‘National Film Award and Lifetime Achievement Award’ concludes

August 30, Kathmandu: The ‘National Film Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, 2080’, hosted by the Film Development Board, concluded on Tuesday.

At a function held at the President Building, Sheetal Niwas, on Tuesday, President Ram Chandra Paudel presented the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award-2078’ to actress Laxmi Giri and ‘Lifetime Achievement Award-2080’ to actor Shiva Shrestha.

Both the awardees bagged a purse of Rs 375,000 each.

Likewise, towards film awards, actor Haribamsha Acharya (Mahapurush), actress Diya Maskey (Prakash), director Dinesh Raut (Prakash), script writer Dipendra K Khanal (Chiso Manchhe), cinematographer Puruswottam Pradhan (Lappan Chhappan 2) and editor Nimesh Shrestha (Dokh) were honoured.

Likewise, ‘Aina Jhyalko Putali’ and ‘Gorkha Beneath the Bravery’ received ‘decisive award’ terming both the movies ‘special’.

Both the movies bagged cash prize of Rs 25,000 each.

Addressing the award distribution and closing ceremony, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma congratulated the artists honoured and awarded on the occasion. “Film can play crucial role in societal transformation since it is an effective medium directly linked to the society. The government is committed to develop and expand the sector”, Minister Sharma added.