Bakchha

Bhutan's first horror film, "Bakchha", is a milestone for the media in Bhutan. Citizens were not granted access to media until 1999. In 2006 there were 24 films produced in Bhutan, which is more than twice the number produced in 2005 [http://www.bicma.gov.bt/ Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority ] ] . This gives them an interesting view on media and movies [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/17/arts/kingfilm.php?page=2 Made in Bhutan: A kingdom emerges from isolation, along with its filmmakers - International Herald Tribune ] ] . The people of Bhutan look for fantasy in their movies not reality. Most movies contain many songs and are focused on unrealistic perfection and culture [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/movies/14chop.html?pagewanted=print Is That a Lama Behind the Camera? - New York Times ] ] . The culture of Bhutan is very preserved and people feared that with the increase in media and film production that the culture would become more like other countries. This however was not the case and the movies have increased peoples desire fo preserve the culture of Bhutan. Tshering Wangyel produced "Bakchha" in 2007. He is a well know producer that has produced many films in the past few years but this is the first horror film. The actors in the film are not all like ones in other countries that are schooled in acting; they are hired locally. Rinzin Choden is one of the leading actresses and is one of the only professional actors in the film. The film was approved for showing by the Bhutan Information, Communication, and Media Authority. As all aspects of media, especially films are beginning to increase with the push towards democracy. Films like "Bakchha" lead the way to forward thinking and progression to democracy for Bhutan [ [http://muse.uq.edu.au/journals/journal_of_democracy/v019/19.1desouza.pdf Project MUSE ] ] .

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