Kathmandu: President Ramchandra Paudel has said that our attention should be focused on developing Nepal as an attractive destination for cine tourism. Addressing the national and special film prize and award distribution ceremony today, President Paudel said the unique geography of Nepal in itself was naturally a movie studio and added that this could ensure positive contributions to Nepal’s cine industry, create employment, and develop tourism as well as the national economy.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the President emphasized that cultural identity, nationality, and the identities of different ethnic communities, cultures, folk cultures, stories, music, songs, and literature could be strongly expressed through the means of movie. President Paudel mentioned that in recent times, the cine industry has become more inclusive, and identity and diversity have been strengthened thanks to the priorities of arts, language, costumes, and cultures of indigenous nationalities communities.
The President also urged the cine fraternities to make more artistic, informative, and contextual films and take them to the global audience in the era of globalization and IT. He highlighted the need for attention toward the internalization of Nepali movies while expressing happiness about the growth of the Nepali cine industry, which has evolved from a limited market to its present status.
On the occasion, President Paudel honored writer and director Laxminath Sharma with a lifetime achievement award. Additionally, 11 individuals received special awards, and 11 others were awarded the national film prize.