News List

  • Good News for Nepali Indigenous Film Directors! For the first time, separate section has been progr

    • Good News for Nepali Indigenous Film Directors! For the first time, separate section has been programmed for NIIFF 2012, in which films (of any genre) or visual works apart from indigenous content directed by indigenous filmmaker will be showcased. Please hurry up & submit your work before its too late! Please note that the film entry should be done before April 2012.

  • Interaction Program : No Budget Small Scale Visual Productions

    • The interaction with Seppo Koskela, a Cinemtographer and Editor from Finland, will be centered on how Visual work/Video can be produced with small budget or minimal budget.

  • Felicitation Program for Participatory films' makers and award winners of TNFF 2012

    • 7 filmmakers from Nepal felicitated with cash award for screening their films as TNFF 2012 on 13 April 2012 at IFA.

  • Glimpse of TNFF 2012

    • The Third Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) was successfully held on Saturday March 17, 2012 in Toronto at Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Ave. The one-day festival attracted 400 audiences from different walks of life, both Nepalis and non-Nepalis. The festival showcased nine Nepali films from Canada, Nepal and the US. The annual festival is organized with the goal of promoting Nepal’s rapidly emerging independent filmmaking industry and adding a distinctive Nepali voice to Toronto’s cultural landscape.

  • Training on Direction and Production of Short Film begins

    • Pitching of story idea of short film was carried out 20 March 2012 and the training is being organized from March 23, 2012.

  • imagineNATIVE 2012 Call for Submissions

    • This year the 13th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival runs from October 17-21, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. imagineNATIVE is an international Festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples at the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio and new media. Each fall, the Festival presents a selection of the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from Canada and around the globe. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world's Indigenous nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture in contemporary media.

  • 12th and 13th In house Film Screening accomplishedat IFA

    • Last York in Sami Forest, a Finnish Documentary directed by Hannu Hyvonen was screened at IFA on 13 March 2012 and a documentary Yarwng Roots directed by Joseph Pulinthanath was screened on 31 March 2012.

  • Toronto Nepali Film Festival 2012

    • BuwegaMaanatuna (The Spinner of Flights) – Nepal, Documentary, 2011, 22:20 min, Nepalbhasa and Nepali w/English subtitles. Director/Producer: LoonibhaTuladhar (Co-presentation w/Canadian Newa Guthi and Indigenous Film Archive)

  • Organized Workshop on Essence of Documentary Making

    • The workshop was conducted in 2 sessions on 17 Feb 2012 and 7 March 2012. The workshop was facilitated by Hannu Elonmerkki, a Documentary maker from Finland.

  • 'KARMA @ In House Film Screening at IFA

    • We are really proud to announce that IFA is going to screen "KARMA" film directed & produced by Tsering Rithar Sherpa. Screening is followed by discussion with film director all about technical and subjective aspects of film.

  • NIIFF Extension 2011/2012 announced in 10 cities

    • NIIFF Extension 2011/2012 to be organized in 10 cities Beltar, Phidim, Inaruwa, Butwal, Dharan, Dhangadi, Hetauda, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Besisahar.

  • Call for Films for Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival:NIIFF 2012

    • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival- 2012 has been scheduled to be held from 7-10 June 2012. NIIFF 2012 is dedicated to the indigenous youths who are hauling forward with the history, heritage, and philosophy created by their ancestors along with modernity and development, the indigenous youths have been marching ahead finding their own path with courage, capacity and patience by resisting the globalization in order to utilize and preserve the knowledge, skill and arts prevailing in the indigenous communities.

  • NIIFF 2012 Festival Theme and Dates Announced

    • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival- 2012 has been scheduled to be held from 7-10 June 2012. This year festival is centered on Pathfinders. . . Indigenous Youths. NIIFF '12 is dedicated to the indigenous youths who are hauling forward with the history, heritage, and philosophy created by their ancestors along with modernity and development, the indigenous youths have been marching ahead finding their own path with courage, capacity and patience by resisting the globalization in order to utilize and preserve the knowledge, skill and arts prevailing in the indigenous communities. The youths, have become indicator of positive change.

  • Orientation Program on Upcoming Training on Direction and Production

    • For the upcoming training on Direction and Production, we are calling story ideas for the production of short films.

  • CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF FILMS: TORONTO NEPALI FILM FESTIVAL 2012

    • Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) is now accepting entries for its 3rd Annul Festival to be held on March 17, 2012 at Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) is a not for profit community organization based in Toronto. The annual film festival screens films that are made in or on Nepal and Nepalis. The festival’s goal is to promote Nepali filmmaking and create a platform for intercultural dialogue between Nepali and non-Nepali filmmakers. All films screened at the Festival will be paid an honorarium.

  • Last Call for film entries at The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival May 8-12

    • TAC Festival 2012 takes place May 8-12, 2012, in the Recital Hall at The Shedd Institute in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Send in your entry before October 15,2011. Find the entry form and further information by going to http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TACfestival.shtml, which soon will be updated with information for TAC Festival 2012. Please read the guidelines carefully, as we depend on you for accurate information.

  • 7th Inhouse Film Screening at IFA

    • A Canadian Film "Tkaronto" was screened on 13 September 2011 at IFA Resource and Learning Centre. The film is 105 mins long and was entered for Nepal International Indigneous Film Festival(NIIFF) 2009.

  • Training on Script Writing 2011

    • Scriptwriting Training was organized at IFA for 10 days from 19-28 June 2011 where there were 18 participants. The mentors for the training were a scriptwriter Anup Subedi and the director Nabin Subba.

  • In House Film Screening of Kripa at IFA

    • Gurung film "Kripa" was screened at IFA under Regular In House Film Screening Program at IFA. The film is directed by Maotse Gurung which is 80 minutes long. This film was screened during NIIFF 2007 and awarded as second Best Film Award 2007 in the festival.

  • Nepal Indigenous Film Festival -Qatar 2011

    • Nepal Non-Resident Federation of Indigenus Nationalities at Qatar is organizing Nepal Indigenous Film Festival -Qatar 2011 for the first time on 29 July 2011 at DOHA CINEMA from 8am - 7pm. Six indigenous Films from Nepal will be screened during the festival.

  • Limbu film Chesung screened

    • Limbu film "Chesung" was screened on 18 July, Monday at IFA resource and learning center.

  • Visit of Bhutan/Nepali film delegation to Denmark

    • Mr. Nabin Subba, Chairperson of IFA visited films schools and institutes in Denmark, with the invitation from Morten Gøbel Poulsen from DCCD, Danish Centre for Culture and Development.

  • 2nd Interaction Program : Women at IFA

    • 2nd Interaction Program : Women at IFA onthe topic "Status of Gender Equality in the indigenous Community"

  • Call for Applicants for Script Writing Workshop

    • 7 Days Script Writing Workshop for Innovative Writers At IFA from 4th July 2011 (Monday) – 10th July 2011(Sunday).

  • The Kathmandu Declaration of Indigenous Woman

    • The conference held on 21 April 2011, helped to formulate the Kathmandu Declartion of Indigenous Women.

  • NIIFF 2011 Award Winners

    • Red Carpet/ Closing Night held at Gokarna Resort on 25/04/2011. The night celebrated the presence of various national and international filmmakers, jury members, press and media and other guests. About 150 people were present to cheer the winners.

  • NIIFF 2011 SCREENING SCHEDULE

    • NIIFF 2011 SCREENING SCHEDULE

  • International delegates attending NIIFF 2011

    • International delegates attending NIIFF 2011

  • NIIFF 2011: Schedule of Activities: April 21 - 25

    • Activities schedule for Nepal International Film Festival (NIIF) 2011 from April 21-25.

  • NIIFF 2011 (NEPAL INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL)

    • The fifth edition of NIIFF 2011 (Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival) is being organized by the Indigenous Film Archive (IFA) in Kathmandu from April 22 to 25. IFA was established in November 2006 to provide a forum for indigenous as well as non-indigenous peoples/nationalities to research, document, interact, develop, promote and disseminate information on indigenous cultures, traditions, languages, issues, knowledge and wisdom through the visual medium.

  • Selected International Films for NIIFF 2011

    • 59 films from 19 countries were entered for Nepal International Film Festival 2011. Most of the films were from Canada. Among the entries, 34 films from 16 countries have been selected for Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2011.

  • NIIFF Extension at Dang & Pokhara

    • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2011 was organized in Dang by Prachin Sirjansil Adibasi Samaj based in Dang. The festival lasted for two days from Feb 11-12, 2011 (Magh 28-29, 2067). The festival took place at Karmachari Milan Kendra Hall of Gorahi Muncipality, Dang and Pokhara International Indigenous Film Festival 2011 was organized in Pokhara by Gurung Films Association. The festival lasted for two days from March 11-12, 2011 (Falgun 27-28, 2067). The festival took place at City Hall of Pokhara.

  • NIIFF Extension at Dharan

    • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (NIIFF) – 2011 was organized at Dharan by Adibasi Chalchitra Prabardhan Samiti (organization based in Dharan). The festival lasted for 2 days – 29-30 Jan, 2011 (Magh 15-16, 2067) and took place at City Hall, Dharan. Adibasi Chalchitra Prabardhan Samiti had been organizing NIIFF Extension at Dharan for 3 years continuously.

  • NIIFF Extension at Butwal

    • Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival – 2011 was organized at Butwal by Forum of Indigenous Awakening. The festival lasted for 3 days – 13-15 Jan, 2011 (Poush 29,30 and Magh 1, 2067) and took place at Rupendehi Commerce Association's Conference Hall.

  • NIIFF Extension at Phidim

    • NIIFF Extension at Phidim

  • NIIFF Extension: Tamang Film Festival 2010 at Hetauda, Makwanpur

    • Tamang Film Festival was organized in Hetauda on 17 – 18 December, 2010 (2 & 3 Poush, 2067). The festival held at Palpasa Conference Hall at Hetauda, Makwanpur. Films like Pong, Hyulla Maya, Hyangla, Sweat Drenched Land, Dorjela Nang and Godewa were screened during these two days festival. The festival was organized by Tamang Film Association in collaboration with Indigenous Film Archive (IFA) and Embassy of Denmark. It was also supported by Man Dhoj Lama Memorial Academy Nepal, Nepal Tamang Ghedung- Makwanpur.

  • NIIFF Extension: Gurung Film Festival at Besisahar, Lamjung

    • Gurung Film Festival 2010 kicked off on 19th November 2010 at Besisahar- Lamjung. The festival lasted for two days.

  • CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF FILMS FOR NEPAL INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL – NIIFF 2011: APRIL

    • NIIFF 2011 is dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the indigenous woman. The festival aims to bring out the sensitives,strength,skill,knowledge and wisdon...

  • Workshop "Character Through Language"

    • 15 Indigenous Filmmakers participated in the workshop facilitated by Ms. Shova Chand from Paris.

  • Art and Science of Cinematography

    • Richard Agecoutay facilitated Nepali Filmmakers about the Cinematography.