Pre-Events Conclude for 9th Nepal International Film Festival; Preparations Enter Final Stage

Kathmandu. All pre-event programs for the ninth edition of the Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) have been successfully completed. The pre-event phase of NIFF concluded on Friday evening with the screening program titled 'Short Film Evening' held at Kantipur Theatre in Gaeridhara.

During this program, award-winning short films from various international film festivals and previous NIFF editions were screened, including 'Julungo', 'Bare Tree in the Mist', 'Junko', and 'Chiso Ghar'.

Filmmakers answered questions raised by the audience after watching the short films. Previously, as part of the pre-event activities, NIFF had organized two interactive sessions titled 'Her Cinema Her Voice' and 'The New Wave in Nepali Cinema'.

NIFF Chairman KP Pathak stated that preparations for the festival have now reached the final stage. He said, 'The pre-event was successfully completed. We are now ready for the festival starting from Chaitra 19. Almost all preparations are done. The programs scheduled for NIFF will be announced on NIFF's official social media page and website in a few days.'

Chairman Pathak also informed that a five-day AI film workshop has been included in this edition. Regarding the workshop, he said, 'The five-day workshop will highlight how to use AI in pre-production, production, and post-production. This workshop will focus on the maximum use of AI in filmmaking. The future of AI will also be discussed there.'

Interested individuals can participate in this program by applying until Chaitra 11 (March 25). Furthermore, keeping in mind writers looking for producers, NIFF has included a program titled 'NIFF Feature Pitch'. Here, writers with experience in making short films will get an opportunity to pitch their feature film stories to producers.

Chairman Pathak commented on this, 'This program has been included with the objective that especially young filmmakers who have made short films or proven excellent in them benefit.'

According to the organizers, 88 films from 40 countries will be screened at NIFF, and 10 interactive programs on different topics will be conducted.