National Shorts Competition

Competition for made-in-Nepal short films. 15 shorts from seasoned film makers and students to be featured

Documentary

8 documentaries, full to the brim with excitement, learning and real life conflicts to be featured

Shorts (Live Action) Competition

35 beautiful and though provoking shorts from all over the world to be featured

Shorts (Animated) Competition

6 enlightening and artistic animations to be featured

World Panorama

10 exciting, dramatic, inspiring feature-length films selected just for you. Prepare to have an extensive foray into the vast caverns of film making and explore new avenues of the cinema art.

Nepali Feature Competition

5 of the best homegrown feature films of the year go head to head. Which will be crowned the best Nepali of the year? Let the battle begin

Masterclass with Prakash Jha

Panel talk on Telling a local story to a global audience

Mero Katha – My Story with Rajesh Hamal

Panel talk on Filmmaking in an age of streaming

Masterclass with Zack Stentz: The tricks and techniques of writing American action movies

Panel talk on Nepal as a filming destination

Nepali film retrospective: Basudev

Importance of Film Societies and institutions in shaping global film culture, by Joao Paulo Macedo

Masterclass: "If you are on time, you are late"

Discussion on developing your film projects to access international film programs and festivals

Stills from Films: Bikas Rauniar exhibits his impressive collection of film stills

Panel: Women in Cinema

Mero Katha: Sunil Thapa

Mero Katha: Deepak Raj Giri

An Eric Valli Masterclass

Panel: Challenges for the Nepali film industry

Panel: Films and Education

Panel: Cinema tourism and what it means for Nepal

Co-production along the Belt & Road