Phum Shang
Manipuri documentary film ‘Phum Shang’ has won the coveted Golden Conch Award for the best documentary at the 14th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2016. The 52-minute  documentary Phum Shang is directed by Hao Bam Pabankumar, which critically examines the serious environmental problems faced at the Loktak lake. The largest fresh water lake in North  East India, characterised by its unique floating biomass known as ‘Phumdi’, is today considered a dying lake due to unchecked human activity. Beside this film, the Swiss film ‘My Name Is  Salt’ and an Indian film ‘Placebo’ shared the Gold Conch Award for the best feature length documentary film.