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Set in 2047, a hundred years after Indian Independence, ‘The Elysian Field’ imagines a remote village with just six residents left behind.
This year, the films in the International Competition section of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) underscored this fact. Despite their differences, these films communicate with one another. Each of them, in its own way, returns to the same emotional ground: the reality of struggle and the fragile yet persistent resilience that shapes everyday existence.
Vijayan stressed the need to reclaim cultural spaces and keep them secure from communal forces.
The selection follows seven days of deliberation by a three-member jury comprising Swathi P Ajith, Ayyappan R and Aswin J Kumar, who evaluated all 14 films in the competition section.
The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy has swallowed its promised act of defiance and bowed to the centre, cancelling the screening of six films at the 30th IFFK. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had delayed the exemption from censorship for these films. The state government defied this
After Mani’s death, Avala considered dropping the project altogether.
This collaboration enhances IFFK's global presence and connects it to a wider network of cinephiles and filmmakers, offering valuable feedback opportunities.
Festival authorities said the cancelled screenings would not be rescheduled.
A three-member panel comprising Swathi P Ajith, Ayyappan R, and Aswin J Kumar will watch all the films competing in the international category.
Set largely within a single household, the narrative unfolds around a day when a death and a wedding take place under the same roof.
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