Rajan Kathet
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Rajan is a filmmaker based in Kathmandu working in both fiction and documentary films. He is an alumnus of the DOCNOMADS European Masters, Berlinale Talents (2017, 2024), and the Global Media Makers LA Residency (2021/22). His first feature documentary, “No Winter Holidays”;
premiered in the International First Feature Competition section of Sheffield DocFest 2023, it is the winner of the NATIVA Award at Alternativa Film Awards 2023 in Kazakhstan and the Best Cinematographer Award at the MIFF India 2024. The film is a recipient of the DMZ Docs Industry Fund, the HAF/WIP Documentary, the HAF Goes to Cannes Award, the Best Emerging Asian Filmmaker Award, and the Docedge DocAviv Award at Docedge Kolkata 2019. It was also a finalist at the Whickers TV & Documentary Pitch 2020.
His short fiction, "Bare Trees In The Mist (2019)," was screened at several international film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Tampere Film Festival, HKIFF, Encounters Film Festival, Dharamshala IFF, and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia.
Rajan is also engaged in film education and mentors young filmmakers through his involvement in local film schools and filmmaking workshops. He regularly contributes to the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) DocLab.