Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Palestine 36 to Open IFFK 30th Edition
The International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) is starting its 30th edition on 12 December in Thiruvananthapuram.
The festival will open with a film called Palestine 36, directed by Annemarie Jacir.
This film is about the Palestinian people fighting against British rule and Zionism.
It won the best film award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and is Palestine's entry for the Academy Awards.
Another film by Jacir, called Wajib, which won an award at IFFK in 2017, will also be shown.
The festival will also give a special award to a famous filmmaker from Mali named Abderrahmane Sissako.
Five of his films will be shown at the festival.
The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will open with Palestine 36, directed by Annemarie Jacir.
The festival runs from 12 December to 19 December in Thiruvananthapuram.
Palestine 36 is an epic historical drama about the Palestinian uprising against British colonisation.
The film won the best film award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and is Palestine's official entry for the 98th Academy Awards.
Acclaimed Malian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, with five of his films being screened.
- Who
- Annemarie Jacir (Director), Abderrahmane Sissako (Lifetime Achievement Awardee)
- What
- Opening of the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) with the film Palestine 36
- When
- 12 December to 19 December
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Why
- To celebrate the 30th edition of IFFK and honor contributions to world cinema
- Festival Name
- International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)
- Opening Film
- Palestine 36
- Director
- Annemarie Jacir
- Festival Dates
- 12 December to 19 December
- Festival Location
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Lifetime Achievement Awardee
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- Awards Won by Palestine 36
- Best Film at Tokyo International Film Festival, Palestine's official entry for best international feature film at the 98th Academy Awards