Altogether six out of eleven Santhali films including four from West Bengal will be nominated for the 4th Pt.Raghunath Academy of Santhali Cinema and Art (RASCA) Santhali film award 2013 to be held here on May 5.
Best six Santhali films including 'Dosaar Jonom' (Rebirth) from West Bengal will be nominated for the film award, said Surya Singh Besra, Director of RASCA.
Addressing a press conference here today, Besra, who is also the President of Jharkhand People's Party (JPP), said a five-member jury headed by C R Majhi, who is the president of Akhil Bharatiya Jharkhand Party, will select the best six films on April 30.
The awards will be given in sixteen categories including best film, best story, best director, actor, male and female playback singer, comedian etc, he said adding that entry of couple of Santhali films from Odisha was a possibility.
Prof S C Albert Soren, president of Bangladisom Santal Baisi, Bangladesh, will be the chief guest on the occasion, Besra said.
Santhali film award function is being organised on May 5 to mark the 109th birth anniversary of Pt Raghunath Murmu, who was the founder of the Ol-chiki script.