French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, the pioneer of the French New Wave movie motion, will obtain the lifetime achievement award of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
He will take part within the pageant by means of videoconferencing and filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan will obtain the award on his behalf.
Registration
Delegate registration for the twenty fifth IFFK that will probably be held throughout 4 places this yr will start on January 30.
The pageant will probably be held in Thiruvananthapuram from February 10 to 14, in Kochi from February 17 to 21, in Thalassery from February 23 to 27 and in Palakkad from March 1 to five in strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocol.
Online registration will start on www.registration.iffk.in at 10 a.m. on Saturday for all of the places. The delegates’ charge has been diminished to ₹750 for the overall class and ₹400 for college students.
Registrations could be made solely to the places close to one’s house city. Participants from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta can register for Thiruvananthapuram, whereas these from Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki can register for Kochi, these from Palakkad and Malappuram for Palakkad, and people from Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod for Thalassery. Participants from Alappuzha can decide for Thiruvananthapuram or Kochi and people from Thrissur could register for Kochi or Palakkad. Likewise, these from Wayanad can select both Palakkad or Thalassery. While the variety of seats in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi have been capped at 2,500, there are 1,500 seats every in Thalassery and Palakkad.
COVID-19-negative certificates issued on the premise of exams undertaken 48 hours previous to the festivals must be produced to acquire the delegate’s passes. The Kerala Chalachitra Academy may even set up services for antigen exams in affiliation with the Health Department on the centres.
Entry to theatres will probably be on the premise of reservation. Seat numbers will probably be allotted to delegates in a way that ensures social distancing.
Stamp
A commemorative stamp to mark the silver jubilee of the IFFK will probably be introduced out in affiliation with India Post. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will formally launch the stamp after receiving it from the Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle, through the presentation of the fiftieth State Film Awards at Tagore Theatre on Friday.
