Imphal : An Indian film director and lyricist who works in Manipuri films was honored with the Best Director award at the 19th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival, (KIMFF) in Russia. Mayanglambam Romi Meitei, a resident of Imphal got the best director award at this festival in Russia in his film  “Eikhoigi Yum” (Our Home).

He is a recipient of several awards at several film festivals organized in India and abroad. The KIMFF took place in the capital of Tatarstan, Russia from September 5 to 9 to which a total of 712 submitted from 44 countries.

The competitive program included 52 films from 21 countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Great Britain, Greece, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia and Turkey.

The 89-minute-long fiction feature, produced by Chingshubam Sheetal and directed by Romi Meitei was set in Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India where the fishing community faces an eviction notice. The film is a narrative on the impact of globalization on a small remote village causing the residents to move away in an attempt to eke out a livelihood.

Notably, Manipur’s popular filmmaker, Mayanglambam Romi Meitei’s “Eikhoigi Yum” (Our Home) was honoured with award the of Best Feature Film, Meiteilon (Manipuri) in the 69th National Film Awards. The festival was held in August last week.

His 2021 film Eikhoigi Yum won the Best Feature Film award at the 14th Manipur State Film Festival 2022. The film also won an Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Indie Meme Film Festival 2023, held in Austin City, United States.

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