IFFI Goa 2025, 04: Indian Panorama Selection and Best
Web-Series (OTT) Award nominations
IFFI Goa 2025, 04: Indian Panorama Selection and Best Web-Series (OTT) Award nominations
In the Indian Panorama section, 25 feature films (including 5 films from Mainstream Cinema), 5 films nominated for Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award films and 20 non-feature films for the year 2025, will be shown.
The selection of the Indian Panorama is made by eminent personalities from the world of cinema from across India comprising a total of twelve Jury members for Feature films and six Jury members for Non-Feature films led by the respective Jury Chairpersons. Exercising their individual expertise, the eminent Jury panels contribute evenly to the consensus that leads to the selection of Indian Panorama films of respective categories.
The Feature Film Jury, comprising twelve members, was headed by acclaimed Actor, Filmmaker and Producer; Chairperson Shri. Raja Bundela. The Feature Jury comprises of the following Members, who, individually, represent various acclaimed films, are well-known film professionals, while collectively representing the diverse Indian fraternity:
Shri. Krishna Hebbale, Actor
Shri. Asim K Sinha, Editor and Film-maker
Shri. Kamlesh K. Mishra, Film-maker and Writer
Shri. Aroon Bakshi, Actor and Singer
Shri. Jadumoni Dutta, Filmmaker, Producer and Actor
Shri. Ashok Sharan, Producer and Film-maker
Shri. Subhash Sehgal, Editor, Producer, Film-maker and Writer
Shri. Malay Ray, Cinematographer and Film-maker
Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti, Film Educator and Film-maker
Shri. B S Basavaraju, Cinematographer and Film-maker
Shri. Sukumar Jatania, Cinematographer
Shri. Napoleon RZ Thanga, Film-maker
A package of 25 Feature Films (including 5 films from Mainstream Cinema) and nomination of 5 films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award has been selected to be screened in the Indian Panorama section of the 56th IFFI from a broad spectrum of 516 contemporary Indian feature films received as entry to Indian Panorama -2025. The following package of 25 selected feature films and nomination of 5 films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award reflects the vibrancy and diversity of the Indian film industry.
List of 25 feature films selected in the Indian Panorama 2025 is as follows:
(name of film, followed by language, then the name of the director)
Sarkeet
Malayalam
Thamar K
Amaran
Tamil
Rajkumar Periyasamy
Vimukt
Braj
Jitank Singh Gurjar
The Bengal Files
Hindi
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
Tanvi The Great
Hindi
Anupam Kher
Vanya
Kannada
Badiger Devendra
White Snow
Urdu
Praveen Morchhale
Bhaimon Da
Assamese
Sasanka Samir
Gondhal
Marathi
Santosh Davakhar
Su From So
Kannada
Prakash (JP Tuminad)
Pokkhirajer Dim
Bengali
Soukarya Ghosal
Imbu
Tulu
Shivadhwaj Shetty
Drushya Asdrushya
Marathi
Purushottam Lele
(Milind Lele)
Oitharei
Manipuri
Naorem Dinesh Singh
Barobabu
Bengali
Reshmi Mitra
Piranthanaal Vazhthukal
Tamil
Raju Chandra
(Rajkumar MR)
Maliput Melodies
Oriya
Vishal Patnaik
Mukkam Post Bombilwadi
Marathi
Paresh Mokashi
Ground Zero
Hindi
Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
Whispers Of The Mountains
Rajasthani
Jigar Nagda
Mainstream Cinema Section
Aata Thambaycha Naay
Marathi
Shivraj Waichal
Chhaava
Hindi
Laxman Utekar
Thudarum
Malayalam
Tharun Moorthy
Sikaar
Assamese
Debangkar Borgohain
ankranthiki Vastunnam
Telugu
Anil Ravipudi
The Feature Film Jury’s choice for the Opening Feature Film of Indian Panorama 2025 is the film “Amaran (Tamil)”, directed by Mr. Rajkumar Periyasamy.
List of 5 feature films nominated in the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award category by the Indian Panorama Feature Jury is as under:
1. Shape of Momo
Tribeny Rai
Nepali
2. Binodiini Ekti Natir Upakhyan
Ram Kamal Mukherjee
Bengali
3. Kesari Chapter 2
Karan Singh Tyagi
Hindi
4. A. R. M
Jithin Laal
Malayalam
5. Committee Kurrollu
Yadhu Vamsee
Telugu
Non-Feature Films
The Non-Feature Film Jury, comprising of six members, was headed by acclaimed Cinematographer and film-maker, Shri. Dharam Gulati. The Non-Feature Jury, comprises the following Members, who, individually, represent various acclaimed films, are well-known film professionals, while collectively representing the diverse Indian fraternity:
Ms. Anjali Panjabi, Filmmaker & Producer
Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah, Filmmaker
Ms. Rekha Gupta, Film Critic and Film Curator
Shri. Ashok Cashyap, Film Producer, Filmmaker and Cinematographer
Shri A. Karthik Raaja, Cinematographer
Ms. Jyotsana Garg, Filmmaker
A package of 20 Non-Feature films have been selected to be screened in the Indian Panorama Section of 56th IFFI from a broad spectrum of 550 contemporary Indian Non-Feature films. The package of non-feature films exemplifies the capacity of emerging and established filmmakers to document, investigate, entertain and also reflect contemporary Indian values.
List of 20 Non-Feature Films selected in the Indian Panorama 2025 is as follows:
Ummathat - The Rhythm Of Kodava
Kodava
Prakash Kariappa K
The Untold Agony
Marathi
Jayram Bhaskar Waghmode
Aanirai
Tamil
EV Ganeshbabu
That's A Wrap
Hindi
Sunny Hinduja
Shinjini Raval
RU BA RU
Hindi
Kapil Tanwar
Piplantri. A Tale of Eco Feminism
Hindi
Suraj Kumar
Chambal
Hindi
Anhad Mishra
Mahima Alekha
Oriya
Himansu Sekhar Khatua
Nilgiris - A Shared Wilderness
English
Sandesh Kadur
Ta Dhom
Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Rohit More
Shangrila
Sikkemese
Samten Bhutia
Deepa Didi
Hindi
Surya Balakrishnan
Hamsafar
Marathi
Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi
Chowk University ka vice Chancellor - Padmabhushan Amrit Lal Nagar
Hindi
Savita Sharma Nagar &
Rajesh Amrohi
Oslo - A Tail of Promise
English, Marathi
Isha Pungaliya
Battlefield
Manipuri
Borun Thokchom
Kakori
Hindi
Kamlesh K Mishra
Patralekha
Assamese
Namrata Datta
Chalo Indian with Eric Ji
English
Rajdeep Choudhury
Where the Heart Is
Marathi
Ulka Mayur
The Non-Feature Film Jury’s choice for the opening Non-Feature film of Indian Panorama, 2025 is ‘Kakori (Hindi)’, directed by Mr. Kamlesh K Mishra.
The Indian Panorama was introduced in 1978 as part of the IFFI umbrella to promote Indian Films along with India's rich culture and heritage with the help of cinematic art. Since its inception, the Indian Panorama has been completely devoted to showcasing the best Indian films of the year. The selected films for Indian Panorama section, with an aim for the promotion of film art through, will also be screened for non-profit screening in international film festivals in India and abroad, Indian Film Weeks held under Bilateral Cultural Exchange Programmes and Specialized Indian Film Festivals outside cultural exchange protocols, and special Indian Panorama festivals in India.
Best Web-Series Award -2025
The Web-Series Jury, comprising four members, was headed by acclaimed Filmmaker and Producer; Bharatbala Ganapathy. The Web-Series Jury comprises of the following Members, who are well-known web-series/ film professionals/ personalities acclaimed in the field of web-series, cinema, and other allied arts from across India, while collectively representing the diverse Indian film fraternity:
1. Shri R Mahendran, Producer
2. Shri. Munjal Shroff, Director & Producer
3. Ms. Rajeshwari Sachdev, Actor
4. Shri. Sekhar Kumar Das, Writer & Director
List of 5 Web-Series nominated for the Best Web-Series Award -2025 by the Jury are as under:
Sr. No./Title of Web-Series/Director/Creator/ Producer/OTT Platform
1.
Mitti - Ek Nayi Pehchaan
Gaganjeet Singh, Alok Kumar Dwivedi
Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
Fresh Lime Films LLP
Amazon MX Player
2.
Bandish Bandits Season 02
Anand Tiwari
Amritpal Singh Bindra, Anand Tiwari
Leo Media Collective Pvt. Ltd.
Amazon Prime Video
3.
Paatal Lok Season 2
Avinash Arun Dhaware
Sudip Sharma
Prime Video, Clean Slate Filmz Private Limited, Eunoia Films,Sudip Sharma, Babita Ashiwal,
Prime Video
4.
Black Warrant
Vikramaditya Motwane
Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh
Applause Entertainment,Andolan Films, Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP,
Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP
5.
Suzhal - The Vortex Season 2
Bramma
Pushkar A K S, Gayatri S
Pushkar & Gay
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