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,...