Schedule

The inaugural event for the 5th Nepal International Film Festival, featuring key notes and welcoming filmmakers. With Chief Guest Honorable. Janardan Sharma, Minister of Finance Language: Nepali, English Live Broadcast: No Subtitles: No

Screening the Nepali documentary film 'Goru Parwa (46 mins)', directed by Puru Lamsal.   *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

Panelists Sushil Pokharel (producer, distributor), Sudeep Acharya (Managing Director, Dish Home), Rabindra Singh Baniya (actor, producer), Sampada Malla (writer, filmmaker),  will talk about the future of Nepali cinema, and attempt to give the audience a roadmap, moving on. Moderated by Pushpa Thapaliya (journalist) Language: Nepali Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: No

The Master Class will talk about the primacy of compelling narratives, where they come from and the various ways they get told. Is content of primary concern or the form in which content is shaped? The talk will give an understanding of an independent film maker’s possible approaches to the discipline of Cinema.  Who creates these approaches/frameworks and how independent is an independent film maker? The talk will be elaborated with selected clips from indie films.  Host: Sudipto Acharyya (independent filmmaker, lecturer at Whistling Woods International, Mumbai) Language: English Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: No

Panelists Sunil Pokharel (theatre artist and director), Bipin Karki (actor) and Sarita Giri (actor) will talk about their identity as actors with different specializations, and about what they think good or great acting is from their point of view. Moderated by Sabina Gopali (theatre artist) Language: Nepali Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: No

Moderator: Chiranjibi Guragain, Film Development Board Speakers: Ulasha Gurung, Artist/Researcher; Neeta Sapkota, Nepal Television; Samipya Timalsina, Writer/Researcher; Rajan Shrestha, Nepal Music Archive; Rohit Shakya, Artist Venue: , Exhibition Road Length: 1 hours (11:30 AM – 12:30 AM) Language: Nepali Date: 03 April 2022 We are hosting a panel discussion at the latest edition of Nepal […]

An interaction with graphics designer Sundar Shrestha, a pioneer in designing-by-hand the film posters of old. Sundar will be going down his memory lane, regarding his career, his work, and his transition to serving the fledgling Nepali film industry then in creating attractive posters. Language: Nepali Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: No

Award winning director and filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham will be accompanied by filmmaker and distributer Prachanda Man Shrestha, where the duo will talk about their experiences in making films for an international audience, and how this approach might be the gateway to a golden age in Nepali films. Language: Nepali, English Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: […]