Overview

• Dominic Megam Sangma’s Garo-language feature Rimdogittanga won Best Feature Film in Garo at the 71st National Film Awards, securing the Rajat Kamal and a ₹2 lakh prize.
• The award signals Sangma’s second National Film Award and growing recognition for tribal and regional narratives from Northeast India.
• Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma lauded the win as a defining moment for tribal cinema and an affirmation of Garo cultural identity.
• The draft Film Tourism & Creative Media Policy 2025 aims to establish a state film institute to professionalise local filmmaking.
• District-level film festivals are planned under the policy to decentralise film culture and nurture homegrown talent across Meghalaya.