Entrepreneurs invest 8 lakhs to documentary projects
May 07th, 2022
4th edition of Documentor Imphal series at MSFDS complex, Palace Gate on 7th May 2022
Curtains came down to the 4th edition of the Documentor Imphal series jointly organized by Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS), and Documentary Resource Initiative (DRI) on Saturday, 7th April with a simple cash award distribution where a total of Rs 8 lakhs were handed over to 8 documentary filmmakers.
Beyond the Trials a documentary film project on extreme sport as a expression of freedom by Khaba Maimon was conferred the Best Project bagging the highest carry an award of Rs. 2.5 lakhs,
On the Crossroad on the issues confronting the State regarding the transition from the Bengali script to Meitei Mayek by James Khangenbam and
Battlefield Imphal were conferred the Promisingly Culturally engaged project and Promisingly Socially engaged project respectively with cash awards of Rs 1.5 lakhs each.
Five other documentary film projects –
Andro Dreams (Meena Longjam),
Anonymous Dance (Tushar Nongthombam),
Eche Sharmila (Manoj Kshetrimayum),
Bidyapati –The Lady Everest Summitter (Paonam Birjeet) and
We are the Water (Grace Rephung L)
were also conferred project development cash awards carrying Rs 50 thousand each.
4th edition of Documentor Imphal series at MSFDS complex, Palace Gate on 7th May 2022
The entrepreneurs who jointly supported the projects are Dr. Thangjam Dhabali, MD of Babina Healthcare & Hospitality, Wahengbam Braja, an avid Art collector and the founder of Kid Foundation, a private kid day care school, Konica Khuraijam, an enterprising educationist and lover of Arts and Radhesyam Oinam, the proprietor of Network Services.
This is for the very first time in the history of documentary film finance in the country where local entrepreneurs who have no technical film background have come forward in support of the local documentary filmmakers, to help realize their dream documentary projects by committing Rs 8 lakhs to realize the documentary films developed during the 5-day Incubation & Mentorship Lab called Documentor Imphal, jointly organized by MSFDS and DRI Kolkata.
Four acclaimed documentary film mentors from India were behind shaping of the documentary projects where eight documentary film projects and 8 observers took part.
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(Sunzu Bachaspatimayum)
Secretary,
Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS)
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This Press Release was posted on 08 May 2022
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