Kathmandu: U.S. Embassy Nepal supported Kathmandu Metropolitan City for the first-ever Kathmandu Film Festival (KFF) which was held on October 30-November 1, 2026. Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Megan Bouldin participated in the festival’s opening cultural heritage walk, which featured eight historic sites supported by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, including the Gaddi Baithak, restored in 2018 following the 2015 earthquake, and the Kal Bhairav Shrine, restored in 2004.
Courtesy of the American Film Showcase (AFS), the State Department’s flagship international film and television public diplomacy initiative, the festival featured a screening of the American classic The Godfather, attended by more than 300 audience members. Speaking at The Godfather screening, CDA Bouldin emphasized the economic impact of American cinema: “American creativity translates into economic opportunity, supporting jobs, generating export revenue, and creating demand for U.S. content, technology, and services in international markets.
