Kerala to host International Video Festival

The First International Video Festival of Kerala (IVFK) will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala from the 7th to 11th April 2008. The festival, a unique venture in India is being organized by the Kerala State Film Academy for the Dept of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala as part of its endeavour to catalyse a vibrant video film movement. The festival aims to map and reflect the exploding nature of the medium in its many facets of creativity and resistance.

The festival will have a non- competitive international segment as well as a competitive national segment. The non-competitive segment will screen productions from abroad which includes Long Documentaries (over 40mts), Short Documentaries, Short Fiction Video Films (under 70mts), Public Interest spots, Music Videos, Animation Films and Directorial ventures of students.

There will be a National Level competition segment for Long documentaries, Short Documentaries, Animation and Short fiction video films produced in India. The best long documentary will be awarded a cash prize of INR One Lac and certification. The best in short documentary, short fiction and animation film categories will receive an award of INR 50000 and certification each.