Imphal, Nov. 12 -- The second edition of the National Tribal Film Festival, titled 'Tribal Frames Manipur', was inaugurated at the Manipur State Film Development Society (MSFDS), Palace Gate, Imphal, on Thursday, bringing together filmmakers, artists and members of tribal communities to celebrate indigenous culture, traditions and cinema.

The four-day festival, being held from November 12 to 15 as part of the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas Pakhwada, is organised by the Tribal Research Institute, Department of Tribal Affairs and Hills, Government of Manipur, in collaboration with the Manipur State Film Development Society.

The inaugural ceremony began with a traditional tribal ritual in which an elderly tribal man rubbed threads together to ligh...