Imphal: The second edition of 2nd North East India Film Festival (NEIFF) will be held from February 12 to 16th, 2025, at TanthaPolis Cinema, Lamphel, Imphal.
It was announced in a press conference held at the Auditorium of DIPR, here.
This festival will be organized by THOUNA, Manipur in association with Film Forum Manipur and DIPR, Manipur under the sponsorship of ministry of Information and Broadcasting and National Film Development Corporation.
The event aims to bring together filmmakers and producers from the eight North Eastern States—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura—to celebrate and showcase their cinematic brilliance.
Y. Nilachandra Singh, chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 2nd NEIFF 2025, emphasized the growth and expanded scope of the festival. He pointed out that while the 1st NEIFF 2024, held from 3rd to 7th March, 2024, featured only Feature Films, the upcoming edition will include both Feature Films and Non-Feature Films in accordance with the guidelines of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He further announced that a minimum of 25 films are expected to be screened during the festival, providing audiences with a richer and more diverse cinematic experience.
He explained that Feature Films will have a duration of 72-180 minutes, while Non-Feature Films will have a duration of 30 minutes or below. All films must be certified by CBFC during the period from 1st January to 31st December, 2025. Additionally, exceptional films beyond the planned 25, including those without censor board certification, will be screened under the non-competition section.
The festival will have eight award categories along with special mentioned award, all of which will be selected by an esteemed jury.
The award categories are Best Feature Film, Best Director of Feature Film, Best Screenplay of Feature Film, Best Cinematography of Feature Film, Best Editing of Feature Film, Best Sound of Feature Film, The Hon’ble Jury Award of Feature Film and Best Non-Feature Film.
The film entries are now open, with the last date for online applications and film submissions set for January 15th, 2025. The tentative date for the announcement of selected films is January 31st, 2025. The inaugural function will be held at the Manipur Dance Academy, while film screenings will commence from the second day of the festival.
For more details and enquiries regarding the film festival, one can visit the official website https://neiffman.org.
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