K.S.SETHUMADHAVAN NEW
CHAIRMAN OF COMBINED JURY FOR 49TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
AND INDIAN PANORAMA-2002 (FEATURE FILM SECTION)
Shri K.S.Sethumadhavan,
eminent film maker from Kerala, is the new Chairperson of the
combined Jury for the 49th National Film Awards and
Indian Panorama-2002 (feature section). Shri Sethumadhavan’s appointment
follows the voluntary withdrawal from chairmanship by Shri Amol
Palekar due to his brief appearance in one of the entries. Shri
Manmohan Mohapatra, Kum. Rajeswari Sachdeva and Smt. Dolly Ahluwalia
Tewari have also voluntarily withdrawn from the selection exercise
as each of them was directly or indirectly associated with some
film entries.
The other members
of the 21-member feature film Jury are: S/Shri Nabyendu Chatterjee,
Sanjeev Hazorika, J.L.Ralhan, Ali Raza, Arun Kaul, Ramesh H.Desai,
Sanjay Surkar, K.Sampath, K.R.Mohanan, Prakash Dubey, Chitra Lakshmanan,
Pradeep Biswas, K.S.Rama Rao, KPN Chandrashekhar, Hemen Das, Ibohal
Sharma, Shri Rajivnath, Ms. Pallavi Joshi, Ms. Chitra Mudgal and
Ms. Aruna Harprasad.
The Juries for Non-feature
film and for Best Writing on Cinema remain unchanged.
