Curated Festival Programmes
Diverse tracks celebrating regional storytelling, experimental cinema, and technical mastery.
Retro Classics & Tributes
Honouring stalwarts of early Indian & Marathi cinema, from Prabhat Film Company to pioneering masterworks.
Panel Discussion: Century of Prabhat – The Roots of Modern Indian Cinema
Mini Theatre (P. L. Smruti Dalan)
Restored 4K Heritage Screening: Kunku (1937)
Ravindra Natya Mandir - Main Auditorium
Books to Films (साहित्य ते सिनेमा)
Examining landmark adaptations of timeless Marathi novels, autobiographies, and stage plays.
Books to Films: Adapting Marathi Literature into Cinema (साहित्य ते सिनेमा)
Mini Theatre (P. L. Smruti Dalan)
Books to Films Feature: Maitra – The Unwritten Manuscript
Ravindra Natya Mandir - Main Auditorium
Masterclasses & Workshops
Intensive training with Oscar & National Award-winning directors, cinematographers, and sound artists.
Masterclass: Realism, Dialects, and Grassroots Screenwriting with Nagraj Manjule
Yashwantrao Chavan Seminar Hall
Indian Panorama Screening: Shadows of the Ghats
Mini Theatre (P. L. Smruti Dalan)
Documentary & Social Lens
Realities of Maharashtra's folk traditions, environmental battles, and cultural luminaries.
Documentary Premiere: Fortresses of Stone and Sky
Mini Theatre (P. L. Smruti Dalan)
Gala Ceremonies & Awards
Opening lamp lighting, felicitations of senior technician stalwarts, and the Golden Pataka Awards ceremony.
Grand Inaugural Ceremony & Lamp Lighting
Ravindra Natya Mandir - Main Auditorium
Open-Air Musical Concert: Geet Ramayan & Vintage Marathi Film Scores
Open-Air Amphitheatre (Mukta Ranga)
Chitrapataka 2026 Grand Awards & Closing Gala
Ravindra Natya Mandir - Main Auditorium