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28-October-2016 14:58 IST
Indian Panorama selection Feature and Non-Feature Films for 47th International Film Festival of India, 2016

Indian Panorama 2016 announced its final selection of Feature & Non-Feature films to be screened in Goa at 47th International Film Festival of India, 2016.

1.  The Jury for Feature Films, headed by well-known actor and Director, Shri Rajendra Singh Babu, has selected 22 films out of 230 eligible entries.  The 13 Members Jury took a month to finalize the selections. The Jury constituted of the following Members:

·        Rama Vij, Producer and Director

·        Arup Manna, Director

·        C. V. Reddy, Producer and Director

·        Girish Mohite, Producer and Director

·        Dr. K. Puttaswamy, Writer

·        N. Krishnakumar, Producer and Director

·        Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Filmmaker

·        Sanjay Pawar, Director and Columnist

·        Satinder Mohan, Critic and Journalist

·        Swapan Mullick, Journalist and Film Critic

·        Uday Shankar Pani, Writer and Filmmaker

·        Shri Ahathian, Producer and Director

 The Jury has recommended Sanskrit film ISHTI Directed  G. Prabha as the Opening Feature Film of Indian Panorama 2016.

As per Clause 8.6 of the Indian Panorama 2016 Regulations the Best Feature Film of 63rd  National Film Awards 2015, titled “BAAHUBALI” Directed by  S.S RAJAMOULI     is included in the Indian Panorama 2016.

 

Three mainstream films are also selected under Indian Panorama Section of 47th International Film Festival of India, 2016. The complete list of 26 Feature Films selected for Indian Panorama section for 47th International Film Festival of India 2016 is given below.

 

S. No.

Title of the Film

Language

Director

1.       

Roopanthram

Malayalam

M B Padmakumar

2.       

Harikatha Prasanga

Kannada

Ananya Kasaravalli

3.       

Natsamrat - Asa Nat Hone Nahi

Marathi

Mahesh Manjrekar

4.       

Loktak Lairembee

Manipuri

Haoban Paban Kumar

5.       

Bastu Shaap

Bengali

 Kaushik Ganguly

6.       

Veeram Macbeth

Malayalam

 Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair

7.       

Ekk Albela

Marathi

 Shekhar Sartandel

8.       

Kaadu Pookkunna Neram

Malayalam

Dr.Biju

9.       

U Turn

Kannada

 Pawan Kumar

10.  

 Ishti

Sanskrit

 G. Prabha

11.  

Shankhachil

Bengali

 Gautam Ghose

12.  

Irudhi Sutru

Tamil

 Sudha Kongara

13.  

Pinky Beauty Parlour

Hindi

Akshay Singh

14.  

Mantra

English

Nicholas Kharkongor

15.  

Ringan

Marathi

Makaramd Mane

16.  

Onaatah

Khasi

Pradip Kurbah

17.  

Chitrokar

Bengali

Saibal Mitra

18.  

Sahaj Paather Gappo Colours of Innocence

Bengali

Manas Mukul Pal

19.  

K Sera Sera

Konkani

Rajeev Shinde

20.  

Allama

Kannada

T S Nagabharna

21.  

Sairat

Marathi

 Nagraj Manjule

22.  

Dikchow Banat Palaax

Assamese

Sanjib Sabhapandit

23.  

Baahubali

(Best  Feature Film in 63rd NFA)

Telugu

S.S Rajamouli    

24.  

Bajirao Mastani

Hindi

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

25.  

Airlift

Hindi

Raja Krishna Menon

26.  

Sultan

Hindi

Ali Abbas Jaffar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Non-Feature films Jury chaired by well-known documentary filmmaker Shri Arvind Sinha has picked 21 films out of 198 eligible entries. The 7 Members Jury took 15 days to finalize the selections. The Jury constituted of the following Members :

·        Aarti Srivastava, Documentary Filmmaker

·        Abhijit Mazumdar, Documentary Filmmaker

·        Gautam Benegal, Animation Filmmaker

·        Madhureeta Anand, Film writer and Director

·        RONEL HAOBAM, Documentary Filmmaker

·        Prof. Suresh Sharma, Film Critic and Documentary Filmmaker

 

Ima Sabitri directed by Bobo KH has been chosen as the Opening Film by the Non-Feature Film Jury. 

As per Clause 8.6 of the Indian Panorama 2016 Regulations the Best Non Feature Film of 63rd   National Film Awards 2016, titled “Amdavad Ma Famous” directed by Hardik Mehta is included in the Indian Panorama 2016, by virtue of direct entry.

The complete list of 21 Non - Feature Films selected for Indian Panorama section for 47th International Film Festival of India 2016 is given below.

 

Title of the film

Director’s name

Language

1.       

The wind in the Maruwa

Sankhajit Biswas

Bengali

2.       

Taandav

Devashish Makhija

Hindi

3.       

Paywat

Mithun Chandra Chowdhary

Marathi

4.       

In return, Just a Book

Shiny Jacob Benjamin

Malayalam

5.       

Gudh

Saurav Rai

Nepali

6.       

Cecilia

Pankaj Johar

English

7.       

Guns and Guitars – a musical travelogue

Bidyut Kotoky

English

8.       

Randu Kurippukal

Gireesh Kumar.K

Malayalam

9.       

Gods in Shackles

Sangita Iyer

English

10.  

Memories of a forgotten war

Utpal Borpujari

English

11.  

Ima Sabitri

Bobo KH

Manipuri

12.  

Earth Crusader

Shabnam Sukhdev

English

13.  

Bachchha Saheb

Saikat Sekhareswar Ray

Bengali

14.  

Ormayude Athirvarambukal            

Sudesh Balan

Malayalam

15.  

Chaukat

Umesh Mohan Bagade

Marathi

16.  

Edpa Kana

Niranjan Kumar Kujur

Hindi

17.  

Sabin Alun

Altaf Mazid

Karbi (Assam)

18.  

Samann

Billu Paul

Haryanvi

19.  

Daayra

Sonia Saharan

Haryanvi

20.  

Daaravtha

Nishant Roy Bombarde

Marathi

21.  

Amdavad Ma Famous

“Non Feature Film of 63rd NFA 2016”

Hardik Mehta

Gujarati

 

As per Clause 8.6 of the Indian Panorama 2016 Regulations the Best Non Feature Film of 63rd   National Film Awards 2016, titled “Amdavad Ma Famous” directed by Hardik Mehta is included in Indian Panorama 2016,  by virtue of direct entry.

 

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