Focus on North East Cinema will have two sections.
Section I
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A special retrospective on ace filmmaker Aribam Shyam Sharma
Recipient of 15 National Film Awards, Padma Shri and Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award, Aribam Syam Sharma is an eminent film director, actor, and music composer from Manipur. His films, ImagiNingthem (My Son, My Precious) received the ‘Grand Prix’ at the Festival des Trios Continents in 1982,Ishanou (The Chosen One) was the Official Selection (Un Certain Regard) for the Cannes Film Festival, 1991 and theBritish Film Institute declared his film Sangai – the Dancing Deer of Manipur asthe Outstanding Film of the Year 1989.
The following films will be screened in the retrospective:
- Orchids of Manipur
- Imagi Ningthem
- Matamgi Manipur
- Yelhou Jagoi
- Ishanou (Cannes selection)
- Olangthagee Wangmadasoo
- Paari
- Manipuri Pony
- Koro Koshii – the Gate
- The Deer on the Lake
- The Monpas of Arunachal Pradesh
- Meitei Pung
- Lai Haraoba
- The Marams
Section II
This section will showcase the work of new generation filmmakers from the North-East including films by:
- Sange Dorjee Thongdok
- Napolean RZ Thanga
- Kivini Shohe
- Wanglen Khundongbam
- Dominic Meham Sangma
- Tiainla Jamir
- Sanjib Das
