A challenge considering that academy has only minimal staff: Kamal
The conduct of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in multiple locations remains impractical in view of the logistical hurdles in organising it, according to the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.
The pandemic crisis had triggered the decision to hold the 25th edition of the festival in four districts. “But it is a challenge for the academy considering the fact that it has only minimal staff to carry out the preparations. We have to bring the support systems from one place to another,” said Kamal, chairman of the academy.
Bina Paul, vice chairperson of the academy and artistic director of the IFFK, said it was a difficult task to shift the festival from one location to another. “It was only because of COVID-19 that we had to shift it out of Thiruvananthapuram,” she said.
Fest second leg from Wednesday, to screen 80 films
The fest, which is a testament to Kerala’s will to overcome the Covid pandemic, will screen 80 films in six theatres in Kochi under eight sections.
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Delegates at Tagore Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram as the first phase of IFFK concluded on Sunday | B P Deepu By Express News Service
KOCHI: After the successful completion of the first leg in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will shift base to the Queen of Arabian Sea. Now, the curtains will go up for the second leg of the festival, in Kochi on Wednesday.
The Thiruvananthapuram leg of the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will conclude on Sunday.
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File photo of the crowd at the registration counter for antigen testing at Tagore Theatre the main venue of IFFK . (Photo| B P Deepu, EPS) By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram leg of the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will conclude on Sunday. Around 2,500 delegates took part in the 25th edition of the festival that was held adhering to the Covid-19 protocol.A total of 80 films, including 14 films competing for the Suvarna Chakoram, were screened at the festival. Thirty-three films screened at the festival were released amid the pandemic. In the World Cinema category, 33 films, including 10 Indian movies, were screened. Malayalam films Churuli by Lijo Jose Pellissery, 1956 Central Travancore by Don Palathara and Kayattam by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan received good response from viewers
Seththumaan (2021) | Neelam Productions
The young and bright Kumaresan is telling his beloved grandfather Poochaiyappa about his first day at school. The teacher asked me if I ate all kinds of meat and sniggered when I told him I did, the boy says. Grandfather, is it wrong to eat meat? The ones who eat and relish meat do so discreetly, Poochiyappa replies.
This exchange, marked by innocence from the boy and a deeply lived understanding of hierarchy and hypocrisy from the grandfather, is one of the ways in which the Tamil movie
Seththumaan explores the realities of caste and the normalisation of violence. Tamizh’s feature film debut is set in rural Tamil Nadu and revolves around a handful of sharply etched characters. The 116-minute movie reveals the implicit and explicit ways in which caste divisions operate and touch every aspect of life, including what we eat.
Kochi to host second leg of IFFK
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As many as 80 films will be screened in six theatres in Ernakulam under eight categories
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As many as 80 films will be screened in six theatres in Ernakulam under eight categories
The second leg of the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will be held in Kochi from February 17.
As many as 80 films will be screened in six theatres in Ernakulam under eight categories. The categories include Indian Cinema Now, Malayalam Cinema Today, Homage, and World Cinema.
A total of 22 films will be screened in the World Cinema category. Thomas Vinterberg’s