Chief Minister Oommen Chandy inaugurated the the 18th edition of the International
Film Festival of Kerala (18thIFFK) at
Nishagandhi auditorium in the presence of the Guest of Honour Shabana Azmi, actor and
activist .
While inaugurating the fest Oommen Chandy said “the Kerala government will help
promote and protect the Malayalam film industry”. “The festival had been a
positive influence on the Malayalam film industry and and the government had
taken steps to protect the industry from piracy, he added. Shabana Azmi, who
recalled visiting the city more than a decade ago to inaugurate the KSCA,
appreciated the government for encouraging and promoting the film festival. Carlos Saura ,the eminent film maker from Spain received the Life Time Achievement award from
the Chief minister.
“In the technology-driven world of today, we should not forget that the most
important contemporary art forms are photography and cinema. But photographs
become history the moment you finish it. So, only cinema is the only total art
form that remains,” Saura said. K.C.Joseph Minister for Cultural Affairs presided, V.S.
Sivakumar , K.P. Anilkumar Ministers
and Manju Warrier ,actor participated .E.K.Bharat
Bhushan, Chief Secretary, Priyadarsan Festival Director , Rani George Secretary
,Cultural Affairs were present. Bina Paul
introduced the jury ,Gandimathi
Balan, Vice Chairman read the citation on Carlos Saura and Rajendran Nair
proposed a vote of thanks. It was followed by cultural programme and screening
of the opening film Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai. The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, in
association with KSCA, will stage a mix of Indo-Spanish art forms as a tribute
to Carlos Saura at Co-Bank Towers on 8th December.
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