Festival

NAIFF Unveils 2025 Dates

Maryland – The Nepal America Film Society is excited to unveil the dates for the 2025 Nepal America International Film Festival (NAIFF). The festival is scheduled to be held in Maryland from Thursday, June 19 through Sunday, June 22, 2025. We are now accepting film submissions from around the world, including feature films, documentaries, animations,...
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NAIFF – Nepal America International Film Festival 2024 Reveals Award Winners

The Nepal America International Film Festival 2024, organized by the Nepal America Film Society based in Maryland, concluded with a Closing Night Awards Ceremony at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. Distinguished guests from Nepal, including actor Dayahang Rai and director Nabin Subba, graced the event alongside Phil Davis, Countywide Arts Coordinator at the...
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Masterclass: Ethnographic, Documentary and Participatory Filmmaking

Join us for an immersive experience into the world of creativity and storytelling with NAIFF-Nepal America International Film Festival’s exclusive masterclass in FILMMAKING. In this masterclass, Professor Michael Brown will share his experiences working in ethnographic, documentary and participatory filmmaking for social transformation and positive change. Michael will present some key underlying theories, alongside practical...
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NAIFF2024 Unveils Lineup of Films

MARYLAND, 2024 | NAIFF — The Nepal America International Film Festival of Maryland (NAIFF2024), organized by the Nepal America Film Society, has announced its lineup for 2024. It includes features from writer-directors, such as Nabin Subba (A Road to a Village, Nepal), Iram Parveen Bilal (Wakhri, Pakistan) and Mirabbas Khosravinezhad (Parvin, Iran).    NAIFF2024 will...
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NAIFF is set to open its curtains with ‘A Road to A Village’ and wrap up with ‘The Red Suitcase’

NAIFF – The Nepal America International Film Festival, organized by the Nepal America Film Society based in Maryland, has announced its eagerly anticipated opening and closing night screenings. Kicking off on Thursday, June 20th, the festival will host the American premiere of ‘A Road to A Village,’ directed by Nabin Subba and produced by Amod...
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NAIFF-Nepal America International Film Festival Announces Winners

The jury of NAIFF2023-Nepal America International Film Festival announced this year’s winners during the Closing Night Awards Ceremony at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. The festival took place from June 22 to June 25 at the AFI Silver Theater and Culture Center in Silver Spring, and at the Old Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt,...
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NAIFF2022- Nepal America International Film Festival Concludes

The NAIFF jury announced the winners for this year in the closing ceremony a couple of hours ago. Here are the winners: Honorable Mention — Environmental Films Wildfire Writer/ Director — Shyam Karki. Producer — Samson film Honorable Mention — Nepali Panorama One Night in Kathmandu Writer/ Director — Mohan Rai. Producers — Govinda Parjuli...
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NAIFF2022 Announces Film Lineup

Maryland 2022 | NAIFF — Nepal America International Film Festival of Maryland has announced the lineup for its hybrid (virtual and in-person) festival scheduled for June 23–26, 2022. The festival will kick-off in-person at the Old Greenbelt Theatre at Greenbelt in Maryland with the opening film- writer/ director Bikram Sapkota’s ‘Halkara-The Postman’ (Nepal). The in-person...
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Nepal America International Film Festival 2021 Announced

Nepal America Film Society has announced the fourth edition of its Nepal America International Film Festival to be organized from 18 to 20th of June 2021.
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NAFS cancels Nepal America International Film Festival 2020

NEPAL AMERICA FILM SOCIETY After careful consultation with our team and advisors regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry – our filmmakers, our partners, our sponsors, and our volunteers – we have made the difficult decision to cancel Nepal America International Film Festival, scheduled for June 26-28 in the Greater DMV area...
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Nepal America International Film Festival 2019 concludes

Maryland | Nepal-America International Film Festival 2019 was successfully held on 28 – 30 June in Maryland, USA. The festival included screening of 34 films – from Nepal, USA and other countries, and two panel discussions on the topics of films. Fagun Haway (In Spring Breeze. Director – Tauquir Ahmed) from Bangladesh won the award...
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Min Bahadur Bham To Head Nepal America Film Festival Jury, Festival To Open With BULBUL

Third Annual Nepal-America International Film Festival to be Held in Maryland, United States on June 28 -30. This year the festival will showcase 15 movies from Nepal and others from United States. ‘Black Hen’ famed director Min Bahadur Bham to lead head of the Jury, while local film makers will get chance to interact with...
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Submissions Are Now Closed

Submissions for the 2019 Nepal America International Festival are now closed, and Submissions for 2020 Film Festival will be open in August of 2019. Thank you all for your film submissions for the year 2019. We had an unprecedented number of great films submitted for this year’s Nepal America International Film Festival. You will be...
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Nepal America International Film Festival 2019

Nepal America Film Society Unveils 2019 Festival Banner

Maryland- Nepal America Film Society proudly unveils official banner of Nepal America International Film Festival 2019 for the public. The film festival is taking place on June 28-30, 2019 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and Regal Cinema, Hyattsville, Maryland. The festival showcases all genres of films including feature length, documentaries, animation, experimental and...
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Lineup announces: Opening film WHITE SUN

Nepal America Film Society (NAFS), a 501(c) non-profit organization, is proud to present the first ever Nepal America International Film Festival (NAIFF) from May 5th through May 7th 2017. The phenomenal film festival is taking place at Hoff Theater – Stamp Student Union – University of Maryland – College Park, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural...
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