New-gen northeast filmmakers to get platform in Delhi

New Delhi Aug 16 (IANS) A new-generation of filmmakers from the northeast will get a chance to showcase their movies at a festival here later this week.

Organised by India International Centre and North East Media Forum the festival will be held on Friday and Saturday.

"The festival s theme is The Fresh Lense: New Cinematic Voices from Northeast India . We will be screening films by new-generation filmmakers from the region. There will be documentaries shorts and feature films. These are all award winning films " the fest s curator Utpal Borpujari a filmmaker and film critic told IANS.

"In Delhi there are many northeast events still there is a lack of information about our people. It is always good to expose others to our culture. Cinema is a good way to do that. These movies show how diverse and creative we are."

The festival will begin with director Amar Kaushik s "Aaba" ("Grandfather") set in Arunachal Pradesh.

"Amar Kaushik is not from northeast India but he grew up there. It s nice to see him going back there and reliving his childhood memories. It s a beautifully made film " Borpujari said.

This will be followed by Haobam Paban Kumar s "Loktak Lairembee" (Lady of the Lake; Manipur).

On Saturday "Alifa" (Assam) by director Deep Choudhury "The Pangti Story" (Nagaland) by director Sesino Yhoshu "Beautiful Lives" (Assam) by director Kangkan Deka Altaf Mazid s "Sabin Alun" (The Broken Song; Assam) and "Antardrishti" (Man with the Binoculars; Assam) by director Rima Das will be showcased during the fest.

--IANS
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