5th Nepal International Film Festival 2022

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.

WORLD PANORAMA In the Name of the Son, 01:30:00 LEE Jeong-gook South Korea SHORTS LIVE ACTION The Wait, 00:14:58 Prarthana Goswami India My Castle, My Home, 00:15:00 José Mira Portugal Please… See Us, 00:27:30 Chaweng Chaiyawan Thailand ANIMATED SHORTS Living in A Bubble, 0:07:43 Natalie MacMahon, Nikola Drvoshanov Germany NATIONAL SHORTS The Red Grave, 0:12:12 […]

NATIONAL FEATURES | SPECIAL INDIGENOUS FEATURE Gharjam, 120 mins Directed by. Mausam Imbuing Limbu Nepal *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

Panelists Sushil Pokharel (producer, distributor), Sudeep Acharya (Chairman at Dish Home International), 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

A masterclass with Sudipto Acharyya, independent filmmaker and senior lecturer at Whistling Woods International, one of the top film schools in India. Sudipto Acharyya, also the head of the jury panel for feature films at NIFF 2022, will be talking about the intricacies of independent filmmaking, and will attempt to understand and answer Nepali filmmakers’ […]

DOCS@NIFF God’s Buffalo, 14 mins Directed by. Bishnu Kalpit Nepal Blues of Pink, 30 mins Directed by. Grishma Giri Nepal SHORTS LIVE ACTION The Carer, 16 mins Directed by. Amrita Acharia United Kingdom Khadiga, 19 mins Directed by. Morad Mostafa Egypt SHORTS ANIMATED The Boy and The Mountain, 11 mins Directed by. Santiago Aguilera, Gabriel […]

NATIONAL SHORTS Ice Cream, 8 mins Directed by. Sangita Shrestha Nepal Confusion, 13 mins Directed by. Aashuka Aryal Nepal   Girls Get Equal | Film Showcase | NON-COMPETITION No School Today, 7 mins Directed by. Meera Khadka, Jyoti Belbase Nepal Vishram, 7 mins Directed by. Aashruty Tripathi, Pradhanya Yonzon Nepal Lalita, 7 mins Directed by. […]

Featuring an interaction with popular actress Karishma Manandhar and accompanied by reporter/ filmmaker Samjhana Rauniyar. Program involves the actress talking about her career in film, and how the film industry has evolved since her debut. Language: Nepali Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: No

Panelists Divya Dev (actor), Surakshya Panta (actor),  Shristi Shrestha (actor) and Kedar Shrestha (filmmaker, theatre artist) will be sharing their experiences and insights into the industry. The panelists will talk about the issue of gender representation and equality in the film industry, from a perspective of young artists. Moderated by Sandhya Thapa (journalist) Language: Nepali […]

WORLD PANORAMA Gangnam Girls, 111 mins Directed by. Charmi Nemchand Chheda Bhutan *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

WORLD PANORAMA Cream of the Crop, 01:40:00 Dina Abd Elsalam Egypt SHORT LIVE ACTION Nursery Rhymes, 00:10:00 Michael Kam Singapore The Longest Night of the Summer, 00:24:00 Leila Jordi Hungary Wishaway, 00:21:00 Klara von Veegh Austria ANIMATED SHORTS The Dalang’s Tale, 0:06:10 Irwan Junaidy, Maizura Abas, ‘Atiqah Mohd Abu Bakar Malaysia NATIONAL SHORTS Divination, 0:14:54 […]

WORLD PANORAMA Life of Buda, 127 mins Directed by. Lu Jian China *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

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

NATIONAL SHORTS The Red Grave, 12 mins Directed by. Umesh Ghorsaini Nepal 2097 Saal, 10 mins Directed by. Dipen Maharjan Nepal Divination, 14 mins Directed by. Gopal Acharya Nepal   SHORTS LIVE ACTION Mutton, 12 mins Directed by. Hasantha Dissanayake Sri Lanka Our Kingdom, 15 mins Directed by. Luis Costa Portugal Chadbagan, 13 mins Directed […]

NATIONAL FEATURES One Night in Kathmandu, 70 mins Directed by. Mohan Rai Nepal *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

Panelists Dayaram Dahal (Chair, Film Development Board) , Nandini Lahe (Senior Director, Nepal Tourism Board), Tsering Ritar Sherpa (filmmaker), Bijaya Amatya (tourism entrepreneur) will talk about their insights and ideas into using cinema and visual arts in the national tourism promotion efforts. Moderator by Surya Thapaliya (Product & Resource Development Officer, Nepal Tourism Board) Language: […]

NATIONAL SHORTS Phaguniya, 8 mins Directed by. Sarita Sah Nepal When Light Goes, 22 mins Directed by. Pratish Shrestha Nepal   SHORTS ANIMATED Shaking a Singapore Spear, 16 mins Directed by. Hannes Rall Singapore Medama, 8 mins Directed by. Anna Yamamoto Japan   DOCS@NIFF Ruuposh, 32 mins Directed by. Mohd Fehmeed, Zeeshan Amir Khan India […]

SHORTS LIVE ACTION Long Live the People!, 13 mins Directed by. Nicolás Torres Payán Mexico Just Like Water, 12 mins Directed by. Manos Triantafillakis Greece Vlada Goes to London, 21 mins Directed by. Arti Savchenko Israel Sudden Uncertainty, 24 mins Directed by. Firdaus Balam Malaysia Feet on the Back, 21 mins Directed by. Ruotong Wu, […]

WORLD PANAROMA No Ground Beneath the Feet, 90 mins Directed by. Mohammad Rabby Mridha Bangladesh   *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

WORLD PANORAMA Dollu, 01:36:43 Sagar Puranik India SHORTS LIVE ACTION Cycle, 00:19:46 Devashish Makhija India Al-Sit, 00:20:00 Suzannah Mirghani Sudan The Jogger, 00:07:01 Daryl Denner United States ANIMATED SHORTS Medama, 0:08:39 Anna Yamamoto Japan NATIONAL SHORTS When Light Goes, 0:22:19 Pratish Shrestha Nepal A Step, 0:09:24 Atin Shrestha Nepal DOCS@NIFF Childfree, 00:35:00 Sara Bahram Jahan […]

NATIONAL FEATURES | SPECIAL INDIGENOUS FEATURE Inhelsyo (Saina), 114 mins Directed by. Umaan Singh Gurung Nepal   *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

Panelists Samipya Timilsina (writer/film critic/British Council grantee – Film History Timeline), Neeta Sapkota (Nepal Television), Ulasha Gurung (British Council grantee – Non-fiction collection research), Rajan Shrestha (Nepal Music Archive), Rohit Shakya (FAMLAB Grantee/British Council) talk about the importance of audio visual heritage, and Film Development Board and British Council’s joint efforts in the archiving and […]

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

WORLD PANAROMA Dollu, 96 mins Directed by. Sagar Puranik India   *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

NATIONAL SHORTS Ma Comrade, 13 mins Directed by. Nirmal Poudel Nepal Ragatko Basna, 23 mins Directed by. Kiran BK Nepal   SHORTS ANIMATED Heart of Gold, 12 mins Directed by. Simon Filliot France Nothing in the World, 2 mins Directed by. Akash Singh United States   DOCS@NIFF Childfree, 35 mins Directed by. Sara Bahram Jahan […]

NATIONAL SHORTS A Step, 9 mins Directed by. Atin Shrestha Nepal Unbloomed Flower, 7 mins Directed by. Manoj Gurung Nepal Lockdown, 6 mins Directed by. Kushal Rajkarnikar Nepal A Cold Heart, 14 mins Directed by. Sean Sumesh Shrestha Nepal   SHORTS ANIMATED The Dalang’s Tale, 6 mins Directed by. Irwan Junaidy, Maizura Abas, ‘Atiqah Mohd […]

Panelists Arun Deo Joshi (Editor, TV Today), Nirmala Sharma (Senior journalist), Anubhav Ajeet, Ganesh Dev Pandey (filmmaker) will talk about their experiences in film and film reporting, and will shares ideas and opinions on the necessity of freedom of expression in and through cinema, especially in a turbulent world of today. Moderated by Deepak Sapkota […]

NATIONAL FEATURES Chiso Ashtray, 142 mins Directed by. Dinesh Palpali Nepal   *Film will be screened with English subtitles.

WORLD PANORAMA Six Feet, 01:13:41 Rajendra Thakurathi, Stephen James Thomas United States SHORTS LIVE ACTION Chadbagan, 00:13:10 Jibon Shahadat Bangladesh Inverno, 00:16:28 Giulio Mastromauro Italy Pilibhit, 00:23:10 Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Pankaj Mavchi India Private, 00:12:00 Sara Mokhavat Iran ANIMATED SHORTS Fresh Paint, 0:15:30 Christoph Wey Switzerland NATIONAL SHORTS Unbloomed Flower, 0:07:21 Manoj Gurung, Nepal Lockdown, 0:06:11 […]

NATIONAL SHORTS The Red Moon, 19 mins Directed by. Rabin Shrestha Nepal Ashes of Us, 27 mins Directed by. Bachan Byanjankar Nepal   SHORTS LIVE ACTION The Land Beyond Time, 16 mins Directed by. Zou Xiaoyong China Sycorax, 20 mins Directed by. Lois Patiño, Matías Piñeiro Portugal   *Films will be screened with English subtitles.

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: […]

NATIONAL DOCS Home, 20 mins Directed by. Ngima Gelu Sherpa Nepal Jogi ‘The God of Night’, 26 mins Directed by. Daya Ram Ghimire Nepal   SHORTS LIVE ACTION Dora, 15 mins Directed by. Joanne Delachair France Draining, 17 mins Directed by. Guillaume Chevalier France Pōneke, 7 mins Directed by. Ruby Solly, Sebastian J Lowe, Victoria […]

The conclusion of the 5 days of NIFF 2022. Includes keynotes, award announcement and so on. With Chief Guest Honorable. Rajendra Prasad Pandey, Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Language: Nepali, English Live Broadcast: Yes Subtitles: No