Éric Valli
Éric Valli (born 1952, in Dijon, France) is a French photographer and film director. Valli specializes in mountain scenery and is an expert on the Himalaya Mountains. In 1999 he directed the adventure film Caravan about survival in the Himalayas starring Thinle Lhondup which became the first Nepalese film to be nominated for a Best Foreign Film Award at the Oscars.
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Éric Valli
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- Éric Valli was born on 21 December 1952. · Dijon.
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- French
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Valli has also shot a documentary with Diane Summers on the honey hunters of Nepal documenting honey hunting by the Gurung tribesmen of west-central Nepal. In it, they enter the jungle in search of wild honey where they use indigenous tools under precarious conditions to collect honey. Valli has received three World Press Awards for his work Chasseurs de Miel (1988), Chasseurs des Ténèbres (1991) and Les enfants de la poussière (1991).
The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Netherlands. Work by Éric Valli is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures.
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Éric Valli born at Dijon.
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- 1.Caravan: a New Movie Set in the Himalayas. Shambhala. 2017-03-06.
- 2.Talbot, Mary. 'Himalaya' by Eric Valli. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
- 3.Oscars: Nepal Selects 'Bulbul' for International Feature Film Category. The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2019.
- 4.Caravan director Eric Valli to visit Nepal. kathmandupost.com.
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