Budding Tibetan Film maker reaches out to the Diaspora
Film making is a challenge that requires not only creative passion and skills but also entrepreneurship of different kind. The film makers not only have to posses the entrepreneurship skills but also skills that can convince entrepreneurs to invest in the films. The audience, situation, market forces all decide the success a film. An interactive session with the budding Tibetan film maker Sonam Tseten at India International Centre on 14 April 2013 revealed many interesting facts about the challenges and opportunity for budding film makers, especially with scarce budget. The exciting interactive discussion was moderated by Youdon Aukatsang, Executive Director of Empowering the Vision. About 30 participants mostly Tibetans youths and some non-Tibetans had brainstorming discussions on the issue of film and the Tibetan diaspora. Some of the issues that Mr. Tseten touched up