Indian Panorama 2016 recently announced its final selection of Feature & Non – Feature films to be screened in Goa at the 47th International Film Festival of India, 2016.
1. The Jury of Feature Films, headed by well known Director & Producer, 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, Actress, Arup Manna, Director, C V Reddy, Producer & Director, Girish Mohite, Producer & Director, Dr. K. Puttaswamy, Writer, N . Krishnakumar, Producer & Director, Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Filmmaker, Sanjay Pawar, Director & Columnist, Satinder Mohan, Critic & Journalist, Swapan Mullick, Journalist & Film Critic, Uday Shankar Pani, Writer & Filmmaker & Shri Ahathian, Producer & Director.
The Jury has recommended Sanskrit film Ishti Directed by 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. 3 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 are as follows.
Feature Films
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
Non – Feature Films
The Non – Feature films Jury chaired by well -known documentary filmmaker 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 & Director, Ronel Haobam, Documentary Filmmaker, Prof. Suresh Sharma, Film Critic & Documentary Filmmaker Ima Sabitri directed by Bobo K H has been chosen as the Opening Non -Feature 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 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 the 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 ln 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 (Assamese)
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
