Award Winners 2026

NEIFF 2026 Award Winners

Honouring the finest talents in direction, writing, cinematography, sound, editing, and feature filmmaking at the 3rd North East India Film Festival, Manipur.

Monjul Baruah
Best Director

Monjul Baruah

Romantic Affairs

Collage Winner
Best Feature Film

Collage

Sumitra Hazarika · Amardeep Gogoi

Toy Gun Winner
Best Non-Feature Film

Toy Gun

Omeshwori · Thingnam Parshuram

Doren Naorem
Best Screen-Writer

Doren Naorem

The Checkpost

Pradip Daimary
Best Cinematographer

Pradip Daimary

Ha Lyngkha Bneng

Debajit Gayan
Best Sound Designer

Debajit Gayan

Kangbo Aloti

Sanjib Gogoi
Best Editor

Sanjib Gogoi

Noi Kotha

Phouoibee Winner
Jury Special Award

Phouoibee

Suraj Khongbantabam · Rakesh Moirangthem

Laininghan Naoria Phulo Winner
Special Mention

Laininghan Naoria Phulo

Sanatombi Heigrujam · Rajen Leishangthem

Official Awards 2026

3rd North East India Film Festival (NEIFF) 2026 Manipur

Award Winners

Celebrating cinematic excellence, aesthetic achievement, technical brilliance, and meaningful storytelling from North East India.

1

Special Mention

Laininghan Naoriya Phulo
Awardee
Sanatombi Heigrujam — Producer
Rajen Leishangthem — Director
2

Jury Special Award

Phouoibee
Awardee
Suraj Khongbantabam — Producer
Rakesh Moirangthem — Director
3

Best Cinematographer

Ha Lyngkha Bneng
Awardee
Pradip Daimary
4

Best Sound Designer

Kangbo Aloti
Awardee
Debajit Gayan
5

Best Non-Feature Film

Toy Gun
Awardee
Khumallambam Omeshwori — Producer
Thingnam Parshuram — Director
6

Best Editor

Noi Kotha
Awardee
Sanjib Gogoi
7

Best Screen-Writer

The Checkpost
Awardee
Doren Naorem
8

Best Director

Romantic Affairs
Awardee
Monjul Baruah
9

Best Feature Film

Collage
Awardee
Sumitra Hazarika — Producer
Amardeep Gogoi — Director
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Official Selection 2026

3rd North East India Film Festival (NEIFF) 2026, Manipur

Selected list of films for the festival. After careful screening and lengthy deliberation, only nine films were selected for presentation at the prestigious 3rd NEIFF 2026 Manipur.

1

Collage

Producer
Sumitra Hazarika
Director
Amar Deep Gogoi
2

Kangbo Aloti

Producer
Ranjit Teron
Director
Khanjan Kishore Nath
3

Ha Lyngkha Bneng

Producer
Arpana Kurbah · Morjina Kurbah · Jova Kurbah
Director
Pradip Kurbah
4

Noi Kotha

Producer
Dr. Priti Salila Rajkhowa
Director
Dr. Pankaj Borah
5

Romantic Affairs: Narain

Producer
Dr. Sanjive Narain · Dr. Akshata Narain
Director
Monjul Baruah
6

Toy Gun

Producer
Khumanlambam Omeshwori
Director
Thingnam Parshuram
7

The Check Post

Producer / Director
Mahesh Konsam
8

Phouoibee

Producer
Suraj Khongbantabam
Director
Rakesh Moirangthem
9

Laininghan Naoria Phulo

Producer
Mrs. Sanatombi Heirujam
Director
Rajen Leishangthem
3rd NEIFF 2026 Manipur · Official Selected Films
Programme Statistics

3rd North East India Film Festival 2026 Manipur

Official Screening Schedule

21/03/2026

Venue: Tanthapolis
10:00 AM

Inaugural Function

Opening event of the festival programme.

Opening Session
The Check Post Poster
11:30 AM

The Check Post

Duration: 144.20 mins

Free Entry
Ha Lyngkha Bneng Poster
2:00 PM

Ha Lyngkha Bneng

Duration: 124 mins

Free Entry
Romantic Affairs Poster
4:20 PM

Romantic Affairs

Duration: 142.24 mins

Free Entry
Laininghan Naoria Phulo Poster
7:00 PM

Laininghan Naoria Phulo

Duration: 152.28 mins

Free Entry

22/03/2026

Venue: Tanthapolis
Collage Poster
9:30 AM

Collage

Duration: 90.25 mins

Free Entry
Phouoibee Poster
11:30 AM

Phouoibee

Duration: 89 mins

Free Entry
Noi Kotha Poster
1:10 PM

Noi Kotha

Duration: 104 mins

Free Entry
Kangbo Aloti Poster
3:00 PM

Kangbo Aloti

Duration: 108 mins

Free Entry
Toy Gun Poster
5:00 PM

Toy Gun

Duration: 15 mins

Free Entry
6:30 PM

Closing Ceremony

Festival closing programme.

Closing Session
Additional Venue: TanthaPolis, 1st Floor
11:30 AM: Masterclass by Alexander Leo Pou
Organized by: THOUNA in association with Directorate of Information & Public Relations, Govt. of Manipur and All Manipur Film Producer Association.