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Tripura film bags first prize in International Film Festival
Agartala, May 29: A feature film in Tripura`s tribal language Kokborak, `Mathia`, has been awarded the first prize in the feature film category at the 18th International Film Festival held in Warsaw this month.
Agartala, May 29: A feature film in Tripura's tribal
language Kokborak, 'Mathia', has been awarded the first prize
in the feature film category at the 18th International Film Festival
held in Warsaw this month.
Festival director Ardrzej Jonuszewski in a communique
from Poland informed director of the film Joseph Pulinthanath
that 'Mathia' had been awarded the first prize in the feature
film category for its "realistic depiction of the culture and
heritage of a community in India".
The story of the film was derived from a tribal folklore
about two people - Banthu and Kwachwngti - who dreamt of
marrying against the will of villagers, but which ends in
tragedy.
Earlier, the 130-minute-long `Mathia' was screened in
Kolkata during the International Cinema Conference in February
this year.
Bureau Report