Cannes 2026: Nepali Director Abinash Bikram Shah's Elephants in the Fog Creates History with Jury Prize Win

Cannes 2026: Nepali director Abinash Bikram Shah's Elephants in the Fog creates history with Jury Prize win

In its very first year of participation in the event, the Nepali film Elephants in the Fog has made history as it became the first movie to receive an award at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, winning the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the 79th edition of the international film festival. Written and directed by Abinash Bikram Shah in his directorial debut, the movie is also the first Nepali movie that has been selected for the segment that runs p…

Elephants in The Fog Scripts History As The First Nepali Feature to Win at Cannes

History was made at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival as Elephants in the Fog became the first Nepali feature film to win an award at the prestigious festival. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section and won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize. It is written and directed by Abhinash Bikram Shah. Set in a small Nepali village affected by frequent elephant attacks, the film follows Pirati, the matriarch of a community of transgender women. Pi…

Elephants in the Fog

QUICK’N DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNES Situated in a Kinnar (aka Hijra) community, Pirati (Pushpa Thing Lama) serves as a mother for the trans women who have decided to become a third gender in this part of Nepal. The group also includes intersex and eunuch members. When one of their members goes missing, Pirati fears for the integrity of the community, a terrain near a jungle populated by wild elephants. Scarier than the untameable animals are the men…

'Elephants In The Fog' Becomes Nepal's First Film To Win Cannes Jury Prize

Nepali feature film Elephants in the Fog has made history, becoming the first to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Written and directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, the film takes home the prestigious Un Certain Regard Jury Prize.  Un Certain Regard was introduced in 1978 to offer international visibility to innovative cinema, emphasising emerging directors and diverse cultural storytelling. The section runs parallel to the competition for the…

Nepal''s ''Elephants in the Fog'' creates history  at Cannes, wins Un Certain Regard Jury Prize

CANNES, May 23:  Nepali film “Elephants in the Fog” has created history by becoming the first film from the country to win at Cannes, taking home the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the 79th edition of the world’s most prestigious film festival. Written and directed by Abinash Bikram Shah in his feature debut, the film was also the first Nepali film to be selected in the segment, which runs parallel to the main competition for the Palme d’Or and…