{"id":26666,"date":"2026-10-03T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=26666"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:36:50","slug":"message-to-man-festival-announces-competition-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=26666","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Message to Man Festival Announces Competition Lineup<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 36th Message to Man International Film Festival in St. Petersburg has announced its competition lineup. According to the festival\u2019s official notice, 33 films will compete in the International Competition, 19 in the National Competition and 23 in the experimental In Silico Competition. The festival will run from October 16 to 24.<\/p>\n<p>The programme includes documentaries, short fiction, animation and experimental films. 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According to the festival\u2019s official notice, 33 films will compete in the International Competition, 19 in the National Competition and 23 in the experimental In Silico Competition. 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