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Kerala Film Festival Highlights Palestinian Uprising, Honors Sissako

12/8/2025

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The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala opens in Thiruvananthapuram on December 12 and runs through December 19, featuring Annemarie Jacir, director of Palestine 36.
Palestine 36 is set during the 1930s Palestinian uprising and won Best Film at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian filmmaker, will chair the IFFK jury amid censorship in Iran.
Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian director, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and five of his films will be shown.

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The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala opens in Thiruvananthapuram on December 12 and runs through December 19, featuring Annemarie Jacir, director of Palestine 36.
Palestine 36 is set during the 1930s Palestinian uprising and won Best Film at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Mohammad Rasoulof, Iranian filmmaker, will chair the IFFK jury amid censorship in Iran.
Abderrahmane Sissako, Mauritanian director, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and five of his films will be shown.