Uttam Neupane

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| name = Uttam Neupane

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| birth_name = Surya Kumar Neupane

| image = UttamNeupane.jpg

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| caption = Uttam Neupane at Linewood audio post work

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|02|10}}{{Cite web |title=Uttam Neupane |url=https://www.lensnepal.com/profile/uttam-neupane/biography.html |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=Lens Nepal}}

| birth_place = Rautahat, Nepal

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| other_names = Uttam Neupane

| occupation = Sound mixer, Sound designer

| yearsactive = 2009–present

| awards = National Film Awards (Nepal) for Best sound mixing

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Surya Kumar Neupane (born 1987) known professionally as Uttam Neupane,{{Cite web|title=Breathing life into movies|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/02/27/breathing-life-into-movies|access-date=2021-05-09|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} is a Nepali sound mixer.{{Cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/54642/|title=Engineering sounds in films|last=Lama|first=Sonam|website=My City|language=en|access-date=2019-12-15}} He is the recipient of the 5th National Film Award of Nepal for Best Sound mixing for the feature film Mero Euta Saathi Chha.{{Cite web|title=साउन्ड किन राम्रो भएन निर्देशक/निर्मातालाई सोध्नू|url=https://baahrakhari.com/news-details/289180/2020-10-05|access-date=2020-12-06|website=बाह्रखरी|language=ne}} Two films he did sound-mixing for, Bulbul{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/93-countries-competition-2019-international-feature-film-oscar|title=93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar|date=2019-10-07|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} and Talakjung vs Tulke,{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/81-countries-competition-2015-foreign-language-film-oscar|title=81 Countries in Competition for 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar|date=2015-10-08|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Breathing life into movies |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2021/02/27/breathing-life-into-movies |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Promoting DTS:X for IAB with Uttam Neupane's Studio, First in Nepal and South Asia {{!}} GDC Technology |url=https://www.gdc-tech.com/customer-stories/promoting-dtsx-for-iab-with-uttam-neupanes-studio-first-in-nepal-and-south-asia/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |language=en-US}} He is sound designer alumni of Busan International Film Festival-Asian film academy{{Cite web |title=फेस्टिभल अन्तर्गतको बुसान एसियन फिल्म एकेडेमीमा यो वर्ष अमरसँगै साउन्ड डिजाइनर उत्तम न्यौपाने सहभागी थिए |url=https://ekantipur.com/entertainment/2023/10/12/ari-award-to-amar-in-busan-18-40.html |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}}{{Cite web |title=Busan International Film Festival |url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/artyboard/mboard.asp?Action=view&strBoardID=9611_05&intSeq=79759 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Busan International Film Festival}} and Berlin international Film festival Berlinale Talent Campus{{Cite web |title=पाँचजना नेपाली फिल्ममेकर बर्लिनाले ट्यालेन्टमा छनोट |url=https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2024/01/1417759 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Online Khabar |language=en-US}} in 2023 & 2024 respectively. He is member at the Cinema Audio Society{{Cite web |title=पर्दा पछाडि: उत्तमको उपलब्धिबारे अन्जान फिल्म क्षेत्र [भिडियो] |url=https://ekantipur.com/feature/2022/07/09/165735342296339150.html |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-08 |title=A dream come true for a Nepali sound designer and mixer |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/a-dream-come-true-for-a-nepali-sound-designer-and-mixer |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com |language=en}}

Filmography

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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{{cite web\|author=Bishnu Sharma \|url=http://www.merocinema.com/news/fullnews/9119/3/8\|title=Film Samikshak : Bijuli Machine \|website=merocinema.com \|access-date=2016-03-05}} \| Navin Awal \| Nepali \| Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016 \|Dirty Games{{cite web\|author=Dirtygames\|url=http://www.dirtygames-film.com/\|title=Dirty Games \|website=dirtygames-film.com \|access-date=2016-06-26}} \| Benjamin Best \| Germany \| Sound Recordist
2016 \|Gajalu \| Hem Raj BC \| Nepal \| Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016 \| Gaatho{{cite web\|author=Soniya \|url=http://www.moviemandu.com/2016/09/15/movie-review-gaatho/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918002103/http://www.moviemandu.com/2016/09/15/movie-review-gaatho/\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=September 18, 2016\|title=Movie Review : GAATHO \|website=moviemandu.com \|access-date=2016-03-05}} \| 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

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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{{cite web|author=Bishnu Sharma |url=http://www.merocinema.com/news/fullnews/9119/3/8|title=Film Samikshak : Bijuli Machine |website=merocinema.com |access-date=2016-03-05}}

| Navin Awal

| Nepali

| Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer

2016

|Dirty Games{{cite web|author=Dirtygames|url=http://www.dirtygames-film.com/|title=Dirty Games |website=dirtygames-film.com |access-date=2016-06-26}}

| Benjamin Best

| Germany

| Sound Recordist

2016

|Gajalu

| Hem Raj BC

| Nepal

| Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer

2016

| Gaatho{{cite web|author=Soniya |url=http://www.moviemandu.com/2016/09/15/movie-review-gaatho/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918002103/http://www.moviemandu.com/2016/09/15/movie-review-gaatho/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 18, 2016|title=Movie Review : GAATHO |website=moviemandu.com |access-date=2016-03-05}}

| 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

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2010 \|Mero Euta Saathi Chha \| Nepali \| Best Re-recording mixing \|{{won}}

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|+ National Film Awards (Nepal)

scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Movie

!scope="col"|Language

!scope="col"|Category

!scope="col"| Result

2010

|Mero Euta Saathi Chha

| Nepali

| Best Re-recording mixing

|{{won}}

class="wikitable mw-collapsible"; \|+ Other Awards
scope="col"\|Year !scope="col"\|Award !scope="col"\| Category !scope="col"\| Nominated Film !scope="col"\| 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}}

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|+ Other Awards

scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Award

!scope="col"| Category

!scope="col"| Nominated Film

!scope="col"| Result

2012

|Nefta Film Award

|Best Sound Mixing

|Loot (2012 film)

|{{won}}