Kathmandu, June 17:The Nepal Motion Pictures Association is looking forward to establish the SAARC Film Federation.

The establishment of the Federation will coincide with the third Nepal Motion Picture Award giving ceremony and the celebration of the Nepal Film Festival.

“We will hold discussions with the invitees from the SAARC region associated with the film industry to give the final shape to the Federation,” Chairman of the Nepal Film Festival organising committee Uddav Poudel said.

Poudel said that the formation of the Federation would prove to be beneficial to the entire South Asian film industry. The main idea behind the inception of the Federation is to create a congenial atmosphere for mutual cooperation, goodwill and trust among the film-makers of the South Asian region, he said.

Poudel said he had already initiated talks with the ambassadors of the SAARC countries based in Kathmandu and the SAARC General Secretary regarding the inception of the Federation.

“All of them have responded positively to the idea,” Poudel said.

He said that he had also interacted with the President of Indian Motion Picture Association Shakti Samanta to form the Federation. He said that he would visit the SAARC countries shortly and would talk with the people from the film industry there to solicit their suggestions and views regarding the formation of the Federation.

The Federation will be first collective organisation related to the film industry in the South Asian region.