Award-Winning Films from Northeast India in 2023

Dec 24, 2023

The story of "Ade (On A Sunday)" takes place in 2002. Ade, eight years old, and his older friend Abu, who choose to skip Sunday school in favour of a fun-filled day of mischief, are the main characters in the story.

‘Ade (On A Sunday)’, Nagaland

"Fire on Edge" is a non-feature film that was conducted fully in the West Karbi Anglong of Assam. It centres on Tawi culture's daily existence.

'Fire on Edge', Tripura

A young adolescent who has not gone home to Manipur due to ethnic tensions and insurgency is the subject of the narrative 'Joseph's Son'.

'Joseph’s Son', Manipur

Rapture, the second feature film directed by Dominic Megam Sangma, who is based in Meghalaya, has been selected for an international competition at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

‘Rapture’, Meghalaya

The movie stars acclaimed actor Rajat Kapoor, as well as Boloram Das, Jahanara Begum, Udayan Duarah, Bibhuti Bhushan Hazarika, Rajjashree Sharma, and Bidya Bharati.

'Anur', Assam

'Myth', which has been chosen for an official screening at the Himalayan Film Festival in 2023, tells the tale of Kursongmit, a contemporary, intelligent lady who lives in a secluded Sikkimese tribal group called Lepcha.

'Myth', Sikkim

A Mizoram performance documentary called "The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw," which debuted at the International Film Festival in Goa, Mau, uses ceremonial customs and Cheraw (Bamboo dance) to unearth the mother's long-lost memories before she passes away after giving birth.

'Mau', Mizoram