Ashmina is a 2018 Nepali-British short film written and directed by Dekel Berenson. It is produced by Dekel Berenson and Dominic Davey under the banner of 168 Wardour Filmworks. It stars Dikshya Karki in the lead role alongside Prakat Pageni, Sadhana Bhandari, Sebastian Seitz, Ramona Swhajor, Sachin Ragme, Shyam Khadka, and Charlotte Stade.

Ashmina
Directed byDekel Berenson
Written byDekel Berenson
Produced byDekel Berenson
Merlin Merton
Dominic Davey
StarringDikshya Karki
Release date
  • 14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
14 October 2018
CountriesNepal
United Kingdom
LanguageNepali

Cast

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  • Dikshya Karki as Ashmina
  • Prakat Pageni as Ashmina's Father
  • Sadhana Bhandari as Ashmina's Mother
  • Sebastian Seitz as David's Friend
  • Ramona Swhajor as David's Friend
  • Sachin Ragme as Ashmina's Brother
  • Shyam Khadka as Money Exchange Clerk
  • Charlotte Stade as David's Friend

Reception

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref(s).
2021 Bahamas International Film Festival Shorts Prize Won [1]
2020 Whistler Film Festival International ShortWork Award Won [2]
2019 Jerusalem Film Festival Best Live Action Short Won [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Theme park ride attraction drama 'Jumbo' leads Bahamas Film Festival winners". Screen. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "WFF Announces 2020 Award Winners". Whistler Film Festival. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein (12 November 2019). "Why an unknown Israeli filmmaker may just win an Oscar". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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