2010-01-27 12:48:16

Tripura’s ‘Yarwng’ gets national Film Award


(January 27, 2010) An acclaimed feature film in local language made by the Salesians of Don Bosco in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura has won a national award in the category of ‘Best Feature Film in languages other than those specified in the Schedule VIII of the Constitution’. The film titled ‘Yarwng’, or ‘roots’ in Kokborok language is among the 56th National Film Awards that was announced by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ambika Soni, on 23rd January in New Delhi. It is the first time the Northeast Indian state of Tripura wins a national film award. Ever since its release in September 2008, the 95 minute long feature film has been screened at over 40 international film festival venues across the world, including New York, Stuttgart, Moscow, Brisbane, Dhaka and Taiwan. Produced and directed by Salesian priests Joseph Kizhakechennadu and Joseph Pulinthanath, respectively, of Don Bosco Sampari Pictures, the film takes a significant look at the displacement of thousands of indigenous people in Tripura on account of the Gumti Hydel project. The cast of ‘Yarwng’, which New York Times described as a ‘rare glimpse into tribal India’ is made up mostly of indigenous people who are themselves victims of displacement and had no experience whatsoever in acting. The President of India, Pratibha Patil will give away the National Film Awards in March 2010.







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