Veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan criticises the ban on 19 films at the International Film Festival of Kerala, calling the move “like a joke” and urging authorities to reconsider the decision. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/it-is-like-a-joke-to-ban-it-adoor-gopalakrishnan-on-denying-censor-exemption-to-19-films-at-iffk-ppfj4mer?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AdoorGopalakrishnan #IFFK #IFFKControversy #FilmFestivalCrisis

As many as 19 films, including Palestine-themed movies, were denied screening at the International Film Festival of Kerala after failing to get censor exemption certificates, triggering sharp criticism from CPM leader MA Baby. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/iffk-controversy-19-films-palestine-themed-movies-barred-screening-yep5cvsz?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IFFK #IFFKControversy #FilmCensorship #KeralaFilmFestival