Acclaimed Tibetan director Pema Tseden died unexpectedly on May 8, 2023, at the age of 53. Known in China under his Tibetan name པད་མ་ཚེ་བརྟན།, as well as under his Chinese name Wanma Caidan (万玛才旦), he is considered one of the most prominent Tibetan filmmakers who amplified modern Tibetan culture and society both inside and outside of China, thanks to numerous awards he won for his cinematic and literary work. This South China Morning Post video pays tribute to Tseden’s work:
Pema Tseden was born in a traditional Tibetan family in Qinghai province in China, part of the larger historical Tibet region. He studied Tibetan literature and worked as a school teacher before joining the Beijing Film Academy, where he was the first-ever student from Tibet.
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