Dec 16, 2025 12:15pm PT Kerala Government Orders Screenings to Proceed at IFFK Festival After Center Denies Censor Exemptions to 19 Films By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest Kerala Government Orders Screenings to Proceed at IFFK Festival After Center Denies Censor Exemptions to 19 Films 24 minutes ago Ted Sarandos Makes Surprise Canal+ Appearance to Ease French Concerns Over Warner Bros. Deal: ‘We Intend to Support’ Theatrical 50 minutes ago ‘Zootopia 2’ Leads U. K., Ireland Box Office as ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Looms 6 hours ago See All IFFK India’s Kerala government has directed organizers of the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to proceed with all scheduled screenings, escalating a standoff with New Delhi after the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting denied censor exemption clearance to 19 selected films. The decision follows days of disruption at the state-backed international festival, which opened this year at Kerala state capital Thiruvananthapuram with a consciously political tone reflected in its programming choices and opening-night events, and has triggered widespread criticism from political leaders and film figures who argue the intervention cuts directly across the festival’s curatorial intent.
