Filmmakers from the State who are making their debut at the International Film Festival of Kerala this year came together at an Open Forum session on ‘Malayalam Cinema: Changing Sensibility’ on Monday. Debut filmmakers Zakariya, Unnikrishnan Avala, A.K. Vinu, Binu Bhaskar, Goutham Soorya, Sudeep Elamon, Bipin Radhakrishnan, and Sumesh Lal participated in the session.
Crowd funding
Films of 10 Malayalam debut directors are being screened in the fete. Most of them are crowd funded. They have now received a space of their own in the arena of world films. This is the ultimate example of the support and guidance given to young and new talents by IFFK.
“International film festivals like the IFFK treat independent cinema in a way that aids to redefine the idea and reinvent the perception of cinema. The IFFK has made the global cinema culture closer to the common people despite the cultural, social, and political barriers,” ,” said P.K. Bijukuttan, director of the film O’ath , at the Open Forum session.
