4/21/23, 4:45 PM
Lisa Dalton from Hollywood: Nepali films have good stories but need additional efforts to go global - OnlineKhabar English News
In the last 10 to 15 years, many countries besides the US and the UK, countries like India,
Iran, and others have been doing really well in the film sector. They are going global. But,
relatively, Nepali films are still lagging. So what do you think?
I think the insufficient experience and a lack of belief in their own product and budget are some of the key reasons. A film
can be promoted or taken to a global audience by sending them to film festivals. But they also need a budget. However,
there are some festivals that provide scholarships for film submissions. A lot of research needs to be done to find the
festivals that will allow you a scholarship to submit the film.
Another effective way to uplift Nepali films is to create a liaison with someone who is in a publicly recognisable position in
the English-speaking world. For example, building a relationship with the New York Film Academy is a way to do that.
Doing so can be a very smart move to create relationships.
There’s a very large Nepali community in Dallas, and also in Houston. So filmmakers from Nepal can connect Nepali
films to those Nepali communities. There they have various film festivals like Dallas Film Festival and Fort Worth
Festival.
So if you’re a filmmaker, tell a really good story, even if it’s not the best technology. You get your friends, your families,
your relatives, and your community in Texas, to help you get your film into those film festivals. And that’s a way to get
started.
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