15th Nepal Africa International Film Festival (NAIFF)-2027

Nepal Africa International Film Festival (NAIFF) was first organized by CJMC in 2011. In 2021 the festival was organized by Bilakshan Creation, CJMC and co-organized by Film Development Board, Nepal.
Each every year 30 feature/documentary and short movies from various African and international countries and 20 Nepali feature/documentary and short Nepali movies are selected by our screening committee for the festival. Our underlying purpose behind this initiative are excerpted below:
NAIFF seeks to provide an unbiased and integrated representation of Africa in Nepal and worldwide cinema. we promotion of nepali, African and world cinema.

A- International Section
We feature Asian, African, American, European, Australian films in the international section. In addition to promoting the cinema of the world, the aim of the international section is to select the best international films, documentaries, short films, their directors and actors and reward them.

B-Africa section :
Explore "Africa through African lens", primarily to highlight incongruousness in mainstream narrative of Africa. There are 53 countries in Africa and apart from South Africa and Egypt none have their representatives here in Nepal. Therefore, the festival intends to serve as a bridge between Africa and Nepal and alleviate cultural and informational gap. Facilitate cultural exchange by inviting participation of government bodies and African universities.

C-Nepali section
In the Nepali section, we compete among Nepali features, short films and documentaries, and the films of the tribal tribes of Nepal and select their directors, artists, and technicians and reward them. The purpose of the Nepali section is to promote Nepali films.

Fees for film submission to the festival- first 4 month, 2 Febreary to 2 may
– 10 US dollars for African and International feature films
– 8 USD for African and International Documentary Films
– 8 USD for African and International Short Films
– free for Nepali films, short films, short films and tribal films

Fees for film submission to the festival- next 2 month, 3 july to 2 september
– 15 US dollars for African and International feature films
– 10 USD for African and International Documentary Films
– 10 USD for African and International Short Films
– 8 USD for Nepali films, short films, short films and tribal films

Fees for film submission to the festival- next 2 month, 3 September to 2 November
– 20 US dollars for African and International feature films
– 12 USD for African and International Documentary Films
– 12 USD for African and International Short Films
– 10 USD for Nepali films, short films, short films and tribal films

Fees for film submission to the festival- next 28 days, 3 November to 30 November 2026
– 25 US dollars for African and International feature films
– 15 USD for African and International Documentary Films
– 15 USD for African and International Short Films
– 12 USD for Nepali films, short films, short films and tribal films