Haobam Paban Kumar is an Indian filmmaker from state of
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
. Kumar's films and documentaries have been screened in several places across the globe.
Kumar's debut feature film ''
Loktak Lairembee'' (Lady of the Lake) won the
National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation at the
64th National Film Awards 2017. He also won German Star of India at the 14th Indian Film Festival in Stuttgart, Germany for the film in 2017.
Kumar's documentary ''AFSPA 1958'' in 2006 was one of the highly critical and widely appreciated films across the globe for his daredevil attempt to showcase the harsh reality of the ill effects of Armed Forces Special Power Act in Manipur state.
Kumar’s other films ''The First Leap'' (2008), ''Mr India'' (2009) and ''Ruptured Spring'' (2012) have also been appreciated. Kumar's ''Phum Shang'' (Floating Life) on Loktak lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeast India which is characterized by its unique floating biomass, has also brought laurels for the filmmaker.
He was the head of jury for non-feature films in the Indian Panorama section (
51st International Film Festival of India
The 51st International Film Festival of India was held from 16 to 24 January 2021 in Goa. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the festival went hybrid, there was physical and virtual screening of 50 films out of 224 films across various categories. ...
).
Filmography
Feature and documentary films
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Film directors from Manipur
Producers who won the Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation National Film Award