Int'l indigenous film festival kicks off

The Seventh Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival -2013 has kicked off in the capital on Thursday, RSS reports.

The Festival organized by the Indigenous Film Archive (IFA) would last for three days. It is organized under the slogan: Equal Access and Participation of Indigenous People in Media.

Senior journalist Lal Deusa Rai, Malla K Sundar, Khildhwoj Thapamagar and Binita Chaudhari jointly inaugurated the Festival. The organizing body honoured them with the ´Pride of Indigenous´ award.

As many as 23 films and music videos on Gurung, Newar, Rai, Limbu, Chepang, Dhimal, Magar, and Tharu languages would be screened during the Festival.

Similarly, 27 foreign films and music videos produced in Australia, Germany, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russian, Ethiopia, Spain, Taiwan, US and Guatemala will be screened on the occasion.

Under ´Nepal Panorama, the best films produced by the indigenous film makers of Nepal would be provided cash prizes and award in the Festival.

Also, seminar and interactions would be held on the common problems of indigenous community and the films.

Festival Director Sanjog Laphamagar told RSS the Festival would set a stage to discuss on the situation of indigenous community, films on them, and to exchange the experiences.