Pune is set to host Northeast Film Festival 2019 from Feb 1

Pune is all geared up to celebrate the fourth edition of Northeast Film Festival 2019 from February 1 to February 3. All movie buffs can grace this event and make full use of their time by watching some of the most critically acclaimed films from Northeast India.
The three-day film festival will be showcasing a total of around 15 films in seven languages and two bilingual films. This much-anticipated festival, Fragrances from the Northeast, is being organised by the Northeast National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and Symbiosis Ishanya Cultural and Educational Centre (SICEC) in collaboration with the North East Community Organisation Pune (NECOP).

As per the reports, many prominent film personalities from the Northeast region will be attending this fest. Assamese Film by Rima Das, i.e., Village Rockstars, which grabbed eyeballs for being India’s Oscar submission, will be screened during the closing ceremony of the film festival.
As regarding the bilingual films that will be screened during this Northeast Film Festival are a Sylheti-Bengali film, while the other one is an Assamese-Manipuri film.
Not just these films, the fest will also be a go-to place during these three days for northeastern cuisines. A lot of food stalls will be set up there to serve the guests with special delicacies from Northeast India. Further, the fest will also work as an arena for initiatives related to promotion of tourism and on efforts to attract more and more visitors in the Northeast region.