Movies are becoming more realistic as the media, said John Brittas MP. He also opined that the gap between the media and cinema is gradually reducing. He was inaugurating the media cell of the IFFK 2022 at Tagore theatre premises.
Film festivals provide a wide array of opportunity for conversations beyond generations and promise a possibility to interlink different cultural ethos, John Brittas said.  Ranjith, Chairman, Chalachitra Academy presided over the function.  M Vijayakumar, Former Speaker, R.S Babu, Chairman, Media Academy; Premkumar, Vice Chairman, Chalachitra Academy;  C. Ajoy, Secretary, Chalachitra Academy; Bina Paul,  Artistic Director of the fest and Abdul Rashid, Additional Director, Public Relations Department were present on the occasion.