Even as India gets ready to bestow the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award on Hollywood actor-producer Michael Douglas, country’s Oscar entry ‘2018-Everyone Is A Hero’, ‘The Kerala Story’ and ‘The Vaccine War’ are part of the Indian Panorama 2023’s official selection of 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films to be screened at 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

According to a press release, the aim of the Indian Panorama, organised by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is to select the feature and non-feature films of cinematic, thematic and aesthetic excellence, a PTI report from New Delhi stated Monday.

The selection is made by eminent personalities from the cinema world. While there are 12 jury members for feature films, the non-feature films section jury comprises six members.

Titles to be screened under the feature films section include ‘Aaraariraaro’, ‘Deep Fridge’, ‘Kantara’, ‘Kaathal’, ‘Sanaa’, ‘Vadh’, ‘Ponniyin Selvan-II’, ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’, and ‘Gulmohar’. The selected films will be showcased at the 54th IFFI to be held from November 20-28 in Goa.

The 20 non-feature films shortlisted for screenings include ‘1947: Brexit India’, ‘Andro Dreams’, ‘Baasan’, ‘Back To The Future’, ‘Behrupiya – The Impersonator’, ‘Nansei Nilam’, ‘Pradakshina’, and ‘The Sea & Seven Villages’.

While Malayalam film ‘Aattam’ is the opening feature film of the Indian Panorama, ‘Andro Dreams’ is opening the non-feature film section.

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.

The prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award will be bestowed upon the renowned Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), meanwhile, a government press release stated.

The announcement was made by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur through a post on X. Douglas will be accompanied by his spouse, eminent actress and philanthropist Catherine Zeta Jones, and their son and actor Dylan Douglas. Indian Film producer and founder of Percept Ltd. and the Sunburn music festival Shailendra Singh, who is celebrating his 25 years in the Indian film industry will also be in attendance.