Meena Longjam

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Meena Longjam
Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award to the Producer Auto Driver, Rep Ms. Longjam Meena Devi for Best Film on Social Issues, in Non-Feature Film Section, at the 63rd National Film Awards Function, in New Delhi.jpg
Meena Longjam receiving the National Film Award from the President of India
Born
Longjam Meena Devi

Uripok, Imphal West, Manipur
Nationality Indian
OccupationFilmmaker
Awards National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues (2015)

Meena Longjam is an independent documentary filmmaker from Manipur. [1] [2] [3] She is the first woman filmmaker from the state to receive a National Film Award for her debut documentary film Auto Driver . In 2015, she established Airameen Media, a platform dedicated to producing films that address social and gender issues and publishing books related to media and arts. [4] [5] [6] Her 2015 film Auto Driver delves into the life of a lady auto driver navigating the challenges of Imphal, a city often marked by conflict. [7] [8] It earned recognition at prestigious film festivals. Her short film Echo earned acclaim and an award at Peace Builders' International Film Festival in October 2016. Her 2023 documentary Andro Dreams opened the Indian Panorama Non-Feature section at the International Film Festival of India 2023. [9] [10] [11] [12] She was a jury member of the Non-Feature Films at the 67th National Film Awards. [13]

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Accolades

Meena Longjam was honoured with different titles at film awards and festivals.

AwardCategoryWorkRef.
63rd National Film Awards Best Film on Social Issues Auto Driver [14] [15]
Women's Voices Now Film Festival 2017Best Documentary [16]
Young Achievers Award 2016-In recognition of her work in the field of documentary film direction [17]
8th Jagran Film Festival 2023Best Documentary Andro Dreams [18] [19] [20]

Filmography

YearFilmRef.
2015 Auto Driver [21]
2019Achoubi in Love [22] [23]
2023 Andro Dreams [24]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Meena Devi Longjam". canvasrebel.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Indira Laishram. "Meena Longjam: Bringing Manipur's untold stories to the forefront". www.theindiansun.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Meena Longjam's acclaimed Andro Dreams bags award". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "'Nobody knows what's happening in Manipur'". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Abdul Gani. "Manipur documentaries bring positive hope amid crisis". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Manipuri film 'Andro Dreams' dribbles past gender stereotype". www.villagesquare.in.
  7. ↑ "Manipuri woman auto driver's life is now a film". assamtribune.com. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Meet Manipur's First Woman Auto Driver, Whose Grit Inspired an Award-Winning Documentary". The Better India. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "'Andro Dreams' opens Indian Panorama Non-Feature Film Section 54th IFFI". Imphal Free Press.
  10. ↑ "Manipuri Film Andro Dreams opens the Indian Panorama Non-Feature Film Section at 54th IFFI". pib.gov.in.
  11. ↑ "Manipuri Film Andro Dreams opens Indian Panorama Non-Feature Film Section at 54th IFFI". ddnews.gov.in.
  12. ↑ "Manipuri film 'Andro Dreams' to open non-feature section of Indian Panorama". The News Mill.
  13. ↑ "67th National Film Awards". Cinematic Illusions. 22 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Venugopal, Vasudha (12 April 2016). "This year's Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient Manoj Kumar was rejected at least twice for the same honour". The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Manipur film Autodriver wins best short documentary award in California". thenewsmill.com. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Meena Longjam bagged Young Achievers Award 2016". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "Meena Longjam's 'Andro Dreams' wins Best Documentary". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Manipur's film 'Andro Dreams' wins best documentary award in Mumbai fest". www.etvbharat.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Andro Dreams wins best documentary award at Jagran Fest". The Sangai Express. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  21. ↑ Sanjana Santhosh. "Meet Manipur's First Woman Auto Driver, Whose Grit Inspired an Award-Winning Documentary". The Better India. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Achoubi in Love - PSBT". psbt.org. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  23. ↑ Cecil Thounaojam. "Achoubi in Love: A story (about ponies) lost in transition from inspiration to execution". Imphal Times. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  24. ↑ Bikash Singh. "Meena Longjam's 'Andro Dreams' garners international accolades, selected for Iran International FICTS Festival". Economic Times. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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