Second International Horror Film Festival Concludes in Kathmandu
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Kathmandu: The second Kathmandu International Horror Film Festival (KHFF) has concluded in Kathmandu. The festival began last Friday at the Russian House in Kathmandu.
The festival was jointly organized by the Nepal Film and Cultural Academy and Cinemakers, with support from the Russian House. According to the organizers, horror films from various countries were screened during the festival, which was held at the Russian House for the second consecutive year.
The opening ceremony was attended by Manish Pandit, Chairperson of the Film Development Board Nepal, as the chief guest. Other distinguished attendees included Anastasia Khokhlova, Counsellor at the Russian Embassy in Nepal and Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office; KP Pathak, Chairperson of the Nepal Film and Cultural Academy; Yasuharu Shinto, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Japanese Embassy in Nepal; Waqas Ahmed, First Secretary at the Pakistani Embassy; and festival director Rashik Pathak.
Alexander Ostroverk-Kvanchiani, executive producer of The Wind, also travelled from Russia to Kathmandu to attend the film screening.
During the event, pianist Sarthak Manandhar performed compositions by Russian composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Yevgeny Kornelyuk. The programme was followed by a traditional Newari Lakhe dance performance.
