Nepal gains entry into Federation of Asia Pacific film producers

The convention of the ‘Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia Pacific’ has recently concluded in China. Nepal Film Producer’s Association (NFPA) also took part in the convention for the first time. The convention also marked the entry of NFPA as the 25th member of the Federation.

NFPA President Akash Adhikari represented the Association in the recently held convention and he was also elected as one of the Board Members of the Federation during the conclave.

The Federation was previously represented by 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region like China, India, Chile, Iraq, Iran, Kazakasthan, Georgia, Russia, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Mongolia, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Pakistan and Myanmar.

The recent meeting has also paved way for the release of Nepali films in China. ‘I have proposed for the release of two Nepali films in China annually and have received positive response from the authorities there’, said Adhikari.

He also informed that he has provisioned for the screening of five trailers of Nepali films during the upcoming conventions of the federation. ‘This will enable distributors from all over Asia Pacific to view our products and pave way for us to gain a foothold in the Asia Pacific market’, he added.

Nepal Film Producer’s Association’s President: Akash Adhikari with Mr. Yang Shiyan, President of Federation of Motion Picture Producers Association in Asia-Pacific and other participant of the event.

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