• ‘Turtle Soup’ wins third prize at Int’l 48HFP

Turtle Soup, produced by Yeti group and directed by Tsering Tashi Gyalthang, will be premiered among the top 20 films of the international filmmaking project.

The film won the Second Runner Up prize in the Best Film category at Filmapolooza 2011, the final of the 48-hour Film Project festival held in New Mexico, USA. It also received the Honourable Mention for Writing award.

”Turtle Soup” is a heist film about two street kids who want to rescue a turtle from a restaurant. It was one of two films awarded first prize in the project in 2011. It tells a simple story with the language of cinema, winning the hearts of the four-member judging panel, including American director Phillip Noyce.