No Winter Holidays
Nepali documentary film
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No Winter Holidays: ढोरपाटन is a 2023 Nepalese documentary feature directed by Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey.[1][2] The film is a co-production between Nepal, South Korea and Romania, and completed with the financial support from DMZ Docs Industry and HKIFF (HAF-WIP) Industry. The film had its premiere at the Sheffield DocFest 2023, DMZ Docs 2023, Dharamshala International Film Festival 2023, Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2024, Mumbai International Film Festival 2024, Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2024, along with over two dozen other festivals.[3]
Sunir Pandey
Sunir Pandey
Sunir Pandey
Gary Kam Byung-Seok
Cristina Hanes
Isabella Rinaldi
Kalima Bishwokarma
| No Winter Holidays: ढोरपाटन | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rajan Kathet Sunir Pandey |
| Written by | Rajan Kathet Sunir Pandey |
| Produced by | Rajan Kathet Sunir Pandey Gary Kam Byung-Seok Cristina Hanes Isabella Rinaldi |
| Starring | Ratima Bishwokarma Kalima Bishwokarma |
| Cinematography | Babin Dulal |
| Edited by | Kiran Shrestha Colorist: Rajendra Moktan |
| Music by | Rajan Shrestha (background music) Kishore Acharya (sound design & mixing) Dikesh Khadgi Shahi & Cyrus Tang (sound design) |
Production companies | Salpa Films Mirror & Story NoCut Film Collective 129 Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Countries | Nepal South Korea Romania |
| Language | Nepali |
Production
No Winter Holidays was filmed in Dhorpatan, Nepal from 2019 to 2020.[4]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sheffield DocFest, United Kingdom on 17 June 2023.[5] The Asian premiere of the film was held at DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2023, South Korea.[6] It was also screened at the Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia on 11 and 12 July 2024.[7] It was screened on 7 February 2025 at the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival in the International Competition: Non-Fiction strand.[8]
Reception
The film was reviewed by Priyanka Dasgupta of Times of India,[9] Monika Thapa of The Spotlight,[10] Santanu Das of Hindustan Times,[11] and Prasun Sangroula of Online Khabar.[12]
Accolades
| Festival | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternativa Film Awards 2023 | NATIVA Award | Won | [13] |
| Mumbai International Film Festival 2024 | Best Cinematography (Winner: Babin Dulal) |
Won | [14] |
| 11th Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival 2023 | Best Feature Film | Won | [15] |
| Lima Alterna International Film Festival 2023 | Honorable Mention | Won | |
| Nepal America International Film Festival 2024 | Best Feature Documentary | Won | [16] |
| DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival 2024 | Special Mention | Won | [17] |
| OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival 2024 | Jury Grand Prize | Nominated | |
| Sheffield DocFest 2023 | Grand Jury Award | Nominated | |
| DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2023 | White Goose Award | Nominated | |
| 22nd Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2024 | Golden Apricot Award | Nominated | |
| Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2024 | Grand Prize (Asian Vision Competition) | Nominated | [18] |