Manipuri filmmakers bag two awards
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 26 2023:
Romi Meitei's critically acclaimed "Eikhoigee Yum" bagged the prestigious best Manipuri Film Awards in the feature film category and Saikhom Ratan's Indian Panorama film, "Beyond Blast" was adjudged the Best Biographical film in the non-feature category as winners of the 69th National Film Awards for the film produced and censored in 2021 was made on Thursday.
'Eikhoigi Yum' is a narrative on the impact of globalization on a tiny remote village on Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in northeast India.
The fishing community who lives on the lake faces eviction, turning their lives upside down.
"Beyond Blast" is a 52-minute long biographical documentary on the life of Konthoujam Maikel Meitei, an artist who lost both his legs in a bomb blast in Imphal.
While expressing hope that the Manipuri filmmakers shinning at the national event will help lift the spirit of the people of the strife-tom state, Manipur State Film Development Society secretary Sunzu Bachaspatimayum congratulated both the award-winning filmmakers and applauded their magnificent contribution for the glory of Manipuri Cinema.