The Nepali films competing for the official selection are ‘Badhshala’, ‘Soongava’, ‘Saanghuro’ and ‘Sirish ko Phool’. All these films were released between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013. [break]
NOC had issued an online notice for the submission of the films, setting July 21 as the deadline for the registration. Additionally, it had notified the aspiring registers to fulfill the 21 criteria set by American Oscar Committee for the qualification of the films.
“Many tried to apply, but due to unknown reasons, only the mentioned four films fulfilled the application,” said Bimal Paudel, the chairperson of NOC. However, it turns out that the high standards set in the technical aspect of the film caused many films to withdraw the application.
As per the statement made by the committee, they have already emailed the American agency about the four films and after the latter committee responds to their email, they will make their decision about Nepal’s official selection for Oscar public.
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