The festival is screening 88 films selected from 40 countries.
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The 9th edition of the Nepal International Film Festival (NIF) has begun in Kathmandu with the screening of Iran's film 'My Daughter's Hair'. The festival, which began today, will be held for 5 days. 88 films selected from 40 countries are being screened at the festival. Ten interactive programs will also be held at the festival. story break Indian director Ramesh Sippy and other guests representing many countries were present at the inaugural program of the festival. Welcoming the audience and guests present, Chairman KP Pathak said that many guests could not come to Nepal due to the difficult situation caused by the war. 'Due to the problems caused by the international air travel, many of our guests could not come to the festival for this reason. However, those who have come here despite this problem are welcome,' said Chairman Pathak. story break He also announced that Kathmandu will become a village of 'stories' for the next 5 days. ‘For the next 5 days, Kathmandu will be a global village of stories,’ said Pathak.
This year, ‘NIF’ has adopted the theme ‘Future Forward’. Under which, a ‘Reel’ competition was also organized to encourage young talents. In the competition, Aryan Kumar, Sajil Basnet and Anugrah Ghale came third, second and first respectively and received cash prizes of Rs 5,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000.
