KATHMANDU, Dec 9: Fifty-three films from 23 countries have been screened in the 12th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival which kicked off in Kathmandu on Monday.
Various side events such as seminars and interaction programs were organized as part of the Festival, advocating for human rights. “The theme of the Festival is 'Social Justice',” said Pandav Khatri, President of the Human Rights International Film Centre and the Festival Director.
4th Nepal Human Rights Int’l Film Festival kicking off today
Internationally-renowned films also participated in this year’s edition of the film festival. “We have been regularly organizing this Festival for the promotion and screening of human rights-related films,” Khatri said.
According to him, films like 'All We Imagine As Light', 'The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent', 'The Outrun', 'Anaar Daana' which had been awarded in world-famous film festivals as Cannes Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival are the highlights of this Festival.
People associated with the film sector from Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India will attend the Festival which will run for four days. The Festival venues are the Film Development Board's meeting hall and the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) auditorium hall.
(RSS)
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