Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2026

Stories of high places, fragile worlds, and the people who climb, ski, fight, farm, and dream their way through them.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

The 2026 Films

Documentaries, fiction, and shorts spanning Himalayan adventure, climate, identity, and migration.

Festival kicks off May 27

Festival Schedule

Day 1 – Wednesday

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

AUDI 1 | QFX CHHAYA CENTER

12:00 noon

Kathmandu Doc Lab Pitch | FREE EVENT

Live documentary pitching event for projects incubated.

4:30 pm

Screening (by invitation only)

छोरा जस्तै (Shape of Momo) – Nepal Premiere

dir. Tribeny Rai (In Person)

114 min | India 2025

Plagued by the deaths of male family members, Bishnu quits her job and returns to her Himalayan village where she must choose between conforming to tradition or claiming her independence.

AUDI 2 | QFX CHHAYA CENTER

1:00 pm

Her Climate Story – Screening & Panel | FREE EVENT

Presented by YUWA and Plan International Nepal.

4:00 pm

kimff 2026 Opening | Screening (by invitation only)
छोरा जस्तै (Shape of Momo) – Nepal Premiere

dir. Tribeny Rai (In Person)

114 min | India 2025

Plagued by the deaths of male family members, Bishnu quits her job and returns to her Himalayan village where she must choose between conforming to tradition or claiming her independence.

KIMFF 2026 JURY

Who’s Watching

Chalida Uabumrungjit

International Jury

Deepti DCunha

International Jury

Kumar Nagarkoti

International Jury

Luca Bich

International Jury

Lucie de Barros

Nepal Panorama Jury

Nabin Chauhan

Nepal Panorama Jury

Reena Moktan

Nepal Panorama Jury

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