Manipuri Film Fest

Stage set for first festival:

Imphal, Jan 4: For the first ever Festival of Manipuri Cinema scheduled to begin from Sunday, all preparations have been made to screen digital, celluloid Manipuri feature films and non-feature films.

In the festival being organised by the Film Forum Manipur at Shankar Talkies, Lamphelpat, 24 digital films, 10 non-feature films (including one celluloid film) will be screened.

The opening function of the film festival scheduled at 2 pm of January 6 will be graced by IFC Minister N Biren as chief guest.

Eminent film personality MK Binodini and film-maker K Ibohal as guests of honour and chairman of Film Forum Manipur W Lalitkumar as functional president.

During the festival, various cultural programmes will be presented from 5 pm to 7 pm.

By the sideline of the festival, a makeshift shed of 18 stalls christened Mami Keithel will also be opened.

From January 7 to 12, there will be an open forum as a part of the Festival of Manipuri Cinema.

In this open forum, scholars and critics will deliberate on the films being screened in the festival and also other Manipur feature and non-feature films.

Three films will be screened every day at 8.30 am, 11 am and 4 pm at Shankar Talkies and Mini-Shankar.

Two awards christened Emoinu Feature Film Award and Emoinu Non-Feature Film Award will be conferred to the best digital feature film and best digital and celluloid non-feature film of the festival respectively.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Film Forum chairman W Lalitkumar appealed to all organisations/bodies not to call bandhs or general strikes during the festival.

Jury member of the festival Prof N Tombi informed that for each award of the festival, there will be three nominees.

The awards will be distributed on Emoinu Day on January 19, he said.

Meanwhile, the Film Forum Manipur has selected noted film-maker Kongbrailatpam Ibohal for LifeTime Achievement Award 2007. The LifeTime Achievement Award will be conferred to dedicated film personalities every year, said Lalitkumar.

Source: The Sangai Express

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