Golden Crow Pheasant for This Is Not A Burial at IFFK
In the international competition category, the special mention of the jury for the best direction also went to Jose Pellissery.
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Pellissery receiving the audience award for the best film for ‘Churuli’ from filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan at the valedictory ceremony of 25th International Film Festival of Kerala in Palakkad By Express News Service
PALAKKAD: The Golden Crow Pheasant for the best film was awarded to South African film This is not a burial, it’s a resurrection directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Moses as the curtains came down on the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala on Friday. It was conducted in four venues Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thalassery and Palakkad.The award for the best film as decided by the audience went to Churuli directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery.
The Man Who Sold His Skin steals show
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24 films screened on third day at IFFK
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24 films screened on third day at IFFK
The Man Who Sold His Skin captivated the audience on the third day of the Thalassery leg of the 25th International Film Festival of Kerala on Thursday.
As many as 24 films were screened on Thursday, including four films in the competition category.
The Man Who Sold His Skin was screened in the World Cinema category.
Directed by Tunisian writer and filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, the film portrays the life of a young Syrian man named Sam Ali. Sam Ali flees from Lebanon to escape war, and his desire to travel to Europe to be with his girlfriend forces him to accept a deal in which he has to offer his body as a canvas to a tattoo artist. The realisation that his own body is becoming a canvas for great art work changes Sam Ali’s outlook on life.