Since 2015 I was wandering thinking about my career. I was exploring my interests. I thought we should explore it in the film as well. I came to know that Everest Academy conducts a 1 year diploma course. His interest in the film was somewhat deep.

I began to understand film in a different way from the classes of Laxminath Sharma, Sujit Bindari and Niranjanraj Vetwal at Everest. I learned there that film is different from glamorous . I got my understanding of life and film from those teachers. 

First impression always leaves a deep impression . That's what happened to me . After completing Everest, the final project was 'Junko'. After the shooting, Naveen Subba's 'Gaon Inga Bato' was approached to hire us as an intern. Learned a lot from that project. I went to Tanahu to see the location while doing

'Junko'. One of my friends was from Tanahun. Big cameras, actors, equipment, technicians required for cinema, I was able to do this in the final project . My actor was Sarita Giri. The casting director was Srijan Subba. He said approach Sarita Didi . 

I am a person who studied cinema for a year. Apart from that, as many people as I have brought around, all  than me  Those who have been working in the film industry for 15-20 years . I was also under pressure. I was careful not to disappoint others. That's why 'Junko' became a good movie.  

I also traveled to the first international film festival from 'Junko'. I learned what the relationship between producer and director should be from 'Junko'. I was the producer of 'Junko' myself. Later Prem Prasad Adhikari was added. 

After what you have said, you have to deliver it to the audience. It seems that is not the job of the director. The director will make a film for himself . But after it is made, how to make it for others is the job of the producer. There was a long gap when Prem Dai brought the film to the festival. 7 months later a festival in Greece took it as the world premiere. The excitement of the world premiere was different.

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The main importance of the festival is to connect a film like ours with the market . Reaching the World Cinema is a pleasant side . There are two cases of short film and feature film. Networking is to be increased as much as possible in the short film . When taking a short film, the most important task for the maker is to know people.  When going to

festivals, directors should have at least two or three scripts. We met many people on our way to Berlin. We only took the finished film . If there was other work than that, we could have gone to the spot and done productive work with the people we met.  As for the

feature film, 'Gaon Indi Bato' went to Toronto . There is a very large market for world cinema. If a cinema like ours had approached without going to the festival, they would not have given us that space . It's like a big door has opened for our cinema in Toronto, Busan . In that way, "Village Came Way" was released in Hong Kong . 

It is not difficult to go to the festival even for the main stream cinema . When I went to Busan in 2023, Karan Johra's cinema was there . They have also been looking for a market. They have been looking for a market beyond the diaspora market. I don't see that even the mainstream should take a negative view of the festival . They just insulted the festival to hide their quality. 

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The international market for Nepali films can be viewed from two dimensions. A trip to a festival where Nepali films are also being watched by foreigners. In that sense, Nepali cinema is doing very well. Unfortunately, cinema in Nepal is centralized. They are the same in other dimensions than cinema. 

says that Nepali cinema has gained space in the international market. Sambla, the way to the village, Red Suitcase got visibility. That's okay too .  It has been 30 years since Nepali films started going out on the international stage. It's not a long time . In terms of visibility, Nepali films are getting opportunities. Going to a festival is not just a big deal . The festival should connect with the market. How many times have we connected with the market after the festival? What is the situation in terms of creating a market? The international market of Bollywood films is also the same. Even when it is released outside, Indians will come to see it . Our diaspora market is also small.

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The film going to the festival is not mass appealing . The narrative that the film is an entertaining medium has already been . Even with the influence of Bollywood in Nepal, the audience has come with the influence of the cinema they grew up watching. It may be right to understand that the film that went to the international festival will not play in Nepal. Not all art firms should do business like 'Kabaddi' and 'Jari'. They have their audience . 

Let's see the example of Naveen Subba in Nepal. The audience that Numafung got after coming to YouTube was very different when it was released in theaters. Where the audience watched the movie is a different matter . I don't believe that it should be in the box office record .

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There are two types of makers in Nepal. They make it by looking at the test of the audience. They make it so that the other has to tell their story . There is a lack of independent film producers for makers who tell their own stories. Until now, there is a comment that the producer is the one who will put money here . But there is more to it than putting in money. How to protect the invested money from movies that do not have mass appeal? The director dominated all the conflicts. As many independent filmmakers as there are, the director has to step forward. No matter how many independent makers came before us, they did not build the structure. And here a mechanism should be made . 

like Naveen Subba raised investment from community funding when he made 'Gaon Ina Bato'. Rather than the Rai community's own words, they should adopt it. Others did not take it . When they adopt, the film's marketing is good . We had to go the way that the investment is safe from there . But not everyone should follow the same path . What other independent filmmakers will secure the way? It doesn't have to be done from the market.

Otherwise, what investment does an independent filmmaker have to make a film? Development Board gives 10 lakhs . That is also given after the film shooting and after paying the bill . That is also given by deducting tax .

Every filmmaker should also understand his responsibility . When going to mass, you need a producer . What I see is the lack of producers. Money does not come from the box office, if not mass appeal, where will it come from? Had to find that nanny  . For that, a new mechanism should be made .