Nepal International Film Festival

Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) is Nepal’s premier annual film and cultural event. In 2018, NIFF was established to celebrate diverse storytelling and narratives worldwide. The event is an initiative conceived out of a desire to conduct an exchange of film and culture between Nepal and the rest of the world and to create a conscious, capable, and appreciative film culture in the country.

The main gist of NIFF is to appreciate films and talk about them with the audience and the people in the industry. The festival is an attempt to uplift the standards of Nepali films and bring out more diverse stories and technical expertise through exhibitions and intensive discourse. NIFF is also a common ground for aspiring filmmakers, artists, and people from the film industries around the world to come together and celebrate their love for film and cinema art, celebrating the spirit of cinema through screening a curated catalog of feature-length fiction and non-fiction works, and a comprehensive short film program in a competitive environment (i.e., awards). NIFF also organizes a gala and ceremony to distribute awards and facilitate meetings and exchanges between artists and filmmakers in the industry.