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IDSFFK 2022: Films Division documentaries Mizo Soundscapes, Ripples Under the Skin selected for competition section
The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala will be held in Thiruvananthapuram from 26-31 August.
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International Film Festival of Kerala announces festival dates for December
The 27th edition of the festival will be held from 9-16 December.
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Nothing is apolitical for me, says Pedro filmmaker Natesh Hegde
The young director who considers Ritwik Ghatak, G Aravindan and Abbas Kiarostami his film school, talks about his debut feature.
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Dug Dug review: A hilarious satire that India needs right now
Ritwik Pareek’s debut film is a terrific and thought-provoking entertainer.
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Rehana Maryam Noor review: A well-spun tale of the female psyche and tribulations
Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s Bengali-language feature foregrounds one woman’s fight against patriarchy.
Review Malayalam
Woman With A Movie Camera review: Befitting feminist reply to capitalist movie-making practices
Atal Krishnan’s debut film is a must-watch, a catalyst for intense conversations and much-needed confessions.
Review Hindi
Be Ches Ne Veth review: A poetic dark tale of horrors in the Kashmir valley
A tale of distress and terror, Prabhash Chandra’s film is a searing critique of state-induced terror and violence in the troubled valley.
Review Malayalam
Aavasa Vyuham review: A surreal and fantastical ecological tale
With its terse socio-political commentary, this Malayalam film straddles arthouse and mainstream cinema sensibilities.
Article Assamese
26th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala comes to a close
Over 170 films were screened across 15 categories at the prestigious event.
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Prappeda review: Harbinger of revolutionary experimentalism in Malayalam cinema
Krishnendu Kalesh’s feature is a dystopian sci-fi tale open to myriad interpretations.
Article Hindi
IFFK 2022: I discovered cinema too late, says Anurag Kashyap at masterclass
At the Kerala festival, writer-director-actor Kashyap speaks about his cinematic journey and discusses various aspects of his craft.
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Pedro review: Captivating, minimalist film that captures the condition of the marginalized
Shot in an observational style, Natesh Hegde’s debut feature holds society culpable for its prejudice and intolerance.
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26th International Film Festival of Kerala to be held from 18 to 25 March
Scheduled to be held from 4 to 11 February, the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus update: International Film Festival of Kerala postponed, new dates later
The 26th edition of the popular state-run festival was scheduled to be held from 4–11 February.
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International Film Festival of Kerala postponed to February
The decision was taken in order to facilitate the organization of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, which is being held in December.
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Koozhangal, Pedro, Shankar’s Fairies, Nayattu and The Great Indian Kitchen selected for IFFK
The 26th edition will feature nine films in the Indian Cinema Now section, and 14 films in the Malayalam Cinema Today category.
Article Hindi
I believe I have had a rebirth after completing Barah By Barah, says director Gaurav Madan
The film had its international premiere at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival and will also be at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart.
Article Marathi
Cinema has the ability to surprise me every time, says Sthalpuran director Akshay Indikar
In an exclusive interview, the filmmaker talks about the centrality of using landscape as his canvas and making it reverberate with meaning.
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New York Indian Film Festival will open with Pinki Elli? on 4 June
Ajitpal Singh's Fire In The Mountains has been selected as the closing film of the festival which will run till 13 June.
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The struggle of real people to live despite all the odds inspired God On The Balcony: Biswajeet Bora
Biswajeet Bora, who won the Best Director award for the film at the 26th Kolkata film festival earlier this year, speaks about the film and his own journey in cinema.