Careers & Job Support

We don’t just train you.
We help you get hired.

This is the part most film schools skip — and it’s the part that matters most.

Start your application
OFI
The real gap

A certificate is nice. A job is better.

Plenty of places will sell you a course and a certificate. Very few will stand beside you when it’s time to actually get work. That gap — between finishing a course and starting a career — is where most students get lost.

OFI is built to close it. We are the film school in Nepal designed around what happens after you finish: real job support, real industry connections, and a real portfolio that proves you can do the work. For students who put in the effort, OFI isn’t just a classroom — it’s a doorway into the industry.

This is our biggest edge, and we’re proud of it.

OFI
How it works

Earned support, no empty promises.

01 Top performers get placed

Our strongest graduates don’t finish and disappear into the job hunt alone. When you prove you can deliver at a professional standard, we put you to work.

02 Everyone who earns it gets connected

For committed students who’ve done the work, we provide referrals into the studios and production houses that are hiring. You job-hunt with OFI behind you and a door already open.

03 It’s earned — that’s the point

This support goes to the students who genuinely show up and deliver. We back the people who back themselves.

To qualify for OFI’s job support, you’re expected to:

  • Pass all your assessments. You’ve got to actually master the craft.
  • Maintain full attendance. You can’t skip the work and expect the reward — showing up is non-negotiable.
  • Perform across every activity. Consistent effort and quality throughout the program, not just one good project.

If you bring the commitment, we bring the connections. That’s the deal, and it’s a fair one — because the same discipline we ask for is exactly what makes you employable in the first place.

OFI
Why it works

We make you worth hiring.

Job support only means something if you’re genuinely good. So our entire program is built to make you exactly that.

01 Real footage, real projects

You learn on the same kind of work you’ll be hired to do — so you graduate already knowing the job, not just the theory.

02 A real portfolio

You build a reel as you go. In this industry your work speaks louder than any certificate, and you finish with proof ready to show.

03 Industry mentors

Taught by people who know how the field actually hires, prices and delivers — and who can vouch for students who’ve earned it.

04 Small classes

Your skills get the attention they need to reach a truly professional level — never a face in a crowd.

Put simply: we don’t just promise to help you get hired. We make you the kind of person who deserves to be.

OFI
The industry

The Nepali industry you’re stepping into.

Film, video and visual content are a genuinely growing part of Nepal’s economy, and skilled people are in real demand. The paths open to OFI graduates include:

  • Wedding films — one of the largest and most constant markets in the country
  • Music videos — for a thriving local music scene
  • Advertising and brand content — agencies and businesses need it nonstop
  • YouTube, social media and digital content — a fast-expanding field
  • Corporate and event production — steady, professional work
  • Film and documentary — for those who want to go all the way
  • Freelance and your own business — turning skills into independent income

Editors, cinematographers, colourists and motion designers all have a place in this landscape. The skills you build at OFI are the skills the market is actually paying for.

OFI
Your portfolio

Proof, not a promise.

Your portfolio is the single most important thing you’ll leave with — more important than any certificate. Employers and clients in this field don’t ask what course you took; they ask to see your work.

That’s why everything at OFI is project-driven. Across your program you produce real, finished pieces — edits, films, grades, motion work — that become the reel you show the industry. You graduate with proof, not just a promise.

OFI
Connections

Skills get you noticed. Connections get you in the room.

Through your mentors and the institute’s network, you’re plugged into Nepal’s working media industry — the studios, production houses and professionals who hire. For students who’ve earned it, those connections turn into referrals and opportunities.

That network is something you simply can’t build alone from the outside. It’s one of the real reasons an OFI graduate starts ahead.

OFI
Your part of the deal

Show up. Work hard. Take it seriously.

We’ve been clear about what we offer. Here’s what we ask: pass your assessments, keep your attendance, and perform across every activity. Do that, and OFI’s full job support is yours to claim.

The students who treat their training like the start of their career are the ones whose careers actually start here.

OFI
Questions

Good to know.

Does OFI guarantee a job to every student?

No — and we’d be wary of anyone who promises that. What we guarantee is genuine support for students who earn it. Top performers are placed in work, and committed graduates are referred to studios and production houses that are hiring.

What do I need to do to qualify for job support?

Pass all your assessments, maintain full attendance, and perform consistently across every activity. The support goes to students who show real commitment and skill.

What kind of jobs do graduates go into?

Roles across editing, cinematography, colour and motion — in wedding films, music videos, advertising, social and digital content, corporate production and more. Many also freelance or build their own businesses.

How does the portfolio help me get hired?

In this industry, your work is your résumé. A strong portfolio of real, finished projects is what convinces employers and clients to hire you — and you build one throughout your program.

Is there really enough film work in Nepal?

Yes. Demand for skilled editors, cinematographers, colourists and content creators is growing across weddings, music, advertising and digital media.

OFI
The wedding economy

Nepal’s biggest film industry doesn’t play in cinemas

The single largest employer of film skills in Nepal is the wedding industry. Every season, thousands of ceremonies are shot on multiple cameras and drones, and every one of those shoots needs editors, cinematographers, photographers and colourists to turn raw footage into films families keep forever.

It is honest, skilled, well-paying work with a built-in career ladder: second shooter to lead shooter, junior editor to senior editor to studio owner. Many of Nepal’s best filmmakers earn their living here while building personal film projects on the side.

OFI’s courses are tuned to this reality. The footage you train on, the deadlines you practise, and the delivery standards you learn are exactly the ones this market runs on — which is why studios like hiring our graduates.

OFI
Remote & international

Work for studios abroad, from Kathmandu

A quiet revolution is underway: studios in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada and Europe now outsource post-production to Nepal. The time zone is an advantage — edits happen overnight for the client — the English works, and the talent, increasingly, is here.

For a trained editor or colourist that means dollar-denominated income without leaving the country. The requirements are exactly what OFI drills: reliable quality, professional communication, disciplined file handling and deadlines that never slip.

We teach students how this market works — how international studios test and onboard remote editors, what they pay, and what gets people rehired — because we operate in it ourselves.

OFI
How OFI helps

Referrals, real projects and a working network

Career support at OFI is not a seminar in the last week — it is built into the structure. Strong students are pulled onto real productions before they graduate, and studios in our network regularly ask us, by name, for graduates to interview.

We help with the practical steps: assembling your showreel, presenting your work online, preparing for the sample-edit tests studios use, and negotiating those first offers. Because our instructors work in the industry, the advice is current, not theoretical.

No honest school can promise everyone a job — outcomes follow effort. What we promise is that talent plus commitment will not go unnoticed here, because the people teaching you are the same people the industry calls when they need to hire.

Start your story

Treat your training like the start
of your career.

Because for the students who do, that’s exactly what it becomes. Bring the commitment — we’ll bring the connections.

Start your application