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The 56th International Film Festival of India will take place in Goa from November 20-28.
According to the outlet, the lineup of the film festival includes 25 feature films, 20 non-feature films, and five streaming series for the Best Web-Series Award.
‘Amaran’ leads a diverse selection that includes five mainstream cinema titles chosen from 516 contemporary Indian feature film entries, as reported by Variety.
The feature film jury, chaired by actor-filmmaker-producer Raja Bundela and comprising 12 members, selected films representing multiple Indian languages and regional cinema traditions.
The complete lineup of 20 feature films in the main section includes: Thamar KV’s Malayalam-language ‘Sarkeet,’ ‘Amaran,’ Jitank Singh Gurjar’s Braj-language ‘Vimukt,’ Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files,’ Anupam Kher’s ‘Tanvi The Great,’ Badiger Devendra’s Kannada-language ‘Vanya,’ Praveen Morchhale’s Urdu-language ‘White Snow,’ Sasanka Samir’s Assamese-language ‘Bhaimon Da,’ Santosh Davakhar’s Marathi-language ‘Gondhal’ and J.P. Tuminad’s Kannada-language ‘Su From So.’
The selection also includes Soukarya Ghosal’s ‘Pokkhirajer Dim,’ Shivadhwaj Shetty’s Tulu-language ‘Imbu,’ Purushottam Lele’s Marathi-language ‘Drushya Asdrushya,’ Naorem Dinesh Singh’s Manipuri-language ‘Oitharei,’ Reshmi Mitra’s Bengali-language ‘Barobabu,’ Raju Chandra’s Tamil-language ‘Piranthanaal Vazhthukal,’ Vishal Patnaik’s Oriya-language ‘Maliput Melodies,’ Paresh Mokashi’s Marathi-language ‘Mukkam Post Bombilwadi,’ Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar’s ‘Ground Zero,’ and Jigar Nagda’s Rajasthani-language ‘Whispers Of The Mountains,’ reported variety.
The mainstream cinema section will feature Laxman Utekar’s Hindi-language ‘Chhaava,’ Shivraj Waichal’s Marathi-language ‘Aata Thambaycha Naay,’ Tharun Moorthy’s Malayalam-language ‘Thudarum,’ Debangkar Borgohain’s Assamese-language ‘Sikaar,’ and Anil Ravipudi’s ‘Sankranthiki Vastunnam.’
According to the outlet, the jury also nominated five films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award: Tribeny Rai’s Nepali-language ‘Shape Of Momo,’ Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s ‘Binodiini Ekti Natir Upakhyan,’ Karan Singh Tyagi’s ‘Kesari Chapter 2,’ Jithin Laal’s ‘A. R. M,’ and Yadhu Vamsee’s Telugu-language “Committee Kurrollu.”
For non-feature films, the jury headed by cinematographer-filmmaker Dharam Gulati selected 20 titles from 550 entries. Kamlesh K. Mishra’s Hindi-language documentary “Kakori” will serve as the opening non-feature film.
The complete non-feature selection includes: Prakash Kariappa K’s Kodava-language “Ummathat – The Rhythm Of Kodava,” Jayram Bhaskar Waghmode’s Marathi-language “The Untold Agony,” EV Ganeshbabu’s Tamil-language “Aanirai,” Sunny Hinduja and Shinjini Raval’s Hindi-language “That’s A Wrap,” Kapil Tanwar’s Hindi-language “RU BA RU,” Suraj Kumar’s Hindi-language “Piplantri. A Tale of Eco Feminism,” Anhad Mishra’s Hindi-language “Chambal,” Himansu Sekhar Khatua’s Oriya-language “Mahima Alekha,” and Sandesh Kadur’s English-language “Nilgiris – A Shared Wilderness.”
The selection also includes Rohit More’s Hindi, Marathi, Tamil-language “Ta Dhom,” Samten Bhutia’s Sikkimese-language “Shangrila,” Surya Balakrishnan’s Hindi-language “Deepa Didi,” Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi’s Marathi-language “Hamsafar,” Savita Sharma Nagar and Rajesh Amrohi’s Hindi-language “Chowk University ka vice Chancellor – Padmabhushan Amrit Lal Nagar,” Isha Pungaliya’s English, Marathi-language “Oslo – A Tail of Promise,” Borun Thokchom’s Manipuri-language “Battlefield,” Kamlesh K Mishra’s Hindi-language “Kakori,” Namrata Datta’s Assamese-language “Patralekha,” Rajdeep Choudhury’s English-language “Chalo Indian with Eric Ji,” and Ulka Mayur’s Marathi-language “Where the Heart Is,” reported Variety.
According to the outlet, the festival unveiled nominations for its Best Web-Series Award. The jury, chaired by filmmaker-producer Bharatbala Ganapathy, selected five series from major streaming platforms.
Prime Video earned three nominations: Anand Tiwari’s ‘Bandish Bandits’ Season 2, Avinash Arun Dhaware’s ‘Paatal Lok’ Season 2, and Bramma’s ‘Suzhal – The Vortex’ Season 2.
Netflix received one nomination for Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Black Warrant,’ while Amazon MX Player’s ‘Mitti – Ek Nayi Pehchaan,’ directed by Gaganjeet Singh and Alok Kumar Dwivedi, rounds out the nominees.-ANI
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