The 26th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) got underway in Thiruvananthapuram yesterday. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the fest. Kurdish filmmaker Lisa Calan, a survivor of ISIS terror, Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap and Malayalam actor Bhavana were among those present. The 2021 Bangladeshi film 'Rehana Maryam Noor' was an inaugural movie.<br />''<br />''In all, 173 films will be screened at 15 theatres during the eight-day film festival. Over ten thousand delegates will be allowed.  A full occupancy in theatres is allocated for the first time since the outbreak of Corona pandemic.<br />''<br />''<br />