NCIFF-

We greet you all on the behalf of NEPAL CULTURE AND FILM CENTER (NCFC). We are very glad to take this opportunity to introduce to you to the 3rd NEPAL CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (NCIFF), which is going to be held from 1st December to 3rd December. The festival will be held for three days where guests, delegates and the audience will be able to enjoy the inaugural ceremony, some quality full length films, short films, documentary films, women's films and children films along with ceremony of award giving. Our mission is to explore and expose Nepal through cine-tourism, cultural cinema globally. We encourage students/independent filmmakers to attend and learn from our guest and judges about specific topics from the films, Film making, related media and the film business through screening. Support from our sponsor will be used to produce the festival film, bring filmmakers and other artists to the host city for the mega event. We also invite professionals from the film industry to attend and spend a quality time at the festival premises in order to exchange cultural diversity globally. Our first festival got immense success and exposure to the film community both national and international. Four hundred films were submitted from 21 different countries. We had well known film authors, consultant and juries from international level. Over 5000 of audiences joined and attend our festival. Our second festival was supposed to happen at Toronto, Canada at TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX but due to current circumstances OF COVID -19, we are forced to organize it through virtually. We have successfully organize our second festival online where more then 24 countries took participation which was held from 1st December to 29th December-2020. Now we are open to 3rd NCIFF -2021. The third festival will held in December -2021. During the festival period, three panels on the human rights topic will be organized, in which human rights activists, human rights film makers, human rights organizations, human rights experts, NGOs and Ingos will be invited to take part. In addition, a separate master class with international guest experts will be organized where national and international filmmakers will be invited to attend. The selected films will be screened, accompanied by Q&A sessions with selected filmmakers, directors and producers. The purpose of the NCIFF is to encourage young talent in film making and to promote children, women, cultural and teen films that are meaningful and inspirational across the world.The festival has some of the most famous, award-winning filmmakers from around the world, screening their films at the festival. These movies are the benchmark for what a good film should be: entertaining, clean, hugely inspiring and packed with moral values! Important Date and Deadlines. 1st March - FILM SUBMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT 1st July - END OF FILM SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE 1st August - SELECTED FILMS ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH OFFICIAL PAGE AND MEDIA 1st September - OFFICIAL FILM SELECTION CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION 1st October - 3RD NCIFF - 2021 FESTIVAL PROM VIDEO RELEASE 15th October - 3RD NCIFF JURY MEMBERS AND ADVISORS TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 1st November- PRESS MEET AND 3RD NCIFF -2021 CALL FOR INVITATION 1st December- 3RD NCIFF OPENING CEREMONY, FILM SCREENING WITH Q&A SESSION 2nd December - 3RD NCIFF PANNEL DISCUSSION AND INTERACTIONS, FILM SCREENING 3rd December - FILM SCREENING WITH Q&A SESSION AND 3RD NCIFF CLOSING CEREMONY