www.fridayweekly.com.np Every Thursday | ISSUE 199 | RS. 20 SUBSCRIBER COPY | ISSN 2091-1092 18 DECEMBER 2013 # k.}i. @)&) 9 772091 109009 www.facebook.com/fridayweekly www.fridayweekly.com.np Every Thursday | ISSUE 199 | RS. 20 SUBSCRIBER COPY | ISSN 2091-1092 18 DECEMBER 2013 # k.}i. @)&) 9 772091 109009 www.facebook.com/fridayweekly Performances that Peak With 47 different films from more than 20 countries, the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2013 (KIMFF) brings you the best of cinematic storytelling from the region - one event you don’t want to miss! Continued on page 4 writer Gerda Pauler, and getstarted ‘Tony Hagen’s Nepal’, a start off with our picks collection of photos taken by the Swiss geologist in the 1950s. Also included are panel discussions Performances that Peak on the ‘Challenges of Helicopter Rescue in the Shreesha Nankhwa Himalayas’ (following the movie) and ‘Journalistic Challenges in Promoting Mountain Tourism At a glance and Development’, in What KIMFF partnership with Helicopter Rescue Association and the When 11 December (Wednesday) to 15 UK based Alpine Journal December (Sunday) respectively. Time Various Planning and coordinating a film festival, Where Rastriya Sabha Griha, Exhibition Road even one that has been Ticket Price Rs. 50 per movie (50 % discount for running smoothly for the students) past 13 years, is no mean feat. Despite their success, preventing us from going Griha. Tickets are Rs. 50 they haven’t been able to as far ahead as we want to,” per film for the general secure a permanent sponsor. says Thapa, who has been public and Rs. 25 per film “We would like to focus working as an organizer for for students. With such more on the creative aspects the event since its inception wonderful movies at such he 11th edition of The different types of the fest but since we in the year 2000. cheap prices, we suggest you the Kathmandu of films highlighted at have to scramble to find The festival is set to rush there and grab yourself International KIMFF this year include sponsors every year, its take place at Rastriya Sabha a seat as soon as possible. ! TMountain Film documentaries, fiction, Festival brings you shorts, animation and a plethora of movies experimental features, some touching on every aspect as long as one and a half of mountain life you can hours while others run as imagine. The five day event short as a minute and a half. showcases movies from The movies are divided all over the world that into two sections: Nepal deal with issues regarding Panorama and International cultural practices, lifestyle, Competition. Besides this, conflict, wildlife, mountain- the best of the short film climbing, environment, competition, ‘Why Poverty’, globalization, gender, etc. will also be showcased. The “The whole idea is to finest of each section will educate our people through be awarded with cash prizes films,” says Basanta Thapa as motivation and all the of Himal Association, the movies are eligible for the organizer of KIMFF. After Audience Awards, based on receiving 285 entries from viewer’s votes. 50 different countries, A special screening of Thapa believes that they are ‘The Epic Of Everest’ in a position to offer good by Captain John Noel, quality movies from across the official film record the globe. “Something you of George Mallory and won’t find in your normal Andrew Irving’s legendary theatre,” he adds. 1924 Everest expedition, The event, which and newly restored by starts at 12:30 pm on 11 the British Film Institute December, will be kicking National Archive, will off with the world premiere be shown to mark the of Sahara Sharma’s 60th Anniversary of the ‘Indreni Khojdai Jada’, an conquest of Everest by independent film featuring Sir Edmund Hillary and the struggles of three Tenzing Norgay Sherpa. siblings in Kathmandu This screening, along with chasing after their dreams. the awards ceremony, will Other must-watch movies officially close the festival. are ‘Helicopter Rescue In Besides films, KIMFF The Himalayas’ by Frank 2013 will also witness a Senn and Hari Thapa, ‘Solar number of other events Mamas’ by Jehane Noujaim - an illustrated talk on and Mana Eldaief, ‘When ‘The Secrets of Railways Hari Got Married’ by Ritu in the foothills of Nepal’ Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, with railway enthusiast ‘Sky Burial’ by Tad Fettig John Waldron, an audio/ and ‘Poor Us: An Animated visual presentation on History of Poverty’ by Ben ‘The Great Himalayan Lewis, to name just a few. Trail’ by German travel page3 one question make your statement What’s Your Loadshedding Plan? Winter not only brings dryness, cold feet and a larger appetite (always adding a kilo or more to Loadshedding is a big problem. your waist line), it also brings with it a national epidemic - the much dreaded loadshedding. We We have had situations where would be kidding ourselves if we hoped for a miraculous end to it this year, so while we wait for we had to record a song in two halves, that too between gaps of the inevitable to reach its height, we ask a few known names in tinsel-town how they plan to deal more than three weeks. It also with the lack of electricity. affects our personal lives making us unable to use anything from a Ashmita Rijal simple hair dryer to a rice cooker. Loadshedding hits hard especially I have alternatives like inverters during night time for me because and generators but in recent days I during the day we at least have have realized that these alternatives sunlight. All my editing, shooting increase electricity consumption and dubbing plans go haywire and, even more in the long run. although I have inverters as an alternative, they just aren’t enough. The “Rato Gangara” girl Indira Joshi, often mistaken as a model for Anup Baral is not your regular her dusky and bold features, believes Nepali film star. His role in ‘Dasdhunga’ she was brought into this planet only won him a national award for Best to sing and dance. Applauded for her Actor. He is also a director and runs an dynamic stage performances, Joshi is acting school, Actor’s Studio, where he a blend of a charismatic personality is also a teacher. and a soothing voice. Oh don’t ask about it! It increases At work, I have installed everything that our costs, it’s inconvenient and substitutes for electricity but at home it gulps down all of our time. I don’t is more difficult. We pay taxes sincerely think any alternative is effective to to the government and this is what we overcome a half year of darkness. get in return. We have to invest so much We are simply left to wait for a for the proxies because it’s not for a godly miracle because, trust me, month or two; imagine half of the year no human is going to do anything in darkness and that too year after year. about it. Impressed by the self-service shopping Now CEO of Hits FM, Jeevan culture at department stores in Australia, Shrestha has been a part of the FM Binod Tuladhar dreamt of making a station since its early days. When Hits similar hub in Kathmandu and today is was leading Kathmandu’s FM uprising, the Proprietor of Bluebird Mall, one of the their start-up library came mostly oldest stores in the country dealing with from Shrestha’s personal collection. branded goods. WATCH ECS HOME ON HIMALAYA TELEVISION This Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 PM and 11:30 PM This Monday, December 16 at 9:30 AM FEEL THE MUSIC www.youtube.com/ecsmediatv WITH THE FREEDOM people the buzz-makers And Action! From being a Chartered Accountant student to directing his first movie “Loafer”, Aditya Bikram Lamsal has come a long way. Fr!day sits down with the debutant director to get to know him better. Urika Shrestha My biggest film influences are the issues that matter in society. My favorite movie is Salaam Bombay by Mira Nair. It’s special to me because Carrying out good research is one of the qualities that a director somehow and somewhere I find the story of should have. my life projected in it. I make films for myself and not for the audience because if I’m not I wish I could direct the movie “Inside Man” satisfied with it in the first place, I don’t think I can satisfy the viewers either. by Spike Lee as it has a beautiful script and I think college courses are essential in film making because they provide story line. you with an entire directing mindset, either theoretically or technically. 5 years from now, I see myself as a perfect film maker. Perfect to me is One of the funniest and most unforgettable moments during the making being more focused and successful. of Loafer was the amateur dance of Kamal Mani Dixit for the song “Ekkasi A suggestion for young directors is that you need to focus on the script, Dukkasi”. He was surrounded by female dancers who made him nervous try to present it in your own innovative way. Perform a lot of research as and that, ultimately, made him dance clumsily. The whole crew could not well. stop laughing. Aditya Bikram Lamsal achieved a Diploma at Asian Academy of Films and If I could go back in time and do one thing, I would study Masters in Film Television from Delhi and worked there for three years before returning to direct Making. I have no plans on doing it in the future.