KATHMANDU: The 10th edition of the Nepal-EU Film Festival is going to be organized from Friday.
The Delegation of the European Union to Nepal has presented the Nepal European Union Virtual Film Festival 2021 (NEUFF 2021) on the virtual streaming platform Festival Scope.
Now into its 10th edition, the NEUFF has brought 15 award-winning titles plus 24 other films from 14 European countries to the Nepalese audience from September 17 to 25.
“Despite the hardships that have come with the pandemic leading cultural activities to come to a standstill, we keep promoting cultural exchanges and fusion between Nepal and the European Union through the online screening of some of the best European and Nepali films,” said Stephane Maicon, Charge d’ Affairs at the Delegation of the European Union to Nepal.
The festival proposes 11 European award-winning titles, two of which will be subtitled into Nepali, and three award-winning long Nepali features: ‘Bulbul’ directed by Binod Poudel, ‘Aama Khando’ directed by Dhondup Tsering, and ‘Sarita’ directed by Sergio Basso.
Similarly, the environmental film from India, ‘I Cannot Give You My Forest’ directed by Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl received the National Film Award for best agriculture film.
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