More than 50 international films are being screened at the festival, inaugurated by Culture Minister Poudel, along with the Nepal premiere of Triveni Rai's 'Shape of Momo'.
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The 23rd edition of the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMF) has begun at the QFX Shadow Center in Thamel from Wednesday.
The 5-day festival was formally inaugurated with the Nepal premiere of director Triveni Rai's internationally acclaimed debut feature film 'Shape of Momo'.
Inaugurating the festival, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Poudel said that storytelling and celebrating original stories through film are an integral part of Nepali culture.
At the opening ceremony, director Rai shared her experience of bringing a deeply personal story like 'Shape of Momo' to the screen and mentioned that platforms like KIMF will be an important starting point for new filmmakers. Similarly, Avinash Bikram Shah, director of the film 'Elephants in the Fog', recalled that his journey began from KIMF and spoke about the importance of finding the real meaning behind the scenes in films.
This year's festival, which will run until Jestha 17, will screen more than 50 fiction, documentary, short film and adventure films from 29 countries.
Festival director Ramyata Limbu said that this year's films cover various aspects of humanity, culture and the rapidly changing world. This time, a 'Nepal Panorama' section has been included to encourage the creation of Nepali natives and emerging filmmakers.
Before the official start of the festival, a live pitching session of 9 South Asian documentary projects was also conducted under the second edition of the 'Kathmandu Doc Lab', which was mentored by veteran South Asian filmmakers.
This year, to mark the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations between Nepal and Switzerland, a special dialogue program 'Alpine Alliances' will be organized on the Swiss partnership and the future of Nepali cinema.
In addition, a special screening of Japanese director Sakamoto Junji's film 'Climbing for Life', based on the life of Junko Tabei, the world's first woman to climb Mount Everest, will be held on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Nepal-Japan diplomatic relations.
