Mountains & We
Right from exceptional sports, adventurous trips, religious beliefs, to varied cultural disciplines, there are a number of ways by which human race relates to the huge mountains. Our relationship with mountains has turned more perplexed, progressive and subtler because of the rapid changes experienced by the landscapes and characters of our environment.
And helping us explore this ever thriving variance and intricacy of our relationship with mountains is Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF). It usually takes place on December 11 to synchronize with the International Mountain Day. If you are willing to travel to Nepal then you can easily book flights to Kathmandu and get to be a part of KIMFF 2013.
What is KIMFF?
Kathmandu International Film Festival, also known as KIMFF, is truly a one of its kind festival. Celebrated yearly, it lets Kathmandu Valley host a gala for some of the contemporary and thrilling films related to mountains, their environment, culture and communities coming together from different parts of the world. Easily available flights to Kathmandu have made the festival reach out to every nook and corner. KIMFF invites films made on mountains and also holds debate forums, special screenings, along with books' exhibition and photography commemorating mountains. In a way, the fest aims at exploring the wide world of mountains and also the culture of those regions, which often lay untouched.
Origin and The Journey So Far
KIMFF started off as an uncompetitive biennial festival in the year 2000 and was organized then by Himal Association; however it soon turned annual and competitive in the year 2007. Over the years, the festival has screened a voluminous selection of films including aerial documentation, repository footages, adventure films, empirical short films, anthropological chronicles, and many other thrilling mountain documentaries. Due to the diverse and adventurous experience offered by the festival, KIMFF has been attracting not just the filmmakers, critics and film admirers but even many of the intellectuals, writers, and mountaineers across the globe. You too can be part of this grand fest by booking the best available flights to Kathmandu.
Getting to explore the highlands on such a wide platform is indeed a treat and you can surely make your Nepal trip a memorable one by taking part in KIMFF booking the best flights to Kathmandu.