Imphal: The North East India Film Festival (NEIFF 2024) concluded successfully at the Palace Auditorium of the Manipur State Film Development Society in Imphal Thursday evening.
Violence-torn Manipur hosted the film festival which began on March 3 for the first time.
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The film festival was organised by THOUNA, Manipur in association with Film Forum Manipur, Directorate of Information & Public Relations and Department of Art & Culture, government of Manipur, under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, government of India.
Garo feature film ‘Rapture’ directed by Dominic Sangma bagged the Best Film Award at the festival. The Best Director award was bagged by Haobam Paban Kumar for ‘Joseph’s Son’, Best Screenplay by Parthajit Baruah for ‘Nellier Kotha’, Best Cinematography by Jayant Sethu Mathavan for the film ‘Before Spring, Best Editing by Kuldip Baruah for ‘Samarpan’ and the Best Sound Award by Amrit Pritam and Debajit Changmai for ‘Gorai Pakhri’. Assamese films ‘Before Spring’ directed by Shrutismriti Changkakoti and ‘Ata Nirjon Duporiya’ directed by Khanjan Kishore Nath bagged the Special Jury Award and the Special Mentioned Award respectively. Guru Rewben Mashangva was given the Jury Award for Outstanding Performance for his performance in the film Joseph’s Son.
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Gracing the valedictory event as the chief guest, IPR Commissioner M Joy Singh said that the festival has been a journey into the heart of human experience where film makers from diverse backgrounds of North East India shared their unique perspective and creativity transcending boundaries. While appreciating the efforts of the organizers, he thanked the participating film makers who have delighted the public with their well-crafted cinematic expressions. He added that the films that are screened during the 5-day festival have not only entertained but also stirred the souls and left an indelible mark in the minds of the audience. M. Joy also congratulated the award winners and all the participating film makers formaking the festival a success.
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IPR director Th Charanjeet Singh, chairman of Film Forum Manipur L Surjakanta Sharma, chairman of Organizing Committee NEIFF 2024 Y Nilachandra Singh, jury members and renowned film makers from North East India among others attended the event.
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