Eight Documentaries Denied Screening at Kerala Film Festival Over Censor Exemptions
At the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), eight documentaries, including Spandan Banerjee's 'Parliament Street' and Afiya Khalid and Rizwan Rahman's 'Sanitised Republic: Cast(e) Contracts,' were denied censor exemption by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, preventing their screening. Filmmakers have expressed frustration over the lack of clear reasons and are seeking dialogue with festival authorities. The films address social issues such as caste-based discrimination and contractual labor, with some in the competition section awaiting private jury screenings.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is negative (34/100). Lens Score 54/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (32–35/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thenewsminute broke this story on 27 Sept, 10:52 am. Other outlets followed.