The director of “Gunyo Cholo”, who was accused by a rival Nepali filmmaker of offering $ 100,000 to the crisis-stretched country’s selection committee to turn their choice of football biopics “Anjila” for international Oscar-transmitting, denies intense claim and says that her film was neglected in a hurry.
“The statement given by the director on” Anjila’s “page is not correct,” said Samundra Bhatta, head of “Gunyo Cholo: The Dress”, told Thewrap in an E -post on Monday. “I have never discussed money with them, nor have I had any conversation on this issue. If there is any proof that I discussed $ 100,000, I am even ready to undergo a live verification test.”
Bhatta was among the group of Nepalian filmmakers who reportedly submitted a formal complaint Last week with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which challenges the country’s submission of “Anjila”, conflicts of interest and violations of the procedure claim. “Anjila” Director Milan Chams dismissed the complaint as “personal disappointment” and accused Bhatta of offering up to $ 100,000 to unload its film from predominantly before October 1 of the time.
“Anjila” is a biographical drama about Anjila Tumbapo Subba, captain and goalkeeper for Nepal’s women’s national football team, who plays as herself and traces her up from a restrictive home life to living the squad. “Gunyo Cholo: The Dress” is the story of a young man who wants to live his life as a woman, roam his father’s dreams of a military career and rage his family.
“The Oscar Committee completely neglected our film” during the selection process, Bhatta said. “They didn’t even try to indicate that our film” must be seen “and it seems that the review was made in a relaxed or sloppy manner.”
Bhatta points out irregularities in the process, such as the introduction of “Anjila” media coordinator as a selection committee judge; That another member did not watch the movie because he was in the United States under the abbreviated display window; And that some judges watched the movie on a laptop when the movie shows were available.
“To raise these issues, false accusations were made against me,” Bhatta told Thewrap. “The director of ‘Anjila’s’ page incorrectly represented my Facebook posts … My position is clear -‘Anjila’ and the Oscar Committee conducted the selection process in a very secret way, which raises serious questions about openness.
Bhatta says that $ 100,000 accusations come from an 18 September post She did on Facebook that was wrong. In it she regrets the influence of “money-based games” that undermine creative and destroyed the selection process and ended with the statement: “Maybe the Oscar Committee does not really know me. … Otherwise, if money was the only consideration, I could have given each of them hundreds of thousands of Dollar-haha, imagine it!”
Bhatta also suggests that she was discriminated against “as a female filmmaker.”
“My perspective did not receive the attention it deserved, and this raises concerns about justice and representation in a space where qualifications should be most important,” she wrote.
Neither Chams nor the academy immediately returned messages that sought comment.
The academy requires that each country’s selection committee publish its process, but do not dictate procedures in addition to compliance with the rules of authority. Nepal’s deadline is October 1, after which the academy will be a veterinarian. The protesting filmmakers urge the academy to invalid Nepal’s submission and order a restart with a 30-day application window and independent monitoring.
Nepal struggles with political anxiety and fatal violence over weeks with protests against corruption. Concern forced departure from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the installation of an interim government.
