Food and stay: a real bother

Food and stay: a real bother

Jobin  kj

Diluba k

Film festival is not solely a fete of high class movies and art. Every year the city hosts a high-spirited set of audience, who for a week becomes a part of the beat.

  As usual, the city has prepared in advance to greet the delegates of the festival. But if you happen to be a film buff just arrived at the city hoping to watch some good films during the week, be equipped for the news from the Hotel industry that rooms in hotels are not easy to get .Especially, if you are looking for a budget stay, no guarantee you would get one.

  “Our low rent double rooms are booked out for the whole week. Only the high fare stay are available here”, said an official at the Kerala Tourism Promotion Council’s hotel .Think of some friends staying in the city who would not mind disturbing for a free stay or cut short the one week plan; no other  options left.

There are rooms available at Mascot Hotel and some other private hotels for those who can pay through the nose. However, what everyone agrees to is that the rooms, as the film festival kicks off, would be dearer.

Food

  Food is one thing that most of the film lovers forget to think about until hunger strikes while rushing to some theater. Feel free, in that case, to get into the nearest restaurant. Keeping in mind the risk of a large amount of food needed in the city and the chances of restaurants serving bad food, the health department is on vigil. The corporation is all set to check the quality of food served in the city during the IFFK week.

       “There are 25 health inspectors and a central squad dedicated to do the job. During the days of festival, restaurants will be regularly monitored by the technical section of the health department to see whether there are any malpractices. We are ever vigilant about the functioning of the hotels “, said B.Biju, Health Supervisor

  “We check the hygiene condition of the restaurants and the waste water disposal facilities. Also things like the cleanliness of the kitchen, tables are also being monitored”, he added.

Calicut to host 4th Children’s Film Festival

Calicut to host 4^th Children’s 

Film Festival

Arjun M C

Trivandrum: The 4th state children’s film festival organised by the State Institute of Educational Technology(SIET) will be held from 14 to16 November at Calicut. Films produced by students across the state and films produced for students will be screened at the festival. Rs 100000 and chief minister’s trophy will be awarded for the best film in the student film category and Rs 50000 for the best film for children category.

            The objective of the festival will be to equip children for film making, to encourage their film ventures and to provide a platform for their creations. The competition will be held in two sections, films produced by students and films for students. Separate competition will be held  for the primary, secondary and B.R.C sections. Competitions for the films for children will be conducted in the general and B.R.C sections. 12 awards will be declared for the best three films, director, script writer, cinematographer, editor, sound programmer, set designer, background musician, animator and dubbing artist.

Workshops and seminars on film studies will also be organised along with the festival. Children’s films at the national and international levels will also be screened in the festival. Certificates will be distributed to students participating in the festival and workshops.