Portuguese director Joao Vian
expressed cinema as the resumption of image and sound into a big idea. He was
talking at ‘meet the director’ program held at Sree Theater, as part of the
fourth day schedule of 18th IFFK. Vian added that IFFK is rich with
handpicked films of great quality. His film ‘The Battle of Tabato’ is part of
the competition section of the festival.
North Korean director Nicholas
Bonner said that he opted not to include politics into his films because all
film have a substantial content of politics in them and he wanted his work to
be different from others. His ‘Comrade Kim goes Flying’, part of the World
Cinema package, is the first ever non political North Korean film. He added that
the film was based on an entertainment basis.
Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke’s two films
are being screened in the festival. ‘Club Sandwich’ in the Competition category
and ‘Lake Tahoe’ in Street Filmmaking form Latin America section. Speaking
about his ‘Club Sandwich’, he said that the film is a sexual awaking story involving
a mother and a son.
Turkish director Batur Emin Akyel
said that he had in depth felt the pulse of the people and he really feels
happy on his film ‘Story Teller’ being accepted by the audience.
Meera Sahib moderated the
function which was also attended by director Balu Kiriyath.
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