Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (12)



Deadlines

15 Mar 2024
Call for entries

30 Mar 2024
Early deadline

15 Aug 2024
Standard deadline

30 Sep 2024
Late deadline

30 Sep 2024
Festival closed

31 Oct 2024
Notification date

09 Dec 2024
12 Dec 2024

Address

Baneshwor 10, Kathmandu,  44600, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal


Festival description
Human Rights Films
Short film festival
Feature film festival


Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Genres
 Any Theme
 Has submission fees
 International Festival
 Physical Location
 January 2023
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films 
 Feature Films 
 Any language
 Subtitles 
English
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Photo of Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival

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Photo of Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival

Nepali
English


Festival start: 09 December 2024      Festival end: 12 December 2024

A premier International Film Festival in Kathmandu Nepal. Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival is running since 2010. This year the 12th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival will be organized from 9 to 12 December 2024. The theme of this years festival is Collective Rights.

Over 40 selected films from around the globe made on human rights issues will be screened during the festival. Some screenings will be followed by a discussion on the film with the filmmakers.


The films will be screened under the following sections:

- Competition section
There will be competition section for both Nepali and International films. Films produced during 2023-2024 will be eligible to participate in this section. The films need to be based on at least one aspect of human rights. They could be both fiction and documentaries. The films need to fulfill all the criteria set by the organizing committee to be eligible for competition.

- Special Screening
Special films that could not fulfill all the criteria of the competitive section but are important in raising the human rights issues will be screened in this section. This section will also cover such films, which may not want to compete under the other section. Films from partners of the NHRIFF, which are qualified for being selected for the festival but could not participate in the competitive section due to the conflict of interest, will also be screened under this section.

- Yesteryears Eyes
Classics from the yesteryears, which deal with human rights issues, will be screened under this section.

- Partners' Panorama
This section will screen the films produced by organizations, who are partners of the 12th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival. These films will not be recognized as official entries to the festival. But the festival will only provide a platform for the partners to showcase their works.

IMPORTANT REMINDER
****THE FESTIVAL WILL BE PHYSICAL****
****WE DON'T PAY SCREENING FEE FOR THE SELECTED FILMS*****

Cash Prizes: 375$

Best Documentary (Nepal) ( Trophy, Certificate of Achievement, and cash prize)

Best Documentary (International) ( Trophy, Certificate of Achievement, and cash prize )

Best Fiction (Nepal) ( Trophy, Certificate of Achievement and cash prize )

Best Fiction (Nepal) ( Trophy, Certificate of Achievement and cash prize )

Best Woman Filmmaker (Nepal) ( Trophy, Certificate of Achievement, and cash prize)

Competition section

Nepali films (shorts/features/documentaries/experimental) produced during 2023 and 2024 will be eligible to participate in this section. The films need to be based on at least one aspect of human rights. They could be both fiction and documentaries. The films need to fulfill all the criteria set by the organizing committee.

International films (shorts/features/documentaries/experimental) produced during 2023 and 2024 will be eligible to participate in this section. The films need to be based on at least one aspect of human rights. They could be both fiction and documentaries. The films need to fulfill all the criteria set by the organizing committee.

***WE DO NOT PAY SCREENING FEES FOR THE SELECTED MOVIES.***


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