Kathmandu | August 26, 2026
Nepali film Tiniharu (Elephants in the Fog), which made an historic international journey by winning the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, has won the Best Film Award at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
The film also received the Audience Award at the festival. All screenings of ‘Tiniharu’ at the New Zealand International Film Festival were sold out.
With this achievement, ‘Tiniharu’ continues its successful journey through international film festivals. Following its Jury Prize win at Cannes, the film has continued to receive positive responses from audiences and critics at international film festivals around the world.
Directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, ‘Tiniharu (Elephants in the Fog)’ will be released across cinemas in Nepal from September 4.
