The much-awaited announcement of the Indian Panorama bouquet for IFFI-2013 has been declared. The jury for feature films, headed by renowned filmmaker and editor B lenin, selected 25 films out of a total of 210 eligible entries.
Hindi film Pan Singh Tomar (Director Tigmanshu Dhulia) which won Best Feature Film award at the recently held 60th National Film Awards is the 26th film of Indian Panorama by virtue of direct entry. The nine-member jury took 21 days to finalise the selections.Also, Salabudha in Kosali language directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra has been selected for the Indian Panorama, 2013.
The film will be showcased in 44th IFFI to be held in Goa from November 20 to 30. After two years, a film from Odisha was selected for the Indian Panorama. The film is based on a novel written by Kapil Prasad Mohapatra (director’s father). As it is a periodical film, so the director decided to make it in black and white instead of colour. Mohapatra said the Oscar award winning movie The Artist made in black and white inspired him to do so. The film is being produced by Susanta Mohapatra while its cinematography has been done by Prakash Mohapatra. Atal Bihari Panda has written the dialogues.
Veteran theatre personalities such as Atala Bihari Panda, Ghasiram Mishra, Gadadhar Barik, Prithwiraj, Netranand, Purosattam Mishra and Ratan Meher comprise the cast. Similarly, new faces such as Praduymna, Tapasini Guru, Rosalin Sarangi and Sobharani Sinha have got a chance to act in the film.
The film captures the rich tribal ethos of the Sambalpur region. The legacy of rich music, dance and their ethnic language provide an original milieu to the rustic story.