Kathmandu Film Festival concludes after three-day run
The event successfully fulfilled the city's commitment to UNESCO as a Creative City of Film.
Illustration: File image, Wikiuka / CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia CommonsEvent conclusion
The Kathmandu Film Festival, a three-day cinematic event, officially concluded in the capital. Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, announced at the closing ceremony held at Boudhanath that the city had successfully met its commitment to UNESCO to host an international film festival within four years of receiving the 'Creative City of Film' designation in 2023.
Festival highlights and objectives
According to Dangol, the festival served to connect two World Heritage sites: the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, where the event began, and Boudhanath, where it ended. Despite initial weather challenges on the first day, the event was deemed a success due to the efforts of volunteers, the municipal police, and the metropolitan staff. Dangol expressed gratitude to partners including the Film Development Board, Alliance Française, and the embassies of the United States and Australia.
The primary goal of the festival was to facilitate the exchange of narratives between Nepal and the international community. Dangol emphasized that the initiative aims to ensure that Nepali stories are seen and heard globally, just as the festival provided a platform for international films to be showcased in Nepal. She noted that the formal conclusion of the festival does not mark the end of this effort, as the journey to promote Nepali cinema internationally will continue.
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