1st Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival

1st Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival

Festival poster
Opening film	Eikhoigi Yum by Romi Meitei
Closing film	Seemabaddha by Satyajit Ray
Location	Imphal, Manipur, India
Founded	2022
Hosted by	Manipur State Film Development Society
No. of films	19
Festival date	Opening: 2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) Closing: 6 April 2022 (2022-04-06)
Website	eiiff.org
Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival
2nd

The 1st Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival took place from 2 to 6 April, 2022 at Imphal, Manipur. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The festival had screened 19 films from India and abroad with Manipur State Film Development Society, Palace Compound as its venue. ^[4] A total of 11 feature and 8 non-feature films were screened at the festival. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Events

• Panel Discussions:
  • Treating a Nuanced Story: Director's Tools on 3rd April 2022

Panelists

Pradip Kurbah, Utpal Borpujari and Haobam Paban Kumar

• Emerging Reality Storyteller on 5th April 2022

Panelist

Shaunak Sen

Official selections

The following films were screened at the festival. ^{[8] [9]}

Feature films

Original title	English title	Director(s)	Production countrie(s)
Eikhoigi Yum	Our Home	Romi Meitei	India
Ishu		Utpal Borpujari	India
Kalkokkho	House of Time	Rajdeep Paul & Sarmistha Maiti	India
Iewduh	Market	Pradip Kurbah	India
Vidheyan	The Servile	Adoor Gopalakrishnan	India
Thampu	The Circus Tent	G. Aravindan	India
Nine Hills One Valley		Haobam Paban Kumar	India
Tabarana Kathe	Tabara's Tale	Girish Kasaravalli	India
Court		Chaitanya Tamhane	India
36 Chowringhee Lane		Aparna Sen	India
Seemabaddha	Company Limited	Satyajit Ray	India

Non-Feature Films

Original title	English title	Director(s)	Production countrie(s)
Beloved		Yaser Talebi	Iran
Janani Juliet		Pankaj Rishi Kumar	India
Ukrainian Sheriffs		Roman Bondarchuk	Ukraine
Acasă, My Home		Radu Ciorniciuc	Germany
In the Absence		Seung-jun Yi	South Korea, America
God Bliss Our Home		Nawruz Paguidopon	Philippines
Gunda	Mother, Pig	Viktor Kossakovsky	Norway, United States
No Refusal		Kaushik Hafizee	India

References

1. "1st Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival comes to an end". e-pao.net. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
2. "1st Edition Of 'Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival' Begins". KRC Times. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
3. "1st Edition of 'Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival' Begins". The Frontier Manipur. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
4. "'Eikhoigi Imphal Intl Film Fest' to kick off from Apr 2". The Sangai Express. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
5. "5-day 'Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival' set to kick off from 2 April 2022". The Frontier Manipur. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
6. "Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival Date : 02nd - 06th April 2022". e-pao.net. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
7. "Five-days Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival to kick off". The Ukhrul Times. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
8. "First-ever international film festival in Manipur begins in Imphal". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
9. "First Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival from April 2". The News Mill. Retrieved 13 February 2025.

External links

• Official website