New Delhi: Hindi Film ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ directed by Randeep Hooda will be the opening film of Indian Panorama 2024. The film was selected by the Indian Panorama Feature Films Jury Members. The Indian Panorama, a flagship section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), announces selection of 25 Feature Films and 20 Non-Feature Films to be showcased in the 55th edition of IFFI. The package of 25 Feature Films including 5 films from mainstream cinema have been chosen from a broad spectrum of 384 contemporary Indian feature films.
Further, a package of 20 non-feature films will be screened in the Indian Panorama selected from a spectrum of 262 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. The Jury’s choice for the opening film in the non-feature category is ‘Ghar Jaisa Kuch (Ladakhi)’, directed by Shri Harsh Sangani.
The Feature Film Jury was headed by acclaimed Film Director, Actor and Screenwriter Dr. Chandra Prakash Dwivedi. The Feature Jury constituted of twelve Members, who individually represent various acclaimed films and are well-known film professionals, while collectively representing the diverse Indian film fraternity.
The Indian Panorama Feature Films Jury Members:
- Shri. Manoj Joshi, Actor
- Ms. Susmita Mukherjee, Actor
- Shri. Himansu Sekhar Khatua, Film Director
- Shri. Oinam Gautam Singh, Film Director
- Shri. Ashuu Trikha, Film Director
- Shri. S.M. Patil, Film Director and Writer
- Shri. Neelaabh Kaul, Cinematographer and Film Director
- Shri. Susant Misra, Film Director
- Shri. Arun Kumar Bose, Ex HOD of Prasad Institute and Sound Engineer
- Ms. Ratnottama Sengupta, Writer and Editor
- Shri. Sameer Hanchate, Film Director
- Ms. Priya Krishnaswamy, Film Director
The 25 Feature Films selected in Indian Panorama 2024:
| Sr. No. | Title of the Film | Language | Director |
| 1 | SWATANTRYA VEER SAVARKAR | Hindi | Randeep Hooda |
| 2 | KEREBETE | Kannada | Gururaj B |
| 3 | VENKYA | Kannada | Sagar Puranik |
| 4 | JUIPHOOL | Assamese | Jadumoni Dutta |
| 5 | MAHAVATAR NARSIMHA | Hindi | Ashwin Kumar |
| 6 | JIGARTHANDA DOUBLE X | Tamil | Karthik Subbaraj |
| 7 | AADUJEEVITHAM(VIAȚA CAPREI, THE GOATLIFE) | Malayalam | Blessy |
| 8 | ARTICLE 370 | Hindi | Aditya Suhas Jambhale |
| 9 | GYPSY | Marathi | Shashi Chandrakant Khandare |
| 10 | SRIKANTH | Hindi | Tushar Hiranandani |
| 11 | AAMAR BOSS | Bengali | Nandita Roy,Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| 12 | BRAMAYUGAM | Malayalam | Rahul Sadasivan |
| 13 | 35 CHINNA KATHA KAADU | Telugu | Nanda Kishore Emani |
| 14 | RADOR PAKHI | Assamese | Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah |
| 15 | GHARAT GANPATI | Marathi | Navjyot Narendra Bandiwadekar |
| 16 | RAAVSAAHEB | Marathi | Nikhil Mahajan |
| 17 | LEVEL CROSS | Malayalam | Arfaz Ayub |
| 18 | KARKEN | Galo | Nending Loder |
| 19 | BHOOTPORI | Bengali | Soukarya Ghosal |
| 20 | ONKO KI KOTHIN | Bengali | Saurav Palodhi |
Mainstream Cinema Section:
| Sr. No. | Title Of The Film | Language | Director |
| 21 | KARKHANU | Gujarati | Rushabh Thanki |
| 22 | 12TH FAIL | Hindi | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| 23 | MANJUMMEL BOYS | Malayalam | Chidamabram |
| 24 | SWARGARATH | Assamese | Rajesh Bhuyan |
| 25 | KALKI 2898 AD (3D) | Telugu | Singireddy Nagaaswin |
