The 20th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Shri Oommen Chandy at Nisagandhi auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram on 04 Dec 2015.
Tourism Minister Shri Anil Kumar released a book ‘Best Movie
Locations in Kerala’. Minister said, “The temporary auditorium at Nishagandhi,
which houses only 1500 delegates, will be renovated and expanded to accommodate
4000 delegates soon after this edition of festival.”
Mesmerising performance by tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain
was an added attraction of the event.
The IFFK’s Opening Film, French director Jean-Jacques
Annaud’s French-Chinese 3D film Wolf Totem (2015), was screened at the new,
temporary air-conditioned theatre at Nishagandhi.
The 20th edition will showcasing about 180, quality Indian
and International cinema over 13 venues in the capital from December 5-11. The
screenings that start at about morning 08:30 and go on till midnight. Delegates
will be able to reserve seats at any venue by SMS, online or through an on-site
help desk.
Apart from the screenings, the festival features
regular popular events such as the ‘Open Forum’, ‘Meet the Director’, ‘In
Conversation’, ‘Master Class’, the Aravindan Memorial Lecture, panel
discussions and seminars at Tagore Theatre and Mascot Hotel.
For more details and registration, www.iffk.in
For more details and registration, www.iffk.in
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