Kathmandu. Regardless of the big debates and slogans outside, the basic structural reform in the Nepali film sector has not happened for decades. Every time the leadership of the Film Development Board changes, hope arises, and by the end of the two-year tenure, it turns into disappointment – an old fate. This time, the change in leadership is being watched with special interest by filmmakers. As the public aspiration for new thinking, energy, and vision in leadership grows, the board has received new leadership. The Council of Ministers meeting on October 16 appointed young filmmaker Manish Pandit as the board's chairman.
Among the 12 applications received for open competition, the ministry's recommendation committee had recommended the names of Manish Pandit, Naresh Kumar Poudel, and actress Nisha Adhikari to the Council of Ministers. The government has selected Pandit, considered close to the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), as the chairman.
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