Kerala State Chalachitra Academy

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Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
FoundedAugust 1998 (August 1998)
TypeGovernment-aided academy
FocusPromotion of cinema
Location
Area served
The State of Kerala, India
Key people
  • Ajoy C. (secretary)
  • Prem Kumar (Vice Chairman)
Website keralafilm.com

Kerala State Motion Picture Academy is an autonomous non-profit institution based in Trivandrum, working under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. It was founded in August 1998 for the promotion of cinema in Kerala, considering that cinema is the most popular art form in the state. [1] The academy was first of its kind in India; it was formed on the basis of the Karant committee report (1980), which proposed the formation of a national film academy. Under the leadership of T. K. Ramakrishnan, The Minister for Cultural Affairs appointed Shaji N. Karun as its first chairman.

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In August 2024, Ranjith, the then-chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, resigned following a sexual harassment allegation made by Bengali film actress Sreelekha Mitra. Despite the subsequent release of the Hema Committee report, Renjith has not publicly admitted to nor apologised for the allegations. [2]

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Office of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy

Objectives

The objectives and functions of the academy are:

  1. To help Government in the formulation of policies connected with film and television related activities
  2. To set up a film and video archive
  3. To set up a Directorate of Film Festivals
  4. To manage and distribute State Award for films and video programmes
  5. To set up an Audio Visual Library for the public
  6. To function as a link between the Government and film industry
  7. To evolve a financial mechanism to support films having aesthetic and social importance
  8. To extend promotional support to makers of good films and TV/Video programmes
  9. To advise the Government to set up a Film and Television institute in the State and to start a State Television channel
  10. To plan and execute specific films and television activities with the co-operation of KSFDC and C-DIT
  11. To promote children's films and to create sufficient arrangements to exhibit them in schools and other cultural centres
  12. To set up a documentation cell to document the history of Malayalam Cinema and profile of film personalities
  13. To organise film appreciation and study camps in different places
  14. To set up an Academic Library and provide research facilities to public and students
  15. To publish books, journals, etc. on cinema and television
  16. To support film societies by providing grants and other facilities
  17. To hold meetings, seminars conferences, lectures, symposia and discussion on cinema, television and other arts
  18. To honour eminent personalities in cinema and television from the State and the country
  19. To distribute subsidy to Malayalam films and to carry out such directions as may be given by the Government from time to time

Activities

Kerala State Film Awards

The academy organises the Kerala State Film Awards, which are given away yearly for the achievements in Malayalam films. The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. For the awards for literature on cinema a separate jury is formed. The academy annually invites films for the award and the jury analyses the films that are submitted before deciding the winners. The awards intends to promote films with artistic values and encourage artistes and technicians. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala.

Kerala State Television Awards

The emergence of Television as a popular medium found acceptance at the academy as separate awards were constituted for Television programmes also. The academy organises the Kerala State Television Awards since 1993, which are given away yearly for the achievements in Malayalam Television. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala. [4] [5] [6]

IFFK

The IFFK (International Film Festival of Kerala) is one of the prominent film festivals hosted in India, and it is managed by the academy. The festival gives weightage to films from the Third World. It only allows films from Asia, Africa and Latin America in its competition section. The festival is always noted for its public support. [7] The festival is perhaps the only one to have screenings for residents of a jail, a juvenile home (Poojappura Central Jail, Thiruvananthapuram) and a poor home (Sri Chitra Poor Home). [8]

IDSFFK

The IDSFFK (International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala) is an annual documentary and short film festival conducted by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, at the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ kerala.gov.in-Malayalam Cinema Introduction Archived 12 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Malayalam director Ranjith resigns as Kerala Chalachitra Academy chief after Sreelekha's 'touching skin' allegation". livemint.com. 22 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Official Site-About Us Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Main serial categories left blank in State TV Awards in Kerala". The Hindu . 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Aswathy Sreekanth winning best actress award to Marimayam fetching its 5th trophy in a row: A look at Kerala State TV awards 2020". The Times of India . 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kerala jury finds no television serial worthy of state award this year". The News Minute. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ↑ indiaglitz.com-IFFK: Heavy inflow of delegates
  8. ↑ The Hindu-Film festival ends today
  9. ↑ http://iffk.in/
  10. ↑ PTI (16 June 2017). "Allow screening of 3 films at Kerala film festival: Filmmakers". India Today. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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