{"id":6806,"date":"2021-06-09T20:41:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2021-06-09T20:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:57:01","slug":"filmmakers-film-policymakers-urged-to-ensure-fair-representation-in-nepali-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/2021\/06\/09\/filmmakers-film-policymakers-urged-to-ensure-fair-representation-in-nepali-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmakers, film policymakers urged to ensure \u2018fair representation\u2019 in Nepali cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu<\/strong>: Filmmakers and film policymakers have been urged to \u201censure fair representation of every caste, class, and gender identity\u201d in Nepali cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the final day of \u2018LET\u2019s SHE-NEMA\u2019, a four-day symposium co-organized by Plan Nepal and Gauthali Entertainment, Shrijana Luitel and Mandira Shrestha read out a &#8216;promise paper&#8217; to be submitted to Film Development Board Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are the elders, the ones we look up to, our guides to the world, but do you ever even think of us? Because you\u2019re breaking our hearts and dreams of an equal future when your art reinforces the very stigma we fight hard to end every day,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final day of symposium also featured two panel discussions\u2014\u2018Fostering Inclusivity\u2019, and \u2018Eyes of the Horizon\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st_Fostering-inclusivity.jpg?resize=720%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st_Fostering-inclusivity.jpg?resize=768%2C456&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st_Fostering-inclusivity.jpg?resize=1536%2C913&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st_Fostering-inclusivity.jpg?resize=2048%2C1217&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st_Fostering-inclusivity.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1st_Fostering-inclusivity.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Fostering Inclusivity\u2019 featured a roundtable-style discussion with veteran Nepali film directors and a producer. The second roundtable, discussion \u2018Eyes on the Horizon\u2019 featured prominent film actors, and choreographers who are now directors, and producers themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second and third day of \u2018LET\u2019S SHE-NEMA\u2019 had video essay screenings, and a game show respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was the first of its kind where young girls, filmmakers, and the general audience participated in interactive sessions exploring the representation of young girls and women in Nepal&#8217;s cinema, organizers said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu: Filmmakers and film policymakers have been urged to \u201censure fair representation of every caste, class, and gender identity\u201d in Nepali cinema. 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