Acting Mayor to attend Cannes

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 18: Acting Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol is travelling to France to participate in the Cannes Film Festival. Her visit aims to formally announce the upcoming ‘Kathmandu Film Festival’ and promote it on an international platform.

Briefing the executive meeting about the trip, Dangol said the primary agenda of her visit was the global promotion of the film festival being organised by the metropolitan city. 

As part of preparations for the international event, the metropolis is also planning to launch a local-level campaign titled ‘Tol Tol Ma Film Mahotsav’. 

According to Acting Mayor Dangol, the programme will be entirely community-driven. 

The campaign aims to reach local communities and encourage discussions on cinema, music and the wider creative industry, said Dangol. 

The initiative is expected to build positive momentum for the forthcoming Kathmandu Film Festival.

She said, “The Cannes Film Festival visit had to be arranged at very short notice. The decision was made in a limited timeframe, and the main purpose is to announce the Kathmandu Film Festival being organised by Kathmandu Metropolitan City. 

Alongside this, we will organise several preparatory programmes, including the ‘Tol Tol Ma Film Mahotsav’ campaign, which will be a completely community-driven programme.

 Its objective is to engage communities through discussions related to films, music and the creative industries. This will help generate momentum for the international film festival that Kathmandu Metropolitan City is preparing to host.”

Based on seniority, Ward-1 Chairperson Bharat Lal Shrestha has been assigned the role of Acting Mayor as she departs for Cannes.