Two Nagas to represent state at Cannes Film Festival 2023

DIMAPUR — Two film personalities from Nagaland, Kivini Shohe and Andrea Kevichüsa, will be representing Nagaland at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2023 to be held from May 16 to the 27th.

The duo will be representing Nagaland as part of the delegation, which is being supported by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, through the department of Information and Public Relations, which is the nodal department for films and related matters in Nagaland, an update from DIPR stated.

Kivini Shohe is one of the pioneer film makers from Nagaland and a founding member of the Film Association of Nagaland (FAN), consisting of dynamic film-related professionals based in Nagaland. She has been a jury chairperson for the 14th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2022 and part of the jury for the 5th South Asian Film Festival, Kolkata 2022.

Shohe is a recipient of the Governor’s Award 2014 in the field of arts for filmmaking. She is well known for her award winning film, ‘Oh my Soul’ (2014), a story of three Naga transgender; Under the Longfuru Sky (2018) and The Great Anghs (2001). She has directed short Sumi folk-based stories like Winter Nights dream (Nisapa&Nisala) 2003 and Anishe Flower maiden (Anishe Xamunu) 2007. Her last film is Even the Dead Speaks (telefilm) 2019.

Andrea Kevichüsa made her acting debut with Anek in 2022 alongside Ayushmann Khurrana for which she won the Filmfare Award 2023 for Best Debut (Female).

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Kevichüsa has worked with several fashion designers and notable brands. She has also been featured in editorials of magazines such as Vogue India, Elle, Femina and on the covers of Filmfare, Harper’s Bazaar and Grazia. Cannes Film Festival 2023