New Delhi: Indian Panorama 2016 announced its final selection of Feature & Non-Feature films to be screened in Goa at 47thInternational Film Festival of India, 2016.
- 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
- SwapanMullick, 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 63rdNFA) |
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 63rdNFA 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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