Fixer for Nepal is a Kathmandu based film management company that caters to the needs of international filming crews for a successful film project in the region. Our team of international fixers have had the experience of handling a variety of film and research projects, whether it be by securing the most complex of permits or travelling to the most extreme locations in the Himalayas. With more than 13 years of field expertise, we are here to ensure you get a meaningful and aesthetical content.
Location Scouting
We have team members on standby to travel to terrains all across the country throughout the year to bring you in depth information on locations, characters and stories.
Cast and Crew
Our multilingual team maintain an excellent network of contacts and understand how to tell people’s stories.
Location Management
In Nepal’s diverse geography, you should count on a team that can get you anywhere comfortably and on time. Our local partners can host crews anywhere from a glacier to the tropical forests in the south of the country.
Film Permits
There are a number of permits issued by the ministries in Kathmandu in order for a foreign team to be able to film in Nepal. Our team has a tried and tested method on securing all these permits and staying updated with each of the latest changes in these paperwork.
Transcripts
Our team translates more than a dozen languages at the office. Adding transcripts and subtitles is another thing we excel at.
Gear Rental
Incase your team wants to cut short of crew size or wants to hire additional crew and camera equipment, you will have a wide range of options to choose from. There are some fantastic local camera crews who can deliver at the caliber you need.
Tashi Bista is a chatty mountain story teller who always has a way around things. Tashi believes he is a fixer by birth and that the passion for filmmaking actually came looking for him in his remote village home. Fast forward 13 years, and more than a dozen internationally reputed companies have laid their trust on Tashi’s ability to seamlessly glide through all bureaucratic and technical hurdles to deliver an unparalleled filming experience in Nepal and India. He is a native Nepali and Tibetan speaker but is also super fluent in English and Hindi, if you leave out the 3 other local dialects he doesn’t brag about. He also speaks French but his kids speak it better than him. With a thorough understanding of the local geopolitics and flawless diplomatic skills, no barrier is too much for Tashi. Besides being an accomplished aerial cinematographer and a film producer himself, Tashi is currently also a National Geographic Explorer.
Having lived in all the English speaking countries around the world and coming from a scientific background, Nelly Rieuf is great at getting to the root of causes and finding technical solutions to them. Her love for filmmaking started at a high school in Texas and she has since then been guiding and hosting ideas for creative filming techniques. With her decade long experience of working alongside international experts through her non-profit that supports communities in the Himalayas, Nelly has a key strength in human resource management. Natively speaking French and English, Nelly is soft spoken and very down to earth, hence super cool to talk to. At Fixer for Nepal, Nelly Rieuf is popular for her excellent managerial skills.
Oangdi seldom holds back from cracking jokes at even the most difficult of times. An adventurer at heart, Oangdi has run, biked and ridden horses through some classic sections of the Himalayas and is your local daredevil. Oangdi is known for being sweet and practical and he speaks it out in three languages. He likes to cut to the core of things. His superpower lies in finding solutions to situations without the extra talk. Straightforward and caring, Oangdi believes he was a Dinosaur in his past life.
A former national climbing athlete and photographer and writer for a monthly journal in Kathmandu, Niraj is an aspirant mountain guide with experience on rigging systems for several filming projects in high altitude and challenging terrain. He is also a NOLS certified Wilderness First Aid Responder and a climbing instructor who has traveled extensively across the country and beyond. While not in the field, Niraj meditates by baking sour dough bread and blending exquisite cocktails.