FDB initiates Nepali Film Museum

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Feb. 26: Film Development Board (FDB) formally inaugurated the Nepali Film Museum during a programme held at the Board office on Tuesday. The museum aims to preserve the history, art, and technology of Nepali cinema for future generations. 

At the programme, filmmakers and various organisations handed over historical cameras, cassettes, tapes, posters, artwork, scripts, and other collectible documents. Personalities and institutions that provided materials were also honoured during the event.

Various filmmakers and institutions have contributed significantly to enriching the museum, informed the board.  

During the programme, Dinesh DC, Chairman of the Film Development Board, said that establishing a national film museum had been his long-term dream and described it as a campaign to preserve the soul of Nepali cinema.

He emphasised that the history of Nepali cinema should not be limited to memory but must be institutionally preserved so that it can be passed on to future generations. 

He said that documenting past struggles, technological developments, and creative journeys in one place was a demand of the times. Chairman DC added that the museum would be linked with digital archiving in the future and developed as a study centre for researchers, students, and cinema enthusiasts. 

The museum is expected to provide a secure place for past technologies, creative works, and documents, giving new generations the opportunity for study and research. The Film Development Board stated that it will continue to collaborate with more filmmakers, organisations, and private collectors to further organise and enrich the museum.

This initiative to institutionally preserve the history of the Nepali film industry has been welcomed by filmmakers.