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Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) is an annual film festival in Nepal. [1] The festival was started in 2018. [2] The most recent iteration was held between 16 March 2023 to 20 March 2023, it was the 6th iteration of NIFF. [3] [4] [5]
| Awards | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Buddha Award for Best Feature Film | Trap (Turkey) | Dictionary | |
| Mt. Everest Award for Best Documentary Film | Co-Husband (Nepal) | Return to the Lost Eden | |
| Jury's Choice Award for the Best International Feature Film | The Other Half (Sri Lanka) | ||
| IFFS Don Quixote Award | In My Dream | ||
| Award for The Best Film in the Pandemic Film Exhibit | Civil Soldiers | ||
| Manjushree Award for the Best Animated Short Film | Spirit of the Drowning Girls (China) | Überfrog | |
| Bagmati Award for the Best Live Action Short Film | Nooreh (India) | God's Daughter Dances’ | |
| National Award for the Best Feature Film | Bulbul (Nepal) | Ama Khando | |
| Jury's Choice Award for the Best National Feature Film | Gopi (Nepal) | ||
| National Award for the Best Short Film | Kalam (Nepal) | A Scarecrow |
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