Thrissur International Film Festival is held in Thrissur

Thrissur

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 city in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 every year. It started from August 2006 as a joint venture by Thrissur Chalachitra Kendram, a film fraternity of Thrissur

Thrissur

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, Kerala State Film Development Corporation and the Federation of Film Societies of India.

It is the second largest film festival in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

state. Masters and Classics, Children’s films, Young films, Beyond Universe, Folk waves and Contemporary World Films are the major sessions in the festival.