Tag: IFFK

  • Inaugural day of IFFK becomes venue for anti-hijab protest in opposition to Iran regime

    Through PTI

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The inauguration of the much-awaited twenty seventh version of the Global Movie Competition of Kerala (IFFK) on Friday grew to become out to be a venue for expressing cohesion with Iranian girls’s anti-hijab protest.

    A lock of hair, despatched the entire manner from the West Asian nation, grew to become out to be a political remark of the continuing protests and was the highlight of the inaugural rite.

    The Global Movie Competition of Kerala (IFFK) inauguration used to be made memorable by way of a work of hair given by way of Iranian director @m_mahnaz.Cohesion to Iranian director who has been jailed by way of the #Iranian executive a number of instances & not able to shuttle because of shuttle bans.#mahsaami̇ni̇ %.twitter.com/7NyzPS3pj3

    — Prasad Ok Velayudhan (@PrasadKVelayud1) December 9, 2022

    The hair used to be despatched as a mark of protest by way of Iranian filmmaker-activist Mahnaz Mohammadi, who may now not achieve right here to obtain the ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award of the IFFK, because of a shuttle ban imposed by way of the federal government in her nation.

    Within the absence of Mohammadi, Greek filmmaker and jury member Athina Rachel Tsangari gained the honor on her behalf.

    Tsangari later held up the lock of hair in her palms and skim out the message from Mohammadi.

    The director, within the message, stated “sending this to you as a result of at this degree, all of us want cohesion to reclaim our herbal proper” which gained a status ovation from the target market.

    The hair used to be later passed over to competition director Ranjith.

    Iran has been rocked by way of protests over the previous few months following the dying of a tender lady Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by way of the rustic’s morality police for now not dressed in apparel in public as prescribed by way of the government there.

    Previous, declaring the lack of Mohammadi to obtain the ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award because of the shuttle ban, Leader Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recalled her contemporary phrases that she used to be handled as a legal in her nation as she is a lady and a filmmaker.

    It’s an honor for me to had been identified by way of this type of prominent and decent group particularly one led by way of Pinarayi Vijayan. @pinarayivijayan #IFFK2022 https://t.co/ZQC0tFYhU6

    — Mahnaz Mohammadi (@m_mahnaz) December 9, 2022

    If the paintings of a filmmaker even led to a ban on her travels, consider how a lot her motion pictures have disturbed the government there, he stated.

    Mohammadi’s episode additionally finds the present cases in nations that imagine {that a} sure extended family or neighborhood is awesome and arrange governments according to such ideals.

    Actual freedom method the liberty to are living with none worry and occasions like movie fairs and similar programmes must be capable of make certain that liberty, he added.

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The inauguration of the much-awaited twenty seventh version of the Global Movie Competition of Kerala (IFFK) on Friday grew to become out to be a venue for expressing cohesion with Iranian girls’s anti-hijab protest.

    A lock of hair, despatched the entire manner from the West Asian nation, grew to become out to be a political remark of the continuing protests and was the highlight of the inaugural rite.

    The Global Movie Competition of Kerala (IFFK) inauguration used to be made memorable by way of a work of hair given by way of Iranian director @m_mahnaz.Cohesion to Iranian director who has been jailed by way of the #Iranian executive a number of instances & not able to shuttle because of shuttle bans.#mahsaami̇ni̇ %.twitter.com/7NyzPS3pj3
    — Prasad Ok Velayudhan (@PrasadKVelayud1) December 9, 2022
    The hair used to be despatched as a mark of protest by way of Iranian filmmaker-activist Mahnaz Mohammadi, who may now not achieve right here to obtain the ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award of the IFFK, because of a shuttle ban imposed by way of the federal government in her nation.

    Within the absence of Mohammadi, Greek filmmaker and jury member Athina Rachel Tsangari gained the honor on her behalf.

    Tsangari later held up the lock of hair in her palms and skim out the message from Mohammadi.

    The director, within the message, stated “sending this to you as a result of at this degree, all of us want cohesion to reclaim our herbal proper” which gained a status ovation from the target market.

    The hair used to be later passed over to competition director Ranjith.

    Iran has been rocked by way of protests over the previous few months following the dying of a tender lady Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by way of the rustic’s morality police for now not dressed in apparel in public as prescribed by way of the government there.

    Previous, declaring the lack of Mohammadi to obtain the ‘Spirit of Cinema’ award because of the shuttle ban, Leader Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recalled her contemporary phrases that she used to be handled as a legal in her nation as she is a lady and a filmmaker.

    It’s an honor for me to had been identified by way of this type of prominent and decent group particularly one led by way of Pinarayi Vijayan. @pinarayivijayan #IFFK2022 https://t.co/ZQC0tFYhU6
    — Mahnaz Mohammadi (@m_mahnaz) December 9, 2022
    If the paintings of a filmmaker even led to a ban on her travels, consider how a lot her motion pictures have disturbed the government there, he stated.

    Mohammadi’s episode additionally finds the present cases in nations that imagine {that a} sure extended family or neighborhood is awesome and arrange governments according to such ideals.

    Actual freedom method the liberty to are living with none worry and occasions like movie fairs and similar programmes must be capable of make certain that liberty, he added.

  • IFFI jury head describes ‘The Kashmir Information’ as ‘propaganda’ and ‘vulgar’

    By means of On-line Table

    NEW DELHI: Israeli filmmaker and jury head on the Global Movie Pageant of India (IFFI), Nadav Lapid has expressed his “surprise and disgust” over the inclusion of Vivek Agnihotri’s, The Kashmir Information, within the festival phase of the development, describing it as “propaganda” and “vulgar” and “irrelevant for a creative pageant”.

    Nadav Lapid is an across the world recognised director whose Synonyms (2019) and Ahad’s Knee (2021) have received primary awards at movie fairs.

    #Breaking: #IFFI Jury says they have been “disturbed and surprised” to look #NationalFilmAward successful #KashmirFiles, “a propoganda, vulgar film” within the festival phase of a prestigious pageant— organised through the Executive of India.
     Over to @vivekagnihotri sir…
    @nadavlapi percent.twitter.com/ove4xO8Ftr

    — Navdeep Yadav (@navdeepyadav321) November 28, 2022

    Talking on the remaining rite of the development in Goa, within the presence of Union data and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur, Lapid mentioned, “They all [jury members]” have been “disturbed and surprised” to look the movie screened on the pageant. The yearly movie pageant is organised through the Directorate of Movie Fairs, which is a part of the Union ministry of knowledge and broadcasting.

    “All people have been disturbed and surprised through the fifteenth movie, The Kashmir Information. That felt like a propaganda, vulgar film, irrelevant for a creative aggressive phase of this sort of prestigious movie pageant. I believe utterly at ease to brazenly proportion those emotions right here with you in this degree. Within the spirit of this pageant, can unquestionably additionally settle for a vital dialogue, which is very important for artwork and existence,” Lapid added in his remarks on the match.

    NEW DELHI: Israeli filmmaker and jury head on the Global Movie Pageant of India (IFFI), Nadav Lapid has expressed his “surprise and disgust” over the inclusion of Vivek Agnihotri’s, The Kashmir Information, within the festival phase of the development, describing it as “propaganda” and “vulgar” and “irrelevant for a creative pageant”.

    Nadav Lapid is an across the world recognised director whose Synonyms (2019) and Ahad’s Knee (2021) have received primary awards at movie fairs.

    #Breaking: #IFFI Jury says they have been “disturbed and surprised” to look #NationalFilmAward successful #KashmirFiles, “a propoganda, vulgar film” within the festival phase of a prestigious pageant— organised through the Executive of India.
     Over to @vivekagnihotri sir…
    @nadavlapi percent.twitter.com/ove4xO8Ftr
    — Navdeep Yadav (@navdeepyadav321) November 28, 2022
    Talking on the remaining rite of the development in Goa, within the presence of Union data and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur, Lapid mentioned, “They all [jury members]” have been “disturbed and surprised” to look the movie screened on the pageant. The yearly movie pageant is organised through the Directorate of Movie Fairs, which is a part of the Union ministry of knowledge and broadcasting.

    “All people have been disturbed and surprised through the fifteenth movie, The Kashmir Information. That felt like a propaganda, vulgar film, irrelevant for a creative aggressive phase of this sort of prestigious movie pageant. I believe utterly at ease to brazenly proportion those emotions right here with you in this degree. Within the spirit of this pageant, can unquestionably additionally settle for a vital dialogue, which is very important for artwork and existence,” Lapid added in his remarks on the match.

  • IFFK 2022 involves an in depth, Clara Sola baggage Suvarna Chakoram

    The twenty sixth version of Global Movie Pageant of Kerala concluded on Friday. Clara Sola, directed through Nathalie Alvarez Mesen, gained the coveted Suvarna Chakoram award for the Easiest Movie at this yr’s competition. Nathalie additionally gained the Rajata Chakoram award for Easiest Debut Director. Ines Barrionuevo bagged the Rajata Chakoram award for Easiest Director for Camila Comes Out This night.

    Malayalam film Avasayvyuham (The Arbit Documentation of an Amphinian Hunt), directed through Krishand RK, gained the NETPAC award for Easiest Malayalam Movie and FIPRESCI award for Easiest Malayalam Movie. Tamil film Pebbles (Koozhangal), directed through Vinothraj PS, bagged the Target market Ballot award and NETPAC award for Easiest Asian Movie. The FIPRESCI award for Easiest Global Movie was once gained through Dina Amer’s film You Resemble Me. The FFSI KR Mohanan award for Easiest Debut Director from India went to Prabhash Chandra for I’m No longer The River Jhelum (Be Ches Ne Veth) and Tara Ramanujam for Nishiddho (Forbidden).

    The last rite of IIFK 2022 at Nishagandhi auditorium in Trivandrum was once attended through Kerala Finance Minister Ok N Balagopalan, creator T. Padmanabhan, Kerala Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cheriyan, Kerala Minister for Cooperation V. N.Vasavan, Jury Chairman Girish Kasaravalli, NETPAC Jury Chairperson Rashmi Doraiswamy and FIPRESCI Jury Chairman Ashok Rane amongst others. Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was once the executive visitor of the rite.

  • IFFK postponed because of upward thrust in Covid instances

    The twenty sixth version of Global Movie Competition of Kerala (IFFK) has been postponed because of the upward push of Covid-19 instances. Minister of Cultural Affairs Saji Cherian introduced the verdict whilst pronouncing that the pageant can be performed as soon as scenario is beneath regulate. The pageant used to be scheduled to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from February 4.

    Thiruvananthapuram is the worst hit district in Kerala, with a constant upward thrust in Omicron and Covid instances. The state recorded 18,123 new instances on Sunday, with the lively Covid caseload at 1.03 lakh.  Thiruvananthapuram has the perfect choice of newly reported instances at 5863, adopted by way of Ernakulam at 4100 freshly reported instances.

    IFFK is without doubt one of the maximum prestigious occasions held within the state and is organised by way of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, on behalf of Division of Cultural Affairs. The pageant has sections like Indian Cinema Now, Malayalam Cinema As of late, and Homage phase amongst others. Global Pageant phase of IFFK could also be of prepared pastime amongst movie lovers and picture scholars.

    The most productive movie is gifted with Golden Crow Pheasant (Suvarna Chakoram), and Highest Director is gifted with Silver Crow Pheasant. NETPACK (Community for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award and FIPRESCI (Fédération Internationale de l. a. Presse Cinématographique) awards also are offered for the winners beneath other classes. Most often held within the month of December in Thiruvananthapuram, the closing version of pageant additionally used to be rescheduled to February because of upward thrust in Covid-19 numbers. It used to be sooner or later held at 4 venues to keep away from inflow of delegates into one position.