The Bam-e-Dunya Film Festival, celebrated every year on 11 December to mark International Mountain Day, brings together filmmakers from across Gilgit-Baltistan to showcase their creative work. Each year, the festival highlights a new theme. This year’s theme is “Glaciers Matter for Water, Food, Livelihoods in Mountains and Beyond.” Filmmakers submit their films based on this theme, reflecting the vital role glaciers play in sustaining life in mountain regions and far beyond. Speaking on the occa