Garo Film bags Best Student Film Award at MIFF 2024
IDPA Award for Best Student Film at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2024 has been awarded to Chanchisoa (Expectation), a film directed by Elvachisa Ch Sangma and Dipankar Das and produced by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Regional Government Film and Television Institute Assam. The 30-minute long film is made in Garo language.
Maharashtra Minister for Cultural Affairs Sudhir Mungantiwar, President IDPA Sanskar Desai, Festival Director and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting B Prithul Kumar and actor Shekhar Suman presented the Award. The Award carries a trophy and prize money of Rs. 1 lakh.
The beautiful short fiction explores the identity, love and human connection between nature and a household in the matrilineal society of Garo Hills.
The film’s lush cinematography, complex storytelling and actors performances seamlessly work hand in hand to convey in subtle ways the underlying strains at large in this family; making it a remarkable achievement as a student film.
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