Delegate registration is in progress for the Regional International Film Festival of Kerala (RIFFK), to be held in Kozhikode from August 8 to 11. The festival, organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, was last held in Kozhikode seven years ago. Screenings will take place at the Kairali, Sree, and Coronation theatres in the city.
The festival will feature 58 films offering a cross-section of contemporary world cinema, with five shows scheduled per day. Most of these films were screened at the 28th IFFK held in Thiruvananthapuram. The Seed of the Sacred Fig by Mohammed Rasoulof will be the inaugural film. Highlighted films include Malu (Brazil), which won the Golden Peacock award; Me, Mariam, the Children and 26 Others (Iran) by Farshad Hashemi, the director who received the Silver Peacock award; and Feminichi Fathima (Malayalam), directed by Fazil Mohammed, which won the Audience Jury Award at IFFK.
In addition to Malu, films in the International Competition category are: Underground Orange (Chile), Appuram (India), The Hyperboreans (Chile), Rhythm of Dammam (Konkani), Memories of a Burning Body (Costa Rica), Linda (Argentina), Human/Animal (Spain), Elbow (Turkey), East of Noon (Egypt), Body (India), and An Oscillating Shadow (Chile).
Films in the World Cinema category include: My Favourite Cake (France), In the Land of Brothers (France), Shahid (Germany), Black Dog (China), La Cocina (Mexico), Toxic (Lithuania), The Teacher (Palestine), Marco, the Invented Truth (Spain), Universal Language (Canada), The New Year That Never Came (Romania), Queer (Italy), I’m Still Here (Brazil), and I Am Nevenka (Spain).
In the Indian Cinema Now category, the selections are: Humans in the Loop (Hindi), Second Chance (Hindi/Himachal), Angammal (Tamil), Aajoor (Baijika), Baghjan (Assamese), In the Name of Fire (Magahi), and Sheep Barn (Hindi). The Malayalam Cinema Today section will feature: Mayunnu Mari Varayunnu Nishwasangalil, Kamadevan Nakshatram Kandu, Girl Friends, Victoria, Watusi Zombie, Kiss Wagon, Pattth, Sangharsha Ghatana, Mukha Kannadi, Velicham Thedi, and A Pan Indian Story.
Village Rockstar by Rima Das (Assamese) and Riptide (Malayalam) by Afrad V.K. will be screened in the Kaleidoscope category, while Sima’s Song (Afghanistan), Holy Cow (France), and Desert of Namibia (Japan) are part of the Female Gaze section.
The Festival Favourites include The Girl with the Needle, Misericordia (Portugal), The Witness (Austria), The Room Next Door (Spain), and Meeting with Pol Pot (Cambodia). The Shyam Benegal film Ankur: The Seedling will be screened as a tribute to actor Shabana Azmi.
Delegate registration for RIFFK began on July 28. Registration can be done online at https://registration.iffk.in, while spot registration is available at the Sree theatre.
Published – August 03, 2025 08:14 pm IST
