Mrinal Sen will inaugurate the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)

Renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen will inaugurate the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) at the Nishagandhi ,Thiruvananthapuram on December 11. Actor of yester years Sharmila Tagore and French Ambassador to India Jerome Bonnafont will be the chief guests at the function. M.A. Baby ,Minister for Cultural Affairs will preside over the function. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Mrinal Sen. Oscar winning sound editor and designer Resul Pookutty will also be honoured at the inaugural function. Shashi Tharoor , Minister of State for External Affairs will deliver the keynote address while Benoy Viswom Minister for forest will release the festival catalogue. A step into the darkness a Turkish film directed by Atil Inac will be the inaugural film. The festival will also pay homage to Murali ,Adoor Bhavani, Kamala Surayya,Rajan P.Dev, etc.the veteran artistes of Malayalam film industry who passed away in the last one year including actors Murali, Adoor Bhavani and Rajan P. Dev ,Sobhana Parameswaran Nair and K.P.Thomas. For the Golden Crow Pheasant award, 14 films, including three Indian films will compete . There will be a homage section to pay the respect to the departed artistes .