KIMFF 2026 wraps up five-day festival with awards

Summary

The 23rd Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival concluded its five-day event with awards honoring the best documentaries and fiction films in both international and Nepal Panorama categories.

Key Points
  • The 23rd edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) concluded after five days.
  • The award for Best Feature Documentary was granted to ‘The Oldest Munro Bagger’, winning $1500.
  • ‘Ha Lyngkha Bneng’ (The Elysian Field) won Best Feature Fiction with a $1500 prize.
  • The Audience Award went to ‘Climbing for Life’, a film about Junko Tabei, directed by Sakamoto Junji.
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