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Permanent venues for documentary, short film screenings to be set up: Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday said permanent venues would be established in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode for screening documentaries and short films.
Inaugurating the concluding session of the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) at Kairali Theatre here, the Chief Minister also announced that a cultural park would be established in Kozhikode in memory of renowned writer and Jnanpith award winner M T Vasudevan Nair.
He said preliminary work for the proposed Film City in Kochi had already begun and the government would take steps to develop Kerala as a film tourism destination. Facilities would also be arranged for filmmakers to undertake film shoots in the State, he added.
Referring to the seven films that could not be screened at the festival due to the denial of screening permission, Satheesan said it amounted to an intrusion into the freedom of film selection.
The government would continue its efforts to secure permission for screening the films and arrangements would be made to screen them once permission was granted, he said.
Satheesan said inviting the directors of the films denied screening permission to the stage and honouring them was Kerala's recognition of their work.
The Chief Minister presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to noted filmmaker Nina Sabnani. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a citation.
He also presented awards for the best fiction and non-fiction films at the festival, besides the Kumar Talkies Award for Best Long Documentary Editing and the Shashi Anand Memorial Award for Documentary Cinematography.
Cultural Affairs Minister P C Vishnunath presided over the function. Cultural Affairs Special Secretary M Anjana welcomed the gathering, while IDSFFK Festival Director and Chalachitra Academy Chairperson Ravindran delivered the introductory address.
Fiction Jury Chairperson Sanju Surendran presented the jury report and announced the awards in the fiction category, while Non-Fiction Jury Chairperson Ruchir Joshi presented the jury report and awards in the non-fiction section.
Transport Minister C P John presented mementoes to members of the fiction jury, while Cultural Affairs Minister P C Vishnunath presented mementoes to members of the non-fiction jury.
KSFDC Chairman Prem Kumar, Chalachitra Academy Vice-Chairperson Priyanka Nair and Cultural Affairs Department Director K Imbasekhar attended the function. Chalachitra Academy Secretary-in-charge Sajith C C proposed the vote of thanks.
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