2023 Nepal - European Union Film Festival

 

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NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

MAHENDRANAGAR

VENUE: Sudurpaschim University

DAY 0 (27th April 2023)

HALL ONE

Time

Event

Topic

Speakers

 

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

 

Lecture

 

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

Dr Joëlle Hivonnet

Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Nepal

 

03:00 PM-04:00 PM

 

Press Meet

 

Film Festival

 

EUD Officials and Journalists

 

DAY ONE (28th April 2023)

TIME

PARTICULARS

REMARKS

11:00 AM-11:30 AM

Reception

Tea, cold drinks, and biscuits to be provided to the invitees

11:31 AM-12:00 PM

Opening Program

Short Remarks by the University and the EUD Officials

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

12:00 PM-01:23 PM

Any Day Now

83 Min.

Finland

Fiction

Hamy Ramezan

(Opening Film)

01:45 PM-03:42 PM

Junko+

Oscar & Lily

15 Min.+

102 Min.= 117 Min.

Nepal;

Austria

Fiction;

Fiction

Minsho Limbu;

Arash T. Riahi

03:43 PM-03:55 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.     

04:05 PM-05:45 PM

Baghthan+

Ramona

20 Min.+

80 Min.= 100 Min.

Nepal;

Spain

Fiction;

Fiction

Sunil Pandey;

Andrea Bagney

05:46 PM-06:05 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

HALL ONE-DAY TWO (29th April)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

11:00 AM-12:54 PM

I Wanted To Be Like Madhuri Dixit+

Io Sto Bene

20 Min.+

94 Min.= 114 Min.

Nepal;

Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Italy

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Ankit Khadgi;

Donato Rotunno

12:55 PM-01:05 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

01:15 PM-03:03 PM

Blues Of Pink+

Imad’s Childhood

30 Min.+

78 Min.=108 Min.

Nepal;

Sweden, Latvia and Iraq

Non-Fiction;

Non-Fiction

Grishma Giri;

Zahavi Sanjavi

03:04 PM-03:15 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

03:25 PM-05:17 PM

Living With Dignity  +Invisible

10 Min.+

102 Min.=112 Min.

Nepal;

Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Spain

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Poonam Poudel;

Ignas Jonynas

05:18 PM-05:30 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

HALL ONE-DAY THREE (30th April 2023)

Time

Side Event

Topic

Expert

Remarks

 

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

 

Master Class

 

Film Appreciation: How to Understand and Appreciate Films?

 

Rajesh Gongaju

 

 

Introduction of the Expert/Resource Person by Mohan Rai

12:01 PM-12:15 PM

 

BREAK

12:16 PM-01:00 PM

 

Master Class (Continue)

 

HALL ONE-DAY THREE (30th April 2023) Continued

SCREENING TIME

FILM

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

01:20 PM-03:06 PM

Four Nights+

Dating Amber

14 Min.+

92 Min.= 106 Min.

Nepal;

Ireland,

UK

Fiction;

Fiction

Deepak Rauniyar;

David Freyne

03:07 PM-03:20 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

HALL ONE-DAY THREE (30th April 2023) Continued

TIME

PARTICULARS

REMARKS

03:30 PM-:04:00 PM

Closing Ceremony

 

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

04:05 PM-05:52 PM

Mitra

107 Min.

Netherland

Fiction

Kaweh Modiri (Closing Film)

 

 

NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

MAHENDRANAGAR

HALL TWO

DAY ONE (28th April 2023)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

01:30 PM-03:32 PM

I wanted To Be Like Madhuri Dixit+

Invisible

20 Min.+

102 Min.= 122 Min.

Nepal;

Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Spain

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Ankit Khadgi;

Ignas Jonynas

03:33 PM-03:45 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Naran Khatiwada.

03:55 PM-05:39 PM

Living With Dignity+      Io Sto Bene

10 Min.+

94 Min.=104 Min.

Nepal;

Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Italy

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Poonam Poudel;

Donato Rotunno

 

05:40 PM-05:50 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Naran Khatiwada.

 

HALL TWO-DAY TWO (29th April 2023)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

11:00 AM-12:50 PM

Drifting Clouds+

Dating Amber

18 Min.+

92 Min.=110 Min.

Nepal;

Ireland, UK

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Deepa Shrestha;

David Freyne

12:51 PM-01:00 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Naran Khatiwada.

01:10 PM-02:47 PM

Four Nights+

Any Day Now

14 Min.+

83 Min.=97 Min.

Nepal;

Finland

Fiction;

Fiction

Deepak Rauniyar;

Hamy Ramezan

02:48 PM-03:00 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Naran Khatiwada.

03:10 PM-05:12 PM

Baghthan+

Oscar &Lily

20 Min.+

102 Min.=122 Min

Nepal;

Austria

Fiction;

Fiction

Sunil Pandey;

Arash T. Riahi

05:13 PM-05:25 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Naran Khatiwada.

 

HALL TWO-DAY THREE (30th April 2023)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

01:20 PM-03:13 PM

Gurkha Girl+

Imad’s Childhood

35 Min.+

78 Min.=113 Min.

Nepal;

Sweden, Latvia and Iraq

Non-Fiction;

Non-Fiction

Bishal Roka Magar;

Zahavi Sanjavi

03:14 PM-03:25 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Naran Khatiwada.

 

 

NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

SURKHET

VENUE: MID WESTERN UNIVERSITY, SURKHET

DAY 0 (2nd May 2023)

Time

Opening Event

Topic

Speaker

 

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

 

Lecture

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

EU Ambassador Deprez

 

03:00 PM-04:00 PM

 

Press Meet

 

Film Festival

 

EUD Officials and Journalists

 

DAY ONE (3rd May 2023)

TIME

PARTICULARS

REMARKS

11:00 AM-11:30 AM

                                   Reception                                         

Tea, cold drinks, and biscuits to be provided to the invitees

11:31 AM-12:00 PM

Opening Program

Short Remarks by the University and the EUD Officials

 

NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

SURKHET

DAY ONE (3rd May 2023) Continued

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

12:00 PM-01:23 PM

Any Day Now

83 min.

Finland

Fiction

Hamy Ramezan

(Opening Film)

01:45 PM-03:19 PM

Four Nights+

Ramona

14 Min.+

80 Min=94 Min.

Nepal;

Spain

Fiction;

Fiction

Deepak Rauniyar;

Andrea Bagney

03:20 PM-03:30 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

DAY ONE (3rd May 2023) Continued

Time

Side Event

Topic

Expert

Remarks

 

03:45 AM-04:45 PM

 

Master Class

 

Film Appreciation: How to Understand and Appreciate Films?

 

Rajesh Gongaju

 

 

Introduction of the Expert/Resource Person by Mohan Rai

04:46 PM-05:00 PM

 

                                                                                   BREAK             

 

05:01 PM-05:45 PM

 

Master Class (Continue)

 

DAY TWO (4th May 2023)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

11:00 AM-01:02 PM

Blues Of Pink+

Dating Amber

30 Min.+

92 Min.=122 Min.

Nepal;

Ireland, UK

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Grishma Giri;

David Freyne

01:03 PM-01:15 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

01:25 PM-03:14 PM

Junko+

Io Sto Bene

15 Min.+

94 Min.=109 Min.

Nepal;

Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Italy

Fiction;

Fiction

Minsho Limbu;

Donato Rotunno

03:15 PM-03:25 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

3:35 PM-05:11 PM

Drifting Clouds+

Imad’s Childhood

18 Min.+

78 Min.=96 Min.

Nepal;

Sweden, Latvia and Iraq

Non-Fiction;

Non-Fiction

Deepa Shrestha;

Zahavi Sanjavi

05:12 PM-05:25 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

DAY THREE- (5th May 2023)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

11:00 AM-01:02 PM

Baghthan+

Invisible

20 Min.+

102 Min=122 Min.

Nepal;

Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Spain

Fiction;

Fiction

Sunil Pandey;

Ignas Jonynas

01:03 PM-01:15 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

01:25 PM-02:58 PM

Living With Dignity+

Any Day Now

10 Min.+

83 Min.=93 Min.

Nepal;

Finland

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Poonam Poudel;

Hamy Ramezan

 

02:59 PM-03:10 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

DAY THREE (5th May) Continued

TIME

PARTICULARS

REMARKS

03:15 PM-:03:40 PM

                            Closing Ceremony                 

Closing Remarks by University Official and/or EUD Official

 

DAY THREE (5th May) Continued

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

03:40 PM-05:27 PM

Mitra

107 Min.

Netherland

Fiction

Kaweh Modiri

(Closing Film)

05:28 PM-05:40 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.     

 

NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

KATHMANDU



FESTIVAL VENUE: FILM DEVELOPMENT BOARD HALL, CHABAHIL, KATHMANDU NEPAL

DAY 0-24th April 2023

Time

Event

Topic

Participants

Venue

 

02 PM-3:00 PM

 

Press Meet

 

Film Festival

 

EUD Officials and Journalists

 

EUD premises

 

DAY ONE - Opening Ceremony of Film Festival – 12th May 2023

TIME

PARTICULARS

REMARKS

05:45 PM-06:15 PM

Reception

By invitation only

06:15 PM-06:30 PM

Opening program

Short Remarks by EUD Official

 

DAY ONE (12th May) Continued

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

06:30 PM-07:53 PM

Any Day Now

83 Min.

Finland

Fiction

Hamy Ramezan

(Opening Film)

 

DAY TWO (13th May 2023)

Time

Side Event

Topic

Speakers

Remarks

 

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

 

Master Class

 

Film Appreciation: How to Understand and Appreciate Films?

 

Rajesh Gongaju

 

 

The small hall in the Film Development Board. Introduction of the Expert/Resource Person by Mohan Rai

12:01 PM-12:15 PM

 

BREAK

12:16 PM-01:00 PM

 

Master Class (Continue)

 

DAY TWO (13th May 2023) Continued

Time

Side Event

Topic

Participants

 

 

 

03:00 PM-4:30 PM

 

 

 

Panel Discussion (in Small Hall)

 

 

 

The Role of Films to Protect Human Rights

 

Moderator: Pratistha Koirala

Dr. Sachin Ghimire

Arun Deo Joshi

Panelist from Europe: Stanislas Ide

 

NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

KATHMANDU

DAY TWO (13th May 2023) Continued

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

11:00 AM-12:49 AM

Junko+

Io Sto Bene

15 Min.+

94 Min=109 Min.

Nepal;

Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Italy

Fiction;

Fiction

Minsho Limbu;

Donato Rotunno

12:50 PM-12:55 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

01:05 PM-02:45 PM

Baghthan+

Ramona

20 Min.+

80 Min=100 Min.

Nepal;

Spain

Fiction;

Fiction

Sunil Pandey;

Andrea Bagney

02:46 PM-02:50 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

03:00 PM-04:28 PM

Living With Dignity+

Imad’s Childhood

10 Min.+

78 Min.=88 Min.

Nepal;

Sweden, Latvia and Iraq

Non-Fiction;

Non-Fiction

Poonam Poudel;

Zahavi Sanjavi

04:29 PM-04:35 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

NEUFF 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE

KATHMANDU

DAY THREE (14th May 2023)

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

12:00 PM-01:52 PM

I Wanted To Be Like Madhuri Dixit+

Dating Amber

20 Min.+

92 Min.=112 Min.

Nepal;

Ireland, UK

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Ankit Khadgi;

David Freyne

01:53 PM-02:00 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

02:10 PM-04:10 PM

Drifting Clouds+

Invisible

18 Min.+

102 Min.=120 Min.

Nepal;

Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Spain

Non-Fiction;

Fiction

Deepa Shrestha;

Ignas Jonynas

04:11 PM-04:15 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

04:25 PM-06:02 PM

Four Nights+

Any Day Now

14 Min.+

83 Min=97 Min.

Nepal;

Finland

Fiction;

Fiction

Deepak Rauniyar;

Hamy Ramezan

06:03 PM-06:10 PM

Discussion with the filmmakers and/or audiences. To be moderated by Mohan Rai.

 

DAY FOUR (15th May 2023)

TIME

PARTICULARS

REMARKS

05:30 PM-06:00 PM

Closing Ceremony

Short Remarks by EUD Official

 

Closing Film

SCREENING TIME

FILMS

DURATION

COUNTRY

FILM FORM

DIRECTOR

06:01 PM- 07:48 PM

Mitra

107 Min.

Netherland

Fiction

Kaweh Modiri

(Closing Film)

* Short introduction of the film before the screening of each film will be done by Mohan Rai.

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