Don Quixote Award for Best feature Film in NIFF

Dear, we hope you are all doing well.

We wanted to inform you regarding the final awards announced yesterday’s at NIFF 2022’s closing event. Please find the details below, and congratulations to the winners.

NIFF 2022 Awards here > https://niff.org.np/news/niff-2022-award-winners/

Don Quixote Award for Best feature Film by (International Federation of Film Societies) (certificate)

Silenced Tree, from Turkey,

runtime of 117 minutes,

directed by Faysal Soysal

NATIONAL COMPETITION

Award for the Best Cinematography in a national feature (trophy)

Ujjal Bastakoti

For the film Chiso Ashtray

Award for the Best Screenplay in a national feature (trophy)

Mohan Rai,

For the film ‘One Night in Kathmandu – Mahanagar

Award for the Best Acting (Male) (trophy)

Divya Dev

For the film Chiso Ashtray – Cold Ashtray

Award for the Best Acting (Female) (trophy)

Menuka Pradhan,

For the film One Night in Kathmandu – Mahanagar

Best Director in a Nepali Feature film (trophy)

Mohan Rai,

For the film One Night in Kathmandu – Mahanagar

Best Director in a national Short film (trophy)

Bachan Byanjankar

For the film Ashes of Us

Best National Short film (trophy, rs. 50,000 cash)

ICE CREAM

Directed by Sangita Shrestha

AK Sherpa Award for Best Documentary (trophy, rs. 50,000 cash)

Gurkha Girls,

Directed by Bishal Roka Magar

Best Feature Film national award (trophy, rs. 1,00,000 cash)

One Night in Kathmandu – Mahanagar,

Directed by Mohan Rai

Nepal

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Bagmati Award for the Best International Short Film (trophy, US$. 500 cash)

Al-sit

Directed by Suzannah Mirghani

Sudan

Manjushree Award, for the Best International Animated Short Film (trophy, US$. 500 cash)

Heart of Gold,

Directed by Simon Filliot

France

Mount Everest Award, Best Documentary International (sponsored by the European Union) (trophy, US$. 1000 cash)

Out of Thin Air,

Directed by Jack Hextall

Gautam Buddha Award for the Best Feature Film in the International Competition (trophy, US$. 1500 cash)

No Ground Beneath the Feet,

Directed by Mohammad Rabby Mridha

Bangladesh

We will get in touch with all the winners asap for further processes.

Cheers,
Nepal International Film Festival Team