1st North East India Film Festival, Manipur

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1st North East India Film Festival, Manipur
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Festival poster
Opening film Eikhoigi Yum by Romi Meitei
Closing film Joseph's Son by Haobam Paban Kumar
Location Imphal, Manipur, India
Founded2024
Hosted by
  • THOUNA
  • Film Forum Manipur
  • Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Manipur
No. of films14
Festival dateOpening: 3 March 2024 (2024-3-3)
Closing: 7 March 2024 (2024-3-7)
Website neiffman.org
North East India Film Festival, Manipur
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The 1st North East India Film Festival, Manipur took place from 3 to 7 March, 2024 at Imphal, Manipur. [1] [2] [3] The festival had screened 14 films from North East India at two venues, Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) and Tanthapolis Cinema, Lamphel. [4] [5] The opening ceremony was held at MSFDS, Palace Compound, followed by screening of the opening film Eikhoigi Yum . [6] The films were selected under two sections, Competition and NEIFF Spectrum. [7]

Contents

Events

Official selections

The following films have been selected in different categories. [8] [9]

NEIFF Competition

Original titleEnglish titleDirector(s)Production state
Ata Nirjon DuporiyaA Mid Day Without A NameKhanjan Kishore NathAssam
Nellier KothaThe Nellie Story Parthajit Baruah Assam
Kuhipator RangThe Colour of SpringNav K. NathAssam
Rimdogittanga Rapture Dominic Sangma Meghalaya
SamarpanSurrenderArup MannaAssam
Josephki Macha Joseph's Son Haobam Paban Kumar Manipur
Before SpringShrutismriti ChangkakotiAssam
Gorai Phakhri Wild SwansRajni BasumataryAssam

NEIFF Spectrum

Original titleEnglish titleDirector(s)
Eikhoigi Yum Our Home Romi Meitei
SiangThe CursePilot Kamei & Boris Golmei
Peral ThingbolTree of SecretsSng Pearson Anal
Ka Chithi The LettersSimi Khongtiang
ZingthanwoMorning StarMakanmi Ramror & Seema KS Awungshi
Samkhok Morung BedAC Rinshing

Awards and Winners

Source: [10] [11]

AwardFilmWinner's name(s)
Best Film Rapture Director: Dominic Sangma
Producers: Xu Jianshang & Gunme R Marak
Best Direction Joseph's Son Haobam Paban Kumar
Best CinematographyBefore SpringJayant Sethu Nath
Best ScreenplayNeiller Kotha Parthajit Baruah
Best EditingSamarpanKuldip Baruah
Best Sound Gorai Phakhri Amrit Pritam & Debajit Changmai
Special Jury AwardBefore SpringShrutismriti Changkakoti
Special Mention AwardAta Nirjon DuporiyaKhanjan Kishore Nath
Jury Award for Outstanding Performance Joseph's Son Rewben Mashangva

References

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  7. Guru Aribam Naocha. "Manipur set to host the Prestigious North East India Film Festival 2024". Imphal Times. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. "Manipur Gears Up To Host North East India Film Festival From March 3-7". Northeast Today. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. "Manipur: The North East India Film Festival 2024 to be held soon in Imphal". The Sentinel. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. "Assamese Films Shine at the Northeast India Film Festival in Manipur". manipurarticles.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  11. "Five-day North East India Film Festival concludes in Manipur". www.sakshipost.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.