Festival of cinemas of Manipur underway
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, April 15 2022: A 15-day Festival of Cinemas of Manipur commenced from Thursday at the MSFDS auditorium, Palace Compound.

Highlight of the multi-lingual festival, which is the concluding event of the on-going yearlong Golden Jubilee Celebration of Manipuri Cinema winding up on April 29, will include screening of films from the celluloid, VHS and digital eras.

It began with the screening of Bobo Khuraijam's 'Ima Sabitri' in non-feature section and Ojitbabu Ningthojam's 'Larei Lathup', which was adjudged the Best Popular feature film at the 14 Manipur State Film Festival 2022.Eminent filmmaker and Padmashri recipient Aribam Syam Sharma, MSFDS Lifetime Achievement awardees and senior actors Yengkhom Roma and Kangabam Tomba attended the opening ceremony of the festival as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.

As many as 32 feature films, 12 documentaries and nine short films encompassing several local dialects spoken in Manipur will be screened during the festival.

Among those to be screened during the festival include landmark films like, Brojendro Gi Luhongba, Jahera, Khonthang , Mantri Dolansana , Phijigi Mani', 'AFSPA 1958', 'Pebet', etc.

Besides, three dialect films each of Tangkhul, Zeliangrong and Thadou-Kuki will also be screened making the festival inclusive in all its aspects.

Full length animation feature him, based on the folktale 'Keibu Keioiba', will also feature in the festival while children film, 'Paari' directed by Aribam Syam Sharma will be special attraction especially for the children.

The festival will have a series of interactive talks by Aribam Syam Sharma on aspects of him direction, music direction and on directing the Actors, besides a 5 day Documentary Project Development Workshop called, 'Documentor'.

In a release, MSFDS Secretary Sunzu Bachaspatimayum appealed to the people to attend the festival and grab the golden opportunity to watch timeless Manipuri films.

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