Delegates’ passion keeps IFFK on: Sibi Malayil

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Noted filmmaker Sibi Malayil has credited the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) with developing a culture of cinema appreciation in the state, saying the annual event has generated a “passionate” delegate base.

“The IFFK is one of the most popular and most attended festivals with delegates coming in from across the world,” the national award-winning director said.

“The festival’s strength is its delegates, who are passionate about cinema.  I feel that while the festival in Goa has other interests such as promoting tourism, the IFFK is all about cinema. The Chalachithra Academy has done an exceptional job keeping it that way,” said Sibi Malayil.

IFFK 2015, Kerala’s premier film festival, will run  from December 4 to 11. Making international films accessible to Malayali audiences have  nurtured budding interest in world cinema.

“This has created a core audience, especially among the young, who are keen to explore new landscapes and contours in global cinema. Movies with unfamiliar technical, narrative and social aspects have definitely influenced the filmmaker in me. But, at the IFFK, I’m more of a film student and aficionado than a filmmaker,” added  Sibi Malayil.

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