International Film Festival of Kerala to host 23rd edition on 'limited scale' owing to lack of funds

Thiruvananthapuram: After keeping many film buffs on the edge, state film body Kerala State Chalachitra Academy which organises the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), on 9 October said the 23rd edition of the gala will be held on a “limited scale”. [caption id=“attachment_4261047” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] International Film Festival of Kerala. Representational image[/caption] The IFFK will this year be held from 7-13 December. The Academy, in a statement issued here, said that on Thursday, 11 October, the organising committee of the upcoming event would be formed, and that the IFFK would be held on a very limited scale as directed by the state government. The uncertainty around whether the movie jamboree will be held or not loomed large due to paucity of funds as the state is presently going through a rebuilding process after being hit by the worst ever floods in August. It was decided in August that all events which require funding from the state government will be cancelled, and this event also came under the hammer. But the state government has now cleared it.