Efforts under way to secure screening clearance for all selected films at IDSFFK: Minister
The Kerala Minister for Culture is working to secure screening clearances for 31 films at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam after the Union Ministry denied censor exemptions. The festival is scheduled to proceed as planned in Thiruvananthapuram.
Why it matters
Reflects tensions between state-level cultural events and federal censorship regulations in India.
Minister for Culture P.C. Vishnunandh said that efforts are under way to secure screening clearance for all films selected for the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam (IDSFFK). The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had denied censor exemption for a total of 31 films scheduled to be screened at the festival.
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