17th International Film Festival of Thrissur(IFFT- 2022)

We are happy to announce that the 17th edition of IFFT is coming up in March 2022. In this difficult time it is not an easy task to conduct a film festival keeping its qualitative value at a high level. Pandemic damaged the film industry worldwide. Independent film production also got affected severely. As a result it is difficult to procure a sufficient number of films with high artistic quality for the festivals. Most of the film festivals in different countries are facing the same problem. Moreover, many festivals are either being cancelled or getting rescheduled for the unpredictable surge in the pandemic from time to time. Many festivals are going totally online and some are happening in hybrid format. Film festival is a socio-cultural event which demands the participants to interact in person. Virtual alternative not only affects the ambience of the festival but its spirit. But we are still not sure when this planet will again be free to move around. We may have to wait for some more days. Till then, we have to take it as a challenge to continue our activities by organizing this festival with the support of its patrons, collaborators, well wishers and participants. Let us hope for the best!