Our Journey
Starting our journey as a screening room/ film resource center in a 12’x15′ room ontop a garage, Docskool feels very privileged to have made this far. Looking back at the 18+ years we spent as a film campaign, our aspirations continue to be firmly rooted in Nepal’s cinema growth and the challenges young filmmakers still face. Most of Docskool’s work in recent years is oriented towards film project development labs, film art residencies and our two new festivals. Following is a timeline of Docskool’s journey since 2008.
- Kathmandu Film Center formed in 2009
- Short film Factory (production platform) created in 2010
- 5 Rupee film fund initiated in 2010
- Nepal Cinema Symposium hosted in 2011
- Something Like a Film festival hostel in 2011
- Young Asian film Market hosted in 2011
- Kathmandu University film programs designed in 2010
- Strategy advisors for Zuka Film Foundation, Uganda in 2013
- Possibility Initiative (community media sustainability program) hosted between 2013 -2016
- Kathmandu project lab launched in 2013
- Partnerships with Rotterdam Lab, Hongkong Asia Film financing Forum in 2015
- Partnership with Locarno Internal Film Festival to design the 2016 – 2018 South Asia program in 2014
- Women in Cinema initiative launched in 2016
- DocLab launched in 2018
- DocLab hosted in Nepal & Sri Lanka
- Clinik Documentary fellowship for Community Media producers hosted in 2021
- 2nd Something Like a film festival hosted in 2023
- 1st Queer Film Festival Kathmandu hosted in 2024
- Green Media Fellowship initiated in 2025
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