IFFK to felicitate Oscar celebrities
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Kerala State Chalachitra Academy are planning to felicitate the Oscar winners, including music maestro A.R. Rahman, sound engineer Resul Pookutty and lyrist Gulzar, at the inaugural ceremony of the 14th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to be held from December 11 to 18. "We have contacted them, but are yet to get confirmation regarding their attendance," said Chalachitra Academy chairman K.R. Mohanan.
With less than a month left, preparations are in full swing. 14 films, including two Malayalam films [Sufi Paranja Katha (Priyanandanan) and Madhyavenal (Madhu Kaithapuram)], will vie for the prestigious Golden Crow Pheasant Award in the competition section. Do paise ki dhoop, char aane ki baarish (directed by Deepti Naval) and Road to Sangam (Amit Rai) are the other Indian films in the competition section.
There are seven films in the Indian Cinema Now section, including the award-winning Marathi films Harishchandrachi Factory, Gandh, Vihir, Bengali films Kaalbela, Maya Bazaar, Telugu movie Sontha Vooru and Hindi film Ek tho chance.
Online registration for delegate passes has begun. Delegates can submit online application forms and upload stamp size photographs for the delegate pass on www.iffk.in. The passes will be issued from December 5.
