Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival

The Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (NIIFF) is an annual film festival in Kathmandu organised by the Indigenous Film Archive that has been held every year since 2007, one of a number of indigenous film festivals to have been created since the turn of the 21st century. The criteria for films shown at the festival are that they must be by indigenous film-makers, or centre upon "indigenous issues, knowledge, wisdom, good practices, and culture". The goal of this, according to the festival organizers, is to "counteract 'the exclusion, injustice, and discrimination faced by Indigenous Peoples'".

History

2007

Screenings included Kripa, a Gurung language film (subtitled in Nepali) directed by Maotse Gurung.

2008

There were 21 indigenous films and 27 international ones shown.

2009

The international films included Bolivian documentary Building Dignity.

References

Sources

• Córdova, Amalia (2019). "Following the Path of the Serpent: Indigenous Film Festivals in Abya Yala". In Gilbert, Helen; Phillipson, J. D.; Raheja, Michelle H. (eds.). In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization. Liverpool University Press. pp. 163–181. ISBN 9781786940346.
• Gaenszle, Martin (2017). "'Numagung': Images of Limbu Culture in Ethnic Cinema". In Hutt, Michael; Onta, Pratyoush (eds.). Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316996287.
• "Indigenous film fest to start today". The Himalayan Times. 2007-06-21.
• "Indigenous film fest on". The Himalayan Times. 2008-06-06.
• "Going the indigenous way". The Himalayan Times. 2009-05-11.

External links

• Ghimire, Yubaraj, ed. (2007-06-25). "A volunteer viewing film poster on the last day of the first ever Nepal international indigenous film festival held in Kathmandu" (PDF). Newsfront. No. 22. Kathmandu.