Lawa Pyakurel

Lawa Pyakurel
लव प्याकुरेल
Born1973
Likhu-04, Chaughada, Nuwakot, Nepal
NationalityNepali
Occupation(s)Documentary Filmmaker and Editor
Years active1994 - present

Lawa Pyakurel[1] (born April 30, 1973, Nepali: लव प्याकुरेल), also known by his birth name Bala Ram Pyakurel, is a Nepalese filmmaker and editor who works mostly in the documentary film genre.[2][3][4] He is best known for his work on the documentaries Wound of Panchayat (Panchayat Ko Ghau),[5][6] Blue Sky (Nilo Akash) and Girls Rewriting Destiny.[7][8][9] He is a linear and non-linear audio visual maker and editor.[10][11][12]

Career

Lawa Pyakurel is a documentary filmmaker/editor in the Nepalese film industry with more than 25 years of experience.[13][14] He started his film career in 1994 as an assistant director in the mega serial 'Khandahar ko Phool' (Flower of Ruins) directed by Suyog Koirala. He is the chief assistant director and editor of Nepal's first Sanskrit language telefilm 'Guru Dakshina' and 'Raag-Viragam'.[15] His first documentary film 'Jhilko' (A Spark Can Start a Great Fire) was produced in 1997, after which he has worked in more than a hundred documentary films, short films, TV talk shows/programs/reports, TVC and PSAs.[16][13]

Biography

Pyakurel has received various national and international honors and awards including Shikhar Honor (2018), Golden Honor (2019), Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota Talent Honor (2019), National Tribute Honor (2020), Special Citizen Award (2022).[17][18] His articles, writings and opinions covering the themes of various films have been published in Nepali national daily Annapurna Post, Naya Patrika, Himalaya Times, The Rising Nepal and other newspapers.[19][20] He is also a founding member of the Executive Committee of the SAARC Journalist Forum (SJF) Nepal Chapter, an international organization of journalists from South Asian countries.[21][22][23][24]

Selected filmography

Year Title Director Editor Producer Genre
1994 Flower of Ruins (Khandahar ko Phool) Y Mega-serial
1996 Form and Fate (Rup ra Bhagya) Y TV Serial
1997 A Spark Can Start a Great Fire (Jhilko)[15] Y Y Documentary Film
1998 A Light of Hope (Ashako Diyo) Y Y Tele-film
1998 Time Watch (Samaya Ghadi) Y Experimental Film
1998 The Dream (Sapana) Y Tele-film
1999 Atonement (Prayaschit) Y Y Fiction Film
2000 Gurkhas’ Blues Y Documentary Film
2000 Marriage After 20+ Y Y TVC
2001 Safe Maternal Health Y Y Celluloid Advertisement
2004 The Other Side of the Coin Y Documentary Film
2004 Community Actions-Global Impact Y Documentary Film
2005-06 Perspective (Distrikon) Y TV Program
2006 Kaal-khanda Y Novel Series
2006 People’s Participation in Rhino Conservation Y Documentary Film
2007 Guru Dakshina Y Sanskrit Language Tele-film
2007 Forgotten Woman (Birsieaka Mahilaharu) Y Documentary Film
2007 Angnima: The Icefall Doctor Y Observational Documentary
2008 Raag-Biragam Y Sanskrit Language Tele-film
2008 Wound of Panchayat (Panchayat ko Ghau)[25][26] Y Y Y Documentary Film
2009 Sherpas: The True Heroes of Mount Everest Y Documentary Film
2010 The Shadow of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha ko Pratibimba) Y Documentary Film
2010 Enabling Smaller Voices Y Documentary Film
2011-14 Labour and Creation (Sharm ra Srijana) Y TV Program
2012 Nizamati: Under Fire Y Documentary Film
2012 Steps (Paila) Y Documentary Film
2012-13 Entrepreneur (Udhyam) Y TV Program
2013 Transforming Faces Y Documentary Film
2013 Helicopter Rescuer in the Himalayas Y Documentary Film
2013 Lumbini to Seoul Y Documentary Film
2013 Wish of God Y Y TVC
2014 Save the Country Y Y Y Feature Film
2014 Teachers can make a Difference Y Campaign Video
2015 Revolving Face (Pheriyeko Muhar) Y Y Documentary Film
2015 Revolving Face (Pheriye ko Muhar) Y Documentary Film
2015 Community Forestry: Trail to Highway Y Documentary Film
2015 Theater for Social Transformation Y Documentary Film
2015 Healer of Humla Y Experimental Short Video
2016 Cost of Dust (Dhulo ko Mulya) Y Documentary Film
2016 Karnali Development Diary Y Documentary Film
2016 Class Power (Barga-Satta) Y Y Y Documentary Film
2016 Education Reform Plan in Nepal Y Documentary Film
2016 Wedding of Maize (Makai ko Bihe)[27][1] Y Y Documentary Film
2016 Education Reform Plan in Nepal Y Documentary Film
2017 PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) Y Documentary Film
2017 Community Formularization Y Documentary Film
2017 Epic Centre: Blackout Y Documentary Film
2018 Technical Knowledge of Workers Y Educational Video Materials
2018 Gorilla Track Y Documentary Film
2018 Community Empowerment and Development Achievement Y Documentary Film
2019 Blue Sky (Nilo Akash)[28][8][29][30][31][32] Y Y Documentary Film
2019 Successful Story Y Participatory Documentary
2019 Unbroken Hopes Y Participatory Short Documentary
2020 Behind the Herd Y Experimental Documentary
2021 Ox Fiesta (Goru Parwa)[33][34][35][36] Y Documentary Film
2022 Chitawan Irrigation; Community-based Project Y Y Documentary Film
2022 Path of Development; Bagmati Irrigation Project Y Y Documentary Film
2024 Girls Rewriting Destiny[37][38] Y Y Documentary Film
2025 (Updated) Jugal: A Symbol of Unwavering Belief[39][40][41] Y Y Y Documentary Film

Awards

Title Awards Category Film Result
2009
Best Editor

Best Director Best Documentary

National Nuwakot Documentary Film Festival (NNDFF)[42] Documentary Film Wound of Panchayat[43][44] Won
2019
Heroes of Documentary Film Editor NFDC National Film Award Nepali Documentary Non-fiction Genre Won
2022
Best Documentary Filmmaker and Editor Special Citizen Award and Honor[45] Art and Film Art and Film Field[12][46][47][48] Won
2023
Best Documentary Director Spiny Babbler International Film Festival (SBIFF) Documentary Film Jugal: A Symbol of Unwavering Belief[40][41][49] Won
2025
Best Documentary Film Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF)[1] Audience Choice Award Girls Rewriting Destiny[50][51][52][53] Won


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