About Clinik.Kathmandu

The youngest program at Docskool; Clinik.Kathmandu was developed in 2013 as first a workshop and has been designated the status of a program in 2015.

Clinik.Kathmandu is Docskool’s principal focal program for engagement with South Asia. It works with a mandate to closely vigil and support concise dialogues on better practices for diverse cinematic development in the region. Clinik.Kathmandu is guided by an independent advisory council that represents filmmakers from its focus 9 countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and key film individuals from around the world. 

Clinik.Kathmandu organizes three distinct cinema support labs year round in Kathmandu that focuses on building networked information on cinema practices in the region and to provide recognition and leverage to young filmmakers practicing at home. 

Clinik.Kathmandu’s labs are advanced level film trainings/development workshops exclusively catering to South Asian filmmakers.