Eight documentaries stuck in limbo at IDSFFK after I&B Ministry intervention

Eight documentary films selected to screen at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala are caught in a state of uncertainty after the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry took action that has left them awaiting certification exemptions required to be shown publicly.

The filmmakers behind the affected works, who had secured coveted places in the festival programme, now face an unclear timeline as the necessary clearances remain pending. The situation has cast a shadow over the event, which celebrates non-fiction and short-form cinema.

No official explanation has been offered regarding how long the exemption process is expected to take, leaving both the festival organisers and the selected directors in a prolonged and anxious wait.