Nine Hills One Valley Explained

Nine Hills One Valley
Director:Haobam Paban Kumar
Producer:Warepam Jhansirani
Haobam Paban Kumar
Screenplay:Haobam Paban Kumar
Sankha
Story:Haobam Paban Kumar
Starring:Anam Ahum
Music:Sukanta Majumdar
Cinematography:Irom Maipak
Ranjan Palit
Editing:Sankha
Studio:Oli Pictures
Distributor:Oli Pictures
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:India
Language:Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) & Tangkhul

Nine Hills One Valley is a 2021 Indian Manipuri-Tangkhul bilingual film conceptualized and directed by Haobam Paban Kumar.[1] [2] It is produced by Warepam Jhansirani and Haobam Paban Kumar for Oli Pictures.[3] [4] The movie was among 19 feature films selected for Film Bazaar Recommends (FBR) section of the Film Bazaar 2020.[5] [6] It was premiered at the 16th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2021, Indonesia.[7]

The film was certified by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in 2020.[8]

Synopsis

The film centres around Ahum, a tribal from the hills who is going to Imphal city in the valley to meet his daughter. She is to leave for New Delhi in search of a job. During the course of the journey, he encounters different people and their stories, gradually exposing the cruelty of ethnic conflicts.

Cast

Accolades

Nine Hills One Valley received Special Mention Award in the Film Bazaar Recommends Section of the Film Bazaar 2020 held in January 2021.[9] The citation for the award reads, "A jury special mention goes to a film that aptly blurs the boundaries between fiction and documentary to embark on a journey through a landscape of many identities and conflicts. Through the journey of its protagonist and through the language of cinema, the director gives word to the unspoken and searches for a space of reconciliation. The special mention goes to Nine Hills One Valley by Haobam Paban Kumar".[10]

The film won 2 awards at the 14th Manipur State Film Awards 2022.[11]

AwardCategoryWinner's nameResultRef.
Film Bazaar 2020Special MentionHaobam Paban Kumar[12] [13]
14th Manipur State Film Awards 2022Best Audiography (Location sound recordist for sync sound films only)Laishram Devakumar Meitei[14]
Special Jury AwardHaobam Paban Kumar
FIPRESCI India Grand Prix 20212nd Spot in Top 10Haobam Paban Kumar[15]

Film festivals

Nine Hills One Valley has been selected for many international film festivals in India and abroad.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nine Hills, One Valley wins special mention award in NFDC's Film Bazaar Another feather in the cap for Paban Kumar. 1 January 2022. The Sangai Express. 23 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Nine Hills One Valley testimony of brutishness of ethnic clash. 16 July 2021. themorningbell.in.
  3. Web site: 20 Films to Watch-out for in 2021 from India. 16 July 2021. kazimi.medium.com. 24 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Chasing peace in Manipur: Haobam’s film ‘Nine Hills One Valley’. Ninglun Hanghal. 29 December 2021. www.eastmojo.com.
  5. Web site: Haobam Paban Kumar's "Nine Hills One Valley" wins Special Mention Award in NFDC's Film Bazaar 2020. Imphal Times.
  6. Web site: Award For Manipuri Feature Film. 16 July 2021. assamtribune.com. 25 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Manipur : Filmmaker Paban Kumar’s 2nd Narrative Feature “Nine Hills One Valley” To Premiere At Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2021. 23 November 2021. www.northeasttoday.in.
  8. Web site: List of feature films certified from 01-01-2020 to 31-12-2020 - CBFC. 16 July 2021. www.cbfcindia.gov.in.
  9. Web site: Manipuri Film Received Special Award. 16 July 2021. www.newsner.in.
  10. Web site: Paka: The River Of Blood, Ambush win WIP awards at India's Film Bazaar. 16 July 2021. www.screendaily.com.
  11. Web site: 14th Manipur State Film Award, 2022 Winners announced. 7 April 2022. e-pao.net.
  12. Web site: Nine Hills, One Valley wins special mention award in NFDC's Film Bazaar Another feather in the cap for Paban Kumar. 16 July 2021. www.manipur.org.
  13. Web site: River of Blood, Ambush, Today Me Tomorrow You Win Top Prizes at India's Film Bazaar. 16 July 2021. variety.com. 21 January 2021.
  14. Web site: 14th Manipur State Film Award: Romi Meitei’s ‘Eikhoigi Yum’ Wins Best Feature Film, Bishesh Huirem Wins Best Actor (Transgender). 7 April 2022. hynews.in.
  15. Web site: Paban Kumar's Nine Hills One Valley bags second spot in Top-10. 28 June 2022. The Sangai Express. e-pao.net.
  16. Web site: Haobam Paban Kumar's 'Nine Hills One Valley' selected for international film festivals. 17 August 2022. e-pao.net.
  17. Web site: Indonesia film fest platform for Manipur movie-maker. 23 November 2021. Timed of India.
  18. Web site: Manipuri film to compete in Ottawa film festival. 11 June 2022. www.uniindia.com.
  19. Web site: Nine Hills One Valley of Paban selected for competition in Kolkata Film Festival. 28 December 2021. www.uniindia.com.
  20. Web site: Haobam Paban Kumar’s Nine Hills One Valley to vie for Golden Gateway Award in Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival 2022. 19 February 2022. Imphal Times.
  21. Web site: Two-day long International Tribal Film Festival begins its maiden showcase in Dirang. 8 March 2022. The Economic Times.
  22. Web site: First-ever international film festival begins in Manipur. 22 April 2022. www.thestatesman.com. 5 April 2022.
  23. News: Manipur's five-days Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival to start from April 2. 22 April 2022. The Economic Times. Singh. Bikash.
  24. Web site: Haobam Paban Kumar’s ‘Nine Hills, One Valley’ to travel to Moscow. 22 August 2022. Imphal Free Press.

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