ITANAGAR: The two-day Arunachal Film Festival (AFF) started at the Dorjee Khandu Convention Centre in Itanagar on Thursday.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, IPR department adviser Laisam Simai informed that โโhe AFF is an initiative of the Arunachal government to give a platform to indigenous filmmakers and budding talents of the state to meet and discuss ideas and to showcase their moviesโ.
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He said Arunachal Pradesh is rapidly growing in all fields, including in the field of filmmaking, โas there are many award-winning films produced by young directors of the stateโ.
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He further said, โbesides exposure of the state, films also facilitate protecting and preserving our culture and identity from intrusion of modernizationโ.
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โFilmmaking is one part of preserving identity through documentation,โ he said, and encouraged interested youths to โtake up this form of entrepreneurshipโ.
Director of the movie Sonam (The Fortunate One), Ahsan Muzzid, recalled the making of his first feature film, Sonam, in Arunachal Pradesh, and the difficulties and adventures he and his team experienced while shooting.
The first day of the festival featured two workshops โ one on screen acting by Palin Kabak of Bhediya fame, and the other on cinematography by FTI graduate Nyago Ete, who was also a part of Bhediya movie. The workshops were attended by more than 50 youths.
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Sonam (The Fortunate One) by Ahsan Muzzid, which is an adaptation of renowned author YD Thongchiโs book of the same name, Missing (The Apparition) by Dr Sarma Barua, and Nana (A Tale of Us) by Tiakumzuk Aier were screened on the first day.