Assam State Film Awards

Cheques given to several winners of Assam State Film awards have bounced, landing the state government in an embarrassing position.

As a controversy erupted over an artist being presented with the best playback singer in the state film awards recently purportedly for a song she had not lent her voice to, Minister Bimal Borah claimed that the award was given to the correct singer.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today announced a subsidy of Rs 1 crore to help 55 film producers under Assam State Film Finance and Development Corporation (ASFFDC) at a programme held at the state secretariate. The subsidy is aimed at encouraging the filmmakers "play their roles in guiding the youth in the right direction".

Assamese movie Baandhon, directed by veteran filmmaker Jahnu Barua, has been chosen as the opening film of the Indian panorama section of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012 which will be held in Goa from November 20.

Cheques given to several winners of Assam State Film awards have bounced, landing the state government in an embarrassing position.

As a controversy erupted over an artist being presented with the best playback singer in the state film awards recently purportedly for a song she had not lent her voice to, Minister Bimal Borah claimed that the award was given to the correct singer.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today announced a subsidy of Rs 1 crore to help 55 film producers under Assam State Film Finance and Development Corporation (ASFFDC) at a programme held at the state secretariate. The subsidy is aimed at encouraging the filmmakers "play their roles in guiding the youth in the right direction".

Assamese movie Baandhon, directed by veteran filmmaker Jahnu Barua, has been chosen as the opening film of the Indian panorama section of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012 which will be held in Goa from November 20.