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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Rajan Kathet is a filmmaker working in both fiction and documentary films. He is an alumnus of the European Masters Docnomads Program (2014-2016), Berlinale Talents (2017), and the Global Media Makers LA Residency (2021/22). Rajan’s first feature documentary No Winter Holidays premiered at Sheffield DocFest 2023 and won the Nativa award at the AlterNative Film Awards. His short fiction film ‘Bare Trees in the Mist’ (2019) was shown at Toronto International Film Festival, Tampere, HKIFF, etc. Sunir Pandey is a former journalist and a director/producer/writer based in Kathmandu. ‘No Winter Holidays’ is his first film. AlterNativa Film Awards, WINNER - Category ‘Nativa’
JURY: “This film takes you on a journey that is a joy to experience. With few words, long shots, and a change in season, it offers a truthful tale that is stranger than fiction.” Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival, WINNER - Best Documentary DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival 2023, WINNER - Special Mention for Best Feature Documentary Lima Alterna International Film Festival 2023, WINNER - Honourable Mention in the International Competition |