The Emerald Jungle (Mya Ga Naing) is a silent black and white film produced by A1 Film Production in 1934 in Myanmar. It is the most ancient Myanmar feature film still in existence with film element. It was directed by one of the fathers of Myanmar Cinema. Considering the glorious past of Myanmar Cinema and its critical situation of conservation today, 1934, MYA GA NAING is indeed a national treasure. It is an emblematic film for Myanmar history of cinema at the colonial period.



Nominated film materials overview in details:



The elements that we would like to nominate are two dupe negative prints and one positive print (all from a 1970 version of the 1934 film), which have been owned and stored at National Film Archive Vault at Myanmar Motion Picture Development Department.