Report: The 16th IDSFFK
Hindustan TimesA mind-boggling package of 335 films from 54 countries was the cornerstone of the 16th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala held in Thiruvananthapuram in late July, earlier this year. Audience interaction at the 16th IDSFFK The festival’s opening film was Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, a documentary on the South African photographer whose images made the rest of the world confront the horrible reality of South Africa’s Apartheid regime. The opening film Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, a documentary on the South African photographer, who exposed the horrors of apartheid to the world, was greatly admired. Anand Patwardhan’s Vasudhaiva Kudumbakam, a deeply personal history of the film maker’s family intertwined with the history of the nation, was adjudged the Best Long Documentary, an award that carried a cash prize of ₹2 lakhs. Anand Patwardhan’s Vasudhaiva Kudumbakam was adjudged the Best Long Documentary Ranajit Ray’s Putulnama, on the daily struggles of puppet artistes, won the award for the Second Best Long Documentary.
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