4th Spiny Babbler International Film Festival (2024)
Spiny Babbler International Film Festival 2024 award distribution ceremony of 4th season was conducted at Rastrya Nachghar, Jamal, Kathmandu on the date 12-09-2024 A.D. This festival was organized by Spiny Babbler Movies Pvt Ltd. This Film Festival was sponsored by Ambition Guru, ABPL art business and Bus Sewa.
Other Supporting Partners: Power International Media Nepal, Film Artist Worker’s Organization of Nepal (FAWON), National Folk Cultural Association, Power News Monthly Magazine. We also want to give hearty thanks to Power International National Media Pvt. Ltd. (PIM Nepal) and Era Production for managing this event.
Media Partners: Prabhav Daily, Ratopati,com, Lensnepal.com, Thuloparda.com, Kalakarmi.com, nationalpowernews.com, Beauty News Nepal etc.
We would also like to thank all of the filmmakers, respected juries, actors, directors, writers, film editors, film makers, journalists, media professionals, and special representatives from other industries for attending this event. Dr. Mohamad Husneid Azad served as the festival’s chairman. He is also the owner and CEO of Spiny Babbler Movies Pvt Ltd. We would also like to thank the Film Festival Director and Senior Journalist Kamala Joshi. She’s also a film producer.
HONOURS
Ashesh Adhikari (Journalist)
Rudra Shekhar Sharma (Singer)
Dipak Sharma (Music Director)
Gobinda Bhatta (Lyricist)
Bishnu Subedi (Journalist)
Rajan Kharel (Cinematographer) and
Sandeep Kumar Bhujel (choreographer)
JURY MEMBERS
International Category Juries
Madhab Raj Kharel (Director / Writer/ Jury Coordinator)
Kedar Prasad Ghimire (Actor/Nepal)
Amol Bhagat (Director/ Film Maker/India)
Sahadat Russell (Actor/ Director/Bangaladesh)
Santosh Subedi (Director/Film Maker/Nepal)
Magdalena Kovpas (Film Maker/United Kingdom)
National Category Juries
Rabin Acharya (Cinematographer)
Jeeban Thapa (Director and Actor)
Sarita Bharati (Singer)
Dilmaya Magar (Dress Designer)
Yadab Giri (lecturer)
Jack Shrestha (Actor and Producer)
Kedar Nath Paudel (Actor/Director)
Award Winning National Categories
Film Name: SATIDEVI
Winning Category: BEST FEATURE FILM
DIRECTOR: LAXMAN SUBEDI
Film Name: BULAKI
Winning Category: BEST DIRECTOR (FEATURE FILM)
DIRECTOR: LAXMAN SUNAR
Film Name: SATIDEVI
Winning Category: BEST ACTING IN LEADING ROLE (FEATURE FILM)
ACTRESS: MALIKA MAHAT
Film Name: NAMBARI SUN
Winning Category: BEST MUSIC COMPOSER (FEATURE FILM)
MUSIC COMPOSER: SANTOSH SHRESTHA
Film Name: HISIMATI
Winning Category: BEST CULURAL FILM (NEPAL LANGUAGE)
DIRECTOR: PURNA KAJI JYAPU AND ANUJ DANGOL
Film Name: NAMBARI SUN
Winning Category: BEST JURY SPECIAL MENTION (FEATURE FILM)
PRODUCER: NARAYAN KHATI
Film Name: PARIWARTAN
Winning Category: BEST ACTING IN LEADING ROLE (SHORT FILM)
ACTOR: PRAVAN BHUSHAL
Film Name: CHHYA
Winning Category: BEST DIRECTOR (SHORT FILM)
DIRECTOR: DINESH KARKI
Film Name: SIMA
Winning Category: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (SHORT FILM)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: SUJESH THAPA
Film Name: ANTER BARTA
Winning Category: BEST JURY SPECIAL MENTION (SHORT FILM)
DIRECTOR: PRASANNA MALI
Film Name: WHERE AM I
Winning Category: BEST MAKEUP ARTIST (SHORT FILM)
MAKEUP ARTIST: NIRMALA CHAND
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
Film Name: RED
Winning Category: BEST SHORT FILM
Country: NEPAL
PRODUCER: RAUNAK BIKRAM
Film Name: LET’S HIDE IT IN HERE
Winning Category: JURY SPECIAL MENTION (SHORT FILM)
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
DIRECTOR: CIVILIZED UBOMBO, TOBI LIFUMA
Film Name: ROMAD
Winning Category: BEST INSPIRATION (SHORT FILM)
Country: OMAN
DIRECTOR: SULAIMAN ALKHALILI
Film Name: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Winning Category: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER (SHORT FILM)
Country: DENMARK
CINEMATOGRAPHER: LARS B. FRAHM
Film Name: THE JOB
Winning Category: BEST SCRIPT (SHORT FILM)
Country: United States
WRITER: DILLON LATHAM
Film Name: LA DER DES DER
Winning Category: JURY SPECIAL MENTION (SHORT FILM)
Country: FRANCE
DIRECTOR: PATRICE GUILLAIN
Film Name: A TOWN WALLED 1995
Winning Category: BEST INFORMATIVE SHORT FILM
Country: IRELAND
DIRECTOR: NOEL MOLLOY
Film Name: DREAMS OF THE PAST
Winning Category: BEST HISTORICAL SHORT FILM
Country: RUSSIA
DIRECTOR: DIMITRI AFROLOV
Film Name: JUST A GIGOLO
Winning Category: BEST ENTERTAINING SHORT FILM
Country: AUSTRIA
DIRECTOR: ARAM VOVES
Film Name: ESTEL
Winning Category: BEST EMOTIONAL SHORT FILM
Country: SPAIN
DIRECTOR: ELIES VILLALONGA
Film Name: ACROSS THE HIMALAYA
Winning Category: BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Country: SWEDEN
DIRECTOR: JASPER NEUPANE / RASMITA LIMBU