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06 - 13 Dec 2019:
International Film Festival of Kerala
Venue: Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala.
The 24th edition of the International film festival of
Kerala will commence on 06 December 2019 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Cheif Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will officially
inaugurate the festival on 06 Dec, 06.00 pm, at Nishagandhi Auditorium.
The festival is organised by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an institution
by Government of Kerala to promote cinema, on behalf of Department of Cultural
Affairs, Government of Kerala.
‘Passed by Censor’ directed by Serhat Karaaslan is the
opening film for the 24th International film
festival of Kerala (iffk). The film that has won several accolades and awards will
have its Indian premier at iffk 2019. A total of 186 films from 73 countries
will be screened during the eight days of the festival. Films will be exhibited
in various categories like Indian Cinema Now, Malayalam Cinema Today, World
Cinema, Kaleidoscope etc. 14 theatres across the city including Tagore theatre the
main venue, are arranged for the festival.
Nishagandhi open air theatre where the opening and closing ceremony of
the festival takes place is the biggest venue of the festival with 3500 seats.
There are provisions for the movie lovers to book their
seats for the films via online or mobile app. Special facilities are arranged
for senior citizens and differently-abled persons. There will be women
volunteers to give a due importance for the safety of women and children. The
helpdesk in Thiruvananthapuram will function at Tagore Theatre. Seminars and workshops
will be conducted as part of the festival. ‘In Conversation’, a session with
film fraternities will be held at Tagore theatre premises from 2.30 pm to 3.30
pm and Aravindan Memorial Lecture will be at Nila Theatre. Some other programs,
Homages, Film Market, Open Forum etc will also be conducted at iffk 2019.
Jury members in the International section of iffk 2019 are
Iranian actresses Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, Egyptian film director Khairy Beshara, Kazakh film-maker Amir Karakulov,
Marathi film maker Nagraj Manjule and Cinematographer & Director Rajiv
Menon are the other main Jury Members. The film festival will conclude on
December 13.
For details - www.iffk.in
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