Writer-director Tribeny Rai’s Nepali-language feature Shape of Momo is competing for two major awards—the Best Debut Director under the Indian Panorama’s feature category and the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director in International Competition —during IFFI, Goa .

Directing a Nepali-language movie, shot in a Sikkim village, was not an easy choice for Rai but definitely proved to be rewarding. “Filmmakers don’t attempt telling stories of different regions, since there are so many challenges involving finance and finding an audience. There is no industry for Nepali films. So, people often question the marketability of such projects,” says Rai, a direction and screenplay graduate from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata .

Though Rai started developing the film

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