Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 25:
Three Manipuri feature films have been short-listed for screening in the five day Cultural Festival of Assamese, Manipuri and Orriya films, performance and other arts beginning from tomorrow at Mumbai.
Manipuri films selected for the festival hosted by Mumbai-based NGO 'Sound and Picture Archives for research on women' are A Syam Sharma's 'Ishanou', MA Singh's 'Sanakeithel' and Oken Amakcham's 'Khonthang'.
the NGO conducts regular survey on status of women and is hosting the festival with the objective of providing platform to Hindi film actresses discuss on linguistic differences and myriad traditions of comparatively unknown cultures with emphasis on life and experiences of women.
While Syam Sharma and special invitee Y Roma left for Mumbai today, MA Singh and Oken Amakcham are slated to leave Imphal on January 27.other highlight of the festival concerns sessions on interaction among the participants/invitees, interviews and discussions, informed source added.