List of Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Introduction Nepal is among over one hundred countries that have submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Nepal made its first submission in 1999.The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. , eleven Nepalese films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Nepal's initial submission, ''Caravan'', was nominated for an Oscar.
Submissions The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956.The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via secret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Nepal for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. ''Caravan'' was filmed in Dolpali language much similar to the Tibetan, while ''Basain'', ''Mask of Desire'' and ''Muna Madan'' were filmed in Nepali. Year(Ceremony)  Film title used in nomination  Original title  Director  Result 1999(72nd) ''Himalaya/Caravan'' हिमालय   2000(73rd) ''Mask of Desire'' मुकुण्डो   2003(76th) ''Muna Madan'' मुनामदन   2006(79th) ''Basain'' बसाई   2013(86th) ''Soongava: Dance of the Orchids'' सुनगाभा   2014(87th) ''Jhola'' झोला   2015(88th) ''Talakjung vs Tulke'' टलकजंग भर्सेस टुल्के   2016(89th) ''The Black Hen'' कालो पोथी   2017(90th) ''White Sun'' सेतो सुर्य   2018(91st) ''Panchayat'' पंचायत   2019(92nd) ''Bulbul'' बुलबुल   2022(95th)''Butterfly on the Windowpane'' ऐना झ्यालको पुतली Sujit Bidari  2023(96th) ''Halkara'' Bikram Sapkota Nepal's first Oscar submission, ''Caravan'' was made by a Nepal-based director from France, and was funded largely by Western sources. "Mask of Desire" with its themes of native Nepalese tradition and mythology was co-produced by Japan. ''Basain'' and ''Muna Madan'', both based on classic works of Nepali literature, were fully domestic national productions made on low budgets by international standards.
See also *List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best Foreign Language Film*List of Academy Award-winning foreign language films
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External links * The Official Academy Awards Database* The Motion Picture Credits Database