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 and Nawa Nidhi Dahal
Honorable Mention
The Inner Glow
Directors — Luis and Andrés Rodríguez
Producers — Julián Balán, Luis and Andrés Rodríguez
Empowerment Award
Stronger
Director — Belmaya Nepali
Producer — Sue Carpenter
Freedom of Expression Award
The Statue
Director — Mohsen Salehi Fard
Producers — International Youth Cinema Society (Najaf Abad Brunch)
Best Experimental Film
Fobia
Writer, Director, Producer — Anna Clara Hermogenes Ferreira
Best Short Documentary
God’s Buffalo
Director — Vishnu Kalpit
Producer — Film Crew Nepal
Best Short Narrative
Dumpling
Writer, Director — Qinkai Yang
Producer — Boran Zhang
Best Long Documentary
Brick Mule
Writer, Director, Producer — Michael Brown
Best Long Narrative
Halkara-The Postman
Director — Bikram Sapkota
Producers — Bikram Sapkota, Ram Krishna Pokharel
NAIFF2022 Jury members:
Nina Streich
Rebecca Bustamante
Portia E Cobb
Deb Jones
Anup Subedi
Farid Bozorgmehr