Manipuri film ‘Boong’ emerges big winner at New York Indian Film Festival, takes home 3 awards
New York, BAFTA-winning Manipuri film ‘Boong’ took home three awards at the just-concluded New York Indian Film Festival , including the best child actor honour for its young protagonist. Manipuri film ‘Boong’ emerges big winner at New York Indian Film Festival, takes home 3 awards The New York Indian Film Festival 2026 concluded its four-day run Sunday with an awards ceremony, honouring the finest in Indian cinema across ten competitive categories. The festival, held from May 28 to 31, showcased a diverse slate of films across 15 languages, “underscoring the growing dominance of regional storytelling in contemporary Indian cinema”, bringing together filmmakers and artists at North America’s longest-running festival dedicated to Indian independent cinema. This year’s edition of the film festival, presented by the Indo-American Arts Council , included 19 narrative , four documentaries and 27 shorts including several world premieres, and a special LGBTQ shorts program. ‘Baksho Bondi’ won the festival’s top honour, winning Best Film, while Boong, the Manipuri film that created history by winning the prestigious BAFTA award in the Best Children’s …









