Directors and producers participating in the lab, designed for fiction short films, will receive direct training from international mentors and attractive awards.
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A 'Short Film Development Lab' is being organized with the aim of bringing Nepali short films to the international market commercially.
'Chalchitra Lab' and Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMF) are collaborating to conduct a 5-day intensive workshop from 20th to 25th of Jestha, said Praveen Kumar Rawat, founder of the Film Lab. He said that this lab is an opportunity for 'fiction' short films of 10 to 25 minutes at the script level. The deadline for makers who want to participate in the lab is Chaitra 30. Only a maximum of 6 excellent projects will be selected from across the country for the
lab. The directors and producers of the selected projects will receive direct training from Nepali and international expert mentors. The mentors will help to refine the script, clarify the directorial approach, and prepare 'pitch and pitch deck' for the international market. After the 5-day learning, the participants will meet with prominent people from the film industry, investors, and other stakeholders during the KIMF festival. And they will get a chance to 'pitch' their projects in front of distributors. Attractive awards have been arranged for the best projects participating in this time's lab. It has been announced that the best project will be awarded a cash prize, and in addition to the award, shooting equipment such as cameras, lights, etc. for the film and post-production services such as editing and color matching will be provided free of charge. After the
film is made, assistance will also be provided in the distribution strategy to send it to international festivals. Story Lab founder Sushant Shrestha informed that some technical standards must be followed to participate in this lab. According to him, the project applying must be registered with the 'Office of the Nepal Copyright Registrar'. 'By doing this, the creator's creation will be protected and the foundation of professional making will be strengthened,' he said. According to Pravin Kumar Rawat, another founder of
Lab, although Nepali young filmmakers have an amazing ability to tell stories, this lab will act as a bridge to transform them into a professional format. ‘Our goal is to make Nepali short films world-class with the help of international mentors,’ he said. Ramyata Limbu, director of
Kimf, said that the collaboration with the movie lab will inspire the new generation to move forward. ‘We want to build a strong bridge between independent young Nepali filmmakers and producers in the film industry. We are confident that this partnership with the movie lab will play a role of a catalyst, especially for the new generation of ‘narrative cinema,’ she said. There is a provision that one director and one producer must participate in the
lab. The results of the selected projects will be announced on April 28.
Those who wish to participate will need to submit their previous work, screenplay, and other necessary documents through an online form.
