Manipuri cinema revving on to greater heights
IFP Bureau25 Oct 2023
Meena Longjam’s ‘Andro Dreams (Manipuri)’ will be screened as the opening film in the Non-Feature Film section at the annual 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2023.
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Meena Longjam’s ‘Andro Dreams (Manipuri)’ will be screened as the opening film in the Non-Feature Film section at the annual 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2023.
Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS) congratulated to Haobam Paban Kumar on his feature film, ‘Joseph ki Macha’ (Joseph’s Son) being selected to premiere at the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival 2023
‘Mami Numit’ marks the release of the first Manipuri feature film ‘Matam gi Manipur’ on April 9, 1972 implying the birth of Manipuri Cinema.
MSFDS urges all film makers to take the opportunity to submit their productions for the prestigious awards and bring glory to Manipuri Cinema
"Manipur has a rich legacy of arts and culture that dates back more than 2,000 years and Manipuri Cinema has played an important role..."
Manipur filmmakers has a vital role to create content which emphasises local culture with universal appeal, RK Nimai said.
The NS films will celebrated its gold jubilee to honour the “charismatic” filmmaker Gurumayum Narayan Sharma, who produced Manipur’s first 100 days’ box office run film, ‘Lamja Pashuram’(1974)
As many as 10 Manipuri films, five each of feature and non-feature were screened at the prestigious 53rd IFFI Goa.
The 52-minute-long documentary film 'Beyond Blast' based on the life of Konthoujam Maikel Meitei who is a bomb blast victim has been selected as a part of the Indian Panorama Official Selection.
The international film festival will screen 11 feature films, eight non-feature films and one short film.
Manipur Governor La Ganesan stated that it is, indeed, a matter of great satisfaction to know about the invaluable contributions made by the pioneers of Manipuri Cinema who had made tireless efforts to uplift Manipuri Films to greater height during the last five decades.
Though India is diversified with various languages, dialects, cultures and traditions, any films produced from any particular state should not be termed ‘regional’ films, Aribam Syam Sharma said.
Manipuri cinema producer-director Chan Heisnam breathed his last on Monday in Imphal after battling with COVID-19.
Homen D' Wai's recent film 'Ei Actor Natte' bagged the 'Best Popular Film Award providing wholesome entertainment'.
Eminent film personalities Laimayum Surjakanta, O Gautam and S Mangoljao were the panelists of the dialogue which was moderated by RK Jnaranjan.
50 years of Manipuri Cinema: Cine Dialogue lays stress on importance of film preservation
The Cine Dialogue on Day-3 featured renowned self-taught filmmaker Rima Das from Assam and documentary filmmaker Bobo Khuraijam of Manipur.
As much of Manipur's film heritage has been lost, efforts are underway to digitise and restore Manipur’s historic films for archiving purposes.
When 'cinemas are the mirror of a society', what are Manipuri cinemas feeding us? Are we regressing back in time, asks Girija Khumukcham as she slices through the normative institutionalization of misogyny and the patrilineality of 'Epuroibagi Khongyagi Uful'.