Deepak Rauniyar is a highly regarded Nepali filmmaker born in Saptari, Nepal in 1978. He made history as the first Nepali filmmaker to have a film screened at a prestigious international film festival with Highway, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2012 and also played at the Locarno Film Festival. Before making films, Rauniyar worked as a writer and producer for BBC Media Action. Along with his wife, actor Asha Magrati, he founded Aadi Production in Kathmandu in 2010. His second feature film, White Sun, directed by Rauniyar, had its premiere at the 2016 Venice International Film Festival and received exceptional reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it "a standout." The film was chosen as Nepal's official selection for the 90th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Language Film category and was nominated for the Satellite Awards' Best Motion Picture, International Film category. White Sun won numerous awards, including the Interfilm award at the Venice Film Festival, the Best Asian Feature award at the Singapore Film Festival, the New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize at the Palm Springs Film Festival, and four prizes (Audience, Ecumenical Jury, Don Quixote) at the Fribourg Film Festival. It has played at more than 70 international film festivals, including the Toronto, Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films, Edinburgh, Karlovy Vary, Busan, Sydney, Hong Kong, Golden Horse, and Mumbai film festivals. The New York Times listed Rauniyar among "The 9 New Directors You Need to Watch." He is a graduate of the Toronto and Berlinale Talent Campuses and the Cannes Cinéfondation program.

Filmography:
Chaukaith(writer director) 2008

Highway (writer, director) 2012

Seto Surya(writer, director) 2016

Four Nights (writer, director) 2022