Winter Olympic campaign and Intl Film Fest kicks off
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kakching, December 15 2013:
The opening campaign of Winter Olympic, Sochi (Russia) and a 4-day long International Film Festival for "promotion of culture for friendship and co-operation" was kicked off from today at Auditorium of Library and Information Centre, Kakching in Thoubal District.
As a part of the programme, a torch rally was also organised with the participation by many eminent personalities, sports persons and students.
The torch rally was flagged from Khongjom War Memorial complex and was led by the first Manipuri Olympian P.Nilakamal and concluded at Library and Information Centre Kakching where the torch was received by Irina K.Bashkirova, Consul General of Russian Federation, Kolkata who lighted the symbolic Winter Olympic flame.
The inaugural function of the film festival was attended by Irina K.Bashkirova, Consul General of Russian Federation, Kolkata as Chief Guest and Alexander V.Mazirka, Director of Russian Centre of Science and Culture Kolkata as Guest of Honour.
Dr..MNara, National Vice-President of All India Peace & Solidarity Organisation; Y.Dhananjoy, President of Sahitya Seva Samiti Kakching and P.Shampha Singh, President of Library & Information Centre Kakching and RK Janaranjan, President of Film Forum Manipur were also present on the occasion as Presidium members on the dais.
On the first day of the festival, 'Life in Space', ( a documentary film on Valentina Tereshkova, 'Skating on Ice' ( Russian Film) and 'Nangna Kappa Pakchade' (Manipuri Film) were screened.
Foreign films from USA, Portugal, Cuba-Angola, Iran, Bosnia, New Zealand and Turkey would also be screened during the course of the 4-day long film extravaganza, which is being organised jointly by Sahitya Seva Samiti, Library & Information, Kakching Sports Club and Film Forum Manipur in collaboration with Russian Centre for Science and Culture, Kolkata.