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