Uttam Neupane

Uttam Neupane
Uttam Neupane at Linewood audio post work
Born
Surya Kumar Neupane

(1987-02-10) February 10, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Rautahat, Nepal
Other namesUttam Neupane
Occupation(s)Sound mixer, Sound designer
Years active2009–present
AwardsNational Film Awards (Nepal) for Best sound mixing

Surya Kumar Neupane (born 1987) known professionally as Uttam Neupane,[2] is a Nepali sound mixer.[3] He is the recipient of the 5th National Film Award of Nepal for Best Sound mixing for the feature film Mero Euta Saathi Chha.[4] Two films he did sound-mixing for, Bulbul[5] and Talakjung vs Tulke,[6] were Nepal's official entries for the 92nd and 88th Academy Awards respectively.

Career

He started his career as recordist under the supervision of ace sound engineer Deep Tuladhar and Iman Bikram Shah at Sapthak and BMI Records. By the time of 2008 he became independent Sound designer & Re-recording mixer.[7]

Since then he is doing sound design, production sound recording, re-recording mixing for Nepali,British,French,German,Indian,Bangladeshi Kurdistani films. In 2022 he mixed A Mero Hajur 4 which is the first film in Nepal that is mixed in Dolby Atmos he also did the sound design and mixed south Asia's first DTS X immersive sound format for the feature film Pujar Sarki[8] .He is sound designer alumni of Busan International Film Festival-Asian film academy[9][10] and Berlin international Film festival Berlinale Talent Campus[11] in 2023 & 2024 respectively. He is member at the Cinema Audio Society[12][13]

Filmography

Year Movie Director Country Credit
2024 Kama Veemsen Lama United Kingdom Re-recording mixer,Sound Designer
2024 Pooja, Sir Deepak Rauniyar Nepal Sound editor
2024 Sand City Mahde Hasan Bangladesh Re-recording mixer,Sound Designer
2024 Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi Saroj Poudel Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2024 Pujar Sarki Dinesh Raut Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2023 Transient Happiness Sina Muhammed Iraqi Kurdistan Sound designer,Re-recording Mixer
2023 The Summit of the Gods (film) Patrick Imbert France Recording engineer
2023 Vidyapeeth Gajendra Ahire India Re-recording mixer
2019 Bulbul (2019 film)' Binod Poudel Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2018 A Mero Hajur 2 Jharna Thapa Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2018 KRI Surendra Poudel Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2017 Chapali Height-2 Dipendra k khanal Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Jerryy Hem Raj BC Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Dadyaa Bibhusan Basnet Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Bijuli Machine[14] Navin Awal Nepali Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Dirty Games[15] Benjamin Best Germany Sound Recordist
2016 Gajalu Hem Raj BC Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Gaatho[16] Suraj Bhusal Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2016 Dhauli Ghanashyam Lamichhane Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2015 Talakjung vs Tulke Nischal Basnet Nepali Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2014 Mukhauta Arpan Thapa Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2013 Kabaddi (2013 film) Ram Babu Gurung Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2013 Maun Suraj Bhusal Nepali Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer
2009 Mero Euta Saathi Chha Sudarshan Thapa Nepal Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer

Awards and Nominations

National Film Awards (Nepal)
Year Movie Language Category Result
2010 Mero Euta Saathi Chha Nepali Best Re-recording mixing Won
Other Awards
Year Award Category Nominated Film Result
2012 Nefta Film Award Best Sound Mixing Loot (2012 film) Won
2014 Kamana Film Award Best Sound Design Maun Won
2014 Box Office Film Award Best Sound Mixing Dhanda Won
2015 Nefta Film Award Best Sound Mixing Jerryy Won
2015 Dcine Award Best Sound Mixing Kabaddi (2014 film) Won
2015 NFDC National Film Awards Best Re-recording mixing Mukhauta Won
2015 Box Office Film Award Best Sound Mixing Mukhauta Won
2016 Nefta Film Award Best Sound Mixing Dhauli Won
2016 Kamana Film Award Best Sound Design Gajalu Won

References

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  2. ^ "Breathing life into movies". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  3. ^ Lama, Sonam. "Engineering sounds in films". My City. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ "साउन्ड किन राम्रो भएन निर्देशक/निर्मातालाई सोध्नू". बाह्रखरी (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. ^ "93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  6. ^ "81 Countries in Competition for 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  7. ^ "Breathing life into movies". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  8. ^ "Promoting DTS:X for IAB with Uttam Neupane's Studio, First in Nepal and South Asia | GDC Technology". 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  9. ^ "फेस्टिभल अन्तर्गतको बुसान एसियन फिल्म एकेडेमीमा यो वर्ष अमरसँगै साउन्ड डिजाइनर उत्तम न्यौपाने सहभागी थिए". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  10. ^ "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  11. ^ "पाँचजना नेपाली फिल्ममेकर बर्लिनाले ट्यालेन्टमा छनोट". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
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  13. ^ "A dream come true for a Nepali sound designer and mixer". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  14. ^ Bishnu Sharma. "Film Samikshak : Bijuli Machine". merocinema.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  15. ^ Dirtygames. "Dirty Games". dirtygames-film.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  16. ^ Soniya. "Movie Review : GAATHO". moviemandu.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.