Benegal bats for film societies

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala should consider the significance of film societies as an important factor, said director Shyam Benegal. He was addressing the open forum at Tagore theatre on the subject 'Film society movement-legacy and way forward' on Sunday.
“If we analyse history, Kerala has accomplished many things and this in cludes the prestigious success in ca se of film so cieties.If this has to continue, youth should play a key role,“ said the filmmaker.
Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan said that film societies began with the purpose of popularizing film as an art form across the state. “Even the film festival is a result of such activities from film societies.The advent of modern technologies has benefited film societies a lot,“ said Gopalakrishnan. Director Harikumar, V K Joseph and Premachandran also took part in the open forum talk. This edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will feature the film 'Van Gogh' based on the life of famous painter Vincent van Gogh on Monday. The film directed by Maurice Pialat will be screened under 'Life of artists section'. The screening has been scheduled at the New Theatre at 8.45pm.
The film festival will unravel films in the horror genre on Monday. South Korean horror thriller 'Wailing' directed by Na Hong Jin is set in a seemingly peaceful village that is suddenly plagued by a series of mysterious deaths leading to mass hysteria and tension in the village.
The film will be screened at Nishagandhi theatre at 10.45pm. Sunday witnessed a heavy crowd in all theatres. Brazilian movie 'Aquarius' turned out to be one of the show stealers. The film which had figured in competition section at Cannes features a middle-aged woman's defiance against a real estate company bent on acquiring her apartment which holds dear memories for her.