Nepal America International Film Festival

10/17/2026

🎥 ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

Nepal’s Oscar® submission for Best International Feature Film and winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, will screen at AFI FEST. Director Shah and producer Kumudini Shrestha Gurung will attend a Q&A.

📅 October 22 | 6:15 PM
📍 TCL Chinese Theatre – Chinese 3

🎥 PRIVATE PROPERTY

Directed by Deepak Rauniyar, this new short film, which premiered at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival, will screen as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1.

📅 October 22 | 8:15 PM
📍 TCL Chinese Theatre – Chinese 3

🎟️ Friends in Los Angeles, don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate Nepali cinema in Hollywood! Please share with your friends and family.

07/22/2026

Thank you for your continued support.✨🙏
Maryland Department of Commerce

07/08/2026

In honor of America250, the Nepal America International Film Festival (NAIFF) screened a new documentary based on Bhattarai’s life, Threading the American Dream (2026).

In honor of America 250, a documentary about Mississippi entrepreneur Dipa Bhattarai’s legal battle to earn her living, ‘Threading the American Dream’, was screened at the Nepal America Internation…

07/03/2026

The jury of NAIFF 2026 — Nepal America International Film Festival of Maryland announced this year’s award winners during the Closing Ceremony at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center on June 28, 2026.

The jury of NAIFF 2026 — Nepal America International Film Festival of Maryland announced this year’s award winners during the Closing…

06/30/2026

🏆 NAIFF 2026 Award Winners Announced!

The jury of NAIFF 2026 – Nepal America International Film Festival of Maryland announced this year’s award winners during the Closing Ceremony at the AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center.

Congratulations to all of the winners! 🎉

🏆 Best Feature

Winner: Shape of Momo
Director: Tribeny Rai

🌟 Honorable Mention: Crawling Crows
Director: Zaun Yonzan

🏆 Best Nepali Panorama
Winner: Shakti
Director: Nani Sahra Walker

🌟 Honorable Mention: Family Man
Director: Kalani Gacon

🏆 Best Documentary
Winner: Have You Seen My God?
Director: Amitabha Joshi

🌟 Honorable Mention: The Road to Til
Director: Rajan Kathet

🏆 Best DMV Close-Up
Winner: Have You Seen My God?
Director: Amitabha Joshi

🏆 Best Short Film
Winner: Hills Don’t Dance Alone
Director: Shubham Negi

Winner: One Two There
Director: Amir Hossein Keshmiri

🏆 Jury Award
Winner: Always
Director: Deming Chen

🌟 Honorable Mention: Perfectly Seasoned
Directors: Brittaney Ramjattan & Andres Ramjattan

🌟 Honorable Mention: Soleman Promise
Director: Alin Katel

🌟 Honorable Mention: Have a Good One
Director: Purandhya Sharma
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06/28/2026

🎬 It’s the Final Day of NAIFF 2026!

Join us for an unforgettable day of inspiring films, filmmaker Q&As, and our Closing Night celebration.

✨ Today’s Highlights:
• Film Screenings + Q&A at Greenbelt Cinema
• Dignity, Justice & Storytelling Roundtable & Book Launch (2:00–4:00 PM) at Brentwood Arts Exchange
• Awards Ceremony & Closing Night Film – Shakti at AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center (6:30 PM onward)

Let’s celebrate four incredible days of storytelling, community, and cinema together.

🎟️ Final schedule: www.nafilmsociety.org

06/28/2026

Roundtable Discussion • Film Screening • Book Launch

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on Dignity, Justice & Storytelling, followed by a film screening and the launch of Siyo Dhago (सियो धागो) by Pradip Pariyar.

Panelists
•Pradip Pariyar
•D.B. Sagar Bishwakarma
•Nani Sahra Walker

Moderator
•Yubakar Rajkarnikar

📅 Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Brentwood Arts Exchange
3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD 20722

Free & Open to the Public

06/27/2026

🎬 NAIFF 2026 Continues Today — Saturday, June 27!

Join us for an exciting day of films, filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, and workshops at the NAIFF2026- Nepal America International Film Festival of Maryland.

📍 Greenbelt Cinema
📍 AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center
📍 Brentwood Arts Exchange

🎟️ Explore today’s schedule: www.nafilmsociety.org

06/27/2026

🎙️ What an inspiring day at NAIFF 2026!

Thank you to everyone who joined today’s “250 Years of the American Story: Of All the People, By All the People” panel and the second screening of Shape of Momo at Greenbelt Cinema. We appreciate our moderator, panelists, filmmakers, and audience for making today so memorable.

The festival continues all weekend with outstanding films, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, and simultaneous screenings on three screens.

🎬 Join us tomorrow, Saturday, June 27!

📍 Greenbelt Cinema
📍 AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center
🕙 Film screenings from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

🎟️ Full schedule: www.nafilmsociety.org