GOA:
Indian Panorama 2016 announces the final selection of Feature & Non-Feature films to be screened in Goa at the 47 th International Film Festival of India, 2016.
The Feature Film Section Jury, headed by well known Director and Producer, 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 – Actress, 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, Ahathian – Producer and Director.
The Jury has recommended Sanskrit film ISHTI directed by G. Prabha as the Opening Feature Film of the
Feature Section of Indian Panorama 2016.
As per Clause 8.6 of the Indian Panorama 2016 Regulations the Best Feature Film of 63 rd National Film
Awards 2015, titled “Baahubali” directed by S.S Rajamouli is included in the Indian Panorama 2016, by virtue of direct entry.
Three mainstream films are also selected under Indian Panorama Section of 47 th International Film Festival of India, 2016. The complete list of 26 Feature Films selected for Indian Panorama section for 47 th International Film Festival of India 2016 is given below.
itle of the Film Language Director
Roopanthram – Malayalam M B Padmakumar, Harikatha Prasanga – Kannada Ananya Kasaravalli,. Natsamrat – Asa Nat Hone Nahi – Marathi Mahesh Manjrekar, Loktak Lairembee – Manipuri Haoban Paban Kumar, Bastu Shaap -Bengali Kaushik Ganguly,. Veeram Macbeth – Malayalam Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair, Ekk Albela – Marathi Shekhar Sartandel, Kaadu Pookkunna Neram – Malayalam Dr.Biju, U Turn – Kannada Pawan Kumar, Ishti – Sanskrit G. Prabha, Shankhachil – Bengali Gautam Ghose, Irudhi Sutru – Tamil Sudha Kongara, Pinky Beauty Parlour – Hindi Akshay Singh, Mantra – English Nicholas Kharkongor, Ringan – Marathi Makaramd Mane, Onaatah Khasi Pradip Kurbah, Chitrokar – Bengali Saibal Mitra, Sahaj Paather Gappo Colours of Innocence – Bengali Manas Mukul Pal,
K Sera Sera – Konkani Rajeev Shinde, Allama – Kannada T S Nagabharna, Sairat – Marathi Nagraj Manjule,
Dikchow Banat Palaax – Assamese Sanjib Sabhapandit, Baahubali (Best Feature Film of 63rd NFA) – Telugu S.S Rajamouli,. Bajirao Mastani – Hindi Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Airlift – Hindi Raja Krishna Menon,. Sultan – Hindi Ali Abbas Jaffar.
The Non-Feature Film Section Jury chaired by well-known documentary filmmaker Arvind Sinha has picked 21 films out of 198 eligible entries. The 7 Members Jury took fifteen 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.
The Jury has recommended, Ima Sabitri directed by Bobo KH as the Opening Non-Feature Film of Non-
Feature Section of Indian Panorama 2016.
As per Clause 8.6 of the Indian Panorama 2016 Regulations the Best Non Feature Film of 63 rd National
Film Awards 2015, 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 47 th International
Film Festival of India 2016 is given below.
Title of the film Language Director. The Wind in the Maruwa – Bengali Sankhajit Biswas, Taandav – Hindi Devashish Makhija, Paywat – Marathi Mithun Chandra Chowdhary, In return, Just a Book – Malayalam Shiny Jacob Benjamin,
Gudh – Nepali Saurav Rai, Cecilia – English Pankaj Johar,. Guns and Guitars – a musical travelogue – English Bidyut Kotoky,. Randu Kurippukal – Malayalam Gireesh Kumar.K, Gods in Shackles – English Sangita Iyer, Memories of a forgotten war – English Utpal Borpujari, Ima Sabitri – Manipuri Bobo KH, Earth Crusader – English Shabnam Sukhdev,. Bachchha Saheb – Bengali Saikat Sekhareswar Ray,. Ormayude A
thirvarambukal – Malayalam Sudesh Balan, Chaukat – Marathi Umesh Mohan Bagade, Edpa Kana – Hindi Niranjan Kumar Kujur, Sabin Alun Karbi -(Assam) Altaf Mazid, Samann Haryanvi Billu Paul,. Daayra Haryanvi Sonia Saharan, Daaravtha – Marathi Nishant Roy Bombarde, Amdavad Ma Famous (Best Non Feature Film of 63rd NFA)
