Odia film “Kalira Atita” selected in Panorama section of International Film Festival of India, 2020 117
Bhubaneswar: Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar announced International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2020, today for the film nominations of its 51st film festival in Goa which was postponed due to Covid-19 and Nila Madhab Panda’s Odia film “Kalira Atita” (Yesterday’s Past ) has been selected in it’s prestigious Panorama section.
Speaking on the selection Nila Madhab Panda said, “Kalira Atita” is my first Odia film and I am really happy that it will start its journey with the prestigious IFFI. This is definitely one good news this year and I hope the year ahead will bring more cheer.” If prophecies are to be believed, global warming and subsequent rise in the water level in the Bay of Bengal will result in Puri being submerged in the sea. Achyutananda Das, a 16th-century saint from Odisha had written about doomsday in his famous bo
Goa film festival kicks off on Jan 16 with Hindi movie Saand Ki Aankh KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 12/20/2020 1:15:57 PM
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday announced the selection of 23 Feature and 20 non-feature films in the Indian Panorama for the 51st International Film Festival of India, IFFI, to be held in Goa from January 16 to 24.
A total of 23 Indian feature films were selected from among 183 by a 12-member jury headed by acclaimed filmmaker, screenwriter and producer John Mathew Matthan.
Three Hindi films are among those selected. Besides SaandkiAankh directed by Tushar Hiranandani, the other two are Chhichhore directed by Nitesh Tiwary and Aavartan of Durba Sahay. The selection includes five Malayalam movies and three Marathi movies.
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday announced that 20 non-feature and 23 feature films, including “Saand Ki Aankh” and Sushant Singh Rajput’s “Chhichhore”, will be screened as part of the Indian Panaroma section at the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
The nine-day film gala, which was previously scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20-28, got postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now be held from January 16 to January 24.
“Happy to announce the selection of 23 feature and 20 non-feature films in Indian Panorama of 51st IFFI. @MIB India” Javadekar said on Twitter.
Bhubaneswar: Information and broadcasting minister, Prakash Javadekar, announced the film nominations for IFFI 2020 Saturday. The 51st IFFI film festival, which was postponed due to COVID-19, is to be held in Goa and film-maker Nila Madhab Panda’s Odia film “Kalira Atita” (Yesterday’s Past ) has been selected in it’s prestigious Panorama section.
Speaking on the selection Nila Madhab Panda says, “Kalira Atita is my first Odia film and I am really happy that it will start its journey with the prestigious IFFI. This is definitely one good news this year and I hope the year ahead will bring more cheer.”