RRR, The Kashmir Files and Jai Bhim: Other films to be screened at IFFI 2022

The lineup for the Indian Panorama category for 2022 was revealed by the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The event will screen a total of 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films.

The National Film Development Corporation and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will present the movies as a part of the Indian Panorama, the centrepiece event of IFFI.

In the two categories of feature and non-feature films, there are ten Hindi films, four films in Tamil and Telugu, two Bengali films, seven English films, three Kannada films, three Malayalam films, five Marathi films, and one film each in Maithili, Konkani, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Irula, Oriya, and Bhotiya.

RRR (Telugu), Jai Bhim (Tamil), The Kashmir Files (Hindi), Tonic (Bengali), Cinema Bandi (Telugu), Khudiram Bose (Telugu), and Dharmveer….Mukkam Post Thane (Marathi) is among the entries.

According to the statement, Indian Panorama's goal is to choose Indian feature and non-feature films of exceptional cinematic, thematic, and artistic merit for the festival's screenings.

Eminent individuals from the Indian film industry choose films for the Indian Panorama. Out of 242 modern Indian non-feature films, the six-member jury chose 20 for the non-feature film categories.

The statement continued, “The distinguished judging panels use their particular expertise to equally contribute to the decision-making process that determines which Indian Panorama films are chosen for each category.”

The feature film jury was headed by acclaimed director Vinod Ganatra, while the non-feature jury constituted cinematographer A Karthik Raja and filmmaker Anuradha Singh among others.

This year IFFI is scheduled to take place from November 20 to November 28, 2022, in Goa.

“A package of 25 feature films has been selected to be screened in the Indian Panorama section at 53rd IFFI from a broad spectrum of 354 qualifying contemporary Indian feature films,” said a statement issued by the information and broadcasting ministry.

The list of 20 Non-Feature Films comprises Wagro (Konkani), Little Wings (Tamil), Pataal-Tee (Bhotiya), Taangh (English), Other Ray: Art of Satyajit Ray (English), Khajuraho, Anand Aur Mukti (Hindi) and Vibhajan Ki Vibhishka Unkahi Kahaniyan (Hindi).

The Jury’s choice for the opening non-feature film of Indian Panorama, 2022 is The Show Must Go On (English) by filmmaker Divya Cowasji.

The films chosen for the Indian Panorama section will be screened at international film festivals in India and abroad for free, besides bilateral cultural exchange programmes, Specialised Indian Film Festivals, and unique Indian Panorama festivals in India, to promote film art through them.

LIST OF SELECTED FEATURE FILMS

• Siya
• The Storyteller
• Dhabari Quruvi
• Jai Bhim
• Major
• Ariyippu
• The Kashmir Files
• RRR
• Naanu Kusuma

• Lotus Blooms
• Saudi Vellakka
• Frame
• Mahananda
• Three of Us
• Kida
• Cinema Bandi
• Kudhiram Bose

• Sher Shivraj
• Ekda Kaay Zala
• Pratikshya
• Kurangu Pedal