The 28th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), the prestigious showpiece event, will begin here, from Friday.
The week-long film festival, which will showcase 175 movies from 81 countries, will close on December 15.
Bollywood actor Nana Patekar will be the chief guest on Friday.
Over the years, this event has been rated as the best managed film festival in Asia.
As always, this edition will also see films from Asian, African, and Latin American countries and a selection of the best of world cinema competing for top honors.
Among the films that will be screened include Justin Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall besides .
The list also includes 26 Oscar entries for Best Foreign Language Film, of which 17 films are directed by women directors.
The event will be conducted by the state-run Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.
Among the wide variety of films, 12 Malayalam films will also be screened.
The upcoming film Stolen, which stars Abhishek Banerjee in the lead, after making waves at the Venice Film festival 2023, is now heading to 28th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala. The film will be showcased in the ‘Festival Kaleidoscope’ section at the festival. The film narrates the tale of a five-month-old baby who has been abducted from her mother. The incident is witnessed by two city-bred brothers. Their strained relationship becomes even more complex as they involve themselves in the investigation, attempting to help the distressed mother.
Producer Gaurav Dhingra said: “After the glorious and heartwarming reception for Stolen globally and in Mumbai, I’m eagerly looking forward to presenting our film in God’s own country at the International Film Festival of Kerala. We look forward to observing the response from the attending Malayam audience & it will be critical for us to assess the reach and impact of the film at pan Indian stage.”
Stolen is directed by Karan Tejpal and produced by Gaurav Dhingra of Jungle Book Studio.
