Kathmandu Int'l Mountain Film Festival to be held

As many as 52 films from 22 countries will be screened in the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) this year, local media reported on Tuesday.KIMFF will be held from Dec. 8 to Dec. 12 at the Rastriya Sabha Griha and Nepal Tourism Board Auditorium, according to the organizer, the Himal Association.A total of 17 films are included in the international competition, 21 in international non-competitive section and six are under Nepal panorama. KIMFF 2011 will also feature a special section of shorts films from the northern Europe's biggest film festival, the Tampere Film Festival."The films- documentaries, fiction, animation and shorts, cover a wide variety of subjects including culture, climbing, migration, human rights, biodiversity, environment, globalization, gender and lifestyle," states a press release issued by the organizer.KIMFF will also feature satellite events on scriptwriting, alternative book exhibition, photo exhibition, panel discussion and talks, according to Republica daily.