Human Rights International Film Festival Kicks Off in Kathmandu

The 13th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF) is starting in Kathmandu today with the aim of bringing human rights-focused films from around the world under a single roof.

Festival director Pandav Khatri said that with the slogan ‘Children’s Rights’, the festival will be held for five days until December 15 at the auditorium of the Film Development Board and Nepal Tourism Board.

“We are screening 50 films from 26 countries, and most of the films selected for the festival have already participated in prestigious international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, Venice, and Busan,” he said.

Khatri said the films screened at the festival would present the subject of human rights to the audience in an easy and simple manner. He stated that the attractions of the festival include the ‘Palme d’Or’ (short film) winner ‘I Am Glad You Are Dead Now’ under the ‘Cannes Film Festival 2025’, ‘Navi Lili’, which was screened for the first time at the same festival, and ‘Aajur’, the first feature film in Bajjika language.

The NHRIFF organisers stated that various programmes such as interactive group discussions, photo exhibitions, and ‘live painting’ will be held at the festival in the presence of directors, producers, artists, and human rights activists. (RSS)