International Visual Storytelling Program in Nepal
The 22 nd collaborative international visual storytelling program is taking place in Kathmandu and Nepal in February and March, starting with a fiveday workshop February 10.
22 participants from Bangladesh, Nepal and Norway were preparing for their four week field trip working on individual documentaries. 8 students from Nepal, 8 from Bangladesh and 6 from Norway. Photo.circle was the organizer and host of the program, and Pathshala and OsloMet contribute with mentors. The project is supported by Norad through the collaboration with OsloMet to strengthen freedom of speech and journalism internationally.
Sagar Chhetri, Ashraful Huda, Turjo Mushfiq and Ellen Lande Gossner lectured and mentored the students in one to one sessions and facilitated group discussions. The students were very much engaged in groups discussions regarding storytelling, editing, journalistic methods and ethics. The aim for the workshop was to prepare the students for their travels all over Nepal. They will work on topics like healthcare for women, minorities, migration, religion and climate changes with the overall title for the projects: “Also This Will Change”.
March 17 the group and mentors will gather for an editing workshop to complete the program.
