The 18th edition
of the IFFK will be inagurated by Oommen Chandy , Chief Minister of Kerala at
6P.M on 6th December evening 6. The ace actor Shabana
Azmi will be the Guest of Honour . Actor
Manju Warrier will also be present. Ana Arabia directed by
Israeli director Amos Gitai
will be the opening film. The 81 minute film shot in a single take is different
from the opening films of the earlier editions of the IFFK.“A young journalist
visits a tiny community of Arabs and Jews living relatively harmoniously in Jaffa in Israeli Helmer Amos Gitai’s
“Ana Arabia,” a meditative
if somewhat contrived drama that’s most notable for being constructed from a
single Steadicam-shot take. Partly inspired by the true story of a Holocaust
survivor who married a Palestinian man and raised several children with him,
the pic lightly touches on history, the challenges of cross-cultural romance
and the shifting demographics of the region today without saying anything
particularly profound. “Arabia” will find an accommodating homeland on the fest
circuit, with possible ultra-niche bookings.”(Variety). “The attempt at
impartiality even extends to the film’s formal qualities, as it was shot in a
single ,81 minute take(shot in
Arri Alexa) that avoids having to cut between different sides.”(Hollywood Reporter)
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