As many as 32 films by women directors will be screened at the international film festival of Kerala (IFFK), reflecting on the survival and life of women. The festival will feature films by women directors from 17 countries.
Iranian director and activist Mahnaz Mohammadi will be honoured with Spirit of Cinema award during the festival.
25 films will be screened under the world cinema categy and two films in Malayalam cinema today section. Claire Denisโs ‘Both sides of the Blade’ has been scheduled under auteur odes category, Nandita Dasโs ‘Zwigato’ in kaleidoscope section, ‘The Turin Horse’ and ‘Werckmeister Harmonies’ co-directed by Agnes Rensky and Bela Tarr will also be screened at IFFK.
Marina Er Gorbach’s film ‘Klondike’, which has been scheduled under the world cinema category, focuses on the realities of Ukrainian womenโs life.
Mia Hansen Love’s ‘One Fine Morning’, Maryam Touzani’s ‘The Blue Caftan’, Valentina Maurelโs ‘I have electric dreams’, Marie Kreutzerโs ‘Corsage’, Alli Hapazaloโs ‘Girl picture’, Carla Simonโs ‘Alcarras’, Julia Muratโs ‘Rule 34’ are the other films to be screened among others.
