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Kathmandu International Mountaineering Film Festival 2015 concludes
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The 13th Kathmandu International Mountaineering Film Festival(KIMFF) concluded successfully on Dec. 14, 2015, at Kumari Hall, Kamal Pokhari. The 5-day event closed with the screening of “Tiger for Breakfast”, a portrait of the Late Boris Lissanevitch, a Russian renaissance man and one of the pioneers of tourism in Nepal, who is also famous as the founder of the first international hotel in Kathmandu, Hotel Royal, and later the popular Chimney Restaurant. It is said that in the 1950s foreigners knew Nepal by either or both of the two names: Everest and Boris. The Late Lissanevitch, who changed the way foreigners looked at Nepal, led an interesting life in Kathmandu, hobnobbing with the top echelons of the society then, organizing grand cocktail receptions and events; an epitome of glamour and cheer. The movie is based on the 1990-published book written by Michel Peissel to document the life and achievements of the Late Lissanevitch in Nepal.
The film festival showcased a wide range of documentaries, fiction, adventure cinema, experimental shots, anthropological narratives and animation from the international scene and Nepal Panoanorama section as well.
Aayush Niroula bagged the first prize for his film “After the Quake” which was enlisted under the Seismic-Short Film competition. “Rising from the Epicenter” directed by Pradip Pokharel won the second prize while Aditya Khadka’s “Dhartiputra” won third prize respectively. Similarly, “Tashi and Monk” won the first prize worth US$ 1,500 under International Film Category. “Jurek” won the second prize while “Plesn Pasterza” (Shepherd’s Song) took the third prize, worth US$ 1,000 and US$ 500 respectively. “Kamaro” (A Slave) won the Best Fiction and “Bhagyale Bachekaharu” (Nepal Earthquake: Heroes, Survivors and Miracles) won the Best Documentary titles.
The film festival featured more than 80 films from 25 different countries. The festival was organized by Himal Association.
Source : The Kathmandu Post