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International competition films to be screened from today




Four films under the International competition category will be screened from today (Dec 8) at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). 

‘Debt’ by Vuslat Saracoglu, ‘The Bed’ by Monica Lirana, ‘Night Accident’ by Temirbek Birnazarov and ‘Tale of the Sea’ by Bahman Farmanara are lined up as the international competition kicks off.

‘Debt’ will be screened at Tagore theatre at 11.30 am. ‘The Bed’ and ‘Night Accident’ will also be screened in Tagore theatre, subsequently at 02.15 pm and 06.00 pm.

‘The Bed’, ‘Debt’ and ‘Tale of the Sea’ are also having their Asian premiere at the IFFK. 
This year 14 films are included in the International competition section, which were selected by a committee presided over by Meera Sahib. Competition section of IFFK is restricted to films from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Best Feature film in this section will be awarded Suvarna Chakoram including INR15 Lakhs and Rajata Chakoram for the Best Director.  
    


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