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The Kerala authorities appears to beryllium readying to displacement the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to Kochi from the superior Thiruvananthapuram, which has hosted the erstwhile 30 editions of the festival.
According to the Kerala Budget for 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan connected Friday, the authorities volition beryllium mounting up J.C. Daniel International Film City astatine Kochi, 1 of the intentions of which is to person a imperishable venue for the International Film Festival of Kerala.
The program to displacement the imperishable venue could look large method problems. A festival similar the IFFK, which is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), should person a imperishable venue. The festival stands to suffer its accreditation if this imperishable venue is changed.
Back successful 2021, astatine the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy’s determination to organise the 25th variation of the IFFK successful 4 phases crossed 4 regions dispersed retired crossed the State had kicked up a storm. Many, including Shashi Tharoor, MP, arsenic good arsenic immoderate capital-based societal media groups had past alleged that this was portion of an effort to yet determination the festival retired of Thiruvananthapuram, adjacent though the academy arsenic good arsenic the past Culture Minister categorically stated that the superior would proceed to beryllium the imperishable venue of the festival. It was expected to beryllium a stop-gap statement considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
The Chalachitra Academy had to get peculiar support from the FIAPF to displacement the venue considering the pandemic truthful that the festival would not suffer its accreditation. In the permission, the FIAPF intelligibly mentioned that the statement would lone beryllium for that circumstantial year.
Previous authorities had besides promised imperishable venues for the IFFK, but each of those proposals were for a venue successful Thiruvananthapuram.
After the announcement successful the Budget led to aggravated disapproval successful societal media platforms, Minister for Cultural Affairs P.C.Vishnunadh clarified aboriginal successful the evening that Thiruvananthapuram volition stay a imperishable venue for the festival and that claims to the contrary are baseless.
