Cinema of Manipur

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The Cinema of Manipur is the film industry based in Manipur, India. It includes not only Meitei language movies but all the films made in different languages of the different communities in Manipur. The Manipuri film industry was born when Matamgi Manipur by Debkumar Bose was released on 9 April 1972. [1] From Aribam Syam Sharma's Paokhum Ama and M.A. Singh's Langlen Thadoi to Oken Amakcham's Lammei and Haobam Paban Kumar's Loktak Lairembee and many others, [2] Manipuri cinema, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, [3] has grown in both its form and culture. [4]

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A still from Matamgi Manipur, the first Manipuri feature film Matamgi Manipur.jpg
A still from Matamgi Manipur, the first Manipuri feature film
Cinema of Manipur
No. of screens approx. 80 screens in Manipur
Produced feature films
Total80-100 films per annum

As the production of video films gained momentum, the Manipuri film industry expanded and around 80 to 100 films were made each year, becoming the largest film industry in North East India by number of films produced per year. [5] In recent years, there has been a decline in production. [6]

Prior to Matamgi Manipur , there were several attempts made to make a film in the state, the most significant being Mainu Pemcha in 1948, which was left incomplete. [7] The tradition of documentary filmmaking in Manipur was said to have been pioneered by the late Maharaj Kumar Priya Brata Singh who shot "actuality movies" with his 8 mm camera in 1936. [8]

Aribam Syam Sharma's Ishanou which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival was the only Indian film to be considered under Cannes Classic section at the Cannes Film Festival 2023. [9]

Notable feature films: 1972-2022

This section covers notable Manipuri feature films released between 9 April 1972 and 9 April 2022. Notable films, in this context, include those films which have participated or won awards in national and international film festivals, and the films which have made history (for example, first full-length film, first filmmaker, first colour film, longest movie).

Year of releaseFilmNotesDirector
1972 Matamgi Manipur First Manipuri Feature Film. Won the president's medal at the 20th National Film Awards. [10] Debkumar Bose
1973 Brojendragee Luhongba Manipuri movie made by the first filmmaker of Manipur Sapam Nodia Chand.S.N. Chand
1976 Saaphabee First Manipuri film to win the Rajat Kamal (National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri). The award was won at the 24th National Film Awards. First Manipuri folk movie. Aribam Syam Sharma
1980 Olangthagee Wangmadasoo Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 27th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
1981 Imagi Ningthem Won the Golden Montgolfiere at the Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes, in 1982, becoming the first Indian film to win a grand prix award. Won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist (Master Leikhendra) and National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 29th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
1983 Sanakeithel Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 31st National Film Awards.M. A. Singh
Paokhum Ama First Manipuri colour (short) feature film (runtime: 54 minutes). Screened at the Tyneside International Film Festival, U.K. Aribam Syam Sharma
1984 Langlen Thadoi First Manipuri colour full-length feature film. First film to be produced by a woman, Kh. Sakhi Devi.M. A. Singh
1986NongleiFirst VHS feature film in the Meiteilon language.Ramchandra
1990 Ishanou Screened at the Un Certain Regard section of the 1991 Cannes International Film Festival. Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri and Special Mention (Anoubam Kiranmala) Award at the 38th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
1992KhonthangSelected for Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India, New Delhi, in 1993. Invited to Singapore International Film Festival 1994 and Festival of SPARROW, Mumbai, 2008. Oken Amakcham
1993 Sambal Wangma Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 41st National Film Awards. Selected for Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India 1994.K. Ibohal Sharma
MadhabeeMovie with the longest running time (197 minutes) in the history of Manipuri cinema. It is based on the first Manipuri novel of the same title by Dr. Lamabam Kamal.L. Banka Sharma
1994 Mayophy Gee Macha Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 42nd National Film Awards. Oken Amakcham
1995 Sanabi Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 43rd National Film Awards. Screened at the International Film Festival of India and Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt. Aribam Syam Sharma
1997Khamba ThoibiBased on the Mahakavya (epic) Khamba Thoibi written by Hijam Anganghal.Moirangthem Nilamani Singh
2000 Chatledo Eidi Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 48th National Film Awards. [11] Selected for Indian Panorama of the 32nd International Film Festival of India 2001. Makhonmani Mongsaba
Paari First Manipuri children's film. Aribam Syam Sharma
2002 Lammei First Manipuri video film to have a commercial screening at a theatre. It marked the beginning of a digital era in Manipuri cinema. Oken Amakcham
2007 Yenning Amadi Likla Entered into the feature film section of the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India 2007. Makhonmani Mongsaba
2009 Nobap Opening film at the 2nd Guwahati Film Festival 2009. [12] Heisnam Tomba
Keibu Keioiba Official selection in the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2010; first animated feature film in Manipuri.Bhumenjoy Konsam
2010ThoudangScreened at the Second International Women's Film Festival 2012, Shillong. Romi Meitei
2011 Phijigee Mani Received award for Best Supporting Actress (Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi) and the regional award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 59th National Film Awards. Selected for Indian Panorama 2011. Oinam Gautam Singh
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film at the 59th National Film Awards.Mamta Murthy
2012 Leipaklei Selected for 14th Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea 2012, 18th Kolkata International Film Festival and 5th Guwahati Film Festival. Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 60th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
2013 Nangna Kappa Pakchade Received Special Jury Award with the title Epic Mirror of the Century in the Kinshasa International Film Festival 2017. Selected for the 3rd Delhi International Film Festival 2014. Screened at Ladakh International Film Festival 2014 in the Indian Feature section. Makhonmani Mongsaba
2014 Nongmatang Screened at the 3rd Delhi International Film Festival 2014.Suvas E.
Pallepfam Screened in the 10th Habitat Film Festival in May 2015. [13] Opened the 2nd edition of Fragrances from the Northeast, a 3-day festival of cinema from the northeast. [14] Official selection in the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2015 under the section New Horizon from the North East. [15] Wanglen Khundongbam
Bamon EchalFirst 3-D film in Manipur (in fact, in the North Eastern India).R.K. Lalmani
2015 Eibusu Yaohanbiyu Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 63rd National Film Awards.Maipaksana Haorongbam
2016 Loktak Lairembee Participated in around 16 International Film Festivals across the globe and won several awards. Won Best Film on Environment/Conservation/Preservation at the 64th National Film Awards. [16] Haobam Paban Kumar
2018 Magi Matambakta Selected for Bengaluru International Film Festival 2018, Third Eye Asian Film Festival, Mumbai 2020 and Delhi International Film Festival 2020. Won the Best Manipuri Film in the 2nd Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards (JIFFA) 2019. Makhonmani Mongsaba
Ei LakkhiniBest Director Award at Eurasia International Film Festival 2019, Moscow. Official selections at London International Motion Picture Awards 2019; Rome Independent Prisma Awards 2019; First Time Filmmakers Session 2019, U.K.; Mozimotion International Film Festival 2019, Netherlands.Hemjeet Moirangthem
Won NamEntered in the competition section of the Itanagar International Film Festival 2019. A Tangkhul dialect film.Maipaksana Haorongbam
Laman Ama Got selection at the 11th International Guwahati Film Festival 2018.Sanad Aribam
2019 Nongphadok Lakpa Atithi Premiered at the 3rd Guwahati International Film Festival as the Opening Film of the Indian Section. Official selection at 5th North-East Film Festival 2020, Pune. Opening Film at 12th International Guwahati Film Festival 2020. [17] Aribam Syam Sharma
Pandam Amada World premiered at the Dhaka International Film Festival 2020. Selected at the 18th Third Eye Asian Film Festival and Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival, 2020. Oinam Gautam Singh
Eikhoishibu Kanano Premiered at the Jaipur International Film Festival and International Film Festival, Pune. [18] Won Best Feature Film Award at the 10th Dada Shaheb Phalke Film Festival 2020. [19] Official selections in 8th Delhi International Film Festival 2020 [20] and 8th Indian Cine Film Festival 2020.Ajit Yumnam
Eigi Kona Won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 67th National Film Awards. Selected for the 51st International Film Festival of India (Indian Panorama) in the feature section. [21] Official selections at the Indica Film Utsav 2020, 4th Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards (OIFFA) 2021 and Thrissur International Film Festival 2021. [22] Bobby Wahengbam and Maipaksana Haorongbam
2020 Nine Hills One Valley Special Mention Award in the Film Bazaar Recommends Section of the Film Bazaar 2020. [23] Official selection at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2021, Indonesia. [24] Entered into the India Gold section of the 22nd Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2022. [25] Haobam Paban Kumar
Nakamh-Riangsuanneic World premiered at the International Folklore Film Festival of Kerala 2021. [26] A Rongmei film.Kachangthai Gonmei
2021 Rongdaife Official selections at the Prague International Film Awards 2022 and 3rd DIORAMA International Film Festival and Market 2021. [27] Won three awards at the Literature Illusion Film Frames Television & Theatre (LIFFT) India Awards 2021. [28] Bobby Haobam
4/11Official selection in the competition section at the 8th International Film Festival of Shimla 2022. [29] Ajit Yumnam
Eikhoigi Yum Official selections at the 22nd Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2022 and 27th International Film Festival of Kerala 2022. [30] [31] Won Best Feature Film in Manipuri at the 69th National Film Awards. [32] Romi Meitei
Apaiba Leichil Official selections at the 18th International Film Festival of Thrissur 2023, Kerala and Kashish International Queer Film Festival 2023, Mumbai. [33] Bobby Wahengbam

Notable feature films: 2022-2072

This section covers notable Manipuri feature films released between 9 April 2022 and 9 April 2072. Notable films, in this context, include those films which have participated or won awards in national and international film festivals, and the films which have made history (for example, first full-length film, first filmmaker, first colour film, longest movie).

Year of releaseFilmNotesDirector
2023 Ashengba Eral Jury Special Mention Award at the Niri 9 - 2nd International Film Festival 2023. [34] OC Meira
Joseph's Son Premiered at the 25th_Shanghai_International_Film_Festival_2023. [35] Haobam Paban Kumar
Samkhok Official selection at the 29th Busan International Film Festival 2024, South Korea. [36] AC Rinshing
2024 Oneness World premiered at KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2024, Mumbai. [37] Official selection at Bangalore Queer Film Festival 2024. [38] Priyakanta Laishram
Boong Official selection at Toronto International Film Festival 2024. [39] Lakshmipriya Devi
Langdai Ama Best Direction award at the 9th Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2024. [40] Binoranjan Oinam

Notable non-feature films: 1972-2022

This section covers notable Manipuri non-feature films released between 9 April 1972 and 9 April 2022, with Maipak: Son of Manipur being the exception in the categorisation (released in 1971). Notable films, in this context, include those films which have participated in or won awards in national and international film festivals, and the films which have made history (for example, first full-length film, first filmmaker, first colour film, longest movie).

Year of releaseFilmNotesDirector
1971Maipak: Son of ManipurFirst Manipuri documentary film to be screened publicly. It was produced by Karam Monomohan Singh.Debkumar Bose
1984PebetBest Short Fiction Film in the International Short Film Festival, Kolkata 1985. Selected for Panorama Section of the International Film Festival of India, New Delhi 1985.Arambam Lokendra
1989The Deer on the LakeWon the National Film Award for Best Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film at the 37th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
1991Meitei PungWon the Special Mention Award at the 39th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
Lai HaraobaOfficial selection in the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 1992. Aribam Syam Sharma
1993 Orchids of Manipur Won the Best Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film at the 41st National Film Awards. Screened at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2019, Japan. Aribam Syam Sharma
1995 Yelhou Jagoi Won the National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film at the 43rd National Film Awards. Screened at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2019, Japan. Aribam Syam Sharma
1999Thang-Ta: The Martial Arts of ManipurWon the National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film at the 47th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
The MaramsParticipated at Indian Panorama of IFFI, 2000; Mumbai International Film Festival 2000 in competition section and Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, 2000. Aribam Syam Sharma
2001Threads of LifeOfficial selection at the 7th Mumbai International Film Festival 2002. [41] Bachaspatimayum Sunzu
2004Nongdi TarakkhidareSelected for Indian Panorama of International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2004.Ningthouja Lancha
2006Guru Laimayum Thambalngoubi DeviWon the National Film Award for Best Biographical Film at the 54th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
Ngaihak Lambida Got entry into Indian Panorama (non feature section) of the 38th International Film Festival of India 2007. Participated in the Third Eye 6th Asian Film Festival, Mumbai 2007. Haobam Paban Kumar
2007Ratan Thiyam: The Man of TheatreSelected for Indian Panorama of International Film Festival of India, 2008 and 11th Mumbai International Film Festival 2008. Oken Amakcham
Nirmala Chanu
Rajarshi Bhagyachandra of Manipur Selection at the Indian Panorama in the non-feature section of IFFI 2007. Aribam Syam Sharma
2008 AFSPA, 1958 Won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film at the 56th National Film Awards. Haobam Paban Kumar
Challenge/SingnabaWon the National Film Award for Exploration & Sports at the 56th National Film Awards.Sunzu Bachaspatimayum
Sana KeithelWon the National Film Award for Best Narration/Voice Over at the 56th National Film Awards.Natasha Elangbam
Nungee MitBest Short Film in 2nd Cine ASA International Film Festival 2009, Guwahati. Screened at Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome, Italy, 2009; Mumbai International Film Festival 2010; PLAN 9 Festival of Experimental Movies, Prague, 2011.Chaoba Thiyam
2009Mr. IndiaWon the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues at the 57th National Film Awards. Haobam Paban Kumar
Ilisha Amagi MahaoBest Director Award in the Cine ASA International Film Festival 2009, Guwahati. Featured in the Indian Panorama of International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2009. Official selection at the 25th Munich International Film Festival 2010.Ningthouja Lancha
Boiling BloodSelection at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2010. Khwairakpam Bishwamittra
RoshniSelection at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2010. Bobby Wahengbam
The Sun is not Still SettingSelection at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2010.Suvas E.
2010Heart to HeartWon the National Film Award for Best Scientific Film at the 58th National Film Awards.Bachaspatimayum Sunzu
Songs of MashangvaWon the National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film on Social Issues at the 58th National Film Awards.Oinam Doren
The ZeliangrongsWon Special Mention Award at the 58th National Film Awards.Ronel Haobam
Cease Baby’s Whimpering CryOfficial selection at Mumbai International Film Festival 2010 and SIGN 2010. Romi Meitei
2011The Silent PoetWon the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film at the 59th National Film Awards Bagged the Best Documentary Award in the 2nd Siliguri International Short & Doc. Film Festival 2011.

Official selections at the MIFF 2012, ADDA Film Festival 2013 and Indie 8 Film Festival 2013.

Borun Thokchom
Noong Amadi YeroomOfficial selection in Indian Panorama of the 42nd International Film Festival of India, Mumbai International Film Festival 2012. 2nd Best Film in Manhattan Short Film Festival. Official selection at Beyond Bollywood Festival, Frankfurt. Romi Meitei
My Grandpa's HomeScreened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2014. A Poulah film.Alexander Leo Pou
2012 Manipuri Pony Won the National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film (Including sports) at the 60th National Film Awards. Aribam Syam Sharma
Kaangkhada LinReceived Best Director & Best Film Awards at Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF) 2013 and Mumbai International Film Festival 2014. Romi Meitei
2013Karfew2nd Best Film Award in Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2014. Won the 2nd Prize at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)'s Short Film Award Competition 2022. [42] Romi Meitei
2014Phum ShangWon the National Film Award for Best Investigative Film at the 62nd National Film Awards. [43] Best Medium Length Film at 18th International Environmental Film & Video Festival, Goias, Brazil 2016. Haobam Paban Kumar
Alternative DancerIn Competition - 4th Siliguri International, Documentary and Short Film Festival 2014. In Competition - Alpavirama 2014 South Asian Documentary and Short Film Festival 2014. Official Selection at International Film Festival of Kashmir 2014. Best Director of Debut Film at 9th Manipur State Film Awards, 2014.Akee Sorokhaibam
2015 Auto Driver Won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues at the 63rd National Film Awards. [44] Longjam Meena Devi
It's Not My Choice The first Indian short film to be adapted in Thai language . [45] [46] Won Special Jury Mention and Best Film On Social Cause at the 2015 Highland Independent Film Festival, Shimla. Won Best Filmmaker For A Cause and Best Story at the Jalandhar Short Film Festival 2015 Won Honorable Mention at the Riverdale International Short Film Festival 2017. [47] Priyakanta Laishram
Eesing gi Machu (Colors of Water)Best Director and Best Film Awards at Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2015 and Mumbai International Film Festival 2016. Romi Meitei
2016 Ima Sabitri Bagged the Best Documentary Film Award at the 15th Mumbai International Film Festival. Winner of the Women of the Lens Film Digital Broadcast Festival 2017. [48] Opening Film, Indian Panorama IFFI 2016. Bobo Khuraijam
Tou-Tai (Seed)Best Short Film (Golden Royal Bengal Tiger) in the 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival 2016. A Poulah film.Ashok Veilou
2017 Bloody Phanek Selected for 9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2017, South Korea. Screened at the Ethanografilm Paris Film Festival 2019, France.Sonia Nepram
Theatre of the EarthWon the Best Film: Cinema of Resistance award at the 11th Signs Film Festival 2017, Kerala. Winner of Satyajit Ray Bronze Award for the 3rd Best Documentary at the 2nd South Asian Short Film Festival. [49] Official selection at the 5th Kolkata People's Film Festival.Oinam Doren
2018Look At The SkyBest Short Fiction Film at the 12th International Documentary and Short Film Festival Kerala, 2019. A Poulah film.Ashok Veilou
Fireflies Best Documentary Short at Arthouse Asia International Film Festival 2018. Official selections at Balkan Can Kino 2018, Athens; Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival 2018; 3rd Golden Tree International Film Festival 2018, Frankfurt; Frames Film Festival 2018, Mumbai; Davis Feminist Film Festival 2018, California ; "Cinema and You" 2018, Mariupol, Ukraine; Human Rights Short Film Festival 2018, Dhaka; Darbhanga International Film Festival 2018; Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2019.Johnson Rajkumar
Who Said Boys Can't Wear Makeup? Won the Best Multimedia Influencer Award at Lifestyle Young Influencer Awards 2018, Mumbai. [50] Priyakanta Laishram
Yours FaithfullyOfficial selection at Global Cinema Festival organised by Film Federation of India. Romi Meitei
NaapalWon the Best Short Film Award at the 1st Guwahati International Documentary, Short and Animation Film Festival.R.K. Imo
Pe (The Umbrella)Won Best Short Film at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2019. [51] Rakesh Moirangthem
Daughters of the Polo God Best Documentary award in the 19th Annual New York Indian Film Festival. [52] Roopa Barua
2019 I Rise Best Documentary Award at the Mumbai Short International Film Festival 2020. Best Film on Women and the Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Tagore International Film Festival 2020. Official selection in the 16th International Short and Independent Film Festival, Dhaka 2022 and 17th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2022. [53] Borun Thokchom
The Foul Truth(Amakpa Achumba) Won Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Symbiosis Allied Media Awards 2019, Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor In A Leading Role at the Short Motion Pictures National Wave Festival 2018 and Best Film On Other Social Issues at the St. Leuven International Short Film Festival 2019. [54] Priyakanta Laishram
Motsillaba Mingsel Won Best Director and Best Child Artist awards at the Cochin International Shortfilm Awards 2021. Official selections at the Lift-Off Global Network Sessions 2021 [55] and the 12th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2021. [56] Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Film and House of Illusion Award for Best Short Fiction at the Chalachitram National Film Festival 2021. [57] Won the Best Short Film Award at The Himalayan Film Festival 2021. [58] Romi Meitei
2020 Highways of Life Got selection at the 51st International Film Festival of India (Indian Panorama) in the non-feature section. [59] Won Best Film Award at the 8th Liberation DocFest, Bangladesh 2020. Official selection at the 13th Festival of Southasian Documentaries 2022, Kathmandu.Amar Maibam
Nawa SeidumMicro Film Finalist at the Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, 2020. Outstanding Achievement Award at the Tagore International Film Festival 2020. Best Narrative Film in Moment International 2020.Lawrence Chandam
Samnaba - MergeWon the Best Cinematography Award (Tushar Nongthombam) at The Himalayan Film Festival 2021. [60] Surjit Nongmeikapam
2021 Pabung Syam Official selections at the 52nd International Film Festival of India 2021 in the non-feature section of Indian Panorama and 17th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films (MIFF) 2022. [61] [62] Winner of Best Biographical Film at the 68th National Film Awards. [63] Haobam Paban Kumar
Beyond Blast Winner of Best Director of Photography in the Goa International Film Festival 2021 and Best Documentary Feature Film in the Port Blair International Film Festival 2021. Official selection at the 13th Festival of South Asian Documentaries 2022, Kathmandu. [64] Won Best Biographical Film at the 69th National Film Awards. [65] Saikhom Ratan
Panthougi LiklamBest Short Film at Short Film Competition, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 2021. [66] Special Jury Mention at 13th International Guwahati Film Festival 2021.Rakesh Moirangthem
Class@6pmWon the Best Asian Short Film Award at the Golden Leaf International Film Festival 2021 and Finalist at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2021. Best Short Film at the Raw International Film Festival 2021. Official selections at the Rome Outcast Independent Film Award 2021 and Jaipur International Film Festival 2022.Haorokcham Anil
Monsoon of LifeWinner of Best Film at Unibrow Film Festival 2021 and Special Mention Award at the MOKKHO International Film Festival 2022. [67] Official selections at the One Earth Awards 2022 and FUSE - Film Under Severe Experiment 2022.Tushar Nongthombam
2022ErolnungdagiWon the 2nd Best Film Award at the 14th International Guwahati Film Festival 2022. Official selection at the 13th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022.Rakesh Moirangthem

Notable non-feature films: 2022-2072

This section covers notable Manipuri non-feature films released between 9 April 2022 and 9 April 2072.

Year of
release		FilmNotesDirector
2022 Meiram - The Fire Line Opening film at the 17th_Mumbai_International_Film_Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films (MIFF) 2022. [68] James Khangembam
Eewai Official selections at the Druk International Film Festival 2022, 4th Nepal Cultural International Film Festival 2022, Festivus Film Fest Canada 2022, Dadashaheb Phalke International Film Festival India 2022 and Gangtok International Film Festival 2022. [69] Khwairakpam Bishwamittra
Lembi Leima Best Film at the Athvikvaruni International Film Festival 2022, Golden Fern Film Awards 2022, Diamond Bell International Film Festival 2022, Europe Independent International Film Festival 2023, Madras Independent Film Festival 2023. [70] Mayank Pratap Singh
2023SubedarNominated for Nepal International Film Festival 2023. [71] Th. Rolivin, G. Devadarshan & A. Debabarta
Padma Shri Wareppa Naba: Rituals to MainstreamScreened at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival 2023. [72] Bobby Wahengbam
Andro Dreams Premiered at the 15th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2023. [73] Opening film at the 54th International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama Non-Feature Section. [74] Meena Longjam
Iron Women of Manipur Premiered at the 15th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2023. [75] Haobam Paban
2024 Akangba Pee Official selection at the 17th SiGNS Festival 2024 in the Short Fiction Competition category. [76] Khwairakpam Bishwamittra
Temples of ManipurWinner of Best Documentary Award at the Makizhmithran International Film Festival 2024. [77] Chingsanglakpa
Chara IyongScreened in the Unheard India (Rare Language) category at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival 2024. [78] Ningthouja Lancha

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<i>Nine Hills One Valley</i> 2021 Indian film

Nine Hills One Valley is a 2021 Indian Manipuri-Tangkhul bilingual film conceptualized and directed by Haobam Paban Kumar. It is produced by Warepam Jhansirani and Haobam Paban Kumar for Oli Pictures. The movie was among 19 feature films selected for Film Bazaar Recommends (FBR) section of the Film Bazaar 2020. It was premiered at the 16th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2021, Indonesia.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meitei cinema</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 in Meitei culture</span>

2023 in Meitei culture, including but not limited to Meitei architecture, Meitei cinema, Meitei cuisine, Meitei dances, Meitei festivals, Meitei language, Meitei literature, Meitei music, Meitei religion, Meitei script, etc.

<i>Josephs Son</i> 2023 Indian film

Joseph's Son is a Manipuri film released in 2023. It is based on a true story and features Rewben Mashangva. The film was directed by Haobam Paban Kumar and produced by the National Film Development Corporation Limited, with Oli Pictures as a co-producer. The screenplay was written by Sudhir Naoroibam, a Sahitya Akademi Award winner, alongside Haobam. It is based on Sudhir Naoroibam's short story with the same title.

<i>Iron Women of Manipur</i> 2022 Indian film

Iron Women of Manipur is a 2022 non-feature Manipuri documentary film directed by Haobam Paban Kumar. It is produced by Films Division of India and narrated by Ratneshwari Goswami. The film won four awards at the 15th Manipur State Film Awards 2023.

<i>Andro Dreams</i> 2023 Indian film

Andro Dreams is a 2023 non-feature Manipuri documentary film directed by Meena Longjam. The film is produced by Airameen Media and Jani Viswanath. It was the opening film in the Indian Panorama Non-Feature Film section at the 54th International Film Festival of India 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bobo Khuraijam</span> Indian film director

Bobo Khuraijam, also known as Senate, is an Indian film director and journalist from Imphal, Manipur. He honed his filmmaking skill not from a film school. He considers Manipuri film legend, Aribam Syam Sharma as his film school. Under the maestro's tutelage, Khuraijam has worked as assistant director, script writer and actor. As a journalist, he has worked with the Imphal Free Press, a leading English local daily. He is also with the Editorial Collective of www.yendai.org, an e-journal. He is best known for his 2016 documentary Ima Sabitri.

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