NEW DELHI: A festival of selected films from the Indian Panorama is being held in Shillong in Meghalaya from 12 March. 

To be inaugurated by Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma in the presence of Information & Broadcasting Secretary Bimal Julka at the U Soso Tham Auditorium, it will present a bouquet of the best of contemporary Indian cinema produced in different languages with a view to promoting quality cinema from different parts of the country.

Eight feature films and three non-feature films will be screened over three days. The film festival is being organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals in collaboration with the state government.

The festival will open with the Marathi feature film, Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero directed by Samruoddhi Porey. 

Other feature films to be screened during the festival are Drishyam (Malayalam), December 1 (Kannada), Kuttram Kadithal (Tamil), Ankhon Dekhi (Hindi), Othello (Assamese), Ri (Khasi), Teenkahon (Bengali) and Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona (Bengali). Non-feature films to be screened during the festival are Songs of the Blue Hills by Utpal Borpujari (Nagamese/English), A Dream Never Dies (Assamese) and Ek Hota Kau (Marathi). 

Indian Panorama Film Festival is being held in Shillong for the last two years and this will be the third edition of the festival.