Second Imphal International Short Film Festival to be held in March

IMPHAL, Feb 17: Director of the much hyped Manipuri film "My Japanese Niece" and festival organiser Mohen Naorem announced the 2nd Imphal International Short Film Festival (IISFF) 2013 that will share a common theme - including social issues, public service messages, love, horror and experimental, said a press release.

It said the festival will be held from March 24 to 28 in Imphal and feature more than 150 films from more than 12 countries like Japan, Korea, Iran, Bangladesh, Philippines, Russia, Georgia, Argentina, Australia, Spain, Italy, UK, USA etc. Around 120 foreign films will be screened and 75 regional films will be screened.

Further according to the statement, the venue will be at the Hall of College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal in Manipur.

Around 20 filmmakers from Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi will attend the event, it said.

IISFF is an attempt at bringing the best in shorts from around the world to Indian audiences, showcasing a genre of movies which generally is inaccessible to the mainstream audience. It is also a platform for Indian filmmakers to reach out to a larger audience. This year, till now, the festival has received entries in varied regional Indian languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and even Silent films, it said.