Kathmandu, Nov. 24 -- Nine films by Nepali students were selected for screening at the 14th European Union Film Festival in Nepal (EUFF). The EUFF had received more than 50 submissions. Out of the nine short films screened at the festival, the jury awarded Patrika Ghimire's 'What Grows in Thari Maila's Vegetable Garden?' as the best student film, stating that "this is a film that has chilled our hearts and provoked our minds."

In this interview with the Post's Britta Gfeller, Ghimire reflects on her dreams and struggles as a young Nepali filmmaker.

Congratulations on your award and your moving drama, 'What Grows in Thari Maila's Vegetable Garden?'. How did you feel when you were announced as the winner?

Other filmmakers were teasing me...