International / Kathmandu

Cinema,withconsequence.

The strongest energy of a country lies in the voices of its young people.

Bijuli Machine

The film that defines our voice.
2017Most Commendable Film of the Year

LG Cine Circle Awards / Nepal

2017Best Narrative

Tasveer Film Festival / Seattle, USA

2017Best Feature Film

Nepal America Film Society, Colorado, USA

Feature films / Development communication / Commercial production

Feature filmSilhouette International

Cast / Crew

Selected credits from the feature
Abhishek Subedi, Simon in Bijuli Machine
Abhishek SubediSimon
Jeewan Adhikary, Pratik in Bijuli Machine
Jeewan AdhikaryPratik
Navin Awal, Writer / Director in Bijuli Machine
Navin AwalWriter / Director
Rajesh Hamal, Lecturer in Bijuli Machine
Rajesh HamalLecturer
Reliza, Cast in Bijuli Machine
RelizaCast

Bijuli Machine

the first science-based feature film of Nepal

The film that
defines our voice.

Bijuli Machine is rooted in Nepali storytelling. At its centre is the belief that the ideas, energy, and voices of young people can become a powerful force in shaping a country's future.

The film became a defining chapter in Silhouette International's journey and helped shape the company's creative voice.

2017

Most Commendable Film of the YearLG Cine Circle Awards / Nepal

2017

Best NarrativeTasveer Film Festival / Seattle, USA

2017

Best Feature FilmNepal America Film Society, Colorado, USA

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What Silhouette stands for

What a project needs to communicate comes first.

Silhouette International began with filmmaking and continues to approach every production with the same question: what does this project need to communicate, and who needs to hear it?

From independent cinema to public-interest films and commissioned productions, the company works with stories, ideas, and voices that deserve careful attention.

A still from UNESCO Learning Never Stops

Learning Never Stops - UNESCO

Stories, ideas, and voices given careful attention.

Development, documentary, and institutional work

Stories with purpose.

Alongside narrative filmmaking, Silhouette International works with development organizations, public institutions, and international partners on documentaries, educational films, training films, public-awareness content, and communication projects. These productions are grounded in real people, communities, and issues while maintaining close attention to visual language, structure, performance, and production quality.

Commercial and branded work

Selected work for brands.

Silhouette International also works with businesses and brands on commercials and branded productions. Each commission is approached with the same production discipline while responding to its particular audience, message, and purpose.

Selected work

A considered record of films and commissions.

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Collaborations

Experience shaped across different kinds of production.

Over the years, Silhouette International has had the opportunity to work with development organizations, public institutions, businesses, agencies, and brands. Each collaboration has contributed to the company's experience and continues to inform how new projects are approached.

UNESCO

Laerdal Global Health

WaterAid Nepal

Save the Children

ADRA Nepal

European Union Nepal

ActionAid

World Health Organization Nepal

Nabil Bank

LG OLED TV Nepal

Pathao

Filmmaker Navin Awal
Navin Awal / Filmmaker and founder

Team

A focused team, assembled around the work.

Silhouette International works with a focused core team and collaborates with experienced filmmakers, producers, cinematographers, designers, editors, technicians, and artists according to the needs of each project.

Founded by filmmaker Navin Awal, the company continues to work across cinema, documentaries, development communication, institutional productions, and selected commercial work.

About the company

Contact

Let's talk.

Whether you are developing a film, documentary, public-interest production, institutional communication project, or commercial, Silhouette International would be glad to hear about it.