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Nepal Motion Picture Association is an association that promotes Nepali language films. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Nempa film awards to be held in September". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal. Head of Zeus. 11 August 2016. ISBN   978-1-78497-457-2. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020.