Director: Prem Soni Sunar

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mithila Sharma, Buddhi Tamang, Prem Soni Sunar, Sushil Pokharel

May 8 - Malati Mangale

Director: Praku Pandey

Genre: Family Drama

Cast: Barsha Raut, Bijay Baral, Mexam Gaudel, Prakash Ghimire

May 15 - Life Dyamage

Director: Nimesh Shrestha

Genre: Comedy/ Drama

Cast: Suraksha Panta, Isha Thapa, Nimesh Shrestha, Sanjana Maharjan

May 15 - Ek Muthhi Badal

Director: Sahara Sharma

Genre: Drama

Cast: Aanchal Sharma, Nisha Sharma, Usha Rajak, Sahayog Adhikari

May 22 - Mitajyu

Director: Anil Budha Magar

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dayahang Rai, Saugat Malla, Teriya Phounja Magar

• Kalam Weekly will be hosting a screening of Hari, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.

  🗓️ May 9, Saturday, 6 pm

  💵 : Rs 200 regular, free for paid subscribers

  📍Pisang Biergarten, Bhaisepati, Lalitpur

(Image: Kalam Weekly)

• Airavat Picture House will be hosting screenings of two films by Bishal Roka Magar: ‘The Ritual’ and ‘Ihiri.’

  🗓️ Daily shows from 15 May (4:30 pm - The Ritual & 5:45 pm - Ihiri)

  💵 : Two tickets for Rs. 200, watch the same day or a different day. Single show ticket price is Rs 300.

  📍Airavat Picture House, Thapathali

  Book your seats here: https://docskool.org.np/

• Himalayan Literature Festival & Writers Workshop will be hosting a Poetry Film Festival.

  🗓️ May 29- June 5, 2026

  📍Kathmandu, Nepal

  Currently, the festival is looking for poetry film submissions, check out the entry form and fee here. You can submit the film until 15 May 2026.

April 10 - Dalle Le Entry Maryo

Director: Raju Giri

Genre: Action/ Drama

Cast: Sagar Lamsal, Roshani Khadka, Hemanta Budhathoki, Rabindra Jha

April 10 - Ram Naam Satya

Director: Michael Chand

Genre: Action/ Drama

Cast: Biraj Bhatta, Supuspa Bhatta, Sushil Shrestha, Sunil Thapa, Prashant Tamrakar, Divya Rayamajhi, Arpan Thapa, Ayush Singh Thakuri

April 14 - Pahaad

Director: Tulsi Ghimire

Genre: Drama

Cast: Madan Krishna Shrestha, Sunil Thapa, Shiva Shrestha, Bipin Karki, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Bharati Ghimirey, Priyanka Karki, Arun Chhetri, Panchami Ghimire

April 24 - Paral Ko Aago

Director: Laxman Sunar

Genre: Drama

Cast: Saugat Malla, Suhana Thapa, Prakash Saput

• The ninth edition of Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) is taking place this month.

  🗓️ April 2-6
  📍QFX Civil Mall / Nepal Tourism Board/ Russian House

  • 💵 : Starts from Rs 150

  Check out the festival’s screening schedule here.

  To book your seats for the festival, click here.

• Alliance Française, Pulchowk, will be hosting a screening of ‘Small Country: an African Childhood’.

  • Dir. Eric Barber | 2020 | 1h 53m | Drama

    🗓️ April 2, Thursday, 5:30 pm

    💵 : Free entry

• For the April edition of Screen Southasia, Himal Southasia is making Anam Abbas’ 2021 documentary ‘The Stained Dawn’ available on streaming for 1 week.

  • Dir. Anam Abbas | 2021 | 89m | Documentary

  🗓️ April 1-8

  To stream the documentary, sign up here.

• Jhamel Pub, Jhamsikhel, will be hosting a screening of ‘The Hangover’.

  • Dir. Todd Philips | 2009 | 1h 40m | Comedy/ Adventure

    🗓️ March 13, Friday, 5:15 pm onward
    📍AMPM Jhamel Pub, Jhamsikhel

    💵 : Free Entry

    

• The first edition of the Bhaktapur Film Festival is taking place this month.

  🗓️ March 20th- 21st March, 2026
  📍Nepal Vocational Academy

  💵 : Free entry

You can find the official film selection list here:

Director: Roshan Miraz

Genre: Drama

Cast: Usha Rajak, Roshni Karki, Sushma Niraula, Jiban Bhattarai, Ghanshyam Joshi

March 27 - Hami Teen Bhai

Director: Madhusudan Bhattarai

Genre: Drama

Cast: Binod Neupane, Laxmi Bardewa, Kushal Bista, Ashma Giri

Director: Dinesh Raut

Genre: Romance

Cast: Abishek Khadka, Aakriti Rajbhandari, Ghanshyam Joshi, Sunita Shrestha, Aakanksha Karki

February 6 - Rammita Ko Pirati

Director: Sudepta

Genre: Romance

Cast: Anna Sharma, Dhiraj Magar, Samir Shrestha, Vinay Shrestha, Gianna, Gaumaya Gurung, Pashupati Rai, Renu Yogi, Thinley Lhamo

February 13 - Bigul

Director: Ramesh Koirala

Genre: Action/ Drama

Cast: Benisha Hamal, Naren Khadka, Binod Neupane, Ramesh Budhathoki, Nir Shah, Saroj Khanal, Hemanta Budhathoki, Shishir Wangdel

February 13 - Shree Bukuro: The Home Calling

Director: Sudeep Bhupal Singh

Genre: Family/ Drama

Cast: Laxmi Giri, Ashirwad B Chhetri, Nikita Acharya, Prateek Raj Neupane, Roshni Karki

February 13 - Shivansh: Chapter-1

Director: Santosh Kumar Atreya

Genre: Drama

Cast: Prabin Khatiwada, Tej Giri, Bikash Joshi, Rusha Neupane, Bimala Limbu, Udaya Kumar Subba, Santosh Kumar Atreya

February 26 - Prawasi Jiwan

Director: Shyam Chhetri & Ram Adhikari

Genre: Drama

Cast: Rajesh Hamal, Shyam Chhetri, Sarita Lamichhane, Rabin Acharya

More info on their Instagram page.

• Airavat Picture House, Thapathali will be hosting screenings on Fridays of Feburary at 5:45 pm.

  🎬 The Big Lebowski by Joel Coen on Febuary 6, Friday at 5:45 PM.

• Accessible Film Making Workshop at Sattya Media Arts Collective, Pulchowk. A two-day, low-budget filmmaking workshop focused on story, development, and editing facilitated by filmmaker Mayıs Rukel (@mayisrukel). The workshop is targeted at emerging filmmakers, artists, and storytellers keen to explore filmmaking.
  🗓️ 8th & 9th February
  📍2- 5 PM | Loft @ Sattya
  💵 Fee: NPR 1600 (Link to register)

• The 2nd edition of Janakpur International Film Festival (JIFF)- a celebration of cinema, creativity and Maithili heritage.

  🗓️ February 20th- 23rd, 2026
  📍Mithila Bhawan | Janakpurdham, Nepal
  More details @jiff on Instagram.

Director: Pradeep Shahi

Genre: Sci-fi

Cast: Pradeep Khadka, Deeya Pun, Benisha Hamal, Vijay Lama, Kavita Nepali, Jamie Bacon, Sunil Thapa, Suraj Singh Thakuri

January 15 - Mirmire

Director: Yam Sherpa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dayahang Rai, Srijana Ningleku, , Chhulthim Gurung , Maotse Gurung, Prakash Saput

January 15 - Gobar Ganesh

Director: Marichman Shrestha

Genre: Drama

Cast: Maotse Gurung, Bishal Pahadi, Barsha Siwakoti, Marichman Shrestha, Binod Neupani, Sita Devi Timilsina, Padam Tamang

January 15 - Viral Gorkhey

Director: Nigam Shrestha

Genre: Drama

Cast: Saugat Malla, Shristi Shrestha, Buddhi Tamang, Laxmi Giri, Rishi Dhamala, Rajaram Poudyal

January 23 - Pariwartan

Director: Bijaya Kerung

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Sushil Shrestha, Anjana Baraili, Karishma Manandhar, Buddhi Tamang, Hemanta Budhathoki

• Wednesday, December 3

  📍QFX Labim Mall, Pulchowk

  5:00 PM | The Battle of Algiers

  Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo | 1966 | 2h 1m| Arabic & French, with English subtitles

• Friday, December 5

  📍Alliance Francaise De Kathmandu, Pulchowk

  3:30 PM | Cuba: An African Odyssey

  Dir. Jihan El-Tahri | 2007 | 1h 57m| French, with English subtitles

• Saturday, December 6

  📍Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal

  3:30 PM | Amma Ariyan [Report to Mother]

  Dir. John Abraham | 1986 | 1h 55m | Malayalam, with English subtitles

• Wednesday, December 10

  📍QFX Labim Mall, Pulchowk

  5:00 PM | Sambizanga

  Dir. Sarah Maldoror | 1972 | 1h 42m | Portuguese, Kimbundu & Lingala, with English subtitles

• Friday, December 12

  📍Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal

  3:30 PM | Reassemblage

  Dir. Trinh Minh-ha | 1982 | 40m | English

• Saturday, December 13

  📍Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal

  3:30 PM | R21 AKA Restoring Solidarity

  Dir. Mohanad Yaqubi | 2022 | 1h 11m | English, Japanese & Arabic, with English subtitles

Alliance Française, Pulchowk, will be hosting screenings on the first 3 Thursdays of December at 5:30 pm.

• December 4

  The Most Precious of Cargoes

  Dir. Michel Hazanavicius | 2024 | 1h 21m | Animation- Drama

• December 11

  Maya, give me a title

  Dir. Michel Gondry | 2024 | 1h 01m | Animation- Comedy

• December 18

  Marcel, Santa Claus (and the pizza delivery boy)

  Dir. Julie Rembauville et Nicolas Bianco-Levrin | 2023 | 54m | Animation- Comedy/ Musical

Director: Upendra Subba

Genre: Drama

CAST: Dayahang Rai, Miruna Magar, Bijaya Baral, Buddhi Tamang

November 7 - Man Binako Dhan

Director: Tanka Budathoki

Genre: Drama

CAST: Ashok Darji, Saroj Khanal, Nita Dhungana, Buddhi Tamang, Rabindra Jha

November 14- Dhaago

Director: Udip Rana Thapa

Genre: Drama

CAST: Suraksha Panta, Buddhi Tamang, Barsha Raut

• Kathmandu Horror Film Festival starts on 31st Oct and runs for the weekend (1st -2nd November) at Russian House, Kamal Pokhari. You can book your tickets here.

• Screen Southasia is hosting monthly online screenings of documentaries from the region.

‘Bhedako Oon Jasto… In Search of a Song’ by Kiran Krishna Shrestha: The documentary is available to stream from 1 November (Saturday) to 8 November (Sunday). Link here.

• Alliance Française, Pulchowk will be hosting screenings on the first 3 Thursdays of November at 5:30 pm.

  🎬 System K by Renaud Barret November 1, Thursday at 5:30 PM.

🎬 Authentik by Audrey Estrougo on November 7, Thursday at 5:30 PM.

🎬 Divertimento by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar on November 13, Thursday at 5:30 PM.

• Junkiri Feminist Library, will be hosting Palestine Cinema Days: Around the World 2025. Details below:

  • 🎬 Upshot | dir. Maha Haj
    🕐 10:00 AM
    
    🎬 Jenin Jenin | dir. Mohammad Bakri
    🕐 10:35 AM
    
    🎬 A State of Passion | dir. Carol Mansour & Muna Khalidi
    🕐 11:45 AM
    
    🎬 When I Saw You | dir. Annemarie Jacir
    🕐 2:00 PM
    
    🎬 The Dupes | dir. Twefik Saleh
    🕐 4:00 PM
    
    🗓️ 2 November 2025, Sunday
    📍Yala Maya Kendra | Patandhoka
    🎟️ Free Entry

• The 14th edition of the European Union Film Festival Nepal is taking place in Kathmandu (15- 16 November) and Pokhara (22- 23 November).

  More details at @euffnepal on Instagram.

Director: Suyog Gurung

Genre: Romance, Drama

Cast: Anmol KC, Jassita Gurung, Aachal Sharma, Kedar Ghimire

October 23 - Soltini

Director: Arjunn Subedi

Genre: Drama

Cast: Prakash Saput, Parikshya Limbu, Wilson Bikram Rai, Rabindra Jha, Prakash Ghimire, Prem Subba, Kabita Ale

October 23 - Baristha Balaram

Director: Surendra Z Poudel

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Cast: Bijay Baral, Dayahang Rai, Samriddhi Aryal, Pashupati Rai, Maotse Gurung

October 24 - Maijharo

Director: Wilson Bikram Rai

Genre: Drama, Romance

Cast : Dhiraj Magar, Miruna Magar, Deeya Pun, Wilson Bikram Rai, Sunil Thapa, Maotse Gurung, Buddhi Tamang, Puskar Gurung, Prem Subba

Director: Milan Tamang

Genre: Social Drama

CAST: Dhiraj Magar, Kedar Prasad Ghimire, Prakash Saput, Upashana Singh Thakuri

September 29 - Abhimanyu-Chapter 1

Director: Sushant Gautam

Genre: Social Drama, Thriller

CAST: Kameshwor Chaurasiya,Gaumaya Gurung, Shishir Wangdel, Sarita Giri, Laxmi Bardewa, Prakash Dahal

September 29 - Balidan

Director: Santosh Sen

Genre: Action Drama

CAST: Samir Bhatta, Saugat Malla, Reecha Sharma, Arpan Thapa

September 29 - Hari Bahadur Ko Jutta

Director: Khil Bahadur Gurung

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Cast: Hari Bansha Acharya, Swastima Khadka, Prakash Saput, Priyanka Karki

September 5 - REEMAI

Director: Khil Bahadur Gurung

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dayahang Rai, Rishma Gurung, Arpan Thapa, Gaumaya Gurung, Buddhi Tamang, Maotse Gurung, Kabita Ale

September 12 - ABHIMANYU- CHAPTER 1

Director: Sushant Gautam

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Gaumaya Gurung, Shishir Bangdel, Sarita Giri, Laxmi Bardewa, Prakash Dahal

September 19 - JAARI 2

Director: Upendra Subba

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dayahang Rai, Miruna Magar, Bijaya Baral, Buddhi Tamang

September 29 - HARI BAHADUR KO JUTTA

Director: Dipendra K. Khanal

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Hari Bansha Acharya, Swastima Khadka, Prakash Saput, Priyanka Karki

• Screen Southasia is hosting monthly online screenings of documentaries from the region.

  • Bamboo Stories by Shaheen Dill-Riaz: The documentary is available to stream from 1 August (Friday) to 8 August (Friday). Link here

• 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬) has announced a short film competition which is ongoing with final screening is scheduled for August 29. Details for applying are in the caption below.

Submission deadline - 22 August 2025

• Alliance Française, Pulchowk will be hosting screenings of films throughout the month of July on Thursday at 5:30 pm.

  • Jules and Jim by François Truffaut on July 3, Thursday at 5:30 PM.

  • A Summer's Tale by Eric Rohmer on July 10, Thursday at 5:30 PM.

  • Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnès Varda on July 17, Thursday at 5:30 PM.

• 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬) has announced a free workshop for recent +2 graduates on film literacy at their collage premises on July 20, Sunday.

• Film submission call for the 9th Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF) 2026 is now online. Link to form

Submission deadline - 15 December 2025

• 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 (𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬) has announced opening for admissions in its four year Bachelor of Film Studies program.

  Link to form

• Sattya Arts Collective will be screening Kiss the Ground on 20th June, Friday, 6:30–9 PM (Rooftop @ Sattya, Jawalakhel) Entry Fee: Rs. 200

• Think And Create Film Studio, Kathmandu will be conducting a film making workshop on June 25, Wednesday. Click here for more information.

• Nepal International Film Festival is running an extensive Adobe Premiere Pro workshop between June 1–30.