MUMBAI: The first Imphal International Short Film Festival, to be be held from 9 to 13 October in Manipur, will screen around 100 short films from India and other parts of the world.

The festival will give away awards in the Best Short Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Musical Score and Three Special Mentions categories

A short film up to 30 minutes produced between September 2009 to August 2011would be eligible to participate in the festival. An entry fee of Rs 1000 and $ 50 will be charged for an Indian and International category respectively.

The festival is being organised by Legend Studio with the support of Film Forum, Manipur and Action for Social Advancement (ASA), Manipur.