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Wunna Kyaw (left) and Heather Layton at the Heritage Bamboo Hall at Kisama in Kohima on Sun. Dec. 9. (EM Images)[/caption]
Dimapur, Dec. 9 (EMN): The second day of the Glocal Hornbill International Film Festival for 2018 was held in the Bamboo Hall at Kisama village on Dec. 9. During the day’s event, a workshop was conducted for film aficionados. Filmmaker and executive producer from Myanmar, Wunna Kyaw, was the resource person. He spoke about budget planning, production processes, post production, and delivery processes, among others, that go into film production.
Kyaw said that he had 17 years experience of film making in Myanmar. He had made 127 international documentaries, 306 international animations, and 92 drama series.
Talking to Eastern Mirror, Kyaw said, “Nagas have similarity with Myanmar people in culture, appearance, diversity, art, film and many more, we have a connection. Naga is like our brother.” He said to be planning to make films, and has assured to organise a bigger film festival in the stte. He also that he was planning with Glocal and the department of Tourism to promote tourism opportunities between Myanmar and Nagaland.
One of the special guests, Heather Layton, who works as a senior lecturer of Art University of Rochester in Chicago, told Eastern Mirror that she has learned through videos many things that she was not aware about. “This film made me feel that connection and empathy behind it,” she said.
Later in the event, 12 short films and documentaries from Myanmar, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, America, and Latvia were shown. It included a film by the name “Better late than never” by Ahkhee Chel which recently won 2nd prize in the ‘Only with love film contest’ organized by Save The Children.
The festival was presented by the Eastern Art Council and supported by the departments of Tourism and of Information & Public Relations; and organising associates Portrait Studio, Broadcast Media & Graphics, and Merical Post.
The festival showcased short films, animations and documentaries from America, Latvia, Myanmar, Nagaland and Northeast India states.
Screening of the films began with six international award winning films from Myanmar.
The first film for the event called ‘Insomniacs’ was directed by M Noe. He is an independent filmmaker, critic and film essayist. He likes to make diverse range and types of films, according to updates from the DIPR on Sunday.
A film ‘Better late than never,’ by Ahkhee Chelsea, is story of a single mom and her son. A short film by Ko Jet called ‘Suppose’ is a film that attempts to dig out temptations that are before human nature. ‘Buffalo Boat’ is a documentary, by Kaung Myat Thu Kyaw and Myat Esi Mon. It is a documentary about a group of people depending on a herd of buffalos and leech.
A short film by Kaung Sint ‘Home’ is a true story of a political prisoner who made a picture out of a plastic waste in prison for his pregnant wife and unborn child. Further, ‘528’ is a short film by Moses Marks. In Myanmar culture, the number 528 denotes unconditional love between parents and children and among siblings.
The other films that were shown on the last day of the film festival included the ‘Bosti Mechanic,’ a short film by Sophy Lasuh from Nagaland and produced by Mhonlumo Kikon and Iris Yingzen. ‘At the Fat of the Motherland’ is another film, by Dominic Savio; Ah by Napoleon Thanga from Mizoram; The Snack List by Alyce Rogers and Janis Skulme from Latvia.
(With inputs from DIPR)
