The Ministry
of Information & Communications located in Singha
Durbar, must be contacted for queries about filming
during the expedition. Permission is required for
filming.
All Film Production Units desiring to film within
the Kingdom of Nepal, have to apply for permission
at the Ministry of Information & Communications,
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, giving full details of
the sequences to be photographed in Nepal. Whether
it's a foreign production or collaboration between
Nepalese and foreign filming teams, the royalty
has to be for obtaining permission. The Unit shall
be given the permit on receipt of a voucher of Nepal
Rastra Bank showing that the amount in US Dollar
or its equivalent in the Nepalese currency has been
credited o the Ministry of Information & Communications
Account. The validity of the permit may be extended
if the Production Unit applies in advance for such
extension.
The Unit shall operate in Nepal under the supervision
and guidance of a Liaison Officer to be deputed
by the Ministry of Information & Communications.
It shall confine its operation to the localities
specified in the permit and shall extend its operation
to any other locality only after duly applying for
and getting a fresh permit to that effect. It may
hire equipment and services from the Royal Nepal
Film Corporation on mutually agreed terms. The Unit
shall not release the sequence filmed in Nepal until
it is approved by the Royal Nepalese Diplomatic
Office. The Unit shall provide to the Ministry of
Information & Communications, His Majesty's
Government, a free copy of the sequences of the
film photographed in the Kingdom of Nepal.
In the case of non-compliance with the terms and
conditions stated above or the Film Act 2026 along
with rules framed under it or violation of any other
law currently in force in the Kingdom may result
in the infringement of the Production, Exhibition
and Distribution of the film.
Contact Ministry of Information & Communications,
Singha Durbar, Kathmandu Nepal.