The
51st
International
Film
Festival
of
India
announces
the
selection
of
Indian
Panorama
films
for
the
year
2020.
The
selected
films
will
be
showcased
on
the
big
screen
for
all
the
registered
delegates
and
representatives
from
the
selected
films,
during
the
8
days
film
festival
in
Goa,
from
16th-24th
January
2021.
Selected
from
a
wide
pool
of
183
contemporary
Indian
Films,
the
collection
of
films
reflects
the
vibrancy
and
diversity
of
Indian
film
Industry.
The
eminent
Jury
Panels,
both
feature
and
non-feature
exercise
their
individual
expertise
and
contribute
evenly
to
the
consensus
that
leads
to
selection
of
Indian
Panorama
films.
The
Feature
Film
Jury,
comprising
of
twelve
members,
was
headed
by
acclaimed
Filmmaker,
Screenwriter,
and
Producer,
Shri
John
Mathew
Matthan.
The
Feature
Jury
constituted
of
the
following
Members
who
individually
represent
various
acclaimed
films,
film
bodies
and
professions,
whereas
collectively
representing
the
diverse
Indian
film
making
fraternity:
Shri.
Dominic
Sangma,
Filmmaker
and
Screenwriter
Shri.
Jadumoni
Dutta,
Filmmaker,
Screenwriter
and
Producer
Smt.
Kala
Master,
Choreographer
Shri.
Kumar
Sohoni,
Filmmaker
and
writer
Smt.
Rama
Vij,
Actor
and
Producer
Shri.
Ramamurthy
B,
Filmmaker
Smt.
Sanghamitra
Chaudhuri,
Filmmaker
and
Journalist
Shri.
Sanjay
Puran
Singh
Chauhan,
Filmmaker
Shri.
Satinder
Mohan,
Film
Critic
and
Journalist
Shri.
Sudhakar
Vasantha,
Filmmaker
and
Producer
Shri.
T
Prasanna
Kumar,
Film
Producer
Shri.
U
Radhakrishnan,
Ex-Secretary,
FFSI
The
Indian
panorama
Feature
Film
Jury
selected
20
Feature
films.
Jury's
choice
for
the
Opening
feature
film
of
Indian
Panorama
2020
is
the
film
is
SAAND
KI
AANKH
(Hindi)
directed
by
Tushar
Hiranandani.
Three
Mainstream
films
are
also
selected
under
Indian
Panorama
Section
of
51st
International
Film
Festival
of
India,
2020
by
an
Internal
Committee
of
DFF
based
on
the
recommendations
of
Film
Federation
of
India
(FFI)
and
PRODUCER'S
GUILD.
Non-Feature
Films
Indian
Panorama
of
International
Film
Festival
of
India
comprises
of
a
contemporary
package
of
socially
and
aesthetically
vibrant
non-feature
films
selected
by
eminent
Jury
members
who
are
associated
with
non-feature
segment
of
Indian
Film
Industry.
In
the
51st
edition
of
International
Film
Festival
of
India,
Non-Feature
films
selected
under
Indian
Panorama
will
be
showcased
in
Goa,
from
16th-24th
January,
2021.
Selected
from
a
diverse
pool
of
143
contemporary
Indian
non-feature
Films,
the
package
of
films
exemplify
the
capacity
of
our
emerging
and
established
filmmakers
to
document,
investigate,
entertain
and
also
reflect
contemporary
Indian
values.
The
Non
-
Feature
Jury
of
seven
members
was
headed
by
acclaimed
feature
and
documentary
Filmmaker
Shri.
Haobam
Paban
Kumar.
The
Jury
constituted
of
the
following
Members:
Shri.
Atul
Gangwar,
Director,
Screenwriter,
and
Producer
Shri.
Jwngdao
Bodosa,
Filmmaker
Shri.
Mandar
Talauliker,
Filmmaker
Shri.
Sajin
Babu,
Filmmaker
Shri.
Satish
Pande,
Producer
and
Director
Smt.
Vaijayanti
Apte,
Script
writer
and
Producer
Jury's
choice
for
the
opening
Non-Feature
film
of
Indian
Panorama,
2020
is
PAANCHIKA
directed
by
Ankit
Kothari.