'Don't show 6 films': MEA 'warns' Kerala fest; 3 already screened, other 3 to be pulled

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Don't amusement   6 films, 'MEA warns' Kerala fest, but 3 already screened, different   3 to beryllium  pulled

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The organisers of International Film Festival of Kerala 2025 won't amusement 3 films aft precise beardown objections to six from the ministry of outer affairs, which warned connected Thursday of ineligible enactment if they were screened, state-run Chalachitra Academy (festival organiser) chairperson Resul Pookutty said astatine a property league here.The six films that did not get censor exemption for the festival are 'All That's Left of You', 'Yes!', 'Eagles of the Republic', 'A Poet', 'Flames' and 'Clash'. But 3 of these - 'Eagles of the Republic', 'A Poet' and 'Flames' - had already been screened arsenic the authorities govt had said it would amusement each films careless of support aft galore were denied censor exemption.Pookutty told reporters they decided not to surface the films aft MEA said doing truthful would not beryllium bully for the information and information of the country.

The ministry said "they would person to evoke different sections if the organisers violated it. So, without governmental consultation, the academy decided connected its ain not to surface these movies," helium said.The festival volition reason connected Friday.Pookutty said nary of the films had received exemptions initially, and they were past fixed exemptions successful batches. Clearance came yet for each but six movies, helium said.The venues for immoderate films had to beryllium changed due to the fact that of archetypal disorder astir whether they could beryllium screened astatine all.

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