Nine short films competed in the festival.
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The best short film 'Sangini' has been awarded at the 'National Short Film Festival' organized by Hariprasad Kalyani Rimal Natya Sangeet Pratishthan, while the best director has been awarded to Raj Sargam, director of 'Color of Tea'.
On Thursday, the Hari Prasad Kalyani Rimal Natya Sangeet Pratishthan organized a festival on the occasion of the 101st birth anniversary of the late Hari Prasad Rimal, the first singer, actor and lyricist of Radio Nepal, at the National Nachghar. Nine short films were competing in the festival.
According to Samrat Sapkota, member secretary of the foundation, nine films have been selected for the competition out of two dozen short films. He said, 'Since Guru Hari Prasad Rimal is also an actor, a short film festival has also been organized. This festival will encourage new brothers and sisters.'
The best three films are 'Sangini' directed by Binod Lohar, 'Color of Tea' directed by Raj Sargam, and 'Antim Rap' directed by Suresh Portel. The foundation honored them with cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50 thousand and Rs 25 thousand and a certificate of honor. Similarly, in the individual category, the best editing, best writer, director, actor, actress, cameraman and editor were awarded Rs 15 thousand each and a certificate of honor.
The decision was made by a jury consisting of theatre artist, artist and director Harihar Sharma, first Nepali actress Bhuwan Chand and radio artist and artist Madandas Shrestha. Similarly, the foundation honored the creators for their contributions to theatre, music and journalism.
Singer Mira Rana, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel and singer Dhiraj Rai were honored with a cash prize of Rs 100,000 each and a certificate at the program hosted by Professor Dr. Basudev Tripathi. Writer and essayist Deepak Sapkota discussed the personality, contribution and various aspects of Minister Kharel's inspiring life. He said, 'The 'Hot Seat' program run by journalist Jagdish Kharel had created a debate in Nepali society. It had been forcing those running the state to prepare seriously.'
Similarly, artist and member secretary of the foundation Samrat Sapkota and artist Rabindra Khadka clarified the personalities of singer Dhiraj Rai and singer Mira Rana. Singer Rai is an activist who is traveling to European cities to introduce Buddha to the world by saying 'Buddha Waz Burn'. Dozens of his songs are hits.
Rana, who has spent five decades in the music industry, has also sung for films in different languages and Nepali films. After receiving the award, Minister Kharel pledged that he would not do anything wrong. He said, 'I will not do anything knowingly. I will not make it seem like bad things happened because of you. I was made a minister by the civilian government. I will follow the path you have led.' He added in the program that after three months, the day will come when I will leave, 'The mandate given by the Gen-G movement will be fulfilled.' Minister Kharel said that even though he could not become a singer-artist, he followed the legacy of Kalyani Rimal through journalism. The foundation had decided to honor Minister Kharel even before he became a minister.
The program scheduled for Asoj 2 was postponed due to the Gen-G movement. Prayagraj Bhattarai Vashishtha clarified the status of the foundation. Stating that it has not received any support from the government till date, he said, 'The foundation has not taken any money from anyone yet. The foundation was established by setting up the money received from the awards received by Hari Prasad Rimal as a fund.'
Professor Dr. Vasudev Tripathi, who has made a long contribution to the field of language and literature, said that the new generation should also be taken along to save such foundations. He extended his best wishes and congratulations to the award-winning creators and film directors and artists participating in the competition. He said, 'This foundation established in the name of Hari Prasad Rimal and Kalyani Rimal has worked to encourage the new generation.' Hari Prasad Rimal's 94-year-old wife Kalyani Rimal was also present at the program.
