IT News
Imphal, Feb 17:
Two documentary films from Manipur namely Amar Maibam’s Highways of Life and Ratan Saikhom’s Beyond Blast were selected to be screened at Film Southasia’s (FSA) silver jubilee year, the 13th edition of the biennial festival of Southasian documentaries in Kathmandu from April 21 to 24, 2022.
Festival authority said that of the more than 3000 films they received, these films were among the 64 selected for screening at the festival.
Film Southasia (FSA) is a biennial festival that was set up in 1997 with the goal of popularising the documentary so that it entertains, informs and changes lives. In addition to the festival that takes place in Kathmandu every two years, FSA organizes screenings, discussions and workshops across Southasia to promote Southasian non-fiction within the Subcontinent and around the world. Film Southasia believes that film is a powerful medium that helps to not only in better represent the region internationally, but also contributes immensely in introspection and initiatives to bring change at the local level.
Twelveth editions of the festival have been held to date. At each festival, films are judged by a three-member Southasian jury and the best film is awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of USD 2,000. The second best film is awarded a citation and cash prize of USD 1,000. The Best Debut Film is awarded the Tareque Masud Award and cash prize of USD 1,000. There is also a UNICEF Nepal Award for the film that best portrays social/children’s issues, with a cash prize of USD 1,000. A Best Student Film Award (instituted in 2015) with a citation and cash prize of USD 500 will also be given for entries sent in through film schools.
