Korruption im Sport". benjaminbest (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  14. ^ "Director - W-film". www.wfilm.de. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  15. ^ Kistner, Thomas. "Dokumentarfilm: So schmutzig ist der Sport". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  16. ^ "dirty games".
  17. ^ Nabina (2015-09-14). "Talakjung Vs Tulke chosen for Oscars". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  18. ^ "Uttam Neupane Incredible work बुलन्द बुलबुल". nepalmag.com.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  19. ^ Republica. "Nepali movie 'Bulbul' to represent Nepal in 92nd Academy Awards". My City. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  20. ^ "Ninth SAARC Film Festival Award Winners |".
  21. ^ "Ninth SAARC Film Festival Award Winners". Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  22. ^ "Bijuli Machine trailer released". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  23. ^ Sherpa, Pasang Yangjee (2017-09-26). "Nepali Chalchitra 2017: Tasveer to showcase 11 films from Nepal". International Examiner. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  24. ^ "Check out the Tasveer in October". MyWallingford. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  25. ^ "Bijuli Machine", Wikipedia, 2020-03-04, retrieved 2020-03-10
  26. ^ Bishnu Sharma. "Film Samikshak : Bijuli Machine". merocinema.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  27. ^ Dirtygames. "Dirty Games". dirtygames-film.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  28. ^ Soniya. "Movie Review : GAATHO". moviemandu.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
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