Pema Tseden

Pema Tseden

  • Name: Pema Tseden
  • Native name: པད་མ་ཚེ་བརྟན
  • Also Known as: 万玛才旦, Wanma Caidan
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 3, 1969
  • Died: May 8, 2023
Pema Tseden was the son of Tibetan nomads, and the only one of three siblings to have finished his schooling. He was also the first director in China ever to film movies entirely in the Tibetan language.

On May 8, 2023, at age 53, he died of a heart attack.

(Source: NPR, Baidu Baike) Edit Biography
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
TBA Mo Sheng Ren
Movie
0.0
2023 Snow Leopard
Movie
7.7
2019 Balloon
Movie
7.8
2018 Jinpa
Movie
8.0
2016 Tharlo
Movie
7.6
2014 The Sacred Arrow
Movie
0.0
2011 Old Dog
Movie
8.0
2009 The Search
Movie
8.0
2005 The Silent Holy Stones
Movie
8.0
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
2015 River
Movie
10.0
Executive Producer
Year Title Type Rating
TBA Raindrops on a Roof
Movie
0.0
2020 Damp Season
Movie
7.6
2017 The Summer is Gone
Movie
7.4
Art Director
Year Title Type Rating
2011 The Sun Beaten Path
Movie
0.0
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Pema Tseden

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  • First Name: Pema
  • Family Name: Tseden
  • Native name: པད་མ་ཚེ་བརྟན
  • Also Known as: 万玛才旦, Wanma Caidan
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: December 3, 1969
  • Died: May 8, 2023

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