Kathmandu City, the cosmopolitan heart of the Himalayan region, is hosting the eighth edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival from December 9-13, 2010. KIMFF is dedicated to exploring the diverse and complex ways in which human beings relate to mountains; the festival seeks to foster a better understanding of human experiences as well as of the social and cultural realities in the highlands of the world.
KIMFF 2010 coincides with the International Year for Rapprochement of Cultures and this year’s focus will be on films that reflect the parallel challenges of preserving cultural diversity and cultural identities and promoting intercultural dialogue. Simultaneously, we will celebrate the variety of life on earth by screening a section of films on safeguarding biodiversity.
About 40 films will be selected for KIMFF 2010. Filmmakers can choose whether or not to submit their films for competition. Around 15-20 documentaries will be short listed to be viewed by the jury. Accepted films not short listed will be screened and still be eligible for the Audience Award. Nepali filmmakers will have the opportunity to participate in ‘Nepal Panorama’, a separate showcase of Nepali entries. The objective of ‘Nepal Panoroma’ is to promote Nepali films in all genres.
In the presence of filmmakers, film enthusiasts, critics, scholars, journalists, activists, and mountaineers, the festival will include discussion forums, on-demand screenings, guest lectures, exhibitions of books and photographs celebrating mountains, and workshops for aspiring filmmakers.
In the presence of filmmakers, film enthusiasts, critics, scholars, journalists, activists, and mountaineers, the festival will include discussion forums, on-demand screenings, guest lectures, exhibitions of books and photographs celebrating mountains, and workshops for aspiring filmmakers.
