Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city is all set to host the 11th edition of International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala ( IDSFFK ) from Friday. The five-day-long festival organized by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy will be inaugurated by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan here at 6pm at Kairali Theatre. Cultural affairs minister A K Balan will preside over. Noted documentary director Rakesh Sharma will be the chief guest of the function.“Around 850 delegates have registered for the festival. The festival will also have regular sessions like ‘master class’, ‘open formula’ and ‘in conversation’. This year we have raised the prize money. The best long documentary will get Rs 2 lakh, citation and second best one will get Rs 1 lakh. Best short documentary will get Rs 1 lakh and second best documentary will get Rs 50,000 and citation,” said chalachitra academy chairman Kamal.The festival will open with a documentary directed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. As many as 206 productions in various categories will be screened in Kairali, Nila and Sree theatres. A total of 64 productions will be screened in the competitive section, including long documentaries, short documentaries, short fiction and campus film categories. tnn

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