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Panaji Nov 21 PTI The Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India IFFI opened here on Sunday with the screening of filmmaker Aimee Baruahs Semkhor in the feature film category and Rajiv Prakashs Ved The Visionary in the non-feature film categoryUnion Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the sidebar section which will see the screening of a total of 25 feature films and 20 non-feature filmsFilmmaker and actor SV Rajendra Singh Babu headed the jury that picked the movies for the feature category from a wide pool of 221 contemporary Indian filmsActor-turned-filmmaker Aimee Baruahs Semkhor is the first ever Dimasa language filmDiro belongs to the Samsa community in Semkhor When Diro dies his wife who worked as an assistant mid-wife takes care of their three children She gets her only daughter Muri aged just eleven married to Dinar Unfortunately Muri dies after giving birth to a girl child As per the custom of Semkhor if a woman dies during child birth the infant is buried alive along with the mother But Diros wife protects Muris infant indicating a new dawn in Semkhor reads the synopsis of SemkhorBaruah who learned the Dimasa dialect prevalent among the Dimasa community in Assam said she feels honoured that her film was selected as the opening feature of Indian Panorama 2021Prakash said his English language film Ved The Visionary has been the most cherished project of his lifeThe movie tells the story of filmmaker Ved Parkash and his journey of conquering the world of newsreel filming during 1939-1975 His extraordinary works included the news coverage of Mahatma Gandhis funeral in January 1948 which was nominated for the British Academy Awards in 1949 the change of power when India became independent the tragedy that followed Indias Partition etc A large part of the visuals of India and its tumultuous formative years is a gift of his hard work and aestheticsBeing selected to open the non-feature segment of the Indian Panorama is indeed an honour for me It is a treasure trove of visual history documented on film and how my father conquered the world of new wheel turning His exceptional skills and fortitude along with his relentless resilience earned him his repertoire in the field of filmmaking he saidIn his opening remarks Thakur urged the people attending the IFFI to send their suggestions to make the festival even better in future editionsI urge you all that since I dont have much experience about films and this industry if you have any suggestion to promote Indian cinema and take forward this festival We also want to promote regional content at the national and international levelToday it is possible that if you are creating good content your work will not be restricted to your region Content is the king We are the largest producer of films in the world but at the same time how many films are acknowledged at the international level We have the talent among us as well as the technology and the skills the union minister saidIt is important to look at the Animation Visual effects Gaming and Comic AVCG sector Thakur addedWith technology you can showcase something which was unimaginable a few years back he saidThakur also observed that the people behind the camera are now being recognised at various government platformsWe saw in the past that actors singers filmmakers used to get all the awards but in the past few years at the National Film Awards we have awarded the technicians and people who help you with technical thingsI believe that the people who help behind the screen should be honoured on different platforms and we will try to do this in the coming years he addedTamil movie Koozhangal Pebbles Indias entry for the 2022 Academy Awards in the international feature film category will be screened in the feature category which is dominated by Marathi and Bengali moviesActor Parambrata Chattopadhyays directorial Abhijaan is among the five Bengali movies while Marathi films include features like Godavari Funeral and BittersweetThere are four Kannada movies in the segment as well Hindi-language movies are Eight Down Toofaan Mail and Alpha Beta Gamma besides two Malayalam filmsThe entries for the non-feature segment of the Indian Panorama were selected by a jury headed by documentary filmmaker S NallamuthuThe list includes seven Hindi films such as Bharat Prakriti Ka Balak Teen Adhyay and The KnockerIt also has three English movies along with two Bengali and one film each from Assamese Garhwali Gujarati Marathi Oriya Manipuri Santali and Tamil languagesThe 52nd edition of International Film Festival of India will run till November 28 PTI RB RDS SHD