The 23rd
edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala, after a week of
film-viewing experience, will come to an end today (Dec 13) evening. Chief
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the Closing Ceremony in Nishagandhi
Auditorium at 6 PM. A K Balan, Minister for Welfare for Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, Law, Culture and Parliamentary Affairs,
will preside over the ceremony. V S Sunil Kumar, Minister for Agriculture will
be the Chief Guest. A K Balan will distribute the Media Awards. V S Sivakumar
MLA, Kamal, Chairman, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Bina Paul, Vice
Chairperson, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Mahesh Panju, Secretary, Kerala
State Chalachitra Academy, will participate in the ceremony.
Following the ceremony,
the winner of the award for the best film in International Competition will be
screened. The FFSI K R Mohanan Endowment for the Best Debut Director from
India, has also been incepted this year. Indian films including the ones in
International Competition, will be eligible for the award.
14 films from Asia,
Africa, and Latin America, are in the International Competition of the fete. Of
the four Indian films in the competition for the Golden Crow Pheasant, the
Malayalam films are Lijo Jose Pellissery’s ‘Ee.Ma.Yau’, and Zakariya’s ‘Sudani
From Nigeria’.
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