द सिनेमा टाइम्स, काठमाडौं – नेपाल चलचित्र तथा सांकृतिक प्रतिष्ठानले हरेक बर्ष आयोजना गर्दै आएको ‘अन्तरराष्ट्रिय चलचित्र महोत्सव (निफ) मा छनौट भएको सिनेमाको लिस्ट सार्वजनिक भएको छ । आउँदो बर्षको वैशाख २३ गतेबाट २७ गतेसम्म काठमाण्डौमा आयोजना हुने महोत्सवमा ५२ देशका ४ सय ५० बढी सिनेमा सहभागी भएको आयोजक संस्था नेपाल चलचित्र तथा सांस्कृतिक प्रतिष्ठानका अध्यक्ष केपी पाठकले बताए ।
उनले कोरोना महामारीको कारणले नेपाली फिचर सिनेमाको सेलेक्सनलाई बाँकी राख्दै ३१ देशका ६३ वटा सिनेमा प्रस्तिस्पर्धाको लागि छनौट भएको बताए । ‘नेपाली फिल्म प्रदर्शनमा आउन बाँकी रहेकोले केहि समय माग गर्नु भएको छ । जसलाई मध्यनजर गर्दै हाम्रो टिमले नेपाली सिनेमालाई थाती राखेर अन्य प्रतिस्पर्धी सार्वजनिक गरेका छौं’ पाठकले भने ।
निफको चौथो संस्करणलाई पछिल्ला अनुभवले अझै सभ्य र भव्य बनाउने उनको टिमको तयारी छ । ‘विश्वका कथाहरुको कथ्य उत्सव’ भन्ने नाराका साथ ‘फिल्म संस्कृति’ को विकास गर्ने उद्देश्य सहित सुरु भएको फेस्टिभलमा यो वर्ष महामारीको विषयमा बनेका फिल्मलाई अलग्गै क्याटगोरीमा प्रतिस्पर्धा गराइ अवार्ड पनि वितरण गरिने छ । कोभिड १९ ले पारेको प्रभावमा बनेका यस्ता सिनेमाले ५ सय अमेरिकी डलर तथा ट्रफी प्राप्त गर्नेछन् ।
अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय प्रतिष्पर्धाअन्तर्गत सर्वोत्कृष्ट फिचर सिनेमालाई १५ सय अमेरिकी डलर राशिसहित गौतमबुद्ध अवार्ड प्रदान गरिनेछ भने International Federation of film societies, IFFS Don Quijote Award उत्कृष्ट फिचर सिनेमाको लागि प्रदान गरिने छ । यसैगरी, सर्वोत्कृष्ट बृत्तचित्रलाई १ हजार डलर राशिको माउन्ट एभरेष्ट अर्वाड, सर्वोत्कृष्ट एनिमेटेड चलचित्रलाई ७५० डलरको मञ्जुश्री अवार्ड, सर्वोत्कृष्ट लघु चलचित्रलाई ५ सय डलर राशिको बाग्मती अर्वाड प्रदान गरिनेछ । त्यसैगरी नेपाली प्रतिष्पर्धा अन्तर्गत उत्कृष्ट फिचर सिनेमालाई रु १ लाख , उत्कृष्ट सर्ट सिनेमालाई नगद रु ५० हजार प्रदान गरिने छ ।
NIFF 2021 Selection
WORLD PANORAMA | Feature films
Films under this selection are eligible for i) Gautama Buddha Award for the Best Feature Film, ii) IFFS Don Quixote Award by the International Federation of Film Societies
Film Title Duration Country
Cohabitation
Directed by. Lauren Barker 1:26:46 United States
Quota
Directed by. Amudhavanan P 1:30:36 India
In My Dream
Directed by. Murat çeri 1:39:21 Turkey
Wu Hai
Directed by. Zhou Ziyang 1:48:00 China
Surdine
Directed by. Rodrigo Areias 1:15:19 Portugal
Tell me who I am
Directed by. Sergio Basso 1:29:00 Nepal
Dictionary
Directed by. Bratya Basu 1:50:00 India
Time
Directed by. Ricky Ko 1:47:00 Hong Kong / China
The Voyage
Directed by. Christy Shelton Fernando 1:40:00 Sri Lanka
NIFF 2021 Selection
DOCS @ NIFF | Documentary films
Films under this selection are eligible for i) Mt. Everest Award for the Best Documentary Film
Film Title Duration Country
Collecting Time
Directed by. Christos Sagias 00:30:00 Greece
Our Love
Directed by. Valeriya Golovina 00:15:55 New Zealand
The Khe Sanh Peace Garden
Directed by. Tinh Mahoney 00:25:28 Vietnam
My Journey to Everest
Directed by. Hernán Leal, Thomas Hardy 00:25:50 Chile
Over the Barriers
Directed by. Banu Ramazanova 00:60:00 Kazakhstan
Nepal’s Child Brides
Directed by. Shehzad Hameed Ahmad 0:48:02 Singapore
A World Without
Directed by. Xin Liu 00:15:10 Canada
Return to the Lost Eden
Directed by. Adriano Zecca 00:55:00 Switzerland
Hae Shin
Directed by. Matthew Root 00:40:49 South Korea
Seeking New Paths
Directed by. Päivi Kapiainen-Heiskanen 00:52:00 Finland
Sherpas Speak
Directed by. Richard Else 00:31:00 United Kingdom
NIFF 2021 Selection
PANDEMIC FILM EXHIBIT | SHORT & DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Films under this selection are eligible for i) Pandemic Film Exhibit Award for the Best short or documentary film in the segment
Film Title Duration Country
2020
Directed by. Andrea Dayan 00:20:00 Italy
Lockdown
Directed by. Paul London, Tracey Moberly 00:05:00 United States
Quarantine Time
Directed by. Fran Estévez 00:09:40 Spain
Untouchable
Directed by. Pi Chengdong 00:28:30 China
Monkey Enters Lanka
Directed by. Saie Surendra 00:34:24 United Kingdom
Civil Soldiers
Directed by. Ganesh pandey 00:25:00 Nepal
The Meat
Directed by. Tathagata Ghosh 00:19:02 India
Stage Zero
Directed by. Angel Hernández Suarez 00:01:34 Spain
NIFF 2021 Selection
ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
Films under this selection are eligible for i) Manjushree Award for the Best film in the category
Film Title Duration Country
Renai Dance
Directed by. Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, Han Chen Chang 00:03:47 United States
Überfrog
Directed by. Akash Singh 00:11:55 Finland
Corona Man
Directed by. Fran Estévez 00:02:21 India
The Winter
Directed by. Xin Li 00:05:00 Australia
Humanity
Directed by. Vincenzo Lamagna 00:02:54 Italy
NIFF 2021 Selection
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS
Films under this selection are eligible for i) Bagmati Award for the Best film in the category
Film Title Duration Country
Round Three
Directed by. Shahar Shamay 00:19:54 Israel
The Menu for Tomorrow
Directed by. Woody – Kazuhiro Kiuchi 00:19:57 Japan
Beholden
Directed by. Akshay Gouri 00:29:53 India
God’s Daughter Dances
Directed by. Sungbin Byun 00:24:53 South Korea, Republic
Receiver
Directed by. Cavan Campbell 00:15:00 Canada
Maradona’s Legs
Directed by. Firas Khoury 00:20:00 Germany
The Silence of the River
Directed by. Francesca Canepa 00:14:00 Peru
Reunion
Directed by. JING ZOU 00:21:44 China
Uncle Goose Waits For A Phone Call
Directed by. Kew Lin 00:15:00 Singapore
In the Depth of Winter (Xitor Xojat)
Directed by. Arindam Barooah 00:04:43 India
The Flowers of Roadside
Directed by. Mahfuzz Nazim Mapple 00:18:23 Bangladesh
NIFF 2021 Selection
NATIONAL SHORT FILMS
Films under this selection are eligible for i) Best Short Film Award for the Best film in the category
Film Title Duration Country
Home: An Ode to all Fathers
Directed by. Prakash Jha 00:09:39 Nepal
Priest
Directed by. Til Thapa Magar 00:05:18 Nepal
Sold in Iraq
Directed by. Deepak Subba 00:09:30 Nepal
Bare Trees in the Mist
Directed by. Rajan Kathet 00:14:59 Nepal
Dharso
Directed by. Amrit Kauchha 00:11:13 Nepal
Samshaya
Directed by. Ganesh Rawal 00:22:00 Nepal
The War After War
Directed by. Rajesh Shrestha 00:08:37 Nepal
A Scarecrow
Directed by. Rajesh Prasad Khatri 00:13:34 Nepal
Ainaa
Directed by. Krisha Chaulagain 0:23:00 Nepal
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