Two films from Manipur, ‘Eigi Kona (Stallone My Pony)’ and ‘Highways of Life’ will feature in Indian Panorama of the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2020).  

Manipuri film critic and president of the Film Society of Manipur, Meghachandra Kongbam said it a big achievement for the state cinema. He said,  “It is a great achievement for Manipuri cinema that two films from the state have been selected to feature in different  sections in the Indian Panorama of the 51st IFFI 2020.” ‘Eigi Kona (Stallone My Pony)’ is a feature film narrating how polo players and their ponies have to live a life of misery in the birthplace of polo.

National award winner Bobby Waahengbam  Maipaksana Haorongbam have directed the 90 minute feature film, while K Sushile Devi has produced it. ‘Eigi Kona’ was one of the 20 feature films to be selected from among 183 contemporary Indian film entries for the film festival. ‘Highways of Life’ is a non-feature film portraying the lives of a group of truckers who carry essential commodities for the people of Manipur through the national highways, many times putting their lives at risk. Amar Maibam has directed the film, which has recently been awarded in the best film category at the Liberation Docfest 2020 in Dhaka.

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