Kerala, in the southwest corner of India, is a truly magical place that contains majestic mountains, lush backwaters, golden rice paddies, towering coconut palms and a gorgeous coastline in what is India’s most cine-literate and culturally discerning state. Therefore, the yearly International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which is currently running in the city of Trivandrum through December 19, is a much anticipated film event that brings together filmmakers and appreciative...
Bollywood casts such a strong shadow over Indian cinema, that it may be surprising to many film buffs that many other regional cinemas in the country of India are thriving. With 50 different languages and vast differences between various states, films from Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Punjab are only four of the various film cultures that are producing interesting and varied work. In this regard, documentaries, short films and animated works from India are also virtually unknown ou...
ENTRY FEE: ISFFI is free to enter and open to both Indian and
International submissions of professional, student and amateur works.
CATEGORY: Competition
ELIGIBILITY: All films produced after November 2008 till
December 2009
LAST DATE FOR ENTRY SUBMISSION: February 15, 2010
FESTIVAL DATE AND VENUE: 20th-21st March 2010, AlbertTheatres,
Chennai
Festival
which exclusively screens only Short films to the audience of Chennai, India
Exhibit your film to various film-makers, media
students, critics, film theorists, film lovers and all those associated with
the production and business of film and members of the press.
HOTELS are filling up and local people are beginning to get excited at the prospect of this year’s event, the 10th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which will open here 24 hours from now (08 December, 2005). US$32,000 to be awarded in the 10-day event
The Kerala festival takes place in Trivandrum just a couple of hours drive from the southernmost tip of this vast continent.
Kerala is one of the country’s 28 states and boasts one of the most cine-literate and discer...