IFFK: I want nothing but natural rights, says Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi

IFFK: I want nothing but natural rights, says Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi

Fearlessness is a quality Mahnaz Mohammadi is often associated with. But the Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist, recipient of the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala’s (IFFK) Spirit of Cinema Award, says her first exposure to cinema, as a child, started with fear. Unable to make it to Kerala due to a travel ban […]

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Lock of hair as a political statement from Iran at IFFK opening ceremony in Kerala capital

Lock of hair as a political statement from Iran at IFFK opening ceremony in Kerala capital

Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari handing over to Kerala Chalachitra Academy chairman Ranjith a lock of hair from Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi on Friday which she sent as a mark of protest against the Iranian government’s travel ban on her. | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA A lock of hair all the […]

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21 Malayalam films to be screened at IFFK

21 Malayalam films to be screened at IFFK

The 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), set to begin on December 9 in the capital, will showcase 21 Malayalam films, spread across different packages. Among the films to be screened are the latest works of filmmakers Lijo Jose Pellissery and Mahesh Narayanan — Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakam and Ariyippu — respectively. Both films have […]

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IFFK to honour Iranian filmmaker-activist Mahnaz Mohammadi with ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award

IFFK to honour Iranian filmmaker-activist Mahnaz Mohammadi with ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award

The 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will honour Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi with the ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award. The announcement was made here on Wednesday at a meeting convened to form the organising committee of the festival to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from December 9 to 16. The ‘Spirit […]

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Indian films chosen for IFFK sections

Indian films chosen for IFFK sections

A Place of Our Own, directed by Ektara Collective, and Manipuri film Our Home, directed by Romi Meitei Mayanglambam, have been chosen as the Indian films in the International Competition section for the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), to be held in December this year. A committee headed by cinematographer Azhagappan also chose […]

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