Waheeda Rehman to inaugurate the IFFK 2010 .
2010-12-01 01:12:04
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Waheeda Rehman will inaugurate the International film festival of Kerala held from Dec 10th to 17th in Trivandrum.
Director T.V.Chandran's films will be shown in the Malayalam focus section. Around 50 films will be shown in world cinema section.
World famous German director 'Vernor Hersog' will be endowed with the life time achievement award.
At a press conference here on Sunday, Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA) and Festival Director of 15th IFFK K. R. Mohanan said renowned German filmmaker Werner Herzog would be bestowed with the lifetime achievement award. Vice-Chairman of the KSCA V. K. Joseph and other officer-bearers were present at the press briefing.
A committee, headed by renowned filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan chose Mr. Herzog, who would be present to receive the award at the inaugural function of the IFFK at the Nishagandhi auditorium. The award, instituted last year, carries prize money of $10,000 and a trophy designed by C. N. Karunakaran. Mr. Mohanan said 14 films from Asia, Africa and Latin America would be there in the competition section.