‘Nomads but Not’ directed by Govinda Nepal won the ‘Best Short Film (Documentary)’ title. The documentary shows the problems of the yak herders in Dolakha’s village of Sailung. ‘The Jury Award’ was presented to Ishu Lama Shakya for ‘The Wine Opener’ and ‘Public Choice Award’ was won by ‘Mepwaya’ directed by D P Shah.
The winners at Kathmandu Short Film Festa with their trophies at Mandala Theatre, Anamnagar. (Republica)
Based on the missing people at the hands of the army and the Maoists, Ganesh Pandey’s ‘The Last Message’ took home the ‘Encouragement Award’. Amitesh Shah won the ‘Best Message Film’ for his documentary, ‘The Great Journey’, on spiritual pilgrimage in the Mithila region.
Nil Hari Kafle, member of Film Development Board, said that the festival has made people excited to watch short films, especially at a time when feature films are not being screened. The jury was made up of film directors Akash Adhikari and Om Pratik, film critic Dipendra Lama and cinematographer Shabnam Mukhia.
The chairman of the festival, Shanti Priya, said that the presence of the audience greatly encouraged the board to continue with the festival in the coming years. Festival director, Dabbu Chettri said that the festival has encouraged people to make short films and that the standard of the films has also increased.
There were a total of 40 short films in the festival with 36 competing for awards while four were non-competitive.
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