Tagore Theatre will serve as the main venue for the upcoming 20th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
Till last year, the government-owned Kairali theatre complex was the main venue of the festival, where delegates used to congregate in large numbers.
The renovated Tagore Theatre was thrown open to the public recently after being closed for more than four years. The major attraction of the renovated hall is a 380-sq m stage.
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The other key features include three new screens with 2K projection, centrally air-conditioned auditorium with acoustic facility, high definition sound system, and wider seats.
A closed temporary open air theatre at Nishagandhi will serve as another key venue of the festival with seating for 1,200 delegates. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman T. Rajeevnath refuted rumours that the work on the closed theatre was put on hold.
“The earlier plan was for the Tourism Department to build a permanent closed structure here. That has been put on hold due to the rains and time shortage. But, a temporary structure will come up here and the work is set to start soon,” he said.
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Advance booking of tickets, which failed to take off last time due to technical glitches, will be implemented this year. “We have already tested the booking facility and all issues have been resolved. Delegates can reserve films two days in advance. Up to three films can be reserved each day,” said Mr. Rajeevnath.