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Filmmakers Face Uncertain Wait as IDSFFK Awaits Censor Exemptions After Union Ban

Eight documentaries selected for the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala are in limbo after the Union I&B Ministry’s ban on censor exemption for the festival. The uncertainty has cast a shadow over the event’s documentary section, leaving filmmakers and organisers waiting for a decision that could determine whether the films screen at all.

By RDU Global Wire5 min read
India Entertainment & Culture4h ago

At IDSFFK, 'Viraamam' Rewinds the Vanishing World of Film Projectionists

Malavika VN's documentary Viraamam (At Reel's End) brings the fading profession of film projectionists into focus at the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam in Thiruvananthapuram. Built from a student project revisited a decade later, the 16-minute film captures the nostalgia, labour and quiet loss behind the shift from 35mm projection to digital cinema.

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India Entertainment & Culture6h ago

Kerala Documentary Festival Opens Under Censorship Shadow as 31 Films Remain Held Up

The 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam opened in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday amid uncertainty over 31 films that the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has denied censor exemption. State officials said they are pursuing legal and administrative steps to secure screening permission, even as the festival proceeds with the disputed titles left out of the published schedule for now.

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India Entertainment & CultureSept 26, 2026

18th IDSFFK Opens Amidst Censorship Controversy

The 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) kicks off under a shadow of censorship, with 31 films denied exemption by the Union I&B Ministry. The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy is pursuing legal avenues to secure screening permissions.

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