Shanta Nepali

CEO | Director | Producer | Cinematographer

Shanta Nepali is a Director, Producer, Cinematographer, and Adventurer based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Shanta also has a firm grasp on News Media with a decade of experience in television production. Now, she is one of the leading female-filmmaker with a unique sense of visual storytelling in Nepal.

She has been Directing & Producing TV Shows & Documentaries focusing on Adventure, Travel, Lifestyle, Sports, Human Rights, and Social issues. Her work has been screened in many local channels and International networks such as Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, Animal Planet and Nat Geo, etc. From Climbing Mountain Peaks to Riding Motorbikes across the High Himalayan alleys, capturing Nature and people at their best in her camera, she stands on her belief of amplifying marginalized voices through her films.

She is a Founder/Director of Shanta Nepali Productions, Founder of Nepali Female Filmmakers, Alumni of One World Media, UK, and Biratnagar Film Workshop, Mentored by Director/ Producer and Writer Deepak Rauniyar and Actor, Producer and Writer Aasha Magrati.

Sanjeev R. Shakya

Colorist | Editor | DIT

Sanjeev Ratna Shakya is a film graduate and a freelance film maker known for his work as Colorist, Editor and Director. He has worked in +100 commercials, +50 music videos, +50 short films +30 Documentary films and 4 feature Films. He has worked as a Producer of Himalaya Roadies (Franchise of MTV Roadies, Ko Bancha Karorpati (Franchise of Who wants to be a Millionaire). He also works as a post-production mentor for various organizations. Some of the Films he had worked on has also been selected in international film festival like

•Katha 72(kimff 2018, Seattle International Film Festival 2018, Durban International Film Festival, Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2018, Hanoi International Film)

•Song of the clouds (Sundance Film Festival 2019)

•Lachhmaniya (won Audience Choice Awards in Ekadeshma International Short Film festival 2017, Kimff 2017, Short Shorts Film Festival, Toronto International Film festival)

Rajeela Shrestha

Director | Screenwriter

Rajeela Shrestha is a filmmaker based in Kathmandu. She is actively involved in filmmaking since 2014 and has made several short fiction and documentaries. She believes that visual storytelling is a powerful medium to make people understand the complexities of the world a bit better. She is a graduate of Oscar International College. Her films and achievements are:

JIBIKA- The Livelihood: Audience Choice Award in Challenging conflict and Ending Gender-Based Violence organized by USYC and YUWA (2015)
RADIO MELAMCHI 107.2: Shortlisted in top 10 of “Seismic Shift” section of KIMFF, Toronto Nepali Film Festival, TASVEER South Asian Film Festival (2016)
SERENE: Shortlisted in top 5 of Peace on Earth short film competition, Nepal
LAKHE: IAWRT Nepal Women’s Short Film Competition 2020
MAILA DAI- The man who rebuilt the village: Official selection in Ekadeshma International Film Festival (2017), Human Right International Film Festival (2017), Toronto Nepali Film Festival (2018)
CHITRAPURI NAGAR: Toni Hagen Foundation Documentary Grant (2019), KIMFF

Andej Adhikari

Researcher | Writer | Translator

Andej Adhikari is an aspiring filmmaker based in Kathmandu. He is actively involved in research and script-writing for documentaries. Similarly, he has written and directed a short film and been involved in several short films and documentaries as an assistant, producer, and translator. He has completed masters' in Psychology from the Tribhuwan University.

Krishna Thapa

Co-founder & high altitude expert

A Gurkha and UK Special Forces veteran, it takes time to get to know him, partly because there’s so much to discover. Born high in the mountain forests of Nepal, a childhood of daily rituals shaped him and rooted him to earth, air, water - a spiritual connection to the world. In his military career, he naturally followed a path to the mountains, becoming *the* senior mountain representative for UKSF. The calm and command of his senses led to a glittering record of service and achievement. What’s most startling then is his selflessness. His whole direction is to help others - to find calm in the mountains, to overcome adversity, to grow as humans.

Srijana Tabebung

Production Manager | Producer | Admin Head

Srijana is a Director, Writer, and Producer based in Kathmandu, Nepal. She has been working in the film industry for the last five years and SN Production for three years. She has directed and produced two short films and worked in SN productions as an assistant director, Production Manage, and multiple. She was a student of Kantipur Film Academy.