‘Elephants in the Fog’ actor Pushpa Lama wins Asia Pacific Screen award
Summary
Pushpa Thing Lama has won the Best Performance award at the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her role in the Nepali film ‘Elephants in the Fog.’ The film, which has already earned international attention after its Cannes victory, centres on a kinnar family protecting a village from wild elephants.
Key Points
- Pushpa Thing Lama won the Best Performance award at the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Gold Coast, Australia.
- She was recognised for portraying Pirati, a member of the kinnar community, in ‘Elephants in the Fog.’
- The film had earlier won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Nepali feature to win an official Cannes award.
- Directed by Abinash Bikram Shah and produced by Anup Poudel, the film focuses on identity, exclusion and life on the margins of society.
