Rajan Kathet
Rajan is a Nepal based filmmaker working in both fiction and documentary films. A graduate of the European Masters DocNomads, he is also a Berlinale Talents alumnus and a Global Media Makers Fellow. Rajan's first feature documentary, No Winter Holidays (2023) premiered in the International First Feature Competition section of the Sheffield DocFest 2023. His short fiction, Bare Trees In The Mist (2019), has been showcased at numerous international film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Tampere Film Festival, HKIFF, Encounters Film Festival and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. He also collaborates with national and international filmmakers through Salpa Films, a production company he owns.
In addition to filmmaking, Rajan is dedicated to supporting film education, regularly contributing to the KIMFF DocLab at the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival. Through his involvement in local film schools and filmmaking workshops, he is also helping to cultivate the next generation of filmmakers.