“Zero to 8848” Wins ‘Best Asian Film’ Award
Kathmandu, Dec 29: A Nepali documentary film “Zero to 8848” has won the ‘Best Asian Film Award’ for the month of November at the World Film Festival in Cannes, France.
The festival’s jury honoured the film in the "World Mosaic" category.
Zero to 8848 vividly and realistically presents a journey from Kachankawal, located in Jhapa District, Nepal’s lowest-altitude region, to the world’s highest peak Mount Everest (8,848 meters). The documentary is a story of perseverance, patience, purpose, and bravery.
With this award, Zero to 8848 has officially entered the annual competition lineup of the World Film Festival in Cannes, where it will participate in the annual awards ceremony scheduled for June 2026. The film has also been shortlisted for the festival’s ‘Best of the Future’ selection and is eligible for the Audience Award.
The documentary is directed and edited by Niranjan Pandey and Balram Budhathoki. The documentary was conceptualized by journalist and writer Prem Baniya. The film features renowned Hollywood documentary personality Conrad Anker and PasangTendi Sherpa, who has successfully summited Everest 18 times, world cyclist and Everest climber Pushkar Shah, mountaineer Ang Pasang Sherpa, among others.
