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The result was keep after improvements. ansh 666 02:32, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sonthar Gyal[edit]

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Non notable director. Fails WP:DIRECTOR –Ammarpad (talk) 00:48, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep has directed 2 films including The Sun Beaten Path, another titled Lhamo and Skalbe appears to be in post-production. Also worked as a cinematographer for some Pema Tseden films like Old Dog, The Search (2009 film), and The Silent Holy Stones. Sources in Chinese and Tibetan are aplenty: Timmyshin (talk) 01:01, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So he has directed two films and directing the third; that's your reason of his notability and meriting an article in encyclopedia? That's not policy/guideline-based reason. Also your claim "Sources are a plenty" is empty statement. Show that they indeed exist by using them to improve the article –Ammarpad (talk) 10:06, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have improved the article. What now? Timmyshin (talk) 19:38, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- Notable Director and Cinematographer.A ri gi bod (talk) 21:46, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. The English-language sources that I put in the article when I contested WP:PROD deletion are enough to substantiate notability. Tibetan and Chinese sources can only add to that. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 13:11, 11 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

They are not. They may be enough to show notability of the film but cannot support biography.
1. Your first source this book: Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania did indeed mentioned the film, but cannot support any claim in biography.
2. The second book also is more of Tibet culture (which of course) will cause mentioning of movies. His two movies may be more notable than him and deserve an article, but even them I don't think they can survive with these sources of passing mention. –Ammarpad (talk) 10:20, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, looks notable enough, you've got secondary sources. ∰Bellezzasolo✡ Discuss 20:22, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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