9th edition of MANIFA to be held on March 22, 2020
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 26 2019:
The 9th edition of Manipuri Film Awards (MANIFA), will be held on March 22, next year.
Speaking to media persons at Film Forum Manipur (FFM) office today, the forum Chairman S Mangoljao and MANIFA Festival Director Y Nilachandra said that in the past, the event was held as SSS- MANIFA.
But the next edition of the function will be held only as MANIFA, under the aegis of THOUNA and FFM, they explained.
From this coming event, a new category called 'Best Audiography' has been added which brings the total number of awards to 27, they said.
The entry date for films will be from December 27 to January 20 .
The films should be certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 .
If the films are of another dialects other than Meiteilon, then the films should be those which were previewed by FFM from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 .
They informed that the award function will be held at the auditorium of Kakching Dramatic Union (KDU) .
Speaking to media persons, S Mangoljao appealed to the producers to take consent of the artists (actor/actress or singers) before filling in the names for the individual awards so as to avoid any form of confusion and errors in the future.
He also cautioned that if the artists who already gave their consent fail to appear at the function, then they (artists) will have to bear the responsibilities.
He then appealed to all the producers, actors and actresses, directors to make the event a grand success.