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Himalayan Film Festival in Amsterdam (nn 01/02/2008)

Coming of age with Kagbeni: We don’t have to be embarrassed about Nepali movies anymore, by Kunda Dixit (nt 11/01/2008)

State of Nepali movies, by Umesh Shrestha (kp 06/01/2008)

Documenting Nepal: FSA 07 proved that Nepali documentary film-makers have come of age, by A. Angelo d’Silva & Diwas KC (nt 02/11/2007)

Outsourced toons: Hollywood dreams could soon come true for Nepal’s film animators (nt 19/10/2007)

Himalayan Film festival in London (nn 07/10/2007)

Nepal Maoists brought to screen, by Subel Bhandari (Dawn 08/09/2007)

14 cinemas close down (kp 08/07/2007)

Indigenous film festival to be held (nn 21/06/2007), Indigenous films, indie style, by Kushal Regmi (kp 23/06/2007)

Nepali movies: My experience, by Dikshya Karki (kp 17/06/2007)

Shah Rukh Khan wow! Who's Rajesh Hamal?, by Shyam KC (kp 04/06/2007)

'Ahankar needs no censorship' (nn 15/05/2007)

IMAX team in Nepal to film Everest, by Ang Chhiring Sherpa (kp 23/04/2007)

Banning the messengers: Three films document the Nepali media’s struggle for freedom, by Kunda Dixit (nt 30/03/2007)

Jiri film festival on 'get-set-go' (nn 25/03/2007)

Telling stories well is what matters, by Mohan Rai (kp 11/03/2007)

Film 'Kathputali': Showcasing Nepal's power (kp 03/03/2007)

Nepali film Basain to compete for Oscars (nn 05/01/2007)

Mountain film festival begins (07/12/2006)

Kollywood suffers as patrons go abroad, by Anjali Subedi (kp 05/12/2006)

Through Nepali eyes: Openness means more and better documentaries, by Mallika Aryal (nt 20/10/2006)

Nepal’s film industry revives as peace returns (Peninsula 17/10/2006)

Kathmandu Film Society (kp 27/08/2006)

Himalaya Film Festival Tokyo 2006 in August (nn 17/07/2006), Himalaya Film Festival Tokyo 2006; International festival to enhance Nepal-Japan relationship, by Rajan Pokhrel (Ohmy News 18/07/2006), Nepali filmmakers to participate at the Himalaya Film Festival in Tokyo (nn 10/08/2006)

Interview with Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, by Mohan Rai (Tsering Rhitar Sherpa’s film Mukundo was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2000 Academy Awards) (ko 25/04/2006)

Should filmmakers oppose autocracy? by Mohan Rai (kp 04/03/2006)

Kollywood in dire need of quality (kp 02/01/2006)

Identity for Nepali cinema? by Mohan Rai (kp 23/11/2005)

Censorship threat to non-fiction films, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 30/09/2005)

Enlightening cinema: The new focus on Nepali movies, by Mohan Rai (kp 24/08/2005)

Films offer traditional roles for women (samn 10/08/2005)

The unreeling of Nepali Cinema: A narrativ, by Mohan Rai (kp 11/07/2005), Nepali film industry: Present pros & cons, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 11/07/2005), Nepali Film Festival 2062: Highlights, by Pawan Neupane (kp 11/07/2005), National Film Festival Successful & Inspiring, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 19/07/2005), “Film Festival Aimed To Promote Welfare And Development Of Nepalese Cine Industry”, interview with Shambhujeet Baskota (sp 22/07/2005)

Mountain movies: The third Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival opens next week (nt 03/12/2004), 49 films from 21 countries at KIMFF (kp 10/12/2004), Mountain films not just visual feast (kp 12/12/2004)

Redefining film business (kp 08/11/2004)

Buddhist nuns break rules for a cause, by Renu Kshetry (ht 22/10/2004)

Nepali film industry fights to find its feet, by Neeyati Khanal (kp 12/08/2004)

Nepali film industry: What went wrong?, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 27/05/2004)

Gloom and doom in Kollywood, by Anjali Subedi (kp 23/05/2004)

Caravan hero to appear on screen again (rn 22/04/2004)

Some can even make me cry: All is not lost: Nepali movies are changing with the times, by Kapil Tamot (nt 09/04/2004), Muna Madan in New York, by Kiran Thapa (nt 09/04/2004), Real on reel: Nepali documentaries boldly document the conflict and its impact on the people and the nation, by Ramyata Limbu (nt 09/04/2004)

Conquering Silver Screen: A Nepali lady filmmaker debuts in the United States with a movie about Sherpa women, by Meg Dixit (sp 26/03/2004)

Revival Campaign Needed, by Bishnu Gautam (rn 24/03/2004)

Many perils beset capital's cinema halls, by Anjali Subedi (kp 01/02/2004)

Cinema halls lose out to video parlours, by Suresh Niraula (kp 27/01/2004)

Numa’s world: Numafung offers us a microcosm of the lives of Nepali women, by Renchin Yonjan (nt 02/01/2004), As seen through painters’ eyes: Numafung, by Caesar Rana (kp 04/01/2004)

A young producer’s New Year’s gift: Maya Basechha, by Anjali Subedi (kp 28/12/2003)

Kollywood calling (ht 22/12/2003)

Nepalese Films: Flop Show, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 19/12/2003), “The Market Is Really Down”, interview with Nirmal Sharma (sp 19/12/2003), Offbeat Nepali films break monotony, Robin Giri (ht 20/12/2003)

Lux Film Awards: Sukha Dukha makes hat-trick (rn 30/11/2003)

Difficult days ahead for cinema halls, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/11/2003)

The filmdom of Nepal, by Viplob Pratik (nt 28/11/2003)

Nepali films and masala, by Abhi Subedi (kp 20/11/2003)

Kollywood: It’s not the same old song-and-dance anymore in Nepal’s film industry, by Naresh Newar (Nepali Times, 01/08/2003)

Ailing Kollywood (Himalayan Times, 30/06/2003)

Cinemas in dire straits, say owners, by Razen Manandhar (Himalayan Times, 29/06/2003)

Filming politicians and poets, by Abhi Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 19/06/2003)

Folk songs and dances in Kallywood, by Laxmi Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 22/05/2003)

Direction lacking in Nepali films (Himalayan Times, 05/05/2003)

Return to cinema halls , by Sanchita Regmi Joshy (Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2003)

Kathmandu Internatinal Mountain Film Festival (Nepali Times, 29/11/2002)

Troubled Times: After a sharp boom, the sector is struggling to survive, by Niraj Poudyal (Spotlight, 13/09/2002)

Indigenous film festival begins (Himalayan Times, 11/08/2002)

Movie Review: Ay Mero Hajur (Midweek Post, 01/08/2002)

Nepalese Cinema: Sordid Picture, by Sanjay Dhakal (Spotlight, 12/07/2002)

Movie Review: Malati (Kathmandu Post, 04/07/2002)

Numanfung, an original Nepali film, by Bikas Rauniar (Kathmandu Post, 23/05/2002)

Nepalese Film Industry: Picture Of Illness (Spotlight, 19/04/2002)

Get-Rich-Quick Attitude Ruining Nepal's Film Industry (Spotlight, 01/02/2002); interview with Nir Bikram Shah

Nepalese Films: Coming Of Age, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 21/12/2001)

‘Superstar’ yearns for room in people’s heart, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 30/10/2001)

Chandalika conveys Buddha’s messages to the masses, by Raju Shakya (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2001)

Ramjham: Make peace, not war, by Satish Jung Shahi (Kathmandu Post, 24/10/2001)

Film festival ends, but documentary revolution begins, by Tashi Dolma Thinley (Kathmandu Post, 08/10/2001)

Nepal Motion Picture Award: 45 films vying for 24 Awards, by Bishnu Gautam (Rising Nepal, 28/08/2001)

After The Hrithik Roshan Episode, The Hindi Film Market Has Shrunk Further (Spotlight, 24/08/2001); interview with Uddhav Poudel, producer and theater owner

Cinema and Fashion (Business Age, May 2001)

It's Sad To Be Making Fun Of Leaders We Once Respected So Much (Spotlight, 30/03/2001); interview with hari Bansha Acharya

Incisive Humor, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 02/03/2001)

Moving Images Of An Industry, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 09/02/2001)

Life after Caravan (Sunday Post, 04/02/2001); see also World can’t imagine how we live in Dolpa (Kathmandu Post, 05/02/2001); interview with Thinley Londup Lama

Angry old Thinley of ‘Caravan’ is angry still, by Narayan Wagle (Kathmandu Post, 20/01/2001)

I want to reach a stage where I can be awarded an honourable citizen's award (People's Review, 21/12/2000); interview with Tulsi Ghimire

It’s all about highland issues at the mountain film festival, by Satish Jung Shahi (Kathmandu Post, 01/12/1000)

Private Sector In Nepali Films, by Bishnu Gautam (Sunday Despatch, 01/10/2000)

Satya Harishchandra Led The Way, by Bishnu Gautam (Sunday Despatch, 17/09/2000), by Bishnu Gautam (Sunday Despatch, 17/09/2000)

Basanti Tells A Love Story (Sunday Despatch, 17/09/2000)

Apsara: Story Of Love (Spotlight, 08/09/2000)

Nepali film industry plagued by problems (Kathmandu Post, 30/08/2000)

Kollywood: Self-sufficient?, by Ananta Wagle (Business Age, August 2000)

Nepal Is Self-reliant On Film Production (Spotlight, 11/08/2000); interview with Yadav Kharel, a renowned Nepalese film producer and director

Not all was well with the Motion Picture Awards, by Bishnu Gautam ((Rising Nepal, 12/07/2000)

Acting & Money-Minting (Business Age, June 2000)

I am not afraid of anything (Independent, 10/05/2000); interview with film actress Meenakshi Rana

Of Ujelis and Chamelis, by Hitesh Karki (Kathmandu Post, 09/05/2000)

Chameli: A Meaningful Cinema, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 28/04/2000)

Will the Oscar Come to Nepal? (Business Age, March 2000)

From Aama To Caravan, by Pradeep Bhattarai (Sunday Despatch, 26/03/2000)

Film industry: sunny days ahead (Business Age, February 2000)

Oscar awards: dream come true (Spotlight, 25/02/2000)

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