Portrait Enterprise in association with the Department of Information & Public Relations and Department of Tourism held the Prize Distribution Ceremony for the HIPFEST 2023 at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. The HIPFEST Competition was organised on the theme “The Nature Canvas-Celebrating the Beauty of Nagaland”

Director of Information & Public Relations, Dzüvinuo Theünuo in her short speech thanked the judges and Proprietor of Portrait Enterprise, Ababe Ezung for making the event a successful one. She said Hornbill International Photography Festival is being organized every year by the Department as part of the Hornbill festival.

Theünuo stated that photography is an art and to keep the passion alive one has to keep on taking images.

 Proprietor of Portrait Enterprise, Myingthungo Ababe Ezung stressed on the importance of up scaling the present HIPFEST to that of an International level in the coming edition. He thanked the participants and the Department for supporting the event and expressed optimism that many more participants will take part at the competition in the coming years. Altogether, 84 participants vied in the competition

For the Individual Category, the 1st First Prize of Rs. 40,000/- was won by Pelevizo Meyase from Khonoma, the 2nd Second Prize of Rs 25,000/- by Atam Wangsa from Mon and the 3rd Third Prize of Rs 15,000/- by Duvo Ruho from Phek.   Rs. 10,000/- each for Best Landscape was won by Morotsung Longchar, Best Portrait by Muchi Domeh and Best Wildlife by Limasunep. The prizes were given away by the Director, Tourism, Keduosie-ü Metha in the presence of Director (Films) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GOI, Armstrong Pame, IAS.

All the Participants have been requested to contact the number given to collect the Certificates and Prizes Ph. No- 8837262093.

(Kongle Buchem & Kazuhito T Kibami IA)