Why is Kerala's International Film Festival unique? | The Hindu

Big film festivals are often about the red carpet, smouldering celebrities, gala events and exclusive premiers of big releases.

But that’s not the case with the International Film Festival of Kerala.

The IFFK is closer to a fun, street festival, than a glitzy celebrity event.

However, this annual celebration of cinema is much more than that.

Held every year in December in Thiruvananthapuram, the IFFK is one of the biggest film festivals of India, if not, certainly the most open and affordable of all, as anyone can get a delegate pass for a few hundred rupees.

However, film editor Beena Paul, who has been the artistic director of the fest the most number of times, says this wasn’t always the case when the IFFK was launched more than 25 years ago.

This openness and the rich selection of movies it offers has made it an annual pilgrimage for lovers of cinema from various parts of Kerala and India.

Reporting and Script : Aswin V N
Voiceover: Gopika K P
Production: Reenu Cyriac
Videos: Aswin V N and Sreejith R Kumar

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