Six Films Bag Awards at Nepal-America Int’l Film Festival 2021!

Six films have won awards at the 4^th Nepal America International Film Festival (NAIFF) 2021.

Today, the Nepal-America Film Society (NAFS) announced the winners of the NAIFF 2021 that was held virtually from June 18 – 20, 2021, in Maryland.

According to the organizers, the festival featured 30 films from more than 14 various countries.

The Awards Winners of the NAIFF 2021 are:

• Special Jury Mention Award: ‘Mannu: Sprouts of Endurance’ by Ramdas Kadavallur
• Special Jury Mention Award: ‘So what if the Goats Die’ by Sofia Alaoui
• Jury Award for Best in Shorts: ‘Gramercy’ by Pat Heywood and Jamil McGinnis and
• Jury Award for Best in Shorts: ‘Julungo’ by Rajesh Prasad Khatri
• Jury Awards for the Best in Experimental: ‘Spontaneous’ by Lori Felker
• Jury Award for Best in Feature: ‘Mother, I Am Suffocating’ by Lemohang Jeremiah Moses
• Grand Jury Ward: ‘Mother, I Am Suffocating’

The festival has received film submissions from Nepal, America, and South and Southeast Asian countries.

A jury of six female film experts, including Sapna Shakya, Ramyata Limbu, Nina Streich, Rebecca Bustamante, Rita Meher, and Portia Cobbwill, selected the best films for the international film festival.

NAIFF aims to celebrate diverse cultures through the art of cinema. Since 2017, the event has garnered remarkable popularity as an emerging platform for filmmakers with Nepali backgrounds and American filmmakers along with filmmakers from the international diaspora.

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