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The 20th variation of the International Film Festival of Thrissur (IFFT) is acceptable to footwear disconnected connected Friday (October 24, 2025), celebrating the taxable ‘Diversity and Resistance.’ The week-long festival volition showcase implicit 52 films, including 11 directed by women and 26 by debut filmmakers, reaffirming its committedness to inclusivity and originative freedom.
The festival is acceptable to beryllium inaugurated by noted writer Sashi Kumar astatine Sree Theatre, Thrissur. Acclaimed filmmakers Biju Damodaran and Priyanandan volition beryllium the guests of honour.
Delegate passes are disposable astatine the IFFT bureau successful the Kairali Complex, according to organisers.
Screenings volition beryllium held crossed Thrissur astatine Kairali/Sree and Ravikrishna theatres. Several movie societies, including Chithrangana Film Society, Nanma Artist Association, Wadakkanchery Film Society, Darshana Film Society and Perinjanam Film Society, are portion of the organising group.
This year’s festival is dedicated to the precocious filmmaker Shaji N. Karun.
Four large awards volition beryllium presented to outstanding debut directors crossed Asian, Indian, and Malayalam cinema categories — each carrying a currency prize of ₹1 lakh and a sculpture.
Awards see Shaji N. Karun Film Award; Aruna Vasudev Film Award (Asian Section); K. Ravindranathan Nair Film Award (Malayalam Section) and Dorothea Machingal Film Award (Indian Section)
A peculiar Chellavoor Venu Film Award, carrying a currency prize of ₹25,000 and a sculpture, volition honour an idiosyncratic oregon movie nine for beingness contributions to the movie nine movement.
As portion of the festival, an creation and photography accumulation curated by creator Joshua volition beryllium held astatine the Kairali/Sree theatre complex.
