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Nepal-Africa Film Festival to be held in Kathmandu

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Kathmandu: The 13th Nepal-Africa Film Festival is going to be held in Kathmandu in the third week of January, 2025.

The event is being organized by the College of Journalism and Mass Communication (CJMC) and Bilakshan Creation.

The Director of the Festival Dabbu Chhetri said that with the announcement of the date for the Festival, applications have been called for participation in the film festival.

“The event is being organized with the objective of promoting cultural exchange between Nepal and Africa. It helps us understand about Africa. Besides Africa, we have added international films in the Festival this time festival,” he said, adding that the Festival will feature Nepali feature films, short films, documentaries as well.

According to Chhetri, films only from Nepal and Africa were included in the Festival, but this time films from other countries are also invited for participation under the ‘international category’.

The deadline for registration of films is December 31.

The Festival will also feature film workshop, interaction on the topic of Nepali films and other side events.