Indian Panorama selection of Feature and Non Feature films for 4…

Indian Panorama 2017 today
announced its final selection of Feature & Non-Feature films to be screened
in Goa at 48^th International Film Festival of India, 2017 which
is scheduled to take place from 20^th to 28^th November,
2017.

Five Mainstream films have also been
selected under Indian Panorama Section of 48^th International Film
Festival of India, 2017. The final list of 26 feature films selected for the
Indian Panorama 2017 are as follows:

The opening film of the feature film
section of Indian Panaroma is Pihu which has been directed by Vinod Kapri.

As
per Clause 8.6 of the India Panorama 2017 Regulations, the Best Feature Film of
64^th National Film Awards 2016, titled “Kaasav” directed by
Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar has been included in Indian Panorama 2017
by virtue of direct entry.

The Jury for Feature Films was headed by
acclaimed film director, actor and screenwriter, Shri Sujoy Ghosh. The
Jury previewed 153 eligible entries. The Jury comprised of the
following Members:

1.      Shri Suresh
Heblikar, Filmmaker, Director & Actor

2.      Shri Rahul
Rawail, Film Director

3.      Ms. Satarupa
Sanyal, Film Director, Producer, Actress, Poet &Social Activist

4.      Ms Gopi Desai,
Film Director & Actress

5.      Shri Nishikant
Kamat, Filmmaker

6.      Shri Gyan
Correa, Film Director

7.      Shri Merlvin
Mukhim, Actor & Producer

8.      Shri Nikkhil
Advani, Film Producer, Director & Screenwriter

9.      ShriApurva
Asrani, Film Maker, Film Editor & Screenwriter

10.  Shri
HariViswanath, Film Director, Screenwriter & Producer

11.  Shri Sachin
Chatte, Film Critic

12.  Ms.Ruchi Narain,
Film Director & Screenwriter

The complete list of 16 Non – Feature
Films selected for Indian Panorama section for 48th International Film Festival
of India 2017 is given below:

The opening film of the non-feature film
section of Indian Panorama is Pushkar Puran which has been directed by Kamal
Swaroop.

As
per Clause 8.6 of the India Panorama 2017 Regulations, the Best Non-Feature
Film of 64^th National Film Awards 2016 titled “Fireflies in the
Abyss” directed by Chandrasekhar Reddy has been included in Indian
Panorama 2017, by virtue of direct entry.

The Non – Feature Film Jury was chaired
by well-known film director and screen writer Shri Sudhir Mishra. The
Jury previewed 154 eligible entries. The Jury comprised of the following
Members:

1.      Shri Tuhinabha
Majumdar, Film Director and Film Writer

2.      Shri Shankhajeet
De, Film Maker

3.      Shri
Mithuchandra Chaudhari, Film Director

4.      Ms. Shiny Jacob
Benjamin, Film Producer, Film Director and Writer

5.      Ms. Tinni Mitra,
Film Editor

6.      Shri K.G Suresh,
Journalist & Columnist

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