Ngima Gelu Sherpa is a visual artist from the Everest region of Nepal. His latest short film, As Day Goes By (2024), made its world premiere at the Uppsala Short Film Festival before going on to screen at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and winning Special Jury Mention at the Nepal International Film Festival. His previous film, Kathmandu Monsoon (2022), had world premiere at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival and was presented at over dozen film festivals across the world, while his earlier short Home (2021) became the first Nepali film to compete in the main competition section of Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, where it received a Jury Special Mention.
Sherpa holds an MA in Fiction Film Directing and Production from the Kino Eyes: The European Movie Masters program, a joint initiative between Lusofona University, Edinburgh Napier University, and Tallinn University, which he completed on a full Erasmus Plus scholarship. He is a Global Media Makers Fellow and has participated in prestigious industry platforms including Berlinale Talents, Rotterdam Lab, and Locarno Open Doors. He was also part of Nepal delegation team for UK Film Study Tour.
Besides filmmaking, he teaches filmmaking and film appreciation at Kathmandu University. He is currently in development of his debut feature, Tent City & I (Berlinale Talents Lab, 2026).
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