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22nd Annual Nevada City Film Festival (2022) | Nevada City, CA

by Nicole C. Scott | Aug 26, 2022 | Film Festivals

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 22nd Annual Nevada City Film Festival 2022, in Nevada City, CA.

WINNER! Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest won the Audience Award! The film played an Encore at the end of the festival for a Best of the Fest screening.

Thank you Nevada City Film Festival, audiences, programmers, and everyone who worked so hard to present an incredible festival — we are overjoyed to win the Audience Award and to be honored alongside such incredible films.

Thank you also to presenting partner Wild & Scenic Film Festival and to all the sponsors, vendors, and volunteers that make this cultural jewel happen every year!

Bringing the story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa to audiences is the most incredibly rewarding experience. Having @ang_dorjee_ present was magical.

Congratulations @nancy.svendsen @jeffreyfriedman @swoodsf @cemcgill @apierpont @hayley.pierpont @jankatzoff @levine_alison Robert Fischbach

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Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 22nd Annual Nevada City Film Festival in 2022!

Gallery: Nevada City Film Festival (2022)

Associate producer, Andrea Pierpont at the 2022 Nevada City Film Festival

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest won the 2022 Audience Award at the 22nd annual Nevada City Film Festival

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest wins the 2022 Audience award

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest won the Audience Award and is part of the Best of the Fest show!

8th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (2022) | Middlebury, VT

by Nicole C. Scott | Aug 26, 2022 | Film Festivals

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest premiered in Vermont as an Official Selection of the 8th Annual Middlebury New Filmmaker Festival (2022) in Middlebury, Vermont, and went on to screen during the 2023 Vermont Tour.

WINNER! Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest won three awards at the 2022 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival in the following categories:

Audience Award – Feature
AICEF Prize for Cross-Culture Filmmaking
Olio Visualizing History Prize for the Advancement of Women in Film

It’s been an amazing summer and as we head into a busy, bountiful fall with more news coming, we want take a moment and thank the incredible programmers, patrons, partners, volunteers and audiences who made the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival such an unforgettable experience for Nancy Svendsen and our team representing Pasang Movie! The energy and reception we found for this documentary and the story of one woman’s inspiring quest for the world’s tallest mountain will stay with us! Thank you Lloyd Komesar for honoring this film and to those who graced the film with these awards.

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Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 8th Annual Middlebury New Filmmaker Festival in Middlebury, Vermont.

Gallery: Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (2022)

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 8th Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF8) in 2022

the sign for the 2022 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

Director, Nancy Svendsen at the 2022 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

Nancy Svendsen accepting the Teddy Audience Award

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest won 3 awards at the 2022 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is the winner of 3 awards at the 2022, Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival

8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival (2022) | Bentonville, AR

by Nicole C. Scott | Jun 23, 2022 | Film Festivals

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival (2022) in Bentonville, AR.

The film won an Honorable Mention Jury Award for Documentary Feature

We capped off our time at the Bentonville Film Festival by receiving an Honorable Mention in the Documentary Feature category, and we couldn’t be more honored! Still thinking about what a wonderful time we had in Bentonville—a huge thank you to the Bentonville Film Festival for your Southern hospitality and generous support of PASANG and our team (and the great pictures ) Director, Nancy Svendsen was there to collect the award, following a weekend of showings, watching other great films, meeting filmmakers and industry individuals, and participating on panels like the “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” panel with Geena Davis. Great memories made at the festival!

PDF of the Award page featuring Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest with an Honorable Mention

Variety Magazine – Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival Lineup

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Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival

Gallery: 8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival | June 23rd, 2022

Nancy Svendsen with the Panel, "If She Can See It, She Can Be It" with Bentonville Film Festival Director, Geena Davis

Nancy Svendsen with the Honorable Mention Jury Selection Award at the Bentonville Film Festival, 2022.

Nancy Svendsen with the Honorable Mention Jury Selection award

Director, Nancy Svendsen, receiving the award for Honorable Mention

director, Nancy Svendsen featured in a panel discussion for Women

Nancy Svendsen on the Panel, "If She Can See It, She Can Be It"

Pasang in the Thursday lineup of the Bentonville Film Festival

Pasang promotional material for the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival

Award Winner - 2022 Bentonville Film Festival

16th Mendocino Film Festival (2022) | Mendocino, CA

by Nicole C. Scott | Jun 4, 2022 | Film Festivals

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 16th annual Mendocino Film Festival, aka MFF (2022) in Mendocino, CA.

PDF of the film page for Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

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Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 2022 Mendocino Film Festival

Gallery: Mendocino Film Festival (2022) – Mendocino, CA

16th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival (2022) | Great Barrington, MA

by Nicole C. Scott | Jun 3, 2022 | Film Festivals

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest is an Official Selection of the 16th annual Berkshire International Film Festival, aka BIFF (2022) in Great Barrington, MA.

PDF – Berkshire Edge Interviews Christy McGill

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