Australian films raise funds in Nepal
The Australian Embassy in Nepal will host its Australian Film Roadshow in Kathmandu, to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Nepal and raise funds for the Tilganga Eye Centre.
Ambassador Susan Grace recommended Kenny, Chopper and Rabbit Proof Fence to Nepalese audiences, who will be offered only a selection of mostly late 1990s and early 2000s films.
The most recent feature to play at the event will be 2006’s Kenny. Other features include Rabbit Proof Fence, Chopper, Bootmen, Mullet, Mallboy, Love Serenade and Two Hands.
Adam Elliott’s Oscar-winning short Harvie Krumpet will also screen, with other shorts such as Birthday Boy, Cracker Bag, Footnote, Mother Tongue and Warwick Thornton’s Green Bush.
