Baripada – 15/03/2026 A preparatory meeting for the 7th Annual Baripada National Tribal Minority Film Festival to be held at the local Shahid Smrit Bhavan in association with Rich Santali Art and Film Development Foundation and with the support of NFDC was held under the chairmanship of Sarojini Hembram, the main patron of the organization and former minister Sarojini Hembram, the founder of the organization. President Deepak Kumar Beshra, Editor Anta Aloy Baske, Adviser and CDP O Bitu Tudu and Daghi Murmu Marndi, Members Sumi Hasda Beshra, Sumali Murmu Hembram, Arjun Soren, Minty Baske and Palu Hembram were present and gave their opinion for the success of the festival. Media coordinator Somnath Singh said that short films and 18 documentary films will be screened. In this festival, 30 films in 12 languages from 8 states including Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala and Delhi are scheduled to be screened.
